“I'd rather lose her from my life, but know she was alive and well than lose her altogether to death.”

“She was doing it because she had nothing to lose, because her life was one of constant, day to day frustration.”

“Well, she was talking to me. That's enough to make anyone lose their temper. And I accused her of sleeping with my dad because he was the soundest evolutionary choice.”

“She leant her head upon her hand : “I know not which to choose—
Alas! whichever choice I make, the other I must lose.””

“But when Anthony kissed her, she felt as
if she were losing her mind. And when he
kissed her twice, she wasn't even sure if she wanted it back!”

“Although there are times I'd give anything to have her back, I'm glad she went first. Losing her was like being cleft down the middle. It was the moment it all ended for me, and I wouldn't have wanted her to go through that.”

“I want to talk to her. I want to have lunch with her. I want her to give me a book she just read and loved. She is my phantom limb, and I just can’t believe I’m here without her.”- on losing her best friend”

“Léonie, you will do well to consider. You are not the first woman in my life."

She smiled through her tears. "Monseigneur, I would so much rather be the last woman than the first,” she said.”

“If she wanted my money, I'd give her every cent. If she wanted another man, I'd make her forget him”

“If she doesn't speak, she is making a choice. If she doesn't try, she can lose her chance forever.
-An-mei”