you pierce my soul

My wife is somewhat nearer to my heart than society is. So if I should ever think to hide her away, then you- who I love next best in all the world- will tell me she would’ve done better that night I lay bleeding to death to turn me over with her foot and spit in my face. Go and find out what society thinks of me, my dear fellow, if it will make you feel any better. As for myself, come hell or damnation…I really couldn’t care less.

Bridgerton (2020-)

Perhaps there is an answer… to our collective Lady Whistledown issue. We could pretend to form an attachment. With you on my arm, the world will believe I’ve finally found my duchess. Every presumptuous mother in town will leave me alone, and every suitor will be looking at you. You must know men are always interested in a woman when there is another, particularly a duke, to be interested as well.

You presume Lady Whistledown-

I presume she’ll deem us to be what we are. Me, unavailable. You… desirable.

North & South (TV Mini-Series 2004)

“You get over a broken heart very quickly, Mr. Dewy, if that’s indeed what it was.”

“Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience- or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.”

I recon beauty doesn’t enter into it.

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endings and beginnings

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