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1 " ... why have we all decided that the most important and to-be-respected quality is the one possessed by the worst people? "
― K.J. Charles , The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting
2 " He doesn’t remember her birthday or bring her silks, or ever do thoughtful things like that. He just works to make her safe and happy, because that’s how he loves people. "
3 " Something difficult for you isn’t less difficult because other people have different problems. "
4 " You cannot protect her from failure, so you might as well give her the best chance to succeed. "
5 " Society is a consequential fool, and I am tired of rules and strictures that do no good and bring nobody happiness. "
6 " You make it so easy,” Hart whispered, because his throat was closing. “How is all this so easy for you?”“I think I have a different idea of what makes life hard.”Hart couldn’t find a response to that. After a moment Robin said, “Sorry. That didn’t come out quite as I intended.” “Happens to me all the time.”“But it was stupid. Something difficult for you isn’t less difficult because other people have different problems.” “More serious ones.”“It’s your life. You decide what constitutes a problem in it. "
7 " ... when people want to hurt someone very much, they often reach for the thing that would hurt themselves most deeply. "
8 " One of Miss Marianne Loxleigh’s most admired features, at least by the kind of people who catalogued beauty rather than reacting to it, was her noble and lofty forehead. She usually emphasised it in the way she dressed her hair. Currently she was emphasising it by banging it on the breakfast table. "
9 " There is more to life than the pursuit of happiness!” “Tell that to the United States.” Giles snorted. “Yes, and I doubt that will work out well. "
