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41 " The best ghost stories, of course, are the ones told in person by a narrator who knew at least one of "
― Tasha Alexander , That Silent Night: A Lady Emily Christmas Story
42 " douillons. "
― Tasha Alexander , Dangerous to Know (Lady Emily, #5)
43 " Nothing is sweeter than love, and all delicious things are second to "
― Tasha Alexander , A Poisoned Season (Lady Emily, #2)
44 " against the backdrop of his famous ghost story. Christmas and ghosts have a long association, and one that may have its roots in Britain rather than the Continent. Families and friends would gather around the fire on Christmas Eve after tiring of charades and other games and start the serious business of the evening: telling creepy stories as gaslights cast long shadows in a dark room. "
45 " To hunt is to bask in the glory of the wild beasts, track them, and spar with them on their own terms. In doing so, the hunter honours the magnificence of his prey. "
― Tasha Alexander , And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily, #1)
46 " It is while tracking that the hunter exhibits his true skill. "
47 " central characters in the tale, lending it a sense of veracity. Even better if one could give a first-hand account of a ghostly apparition. But one must not discount the multitude of stories penned by writers eager to provide readers with suitably eerie fare for the holiday. Along with Dickens, M. R. James, provost of King’s College, Cambridge, became famous for his stories, which he shared with students and eventually published (Ghost Stories of an Antiquary was his first collection). Mrs. J. H. Riddell, Wilkie Collins "
48 " This was, I realized, similar to Winifred’s position. But we came at it from opposite directions—I from that of being more interested in reveling in the good in people and not wasting time with those who had none to offer, while she preferred slander and mockery. I’d never once heard her compliment anyone. When had a kind word ever escaped her hard lips? Misery was her trade and I wanted no part of it. "
― Tasha Alexander , A Crimson Warning (Lady Emily, #6)
49 " Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell, Edith Wharton, and Amelia B. Edwards (yes, the Egyptologist who gave her first name to Amelia Peabody) all contributed to the craze. Henry James’ magnificent The Turn of the Screw is one of the best: "
50 " The story had held us, round the fire, sufficiently breathless, but except the obvious remark that it was gruesome, as, on Christmas Eve in an old house, a strange tale should essentially be "
51 " Not at all,” I said. “I think she’d be elegant beyond measure, and deceive you completely in the ballroom.” “And would make a most excellent villain. Perhaps I should write about her.” Monsieur Leblanc tilted his head and looked into the distance, as if deep in thought. “Only "
52 " think of the adventures on which she might embark. "
53 " Remember your Austen: ‘Let us hope for better things. Let us flatter ourselves that I may be the survivor. "
54 " Quantity is a poor measure of the artistic merits of a collection, "
55 " Lady Middleton, who owned a chair purported to have been in the queen’s bedroom at Versailles, caused a scene when she sent it to her bank and insisted that it be stored in the vault. "
56 " The president of the bank tried to dissuade her, but she refused,” Margaret Seward told me as we sat in the Elgin Room of the British Museum that afternoon. “I wish I could have witnessed their exchange. "
57 " Emily, I am confident, would not be able to resist telling her own tale on a snowy Christmas Eve, regardless of Colin’s feelings on the subject. She would, however, wait until the boys were just a bit older before sharing it with them. Heaven knows what it might inspire Henry to do. "
58 " is out, as it always must come in the end, The delicious story is ripe to tell to the intimate friend; "
59 " I decided to let him have his delusion of always being right. Marriage requires many such moments. "
― Tasha Alexander , Behind the Shattered Glass (Lady Emily, #8)
60 " He who submits to fate without complaint is wise. "