“ Believe it or don't believe it, Madame. But my feet are tired too. Bloody tired. Like a dead man's. Jessie Burton
“ Take care, take care. This city thrives! It's money gives you wings to soar. But it is a yoke on your shoulders and you would do well to take note of the bruise around your neck. Jessie Burton
“ That may be. But to decide that I was never going to live as a proper woman was not your choice to make.' 'What do you mean a proper woman?' 'A proper woman marries - she has children -' 'Then what do… Jessie Burton
“ Because, Petronella - it's something in his soul. It's something in his soul and you can't get it out. Jessie Burton
“ This city is like no other city in the world. It is brilliant but it is bloated, and I've never called it home Jessie Burton
“ You are a stone, thrown upon a lake. But the ripples you create will never make you still. Jessie Burton
“ Like most artists, everything I produced was connected to who I was - and so I suffered according to how my work was received. The idea that anyone might be able to detach their personal value from th… Jessie Burton
“ A piece of art only succeeds when it's creator...possesses the belief that brings it into being Jessie Burton
“ What are we all chasing? Nella wonders. To live, of course. To be unbound from the invisible ropes that Johannes spoke of in his study. Or to be happy in them, at least. Jessie Burton
