“ I wonder now how we got by when you weren't here.""I have no doubt the devastation was widespread, the suffering universal.""Indeed, it was the Dark Ages in the annals of Mrs. Dawlish's house. Ignoran… Sherry Thomas
“ Her jaw dropped. She grabbed him by the shoulders. “I think I have formed an attachment to you. You know, what the English call a desire to have symphonic concerts with someone at all hours of the day… Sherry Thomas
“ Worrying about outcomes over which I have no control is punishing myself before the universe has decided whether I ought to be punished. Sherry Thomas
“ Fortune favors the brave."Another moment of silence. And then, Iolanthe found herself shouting at the top of her lungs, her voice nearly drowned by the bellow of all the rebels present, "And the brave… Sherry Thomas
“ I’ve always loved you,” he said, his eyes a blue that was almost violet. “You know this.” She swallowed a lump in her throat. “I only wonder whether I deserve such devotion.”“Sometimes people fall in… Sherry Thomas
“ Don't worry, darling. I'll look out for myself. And I've reached an age when I have no problem telling someone to fuck off. Sherry Thomas
“ I beg you to exercise wisdom and restraint and remember that not all opportunities are created equal. Some are nothing but steps leading down toward catastrophe. Sherry Thomas
“ You are asking me to give up everything for a cause that isn't mine. I don't want to be part of any revolution. I just want to live. Sherry Thomas
“ Outwardly, other than her hair, she had not changed much. She was still more or less the same cool, aloof woman who garnered more respect than affection. On the inside, however, it had been impossible… Sherry Thomas
“ That the loss of a man, even if he had been the love of her life, was not the end of a woman's existence. Sherry Thomas
“ As a youth, I listened to the rain from the bowers of pleasure houses,Red silk drapes translucent in the glow of candlelight.In my prime, I listened to the rain as a traveler,The sky low, the river br… Sherry Thomas
“ She wanted to run her hands over him as he whispered the impassioned corollaries of non-Euclidean geometry. Sherry Thomas
“ She had very much looked forward to a word in private with him. But she forgot, as she usually did, the silence that always came between them in these latter years, whenever they found themselves alon… Sherry Thomas
“ Do not undervalue what you are ultimately worth because you are at a momentary disadvantage. Sherry Thomas
“ We are all going to die soon. Do you really wish to waste time being angry at me?""Yes. I remain an unrepentant optimist. If i see that I am about to die, or you, I will forgive you. But not until the… Sherry Thomas
“ Perhaps you forgave him too much, but who among us would not wish to be so generously loved and generously forgiven? Sherry Thomas
“ It won’t be disagreeable,” he said. “It can be made quite enjoyable.”“Oh, it had better be,” she said tartly. “I’ve heard plenty over the years on your amatory prowess. If I’m not on the roof crowing,… Sherry Thomas
