All things are strange which are worth knowing.

“That's just the first part. What others call you, you become. It's a terrible m…”

“They snickered behind her back in tones that sent up prickly hedges all around …”

“How I adore you, Marya. How well I chose. Scold me; deny me. Tell me you want w…”

“A marriage is a private thing. It has its own wild laws, and secret histories, …”