Rachel

“Memories seem to be stored using a variety of mysterious principles, so that you have to circle around and around, through misty clouds of association, before you can relocate some missing piece. It is easy to persuade yourself of the truth of something for which the only evidence is a strong urge to believe. Douglas”
― Nick Webb, Wish You Were Here: The Official Biography of Douglas Adams

“No one had ever told her that love could make every cell in one’s body hurt.”
― Lisa Kleypas, A Wallflower Christmas

“And swore that whatever the obstacles before me, I should be Queen of England.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Constant Princess

“The feelings I have for another man are so compelling…I’m afraid that I might take whatever I can have of him, no matter how fleeting the moment is. If I heard some other woman confessing to such thoughts, I would condemn her as a fool and worse. I’ve always considered myself a sensible person, guided more by reason than by passion. I can’t explain what’s come over me. All I know is that from the moment I met him—” She broke off, unable to finish the sentence. Sighing, she rubbed her aching forehead. “I don’t think time will help. It hasn’t so far.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Dreaming of You