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Now it seems to me that love of some kind is the only possible explanation of the extraordinary amount of suffering that there is in the world.

Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance

Marriage, if truth be told (of this be sure), An evil is - but one we must endure

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce a book.

Only one marriage I regret. I remember after I got that marriage license I went across from the license bureau to a bar for a drink. The bartender said, 'What will you have, sir?' And I said, 'A glass of hemlock.'

Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that novels are more amusing than history.

That means your average bull elk is a more decent critter than my pa.

He'd always seemed ageless. Until Maizy's recklessness had nearly killed a man.

what?" "Our children are going to be really smart." Rafe smiled at the little innocent as he rested his hand on her lower back and urged her forward. "What makes you think of such a thing right now, Rafe?" She came along so willingly. "Not one reason in the world, little

bringing some horses to corral over here. He'll have more supplies, too." Julia hoped the ranch foreman didn't get back at mealtime.

I should be in there." Audra took one step toward the cabin.

Mary Connealy is a Carol Award winner and a RITA Award finalist. An author, journalist, and teacher, she lives on a ranch in eastern Nebraska with her husband, Ivan, and has four grown daughters—Josie, married to Matt; Wendy; Shelly, married to Aaron; and

Hey, if a gunslinging stranger comes along, just go right ahead and hand over Deb to him. I'd as soon my wife not leave, but he can have Trace's.

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I'm a writer," she declared before she drained the glass. "I should learn about everything.

tokenism does not change stereotypes or social systems but works to preserve them, since it dulls the revolutionary impulse.

I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does our civilization more harm than good.

Mormons... are so strong, they can handle wealth, they are confident. I think it is because they are not bogged down by rules for equality, but have a firmly defined system of relative status and responsible command.

The rules of reason build towers that reach past the treetops. The rules of trust build towers that reach past the stars.

But I had loved and been loved deeply and completely, not once but twice. I would not trade that for all the riches that Montegue had to offer.

Or maybe I'm a masochist and I like girls who are as annoying as hell! Don't try to analyze me, Jenna. I am what I am.

I jumped. Another shadow flitted across the

Am I never to meet the backbone of Venda, or will I only be pointed at with your long, bony finger?" He looked down briefly at his gloved hands, and a sliver of satisfaction warmed me.