Jess Grayson (bookspastbedtime) > Jess's Quotes

“It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

“It seems so easy now, just to cry about it. Just to feel pissed off and cheated, to love my mother this damn much, but love myself a little more because I need to. I have to.”
― Ashley Herring Blake, How to Make a Wish

“You cannot keep the whole world at arm's length, my lord," he said. "Not forever.”
― TJ Alexander, A Gentleman's Gentleman: A Novel

“Harding was staring at his lips the same way he stared at particularly modish cravats in Christopher's trunks: like he was about to caress them to ensure they were properly cared for.”
― TJ Alexander, A Gentleman's Gentleman: A Novel