“Lake Como," she said the little name to herself lingeringly. He had described a marble palace amongst cypress trees, had made her feel that she was there with him listening to the lap of the water, the singing of a nightingale, the love serenade of a boatman on the lake. "Piangi, piangi fanciulla," he had sung for them the first line. She hadn't known that he could sing.” ItalyLake ComoRomantic Dreams Book:Dragonwyck Source: Dragonwyck
“Had I gone through two heartbreaks to end up with this? This was the hero of the movie of my life? Because, hello, I've grown up thinking I'm starring in DDLJ. Or Titanic. Or at least Bride and Prejudice . And all the time it's actually been Dunston Checks In.” HumorRomantic Dreams Book:The Zoya Factor Source: The Zoya Factor