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Amanda Quick QUOTES

1 " When you are rich and powerful, no one will challenge you to your face or give you a chance to explain yourself. All the whispers are behind your back. You are left with no means of clearing your own name. And after a while you realize there is no point in even attempting to do so. No one wants the truth. All anyone wants is the chance to add more fuel to the fires of gossip. The whispers become so loud that sometimes you think you will drown in them. "

― Amanda Quick , Ravished

2 " I have always found that it is far more convenient to be rich rather than to be poor. "

― Amanda Quick , Burning Lamp (Arcane Society, #8; Dreamlight Trilogy, #2)

3 " She fastened the invisible corset of her composure snugly around herself and prepared to move forward with her plan. "

― Amanda Quick , The Perfect Poison (Arcane Society, #6)

4 " In my experience there are only a handful of reasons for murder....Jealousy, vengeance, greed, fear and pleasure....Some killers enjoy the kill....For them it is a great game, and for the most part they are the ones I hunt. "

― Amanda Quick , Crystal Gardens (Ladies of Lantern Street, #1)

5 " It is not good for the spirits to dwell on that which cannot be altered. "

― Amanda Quick , I Thee Wed (Vanza, #2)

6 " Talent is useful, but always keep your dagger sharp. "

― Amanda Quick , Quicksilver (Arcane Society, #11; Looking Glass Trilogy #2)

7 " It is said a virtuous woman is worth more than rubies. But I believe many men discover the hard way that virtue, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder. "

― Amanda Quick , Rendezvous

8 " I am crushed by your poor opinion
But will endeavor to carry on. "

― Amanda Quick , Second Sight (Arcane Society, #1)

9 " events in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Copyright © 2018 by Jayne Ann Krentz The moral right of the author has been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing "

― Amanda Quick , The Other Lady Vanishes (Burning Cove, #2)

10 " The dangerous plant did not flower in every generation, they said. "

― Amanda Quick , The Perfect Poison (Arcane Society, #6)

11 " A lady can always find the appropriate words for any occasion - Aunt Horatia "

― Amanda Quick , Mischief

12 " You have no idea of what you are doing to me,” he warned.
She smiled. “Are you trying to frighten me? Because it is not working.”
“No, I can see that. Just as well because it is too late.”
“For you or for me?”
“For me,” he said. “I am lost.”
“That makes two of us.”
“Then I am not lost, after all. You have found me. "

― Amanda Quick , Crystal Gardens (Ladies of Lantern Street, #1)

13 " Of course I won't go alone. I shall take my maid."

"No," Sebastian said. "You will take me. "

― Amanda Quick , Dangerous

14 " Once Smith had you, he would most likely have tried to negotiate for the lamp."
Everything inside her warmed gently. "You'd give up the lamp if you thought my life depended on it?"
"Without a second thought."
"Oh, Griffin, I'm truly touched. I know how important the lamp is to you."
"And then I'd slit the bastard's throat."
She groaned and rested her forehead on her knees. "Two birds with one lamp. Who says a crime lord can't be a romantic at heart? "

― Amanda Quick , Burning Lamp (Arcane Society, #8; Dreamlight Trilogy, #2)

15 " One day you're young with all your fine plans for the future. The next you're in the future and it doesn't look at all the way you thought it would. "

― Amanda Quick , Burning Lamp (Arcane Society, #8; Dreamlight Trilogy, #2)

16 " There was nothing like having a dead husband return from the grave to ruin a fine spring morning. "

― Amanda Quick , Second Sight (Arcane Society, #1)

17 " Henceforth, whenever we are threatened with being cast adrift upon love’s transcendent, golden shore, I want you to slap my face. "

― Amanda Quick , Scandal

18 " Knowing that you love me is not a source of amusement.” Sebastian realized that his hands were shaking with the force of the emotion that was pouring through him. “It is my salvation "

― Amanda Quick , Dangerous

19 " You mustn’t hit her over the head with it. Women like to be romanced like the heroines in the sensation novels.” “What the devil do you know about sensation novels?” “A man can learn a great deal about women from novels,” Matt said. “You should try it sometime. "

― Amanda Quick , Quicksilver (Arcane Society, #11; Looking Glass Trilogy #2)

20 " I will love you all the days of my life and beyond. "

― Amanda Quick , The Third Circle (Arcane Society, #4)