Quotes from Sally MacKenzie

The angrier the man, the more desperate his love.

Lady Beatrice grunted and turned to Emma. "Here is your escort, dear." She shook the elderly man's arm and shouted in his ear, "This is Miss Peterson, Mr. Maxwell. You'll be taking her in to dinner." "What? Thinner?" Mr. Maxwell was so bent over, his face was only inches above Emma's bosom. "Sacrilege! Don't take an ounce off 'em, my dear." Emma stepped back before a bit of drool hit her bodice.

Mr. Humphrey's bluster died under the duchess's unwavering gaze. His nose twitched. "Yes, well, indeed. It is all highly irregular." Her grace smiled gently. "Duchesses can be 'highly irregular,' Mr. Humphrey. It's one of the perks of the position.

A man's pride needs careful handling.

Denial is always a prison.

If opportunity knocks, throw open the door and drag it in.

A pinch of jealousy thickens the broth. —Venus's Love Notes

There on the bed where Reggie had been lying were Ellie's cursed red drawers.

Kita tidak bisa mengendalikan apa yang kita rasakan, kita hanya bisa mengendalikan tindakan kita.

A pinch of jealousy thickens the broth.

Disappointment is sometimes a blessing in disguise.

Self-control was overrated.

There is always a price to pay when one tinkers with the truth.

Overconfidence leads to carelessness, which leads just as surely to disaster.

Caution is good, but sometimes courage is better.

Once you see the glimmer of an opening, shove your foot into the crack.

It's a very bad idea to leave a woman alone with only 'er thoughts for company. Women stew and fret and make mountains out o' molehills until what we think was a little make turns into a killing offense.

Married in haste, we repent at leisure.

discovered you and Lady Oxbury were going to be guests as well.

Belief isn't required. Finch told me my father scoffed at it all, and he's just as dead as the other dukes." "So

And Mama and Papa did have ten children.... It was all exceedingly embarrassing. Mary

His brows shot up. "You are very frank." She grinned. "It is one of the benefits of choosing spinsterhood.

Is that what was under the towel this morning?" "Yes." Charles bit back a slightly hysterical laugh. "I usually carry it with me." "But how does it fit into your breeches?" "It collapses for storage.