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21 " His past followed him around as faithfully as his shadow. "
― Courtney Milan , Unlocked (Turner, #1.5)
22 " I’d tell you to fetch a match, but you have always had your own spark. "
― Courtney Milan , The Countess Conspiracy (Brothers Sinister, #3)
23 " Her lips found his and a stab of exquisite desire shot through him. This is what he's been waiting for all this time. Not a stolen embrace. A gift, freely given. One that he would keep forever in some small part of his soul. "
― Courtney Milan , Unveiled (Turner, #1)
24 " I fear that one day I will no longer understand desperation, and with that, I will slowly stop listening to what others have to say. "
― Courtney Milan , Unraveled (Turner, #3)
25 " Miss Marshall looked up at that moment and made his decision for him. She looked at him and then her whole face lit up. He almost staggered back under the force of her smile. It made him feel…reckless. A man couldn’t disappoint a smile like that. "
― Courtney Milan , The Suffragette Scandal (Brothers Sinister, #4)
26 " But when Edward kissed Frederica Marshall, something terrible happened—something that had never happened in a lifetime of kisses.He didn’t see an end.He wasn’t going to want a sweet farewell in a few weeks’ time. He wouldn’t walk away with a light heart. He was going to want more and more—more kisses, more of her, again and again. "
27 " Free huffed. “It’s hardly my fault you made a hero of my father.”“No,” he said softly. “But every bloody time I convince myself I ought to walk away from you…”“Well,” she said simply, “you wouldn’t have that problem if you stopped convincing yourself of stupid things. "
28 " If it must be done, it's best done bravely. "
29 " ...having you as a friend wasn’t second prize. It wasn’t something to chafe against. It was an honor. "
30 " I don’t know what you’re talking about, but any organization that claims you for a member doesn’t get to call itself sinister, whether you’re left-handed or not. I would be insulted to be offered membership in such a namby-pamby organization. It would be like the Archbishop of Canterbury calling a select club of his compatriots ‘Bad, Bad Bishops’.”Marshall sniggered.“Watch out for the clergy,” Edward said. “They’re absolutely wild. Sometimes they have an extra biscuit at tea. "
― Courtney Milan
31 " Are you really left-handed?” Mr. Marshall asked.“No. I’ve just been pretending to use my left hand my entire life because I enjoy never being able to work scissors properly. "
32 " This was met with a long pause. “Are you really left-handed?” Mr. Marshall asked.“No. I’ve just been pretending to use my left hand my entire life because I enjoy never being able to work scissors properly. "
33 " I assumed I would be better off telling you about this, rather than waiting for the entire thing to blow up in my face. "
34 " Miss Edmonton: I don't even know where to start. It's too horrifying to even speak of.Jenny: Nonsense. Let's start with the basics. What did your aunt tell you?Miss Edmonton: My aunt said that my husband will come into my room and pull my skirt up. And then he'll put himself inside of me. She said it hurts. She suggested I hold my tongue and pretend I am somewhere else until he is done.Jenny: Yes. I should think it would hurt if you did it that way. Good heavens. "
― Courtney Milan , Proof by Seduction (Carhart, #1)
35 " Miranda shook her head slowly. 'Good heavens. That's quite an act you put on.'He drew himself up haughtily. 'I beg your pardon.''An act,' Miranda repeated. 'Stand as tall as you like, and frown at me all you wish. I saw you just now. You were feeding cats.''So I was. And do you make something of that?''You,' Miranda said daringly, 'have a kind heart.'He turned away from her, the tails of his greatcoat swirling about him. 'Don't enlarge too much upon the matter. The cats were hungry. I had food. This seemed to be a problem with a ready solution. It's not kindness to solve problems; it's efficiency.''I stand corrected. You have an efficient heart. "
36 " I'm not broken,' he repeated. 'Although at the moment . . . ' This was what came of violating the sentimentality quota. Everything he kept bottled inside him came out. He shut his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. 'At the moment,' he muttered numbly, 'I may be coming a bit unraveled. "
37 " Do not pollute my perfectly acceptable figurative speech with irrelevant facts! "
― Courtney Milan , The Duchess War (Brothers Sinister, #1)
38 " The dog looked up in entreaty. Liquid brown eyes begged: Take me with you. I’ll be good. Oh, the lies that dogs told. "
39 " If I had married, there is much I would not have learned of myself. This has been hard and painful and horrible. But I've learned that I'm stronger than hard, better than pain, and that with enough luck, horrible can go away. "
― Courtney Milan , Once Upon a Marquess (The Worth Saga, #1)
40 " If I’ve learned anything, it's that we know next to nothing. Disease is a mystery. Health is inscrutable. The body itself is scarcely understood; we can only examine the secrets of the dead. And in all that dark ignorance, we're sometimes granted a rare moment of illumination. The truth is a gift. "
― Courtney Milan , A Kiss for Midwinter (Brothers Sinister, #1.5)