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1 " Thank you. I realize my methods have dampened your spirits somewhat, but in the long run you will not regret it."She did not answer, simply preceded him to the door of her room."You look very nice tonight, Claire. May I say that that color suits you admirably."The door closed in his face. "
― Shelley Adina , Her Own Devices (Magnificent Devices, #2)
2 " If there's anything I hate, it's someone telling me "don't" without saying why. "
― Shelley Adina , Lady of Devices (Magnificent Devices, #1)
3 " Girls should certainly be heard. It is their voices the world is missing. "
4 " Honestly, dear heart, you've got to curb this unhealthy tendency to blow things up. "
5 " If one wanted models of good behaviour, one must be a model of good behaviour oneself. "
6 " A lady of resources makes her own luck. "
7 " ...one did not need to speak much, only to say what was worth hearing when one did. "
8 " Why should I? First she burns me, then she boils me eyes. If I take that knife to anything, it'll be 'er, and that's a fact. "
9 " We are to succeed through the exercise of intellect, not brute force. "
10 " Claire dropped Willie on the cobbles and caught the girl by the back of her combies as she spun to escape. It was the work of a moment to turn her over her knee and remind her of Newton’s law that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. "
11 " A woman possessed of a fine intellect is as capable of contributing to the forward march of progress as any man. "
12 " There will be no more thieving and fisticuffs and pickpocketing. We will earn our bread through the force of intellect, as befits ladies and gentlemen of this modern age. "
13 " You make your way through the application of intelligence, grace, and consideration for others. You do the right thing, not the easy thing. "
14 " You do the right thing, not the easy thing. "
― Shelley Adina , Magnificent Devices: The Claire Quartet, #1-4 (Magnificent Devices Boxset, #2)
15 " Girls should certainly be heard. It was their voices that the world was missing. "
16 " And once one had had a taste of respect and authority, it was downright difficult to give it up. "
17 " No one knows that better than I,” she said with utter sincerity. "
18 " P’raps that wall ent solid.” Lizzie and Maggie stared at one another, wide-eyed. "
19 " But at the very least, writing out the list of items to be purchased each day gave the Mopsies practice in their letters, and each of them possessed such a sharp mind that they were never shorted by so much as a penny during the actual purchase. "
20 " She had no prospects and now possessed what could only politely be called a “past.” If with God’s aid she could help these children, maybe she would have done as much good as any real mother in London. "
