Emily

“Alone. She realized how much she had missed the luxury of solitude, and knew that its occasional comfort would always be essential to her. The pleasure of being on one's own was not so much spiritual as sensuous, like wearing silk, or swimming without a bathing suit, or walking along a totally empty beach with the sun on your back. One was restored by solitude. Refreshed.”
― Rosamunde Pilcher, Coming Home

“But, Scarlett, did it ever occur to you that even the most deathless love could wear out?”
― Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind

“We domestic sensualists live in a state of longing, no matter how comfortable our own places are.”
― Laurie Colwin, The Lone Pilgrim

“Happiness is making the most of what you have, and riches is making the most of what you've got.”
― Rosamunde Pilcher, The Shell Seekers