Quotes from Lady of Devices

“If there's anything I hate, it's someone telling me "don't" without saying why.”
― Shelley Adina, quote from Lady of Devices

“Girls should certainly be heard. It is their voices the world is missing.”
― Shelley Adina, quote from Lady of Devices

“Honestly, dear heart, you've got to curb this unhealthy tendency to blow things up.”
― Shelley Adina, quote from Lady of Devices

“If one wanted models of good behaviour, one must be a model of good behaviour oneself.”
― Shelley Adina, quote from Lady of Devices

“Why should I? First she burns me, then she boils me eyes. If I take that knife to anything, it'll be 'er, and that's a fact.”
― Shelley Adina, quote from Lady of Devices

“A lady of resources makes her own luck.”
― Shelley Adina, quote from Lady of Devices

“We are to succeed through the exercise of intellect, not brute force.”
― Shelley Adina, quote from Lady of Devices

“Claire dropped Willie on the cobbles and caught the girl by the back of her combies as she spun to escape. It was the work of a moment to turn her over her knee and remind her of Newton’s law that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.”
― Shelley Adina, quote from Lady of Devices

“There will be no more thieving and fisticuffs and pickpocketing. We will earn our bread through the force of intellect, as befits ladies and gentlemen of this modern age.”
― Shelley Adina, quote from Lady of Devices

“You make your way through the application of intelligence, grace, and consideration for others. You do the right thing, not the easy thing.”
― Shelley Adina, quote from Lady of Devices

“If there’s anything I hate, it’s someone telling me ‘don’t’ without saying why.”
― Shelley Adina, quote from Lady of Devices

“Girls should certainly be heard. It was their voices that the world was missing.”
― Shelley Adina, quote from Lady of Devices

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