Ashley Gardner Quotes

Marianne had learned to live by her wits, and she took a severe and cynical view of the world.

But perhaps peace was not in a place but within one's self.

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 respe...

I was torn between anger and amusement.

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?

Fletcher shrugged. Science and mathematics are all the rage, you know. But who has time for good old Horace?

I happened to like the happy ending. Life was sad enough; no need to rush to the theatre to witness more tragedy.

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.

He shrugged. I don’t know either. I can’t read Frog-speak.

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

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...

You are right, Josette said softly. I am devoted

Marriage is not always bliss, but it does not have to ruin one completely. Donata sighed.

She ate with good manners, using the knife in the French way to push things onto her fork. She

At the wide wooden table, sharpening my knives.  A cook’s knives are her greatest asset, and if they go dull, they are no use at all and should be replaced. As decent knives are hideously expensive, I...

Others rioted simply because it focused their anger and disgust at something other than the tediousness of their lives.

But the world turned, and it changed, and eventually all tyrants fell to become dust.

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 also knew Grenville was a man easily bored.

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...