I laugh. Yer crazy, I says. I was fine till I met you, he says.
Don't give in to fear. Be strong, like i know you are. An never give up, d'you unnerstand, never. No matter what happens. I stare at him. I won't, I says. I ain't no quitter, Pa. That's my girl.
You got no idea, do you? You got no idea how beautiful you are.
You look at me with them eyes of yers, an I look at yer lips... an all I can think about is what it'ud be like to kiss you.
Ever heard of the rule of three? he shouts as we run. No! If you save somebody's life three times, their life belongs to you. You saved my life today, that makes once. Save it twice more an I'm all yers.
Marry me, he says. I got all my own teeth, I wash twice a year an I'll cut you in fer half the business here.
I ain't never seen a creature like that before, she says. He's so smart, he's- More, like a person than a bird? I says. Yeah, she says. That's it. Whatever you do, I says, don't tell him that. I'll never hear the end of it.
Lugh goes first always first an I follow on behind. An that's fine. That's right. That's how it's meant to be.
Wisdom ain't a virtue I ever aspired to.
