However much she'd fallen in love with Rohan, to him she was no more than a passing fancy, to be enjoyed then discarded. BNC
She had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less. BNC
He realized in that instant that his entire life would be changed utterly; that this was no sentimental longing, no passing fancy or phase, this was a feeling he would live by, whatever the costs. BNC