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1 " Europeans condemned Chinese foot binding, but any society that had invented the corset had a lot to answer for. "
― , The China Bride (The Bride Trilogy, #2)
2 " But why, she thought wryly, did a man seem more attractive as he became less available? How humbling to think one had so much in common with a cow stretching its neck through a gate for better grass. "
― , The Bargain (Davenport #0.5; Regency #1)
3 " I don’t know what you hope for in a husband, but if it is to be loved … well, I think it would be very easy to fall in love with you. "
4 " and certainly unchristian, to hate someone for the color of his skin, yet such trivial things can change the pattern of a life. "
― , Thunder & Roses (Fallen Angels #1)
5 " Are you still afraid of me?" He touched her fallen hair with a butterfly's delicacy. She might not have noticed that touch, except that she noticed everything he did. She closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them and met his gaze steadily. "Aristophanes said that boys throw stones at frogs in jest, but the frogs, they die in earnest. You're going to break my life into splinters, then move on without a second thought. Yes, my lord, you terrify me." He became very still. "Only things that are rigid can break. Perhaps your life needs to be splintered. "
6 " Michael is easier to understand—he had to believe in Caroline. To betray a friend was despicable—to acknowledge that he had done so for a woman who was utterly unworthy "
7 " What a pity that men couldn’t find such satisfactions without killing so many of their fellows. "
8 " my grandfather laid claim to all the virtues. Vice was the only thing left to me." Clare scowled at him. "The old earl has been dead for four years, and you're a grown man. Find a better excuse, or learn better behavior. "
9 " Isn't a mistress supposed to care about her lover?" she asked softly. Their glances met, and Nicholas felt something shift deep inside him, creating a moment of strange vulnerability. This woman could hurt him badly if he wasn't careful. "
10 " Entretanto, mesmo o fogo mais ardente deixa apenas as brasas mais amenas. Bodas verdadeiras são construídas sobre valores e interesses comuns. "
― , A Kiss of Fate (Guardians, #1)
11 " [...] o futuro era um leque de possibilidades, não apenas uma trilha única e inalterável. Contudo, das trilhas, umas eram bem mais prováveis do que outras, e algumas eram tão prováveis que pareciam quase impossíveis de se evitar. Nesses casos, a palavra usada era destino. "
12 " Para um homem, a mulher é como uma pintura ou uma estátua clássica. Ele escolhe uma e leva para casa, esperando que combine com a mobília existente lá. "
13 " Aristophanes said that boys throw stones at frogs in jest, but the frogs, they die in earnest. You're going to break my life into splinters, then move on without a second thought. Yes, my lord, you terrify me. "
14 " Lie back and enjoy, Clarissima. Last night was a synopsis. Now it's time for the unabridged version. "
15 " Some fusty fellow, perhaps Samuel Johnson, had once said that every man was sorry if he hadn’t been a soldier. She "
16 " Here's a lesson for you, Clare. Frivolity is usually far more profitable than necessity. "
17 " Perhaps the soul wasn’t a foundation but a mosaic composed of myriad small insights and transcendental moments. "
18 " Hoshan I experienced profound spiritual awareness,” he said slowly. “It began with a devastating recognition of my failures and shortcomings. Only when all my pride and arrogance had been stripped away did I experience divine compassion so infinite that it could forgive all my weaknesses and fill me with light. "
19 " As Paracelsus said, ‘Dose alone makes a poison.’” The "
20 " Intimacy was a web spun of many strands, and each small submission on her part was a point won for him. "