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It is working in the dark, not knowing if anything I do will ever make a difference. It is speaking anyway, writing anyway, loving anyway. It is enduring disappointment and then getting back to work. It is knowing this book may be read only
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“He had kissed her twice now. Outrageous! Indefensible! Would he kiss her in the sunlight next time? My goodness, she hoped not! Would he hold her close, his hand stroking her back as if she was something to be handled with care, cherished? Heaven forbid!”
― The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
― The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
“I love a horizon. . .That feeling of longing, of mystery and distant magic, pulls always on my soul. I suppose that's where my mother must be. Roaming through the afterlight, stealing heaven. . .”
― The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
― The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
“What would you do with your education?â€�
“Improve whatever part of world I could touch upon.”
― The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
“Improve whatever part of world I could touch upon.”
― The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
“But they were pirates. Used to shaping the world however they decided it.”
― The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
― The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
“I needed a book in case of emergencies."
"You mean like being attacked by foul-mouthed highwaymen?"
"No, I mean those moments when nothing important is happening, such as during travel. After supper. Before sleeping. Or whilst one's opponent reloads their gun.”
― The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
"You mean like being attacked by foul-mouthed highwaymen?"
"No, I mean those moments when nothing important is happening, such as during travel. After supper. Before sleeping. Or whilst one's opponent reloads their gun.”
― The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
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