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Splendors and Glooms QUOTES

Splendors and Glooms QUOTES

1 " He pried Clara's arms loose and stood up, smoothing his wrinkled coat. Clara looked straight into his face. Her eyelids were red, but her gaze was like a lance. Dr. Wintermute had a sudden, uncomfortable conviction that she had seen into his soul. It was a look he was to remember often in the weeks to come. "

― Laura Amy Schlitz , Splendors and Glooms

2 " You know how it is. Someone pretends to love you, and you give too much away. "

― Laura Amy Schlitz , Splendors and Glooms

3 " Dr. Wintermute beheld Mrs. Pinchbeck befeathered, beribboned, crinolined, corseted, frizzled, and festooned, though not wasted. "

― Laura Amy Schlitz , Splendors and Glooms

4 " It’s a mystery where your daughter’s gone, and a mystery where the other two’ve gone, "

― Laura Amy Schlitz , Splendors and Glooms