Quotes Tagged With :victorian

Sometimes people do misguided things for the most honorable of reasons.

I stood at the grassy edge and tentatively dipped my toe into the water. I watched the ripple spread....

Reading a novel after reading semiotic theory was like jogging empty-handed after jogging with hand weights.....

You are an exceedingly beautiful mystery, one that intrigues me and one that I plan to solve.

We laughed as we ducked behind a pile of snow. Then our brothers came charging through the barrier, sending....

He had an overwhelming urge to take possession of her lips, silencing any mention of another man’s....

George dutifully dusted the marks from the expensive rug and retired to the kitchen to await a grave....

She first peered into its fascinating cases of beetles and butterflies at the age of six, in the company....

One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing.

Go find your own hiding spot!” I hissed. “The seat is not wide enough to hold me and that whale you....