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" …Anne believed she would in the end hear the words she, like all women, longed to hear, but if he never spoke of it, she would be content with this. He loved her, and she knew it, and he was capable of such tenderness it left her trembling, overwhelmed by her own love for him.”
---The heroine, Anne, spoken of the hero, Cord "
― Ellen O'Connell , Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold
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" Anne had lived her whole life following the dictates of others. Now all the decisions were hers. What to do, when to do it, how to do it, so much depended on her, but instead of feeling weighed down, minute by minute, hour by hour, this new life wove a spell around her, leaving her feeling lighter and freer than she had ever dreamed possible. "
― Ellen O'Connell , Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold