“ You are curious and quick, you have a deft mind, and for some unaccountable reason, people tell you things -- useful things. Deanna Raybourn
“ Earnshaw is quite a famous name, thanks to Miss Brontë . I did not realise there were Earnshaws in this country.Mrs. Earnshaw gave a sharp nod. Aye. And Heathcliffs and Eyres, as well. Proper little t… Deanna Raybourn
“ Something had shifted between us, faintly, but the change was almost palpable. Our friendship had sat lightly between us, an ephemeral thing, without weight or gravity. Once, in the Boboli Gardens, un… Deanna Raybourn
“ One of the joys of writing historical fiction is the chance to read as much as you like on a pet subject - so much that you could easily bore your friends senseless on the topic. Deanna Raybourn
“ Second rule of the bush. Never get too close to anything that has offspring.What's the first rule?Food runs. If you don't want to be food, don't run. Deanna Raybourn
“ She didn't look at me and I didn't look at her. Some questions are so direct the only way to ask them is sideways. Deanna Raybourn
“ The man whirled, his hands still gripping the animal's skin, his face perfectly illuminated by the fire. He was half in shadow, and the shadow revealed him slowly. His left eye was covered by a black… Deanna Raybourn
“ What virtue is there in a man who demonstrates goodness because he has been bred to it? It is his habit from youth. But a man who has known unkindness and want, for him to be kind and charitable to th… Deanna Raybourn
“ He had strong, steady hands, and I could tell from looking at them there was little he couldn't do. Mossy always said you could tell everything you needed to know about a man from his hands. Some hand… Deanna Raybourn
“ But this is a thing that I know--to live with fear is not to live at all. A man will die every moment he is afraid. Deanna Raybourn
“ From the first note I knew it was different from anything I had ever heard.... It began simply, but with an arresting phrase, so simple, but eloquent as a human voice. It spoke, beckoning gently as it… Deanna Raybourn
“ He considered that a moment, rolling the sweet over his tongue. "There are times when it is entirely safe to show one's vulnerability, to roll over and reveal the soft underbelly beneath. But there ar… Deanna Raybourn
“ I stepped closer still. He closed his eyes again and covered my hand with his own. 'You smell of violets. You always smell of violets,' he said. 'You've no idea how many times I have walked these moor… Deanna Raybourn
