Elizabeth Hoyt citations

“Do you think 'Duke' is a good name?' she asked.

His face blanked for a second before it cleared. He glanced at the dog in consideration. 'I don't think so. He would outrank me.”

“You say my name like a lover, so soft, so sweet. I want to lick the word from your lips, sip the exhaled breath from your mouth. I want to possess you utterly. Right now. Right here.”

“Every word you have ever uttered, is engraved upon my heart.”

“There are no heroes on the battlefield, my lady; there are only survivors.”

“If I'm good enough to bed, surely I'm good enough to wed.”

“This is my social face,” he said lightly. “Don’t confuse it with the animal beneath.”

“It was a strange thing, this feeling of empathy. He'd never experienced it before. He realized that what hurt this woman hurt him as well, that what made her bleed caused a hemorrhage of pain within his soul.”

“Do you love me Hero?" His pale green eyes were full of torment. "Do you love me like I love you?”

“He treasured her, treasured her tears, treasured her love for others. Her heart might even be big enough to fill that empty space in his own chest. Perhaps she could be his heart as well.”

“Will ye come with me?” he whispered.

And she answered without hesitation. “Yes, please.”

“Don’t make promises you can’t keep”

“Shh,” he whispered. “You asked me if I loved you. I do. I love you more than life itself. Nothing matters in this world but that you live. Can you do that for me? Can you live?”

“Just because I don't deserve her doesn't mean I won't fight to keep her.”

“A garden always has a point.”