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August 20 - August 25, 2024
It was all rather in keeping with the theme of the last six years of Salavert’s life—a saga of dreams, itching, and abysmal disappointment.
At that tender age, it had never occurred to Ellie that the life she wanted was an impossibility—that no amount of intelligence and determination would ever overcome the handicap of her gender.
Ellie didn’t want a husband. Marriage would mean the end of any occupation for her besides managing the household—a fate even less desirable than being eaten alive by a boa constrictor.
Werd
It’s not as though I was denying half the population of the United Kingdom one of their most basic and essential civil rights, consigning them to a life of virtual slavery thinly disguised as ‘domestic bliss’ and forbidding them from any meaningful or profitable employment.”
I love this woman
Books were like breathing for her—an extension of her being. She hardly had to think about the fact that she was reading when she did it.
hours. I might be an oaf, but I’m a reasonably useful one. Afraid
“It’s Bat Guy.” “Bat Guy?” Ellie echoed. “I’ve seen him around, though usually when they draw him full size he’s got this big pair of…” Bates’s enthusiastic explanation trailed off. He glanced over at her awkwardly. “Well, he’s definitely a Bat Guy and not a Bat Girl, is what I’m saying.”
I cannot with this man
“Hiking,” Bates blurted, snapping his gaze away from her. “Love hiking. Sounds good to me. Best get some sleep.”
Roasted javelina would go very nicely with tortillas. It would probably taste a bit like justice.
“If I’m going to take you… every perfect, infuriating inch of you,” he elaborated as his eyes moved over her in a way that felt as intense as a touch. “I’m not going to do it like this.” “Every inch?” Ellie echoed roughly.
“Stay perfectly still, Mr. Bates.” “I’ve had my tongue in your ear,” Adam cheerfully reminded her. “Pretty sure we can drop the ‘mister.’” Ellie shot him a glare. “Be quiet!” she ordered.
“To accidentally wiping out every vestige of a lost world,” he said.
