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1 " I could still box your ears.”“Nonsense,” he scoffed. “You couldn’t reach that high. "
― Anne Gracie , The Winter Bride (Chance Sisters, #2)
2 " They’d be complaining about having to walk, and screeching at me to ‘do something, Freddy, do something!’”“But what could you do?” she said, puzzled.“Carry them, probably.” He gave her a hopeful look. “Do you want me to carry you? "
3 " You know your fear is both false and illogical, but you fear it anyway. "
4 " Family can hurt you much more than outsiders can. "
5 " Nanny McBride,” she said with a straight face. His old nanny. His eyes flew open. “Nanny McBride?” “I’m sure she’d be much better than I am at administering a good whipping. Yes, I can just see Nanny McBride in a red French corset with black lace—” “Stop!” he roared. He shuddered. “That’s an image that’s going to stick in my mind forever. Horrible. "
6 " Because the forgiven one was always in the wrong. Forgiven didn’t mean forgotten. "
7 " I was taught to show respect to old people,” she said sweetly, adding, “no matter how little they may deserve it. "
8 " She couldn’t help but laugh at his wicked, mock-schoolboy eagerness. “You, Mr. Monkton-Coombes, are a shocking flirt.” He gave her a wounded look. “Nonsense! I’m a very good flirt, some would even say excellent, though modesty prevents me from saying so. "
9 " You got nobody in this life to look out for you except yourself. "
10 " Our fears are not always reasonable, "
11 " What kind of parents are you? You lost one son, but you threw the other away. "