Pray as if all things depend on God, and work as if all things depend on you.
Great minds think alike-especially when they are female.
If ye canna see the bright side o’ life, polish the dull side
A princess always takes care that her words are honeyed, for she may have to eat them
She had refused to draw the monster. She feared to give him form.
The thing that hunts me now thrives on terror. My terror. I fear he will come for me. I fear he will come for anyone who knows me.
I was out on a lonely road that stretched forever into the darkness. I wanted to run, to get away from him, but it was so dark, I was afraid of where I was going.
You and me-we’ve whored together. We’ve fought together.And I still dunna understand how ye always seems to know where the money is hidden and the liquor is stored and the scandals are richest.’It’s a gift.
The way to fight a woman is with your hat. Grab it and run.The guy who said that was a wise man. He knew what most men don’t – Women are powerful creatures who should be handled with care, or they can become very, very dangerous.
I do care about real life. It’s just not as interesting as what’s in my books.
I realized my sorrow, the regret of a restless, doomed spirit, rang in my voice. For the first time I wondered if my fate was to helplessly watch violence until I became as mad as the men who committed the murders.
Yes, I’m a man and everyone knows men are great hairy beasts scarcely tamed by civilization-Jermyn, Duke of Northcliff to Amy, Princess Beaumontaigne
Why had she imagined he was attractive? He was absolutely the biggest, most complete and utter jackass she’d ever had the bad fortune to meet.
I’ve been dead over seventy years and still when I hear a woman scream, I find myself standing, listening, wanting to help and unable to do anything except watch.
So you know you’re a ghost?” I looked at my hands; they were transparent and glowed faintly. “Can you think of another explanation?
So you know you’re a ghost?”I looked at my hands; they were transparent and glowed faintly. “Can you think of another explanation?
We’re lucky.” He slipped his hand around her waist and splayed it in the small of her back. “Most couples have only one first kiss. We’ll have two.
Fill me in on the details of your life.”“I thought you didn’t give a shit.”“It’ll give me something to do while I wait for you to stab me to death.
By the time it was over, we knew the dead were the lucky ones.
Oh, God. Not again.”Not again? “Do you make a habit of driving into people’s houses?
He didn’t want to do this…He had come here to hide.
I’m sorry about the screaming. I thought you were him.
I didn’t burn down anyone’s house! I didn’t. I wouldn’t!”Maddie looked at Jacob.“You know I wouldn’t. I didn’t kill you when I had the chance!
Miss Prendregast!” He rapped on his desk with his knuckles. “You were never in any danger!”“Except from the wild animals.”His lids swept down as if he needed a reprieve from looking at her. “Alert me if you’re attacked by a rabbit.
All I wanted was a man who could love and who loved me, who I could share my secrets with and know his.