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My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2) QUOTES

My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2) QUOTES

1 " Mr. Rochester grunted. "Miss Eyre, listen to me. I believe there is a string below your rib, and it stretches across class and age to me, and it is attached beneath my rib. And if you find another suitable position, and leave me, you will pull it out. And I will bleed. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

2 " The person who possesses the creative gift owns something of which she is not always the master - something that at times strangely wills and works for itself. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

3 " Never in any Jane Austen novel did the love interest pretend to be a fortune-teller," Helen said, "Why would someone do that? "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

4 " Grace Poole shrugged. "If you're sure. I can whip something up in the cauldron."

"Do not eat anything she whips up in a cauldron," Helen whispered. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

5 " Words were good. But sometimes they were simply inadequate. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

6 " If there was something strange in your neighborhood, you could, um, write the Society a letter, and they would promptly send an agent to take care of it. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

7 " But she was a writer, so while she did get this moment of thinking herself somewhat brilliant, it would soon be offset by a crippling doubt that she had a gift of words at all. Such is the way with all writers. Trust us. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

8 " Of course I’ve been lying. I’m a politician. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

9 " She would imagine a different life. She would seek it. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

10 " For everyone who's ever fallen for the wrong person, even though we agree that Mr. Darcy looks good on paper ... and in a wet shirt.
And for England (again). We're really sorry for what we're about to do to your literature. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

11 " A radiant girl with red hair caught Charlotte's eye. She was dressed in a gorgeous embroidered, jewel-encrusted gown and Elizabethan headdress. In her hand she held a book. She smiled sweetly at Jane, and reached for the man beside her, who, to Charlotte's total astonishment, suddenly turned into a horse. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

12 " There was only one conclusion Jane could draw from the style and design of the dress and it was this: it had to be thought up by men. Then women could in no way outrun them, and with the lack of oxygen to the brain due to a rib cage the size of a fist, they could not outthink them. And with the bright colors, they couldn't hide. No running, no thinking, no hiding. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

13 " This meant that Alexander's side business was actually the revenge business. Though to be completely honest, he had just the one customer, himself. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

14 " I have a thing for Rochester," confessed Jane. "It's not healthy. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

15 " You may think you know the story.
Oh, heard that one, have you? Well, we say again: you may think you know the story. By all accounts it's a good one: a penniless, orphaned young woman becomes a governess in a wealthy household, catches the eye of the rich and stern master, and (sigh) falls deeply in love. It's all very passionate and swoonworthy, but before they can be married, a - gasp! - terrible treachery is revealed. Then there's fire and despair, some aimless wandering, starvation, a little bit of gaslighting, but in the end, the romance works out. The girl (Miss Eyre) gets the guy (Mr. Rochester). They live happily ever after. Which means everybody's happy, right?
Um ... no. We have a different tale to tell. (Don't we always?) And what we're about to reveal is more than a simple reimagining of one of literature's most beloved novels. This version, dear reader, is true. There really was a girl. (Two girls, actually.) There was, indeed, a terrible treachery and a great fire. But throw out pretty much everything else you know about the story. This isn't going to be like any classic romance you've ever read. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

16 " The communication between Mr. Blackwood and Mr. Rochester went as follows:
Dear Mr. Rochester,
I'm writing to inquire about a governess you recently hired, a certain Miss Eyre. I believe she may be of great importance to the RWS Society, and I would appreciate the opportunity to speak with her.
Sincerely,
A. Black.
A reply was delivered rather quickly:
Dear Mr. Black,
No.
Edward Rochester
Mr. Blackwood would not be deterred so easily, so naturally he tried again:
Dear Mr. Rochester,
Please. It's important.
A. Black.
Only one word came in return:
No. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

17 " I'm afraid the Le Livre de l'esprit errance is quite impossible to obtain, mon chéri." Mrs. Rochester dropped her eyes. "He keeps it locked in a room guarded by a three-headed dog, which drops into a pit of strangling vines, followed by a life-or-death life-size game of chess, which opens into a room with a locked door and a hundred keys on wings, and then there's a mirror ..."
Branwell gasped. "That's horrible! That poor three-headed dog!"
"I bet he just keeps it in his desk," Alexander said. "Are you sure that obstacle course of death isn't something else?"
Mrs. Rochester tilted her head. "Oh, I think you're right. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

18 " Charlotte smiled. She collected rumors the way some girls liked to accumulate dolls, recording the juicier details into a small notebook she kept. (Rumors were the only commodity that Lowood had in spades.) If the rumor were good enough, perhaps she'd compose a story about it later, to tell to her sisters at bedtime. But the death of Mr. Brocklehurst was much better than mere gossip passed around by a gaggle of teenage girls. It was a genuine, bona fide mystery.
The very best kind of story. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

19 " His expression hardened. "He's the one who will be sorry. I will kill him."
She felt the color drain from her face. "Well, that's a terrible idea."
He scowled. "I suppose you'd like me to confront Mr. Rochester about his crime and have the authorities deal with it."
"Why, yes," she affirmed. "That sounds much more reasonable. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

20 " Jane had found a book on the proper way to string a corset, and the gist of it was this: tighten it until you could barely breathe. Then you were halfway there. Since she was dressing herself, she tied two ends to a bedpost and walked forward to tighten it. But then the bedpost broke, and when the neighbor came over to see what the ruckus was, Jane implored her to tighten the corset for her.
Her neighbor acquiesced and then left her with this piece of advice: "Friends don't let friends corset alone. "

― Cynthia Hand , My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)