He was so very large and male, and excessively male creatures always discomposed her.

“She was darkness and he was darkness and there had never been anything before t…”

“I was right when I said I’d never look back. It hurts too much, it drags at you…”

“They were always like two people talking to each other in different languages. …”

“You're so brutal to those who love you, Scarlett. You take their love and hold …”