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1 " The point is,” she said, “I don’t need you to be noble. I only need you to be mine. "
― Mimi Matthews , The Matrimonial Advertisement (Parish Orphans of Devon, #1)
2 " Justin scowled. “Leave off, Boothroyd. I’ve done something noble. Permit me to suffer for it in my own way. "
3 " I dislike suffering for no purpose. Pain and sacrifice should come to something in the end. It should have meaning. "
4 " It’s a special bond. A kinship of shared memories and experience. But it’s more than that. Oh, I can’t explain it.” She struggled for the right words. “It’s…It’s when you see a person and your spirits lift. When their happiness means more to you than your own. When you’d do anything for them, sacrifice anything, even if the sacrifice would hurt you or make you unhappy. "
5 " Yes. And because you’re you. A lady who makes me smile. Who’s kind and thoughtful and loyal as all hell. A lady whose hand fits perfectly in mine. And who returns my kisses so very sweetly. For all of those reasons, yes. I’d go to the ends of the earth for you, Helena. You must know that. "
