" I have always been a practical male. I have seen too much sorrow to let it guide my life, like Haeden does. If it means I must smile one day and weep the next, then I shall enjoy the day of smiles all that much more. I want Kira to realize this - that life is sweetest when we take what it offers with no worries. "

― Ruby Dixon , Barbarian Lover (Ice Planet Barbarians, #3)