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477 pages, Paperback
First published December 3, 2013
"For you, my love, I would endeavor to pluck the stars from the sky, only to shower them at your feet."
Julia pressed her hand over her heart. "How do you do that?"
"Do what?"
"Say things like that. That's beautiful."
He offered her a half-smile. "I've spent years studying poetry, Mrs. Emerson. It's in my DNA."
"This time I won't stop," he whispered, his large hand pulling up her dress in order to rest on her thigh.
"Good."
"There's no air conditioning in here, so things might get a little…hot." He stroked the skin of her thigh with the back of his hand. "I would expect nothing less, Professor."
"So how good was the sex we just had? On a scale of one to transcendent?"
"Earth-shattering and tie forgetting."
“Then I’m glad I’m your first.”
She tightened her grip on his hand. “You’re my last, Gabriel. My only.”
“Superman,” she muttered. “I should have known you had magic in your genes.”
“Why, yes, Mrs. Emerson, I do have magic in my jeans. I’d happily put on a magic show for you at any time. All you need do is ask.”
“Charity is a great virtue, and so is faith. But hope means the most to me. This is hope.”
Of all the gifts God gave me, he thought, the greatest one is you.
“I’d never argue with a naked woman.”
“Gabriel smiled slowly. “I will always need you, Julianne.”
“I’d never love you in spite of anything, Gabriel. I just love you.”
“Then I’m glad I’m your first.” She tightened her grip on his hand.
“You’re my last, Gabriel. My only.”
"I love all of him-- the light and the dark, the good and the bad."
"Of all the gifts God gave me, he thought, the greatest one is you."
"Have you ever made love in an orchard before?"
Her eyes widened and she shook her head.
"Then I'm glad I'm your first."
She tightened her grip on his hand. "You're my last, Gabriel. My only."
"People and circumstances will conspire to alienate us from one another, Julianne. We can't let them do that."
"Don't cry, my sweet girl. You're my Beatrice and my sticky little leaf and my beautiful wife."
"I hurt you, again and again. Yet you're so giving. Why?"
"Because I love you. Because I have compassion for you. Because I forgive you."
"Of all the gifts God gave me, he thought, the greatest one is you." ♡
"For you, my love, I would endeavor to pluck the stars from the sky, only to shower them at your feet."
"I won’t find happiness without you.”
“For how can a man live without his heart?"
"If you were Francis to my Guido da Montefeltro, you’d come for my soul, wouldn’t you?"
“You think of everything.”
“I simply think of you. You are everything.”
Of all the gifts God gave me, he thought, the greatest one is you.
“Sometimes, you should let the nastiness speak for itself.”
“Every night when I fall asleep with her in my arms, I thank God she’s mine. Every morning when I wake up, my first thought is that I’m grateful she married me. I will never be worthy of her. But I spend every day trying my damnedest."
“Of all the gifts God gave me, he thought, the greatest one is you.”
“For you, my love, I would endeavor to pluck the stars from the sky, only to shower them at your feet.”
“You’re right about one thing, though.”
“And what’s that?” Christa sounded contemptuous.
Julia smiled knowingly. “My husband is an exceptional lover. He’s attentive, creative, and absolutely mind-blowing. And tonight and every night, the woman enjoying his adventurous nature will be me.”
She gave Christa a long look.
“Not bad for a mouse.”
"Marriage is a mystery. The two people somehow become knitted together until they're one. When we're separated, I feel as if part of me is missing.' -Gabriel
Julia’s heart nearly cracked under the weight of her realization that her love had not healed him.Really quickly:
“Don’t cry, my sweet girl. You’re my Beatrice and my sticky little leaf and my beautiful wife. I’m sorry I’ve been such a bastard. I wanted to show you how important you are to me. You are my most precious masterpiece.”That's a tall order.