Matthew wanted hours, days, weeks alone with her... he wanted all her thoughts and smiles and secrets. The freedom to lay his soul bare before her.

“Neither of us seemed able to be close toanyone. Not even each other. Closenessm…”

“Evie picked up the smallest of the rings and tried it on the fourth finger of h…”

“I stand by my opinions when I know I'm right, Captain Phelan. Whereas you stand…”

“I don’t have any mottoes. If I did I would forever be contradicting them.”