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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 3674618 | But the world turned, and it changed, and eventually all tyrants fell to become dust. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 6930601 | I was torn between anger and amusement. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 43c54f8 | No, I will drag you to the Thames and throw you in. Let the watermen fish you out. They will if you offer them enough coin." He swallowed. "You are mad enough to do it." "I am. If I discover that you have spoken to her of this matter in any way, I advise you to dress in the suit you most wish to ruin." | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 53743be | will. You convey your exact thoughts, which is a reason people trust you. You never say one thing and think another." "Many would call that rudeness." | Ashley Gardner | ||
| d1a0cab | What bloody man is that, sir?" I tossed the paper in the grate, though there was no fire on this warm summer day. "Bartholomew, you are quoting from Macbeth, did you know? King Duncan in the first scene, which is ominous. He died rather horribly soon after." | Ashley Gardner | ||
| c13c60d | I admired Grenville's ability to brush aside bad encounters and continue serenely with his day, as though no one could possibly upset him. Perhaps he was practiced because he'd been raised to it, but I'd never learned the art of it, and doubted I ever would. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| f6ec9b7 | I reflected as I walked that I had come to Berkshire to find peace, and so far, it had eluded me. But perhaps peace was not in a place but within one's self. In that case, I might never find it. There was little at peace inside Gabriel Lacey. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 75e7fa5 | well as street vendors crying their wares. The mob had | Ashley Gardner | ||
| b3b3800 | Louisa had been right about one thing. Many gentlemen took mistresses after they were married. It seemed almost expected. Society marriages often occurred because two families wanted to increase their power or wealth. A poor aristocrat married a rich nabob's daughter; the daughter of an impoverished baron married a wealthy merchant. Even better, wealthy nobility married each other. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 78f9ac5 | The summer day had turned hot, and I was sweating by the time I reached Russel Street and turned again to Covent Garden. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 691374d | Lie still, it said. If you do not rise, do not move, nothing can hurt you. Simply do nothing, say nothing, be nowhere. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 961d2a9 | I also thought about Lady Breckenridge. After a heartbreak last year, I was not in the mood to fall in love with another lady, but Lady Breckenridge had demanded nothing of me. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| f5b437a | stay. I nearly asked to see her again. Just to talk, I wanted to say. To talk to someone who enjoys listening. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 1599a63 | When one is lonely, one does foolish things. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| e88bce9 | Did I envy a man who could afford to throw away an expensive piece of paper on a short note, or think him a fool? | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 2ba8a98 | Did I envy a man who could afford to throw away an expensive piece of paper on a short note, or think him a fool? In any case, I carefully tore the clean end of the sheet from the written area and tucked it into my drawer to save for my own letters. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| efb3c1e | Fletcher shrugged. "Science and mathematics are all the rage, you know. But who has time for good old Horace?" -- | Ashley Gardner | ||
| e79838c | She ate with good manners, using the knife in the French way to push things onto her fork. She | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 7523395 | Mrs. Bennington's dramatic expression faded, and she made a face, much like a girl who has been given porridge when she expected thick ham. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 6f2c27d | He was no doubt correct. "Greed is all-consuming," I remarked. He laughed. "You poor idiot. The day of the gentleman is over. Only those with money will matter, only those who can pay will command respect and attention. You are puffed with pride because of your so-called honor, but your honor will disappear. Wealth will become honor, and I will have all of it." His smile widened. "You are not answering, Captain? What is the matter?" My vo.. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 7e9f7e7 | Some of us were born to work and others to keep the devil amused. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 5725b4e | Greed can destroy so much," Sir Montague nodded." | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 27137a4 | He shrugged. "I don't know either. I can't read Frog-speak." | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 47e1892 | A man's character and honor made him stand above others, not his religion or strata in life. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| b036e52 | Love of money, he said, was the root of all evil. That was in the New Testament. In Saint Paul's letters to Timothy, if one wanted to be precise. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| ac61e54 | to the girl. "Ha'penny," he muttered. To me, he said, "I know why your nose is so long, Cap'n. You use it to poke into business 'tisn't yours." "True." I touched the" | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 30f719a | I happened to like the happy ending. Life was sad enough; no need to rush to the theatre to witness more tragedy. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 043a4c6 | Poetry can be tedious. Too many words to say a simple thing. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 17abf77 | Life is long, my young friend. Do not make it more difficult than it already has to be. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 9a79476 | Grenville, brandy glass in hand, cool sangfroid in place, greeted us with a nod. "Lord Gillis, may I present my friend, Captain Gabriel Lacey. Captain Lacey, Lord Gillis." | Ashley Gardner | ||
| f0d5933 | told | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 054c9aa | You do not rush to obey those who seek to command you. Your independence makes people puzzle over you. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| ff4dc77 | Marianne had learned to live by her wits, and she took a severe and cynical view of the world. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| 5003919 | I also knew Grenville was a man easily bored. | Ashley Gardner | ||
| ca451fa | front courtyard of his house. In an inner courtyard, | Indu Sundaresan | ||
| 4e1a9e9 | Troubles when voiced are carried away on the wind; they have no place uopn which to perch. | Indu Sundaresan | ||
| aa6f8c4 | The months of June and July passed. The monsoons were tardy this year--the nights hinted rain constantly with an aroma in the air, a cooling on the skin, soundless lightning across skies. But when morning came, the sun rose strong again, mocking Agra and its inhabitants. And the days crawled by, brazenly hot, when every breath was an effort, every movement a struggle, every night sweat-stewed. In temples, incantations were offered, the muez.. | Indu Sundaresan | ||
| bcaa91c | Information secured after the end of hostilities supports our surmise that some Abwehr officials willfully shut their eyes to suspicions about their agents. They thought it better for selfish reasons to have corrupt or disloyal agents than to have no agents at all. | Hervie Haufler | ||
| 32c9449 | Cacopardo stepped back, and raised his hand in a Fascist salute. Then, as his aged memory functioned, the hand wavered over to his forehead, and the salute became military. And he said: "Cacopardo is sulphur and sulphur is Cacopardo." | John Hersey | ||
| 933451d | And John Hersey in The Child Buyer; and Only Lovers Left Alive, flawed as it was; | Harlan Ellison | ||
| 36e7198 | A compassionate response holds saving power--power to save a bond, save a line of communication, save a person's pride, save a moment, save a day, maybe even save a life. | Rachel Macy Stafford | ||
| e522172 | While doing illustrative work for Roderick Peattie, from him I learned the value of the unorthodox. | Arthur H. Robinson | ||
| cf87889 | Because it is in the moments that I choose what matters over distraction that I make lasting connections and create priceless memories with the people I love. | Rachel Macy Stafford | ||
| 1431f0f | Today I will set aside my insecurities and ask my spouse, child, parent, or loved one if I can hold them close. I will listen to their heartbeat, breathe in their scent, and tell them how much I love them. There will be obstacles and challenges that will interfere in carrying out these moments of connection, but I will not let the distractions of my life stop me from investing in what matters most -- at least not today. | Rachel Macy Stafford |