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1 " Ah, Chantal... Now I think I know how it feels to fly on a trapeze. "
― Madeleine Brent , Stranger at Wildings
2 " Or perhaps it's the wickedness in him that she can't resist. There are such women. "
3 " I didn't mean that I'm a nonpareil now. But I'm different, yes. I've found out that I can do quite difficult things if I keep trying very hard, and at least I've discovered that if I don't keep myself occupied I'm unhappy and unpleasant. "
4 " Its quietness was the quietness of strength. And the eyes were those of one who had walked through many a dark valley without flinching. "
5 " At a time like this with damage and disorder everywhere, no tale is too absurd to be believed and even decent people seek something on which to vent their anger. "
6 " I'm afraid I'm a restless person "
7 " When are you going to stop thinking about things that don't matter and start thinking about what lies ahead for you? "
8 " Then I remembered that I had yet to learn, if I ever was to learn, how strongly people in love could feel. In any event, I was the last person in the world to judge anyone as foolishly impulsive, for this was my own greatest fault. "