“At least as a single woman, I had time to pursue my own interests, read voraciously, and travel when opportunity presented.”
― Tasha Alexander, quote from And Only to Deceive
“I shall be forever grateful to you for breaking whatever unfortunate object you did in order to rescue me.”
“Something had to be done, she said, “and it was a very ugly vase.”
― Tasha Alexander, quote from And Only to Deceive
“As we experience things, they happen too quickly to be thoughly analyzed...”
― Tasha Alexander, quote from And Only to Deceive
“I think that as we experience things, they happen too quickly to be thoroughly analyzed.”
― Tasha Alexander, quote from And Only to Deceive
“If you are once sure what you do want, you find that everything else goes down before it like grass under a roller—(all other interests, your own and other people’s. I had”
― Tasha Alexander, quote from And Only to Deceive
“nice, civilized trip to Athens on your way to Santorini when you go?”
― Tasha Alexander, quote from And Only to Deceive
“thought you had liberal views on what women should be allowed to do. It’s not as if I were suggesting joining one of your hideous hunts. I imagine that there aren’t wild animals behind every rock in Turkey waiting to charge at helpless humans.” “I wouldn’t object in principle to your going to Troy, but I will admit that I don’t view you as an adventurous type.” His eyes searched my own. “Beast! You don’t know me at all.” “Would you have the wardrobe?” He was laughing, and I realized he was teasing me. “Isn’t Ephesus in Turkey? Perhaps I could visit there on the same trip. I’ll send you a note from the Temple of Artemis, where I assure you I will not appear in evening clothes.” “I didn’t realize you had an interest in antiquity.” “Philip inspired me.” We had reached the rue de Rivoli and were nearly at the Meurice. “Let’s keep walking; I would like to see the river at night.” We turned away from the hotel and walked until we reached the Pont-Neuf. The air had grown chilly, and I had not worn even a light wrap; Colin stood near me to shield me from the wind blowing over the bridge. “Can you imagine how many people have crossed this bridge?” I asked. “It must be three hundred years old. Do you think that Marie Antoinette ever stood here and looked across the Seine at the city?” “Hardly. I think she would have had a greater appreciation for the views at Versailles.” “We consider this bridge old, but if it were in Athens, would anyone even comment on it? I shouldn’t be impressed with anything less than two thousand years old if I were in Greece.” “Then you would miss some particularly fine Roman ruins, my dear. Why don’t you plan a nice, civilized trip to Athens on your way to Santorini when you go?” “I shall have to see how it fits with my plan to visit Troy.” Colin shook his head and took my arm. I let him guide me back to the hotel, but not before contemplating at some length the pleasure I derived from his standing so close to me. COLIN CALLED ON ME the next afternoon, and I confess I was delighted to see him. I planned to dine in my rooms that evening and invited him to join me. He readily accepted. “What time shall I return?” he asked. “I’ll only need to dress.” “Don’t be silly,” I replied. “We shan’t dress. I ordered a light supper and asked to have it early. It’s only the two of us, and”
― Tasha Alexander, quote from And Only to Deceive
“Happily, as you are not my husband, I do not have to give your opinion more attention than I choose,” I snapped. “Good day, Mr. Hargreaves.”
― Tasha Alexander, quote from And Only to Deceive
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“When people ask me how we've lived past one hundred, I say, 'Honey, we never married. We never had husbands to worry us to death!
A. Elizabeth (Bessie) Delany”
― Sarah L. Delany, quote from Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
“¿En qué pensaba yo mayormente, cuando me preparé esas pildoritas? Un suicidio por un infortunio amoroso nunca he sido capaz de concebirlo. Tal vez en la pobreza. La pobreza es temible. De todas las llamadas calamidades externas, la pobreza es la que se mete más adentro. Pero no parece que me ronde de muy cerca, yo mismo me cuento entre los bien situados, y la sociología me contaría entre los ricos. En lo que más pensaba entonces era en la enfermedad. una enfermedad larga, incurable, repugnante. Yo que he visto tantas cosas... Cáncer, lupus facial, ceguera, parálisis... Cuántos desgraciados habré visto a los que sin el menor remordimiento habría administrado una de esas píldoras de no ser porque, en mí como en otras personas decentes, el interés propio y el respeto a la ley han hablado más fuerte que la compasión. Y en cambio, cuánto material humano inútil y desesperadamente estropeado habré contribuido a conservar ejerciendo mi oficio sin ruborizarme siquiera de cobrar por mis servicios”
― Hjalmar Söderberg, quote from Doctor Glas
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― Elizabeth Gaskell, quote from Cranford
“Sometimes I'm so devious I confuse myself.”
― John Flanagan, quote from The Lost Stories
“I hope you don't snore," Otto said, laughing.
"Like a chainsaw, my friend, like a chainsaw," Wing replied, grinning.”
― Mark Walden, quote from H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education
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