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21 " rang through the room. She stopped in mid-step and whirled to face him. “Do not "
― Victoria Alexander , The Wedding Bargain (Effingtons, #1)
22 " courage isn't something most people are born with. It comes from determination and resolve and faith" Poppy "
― Victoria Alexander , The Rise and Fall of Reginald Everheart (The Lady Travelers Society, #1.5)
23 " Life, Dulcie, is entirely too short to waste. There are no promises, no guarantees. But love, my dear girl." She took Dulcie's hands and gazed into her eyes. "Love is always worth the effort. "
24 " I know I can be a bit forward and I do talk entirely too much, which I would try to do something about but it seems there is always something interesting to say. And I'm afraid if I don't say it when it comes to mind, I will probably explode or something equally unpleasant--" Marian Henderson "
― Victoria Alexander , The Lady Travelers Guide to Larceny with a Dashing Stranger (The Lady Travelers Society, #2)
25 " And if you were to come across her unexpectedly on the road, your heart would not beat faster like a trapped bird fluttering in your chest?” “A trapped bird?” Gray laughed. “Good God, man, what has come over you?” “I was trying to be poetical,” Win said in a lofty manner. “I have the heart of a poet, you know.” “You do not. "
― Victoria Alexander , What Happens At Christmas (Millworth Manor, #1)
26 " That’s when that idiot viscount handed the rebuilding of Fairborough Hall off to that overbearing female. "
― Victoria Alexander , The Importance of Being Wicked (Wicked Family Secrets, #3; Millworth Manor, #2)
27 " She prefers men who appreciate her mind as well as her appearance.” “Yes, she would, wouldn’t she?” He thought for a moment. “Is she dreadfully intelligent?” Amusement twinkled in Veronica’s eyes but her tone was somber. “Dreadfully.” “That can’t be helped, I suppose.” He nodded. “Anything else? "
― Victoria Alexander , The Perfect Mistress (Mistress Trio, #1)
28 " She likes what all women like. Consideration, thoughtfulness, a man who will worship the very ground she walks on. Who could not bear to live if she was not in his life. A man who would sacrifice what he wants most for her.” He stared. “You sound like you’re reading from a romantic novel.” “You asked what women want and there you have it.” She shrugged. “For most women, such a man is only found between the pages of a novel. They are forced to settle for far less. "
29 " Being willing to forgive is not the same as being weak. Indeed, it takes a great deal of strength to accept someone else’s acknowledgment of their mistakes. "
30 " Leave every lady with the impression of friendship, and each and every gentleman with an unrealistic hope of much more. "
31 " She was all the delights of heaven and the fires of hell at once. "
32 " She would not go meekly to that fate. If the rest of her life was meant to be miserable and forlorn, at least she could choose the path that would take her there. "
33 " and even at Christmas, there is nothing to be gained by wishing for what one can’t possibly have. "
34 " I do hope your friend is not as annoying as you are.” “Goodness, why on earth would I have a friend who wasn’t? "
35 " Being willing to forgive is not the same as being weak. Indeed, it takes a great deal of strength to accept someone else’s acknowledgment of their mistakes. Especially if said mistakes have hurt you deeply. To allow amends to be made is not at all easy.” Her gaze shifted to Camille. “One must decide whether one wishes to hold on to one’s pain and anger or release it. And is the cost significant or little more than pride? It can be an enormous relief to at last let go of anger that one has harbored for a long time. Forgiveness can, as well, be the rekindling or even the beginning of something worth having. "
36 " desire "
― Victoria Alexander , The Perfect Wife (Lost City, #1)
37 " Being willing to forgive is not the same as being weak. "
38 " There are two kinds of women in this world, my dear. Those who wave goodbye to others starting on grand adventures and those waving back from the window of a train or the deck of a ship. - Ophelia Higginbotham "
― Victoria Alexander , The Lady Travelers Guide to Deception with an Unlikely Earl (The Lady Travelers Society, #3)
39 " Adventure, like beauty, is very much in the eye of the beholder. ~ Lady Norcroft "
― Victoria Alexander , Seduction of a Proper Gentleman (Last Man Standing #4)
40 " One can never have enough tea, young man.” Lady Blodgett looked at him as if he were a small and exceptionally stupid child. "