She looked like an angel in a musical comedy, a thing of buoyant bubbliness and joyousness, and she talked to me in a way that made me forget that I was just an ordinary individual with dues to society.Narrator
I'm not the sort of man who easily falls in love, but I must admit that she got me. I was perfectly dizzy with delight—a sort of stunned, tranced pleasure, like what you would get from a good whiff of chloroform.John Maude
She had a sort of soulful look, as if she were a sort of soul, and when she spoke, though she said ordinary things, she seemed to be showing you the innermost workings of her heart.Narrator
It's an absolute certainty that there is a hidden beauty about a girl that does not always appear at first sight, but it's apt to come out sooner or later.John Maude
I hate crowds. They're so crowded.Lady Maude Marsh
Life is like a game of bridge—sometimes you have to play with a poor hand.John Maude
A man in love needs time, space and encouragement. You dump all these silly restrictions on him and he is bound to get distracted and stumble.John Maude
Regret for the past is a waste of spirit.Lord Marsh
I learned that hope is the one thing a man can't afford to lose.Lord Marsh
The course of true love never did run smooth. It's like a roman road, bumpy and full of pitfalls.John Maude