“ At a time like this with damage and disorder everywhere, no tale is too absurd to be believed and even decent people seek something on which to vent their anger. Madeleine Brent
“ Its quietness was the quietness of strength. And the eyes were those of one who had walked through many a dark valley without flinching. Madeleine Brent
“ Lucy, you're as transparent as a pane of glass, and there's not a speck of guile to be seen in you. Yet in a way you're a mystery to me. Madeleine Brent
“ When are you going to stop thinking about things that don't matter and start thinking about what lies ahead for you? Madeleine Brent
“ I didn't mean that I'm a nonpareil now. But I'm different, yes. I've found out that I can do quite difficult things if I keep trying very hard, and at least I've discovered that if I don't keep myself… Madeleine Brent
“ I was interested when Mr. Morton talked in this manner, giving his thoughts on the way of the world. I knew that most men of his generation fumed at what they considered lack of propriety and dangerou… Madeleine Brent
“ Perhaps he was a wicked man, as Robert Falcon had said, but he had the saving grace of laughter, could even laugh at his own fatal predicament, and he had been so full of life. Madeleine Brent
“ Then I remembered that I had yet to learn, if I ever was to learn, how strongly people in love could feel. In any event, I was the last person in the world to judge anyone as foolishly impulsive, for… Madeleine Brent
