“He was a mystery to her, and every time she tried to solve him it caused her a little more pain. But when she tired to give him up he pursued her in her thoughts, stronger each time.” GivingLittlesRunningPainMysteryStrongerTiredSolveEnvyPursued Author:Anna Godbersen
“Well, if you weren't flirting with him"-his voice had now grown a little plaintive-"who was he, and what did you want with him anyway?" "If you are so determined to bore me, I may just have to go home." Astrid sighed carelessly, "What a shame, when I am wearing such a pretty dress.” IfsWantWellsMayLittlesHomeVoiceShameDressesDeterminedBoresFlirting Author:Anna Godbersen
“Henry shook his head, 'I was drunk,' he said, trying to sound both ashamed and firm in this belief. He remembered the rosebush incident very clearly, of course, but he knew that sneaking into the bedroom window of his fiancee's little sister wasn't something he wanted to explain to his father. Sometimes, Henry reflected, being taken for a perpetual drunk was sort of convenient.” TryingLittlesSaidSometimesWantedCoursesFatherBeliefSoundTakenWindowDrunkFirmRememberedAshamedPerpetualBedroomIncidentsConvenientLittle SisterFiancee Author:Anna Godbersen
“It had been an awful thing to lose Henry the first time, to matrimony, but to discover what a false front he was capable of was another kind of blow, and it had left her almost speechless. Then there was the fury with herself—for she had known what Henry’s love was, and still she had gone back to suffer a little more at his hands.” FirstsKindLittlesStillsHandsSufferingLeftLosesKnownGoneFrontsCapableFirst TimeBlowAwfulFuryMatrimonySpeechless Author:Anna Godbersen
“She was full of some strange energy that morning. Her every movement had purpose and life and she seemed to find satisfaction in every little thing.” LittlesPurposeEnergyMorningMovementStrangeSatisfactionLittle Things Author:Anna Godbersen
“Henry closed his eyes and imagined the sweet petulant woundedness with which she had stared at him on the beach. He felt a little proud that she could love him.” LittlesEyeFeltSweetProudLustBeachHis EyesWoundedness Author:Anna Godbersen
