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“The lines shown here are an exact facsimile of what was written on the venerable piece of parchment—and have wonderful importance, as they induced my uncle to undertake the most wonderful series of adventures which ever fell to the lot of human beings.”
― Anonymous

“Let no one presume to give the feelings of a young woman on receiving the assurance of that affection of which she has scarcely allowed herself to entertain a hope.”
― Jane Austen, Mansfield Park

“I beg leave to assure my honored readers that most of the incidents are taken from real life, and that the oddest are the truest; for no person, no matter how vivid an imagination he may have, can invent anything half so droll as the freaks and fancies that originate in the lively brains of little people.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Men

“Heretofore my life has been calm as a summer's day; but who knows when winter storms may rise, and often I have thought that I was born to know wind and rain and lightning as well as peace and sunshine.”
― H. Rider Haggard, Fair Margaret

“Big streams from little fountains flow. Great oaks from little acorns grow;”
― E.D.E.N. Southworth, Ishmael; Or, In the Depths

“I begin to think a body may get any reasonable thing in this world if they will only try hard enough for it!”
― E.D.E.N. Southworth, Ishmael; Or, In the Depths

“Everybody has their taste in noises as well as in other matters; and sounds are quite innoxious, or most distressing, by their sort rather than their quantity.”
― Jane Austen, Persuasion

“Prettier musings of high-wrought love and eternal constancy could never have passed along the streets of Bath, than Anne was sporting with from Camden-place to Westgate-buildings. It was almost enough to spread purification and perfume all the way.”
― Jane Austen, Persuasion

“The Lord's capacity to forgive a person who is truly repentant is without limit, without qualification”
― Elizabeth Camden, The Lady of Bolton Hill

“There is freedom waiting for you,
On the breezes of the sky,
And you ask "What if I fall?"
Oh but my darling,
What if you fly?”
― Erin Hanson

“Regret and repentance do not always walk hand in hand.”
― Anne Elisabeth Stengl, Moonblood

“Fear was not well-known to Sir Eanrin. He generally found it got in the way, so he bypassed the emotion entirely.”
― Anne Elisabeth Stengl, Moonblood

“Our Prince does not give his servants hopeless tasks. They sometimes do not follow an expected path, but they are never hopeless.”
― Anne Elisabeth Stengl, Moonblood

“For nothing you have done could equal the evil that I myself have committed against all who loved and trusted me. No regret you ever know will compare to the despair I knew when I recognized what I had done. And no forgiveness you may yet receive will ever outshine the grace that was extended to me, the vilest of all my Master’s servants. “No, Lionheart, I can never hate you, for in truth, you and I are alike, and if our deeds were measured against one another, no one could say yours were the worse.”
― Anne Elisabeth Stengl, Moonblood

“I’m worthless,” Lionheart says. “I couldn’t save her. I couldn’t redeem my honor.” “You never can,” the Prince replies. He takes Lionheart by the shoulders and forces him to sit up, to face him. “But do you think my grace insufficient to forgive you?”
― Anne Elisabeth Stengl, Moonblood

“There is a moment that comes into every life when the right word, the right look even, could change the shape of the world forever. The wrong one could as well, though the resulting shape would be different. No word at all, however, and the moment slips by, and things remain unsaid that perhaps should have been said, perhaps shouldn’t, and no one can ever know for sure.”
― Anne Elisabeth Stengl, Moonblood

“I'm your friend, and friends don't let friends die.”
― C.B. Cook, Twinepathy

“She felt herself caught up in the greatness of a story far too big for her mortal understanding, caught up and carried in a rolling current. But she was unafraid. For the first time, she believed she was truly alive.”
― Anne Elisabeth Stengl, Dragonwitch

“Every time I give in to concern about tomorrow, even my next hour, I rob this hour, this day of strength, peace. The Maker holds all my days. Do I trust him with them, or not?”
― Lisa Tawn Bergren, Season of Wonder

“Jackaby turned to look at me. “What in heaven’s name are you doing with my copy of Historia Lycanthropis?” “I—what?” I answered eloquently. “That book. What on earth are you doing with it?” “Well, you had the stick.” His eyebrows furrowed. “This is a shillelagh. It was cut from Irish blackthorn by a leprechaun craftsman, cured in the furnace of Gofannon, and imbued with supernatural powers of protection. That”—he gestured to the book—“is a book.” “It’s heavy, though.”
― William Ritter, Jackaby

“Sir? What are you doing?” I asked. “Investigating,” Jackaby replied flatly. “Well, you can’t just walk into someone’s yard unannounced. Besides, doesn’t investigating usually involve questioning people?” “I’ve nothing against people as a general rule, but people don’t tend to have the sort of answers I’m looking for.” The fence post just above Jackaby’s head exploded in a spray of splinters with a resonating BLAM! A woman stood in the open doorway across from him, a plain white apron tied around her waist and a fat-barreled rifle in her hands. “Of course, people do have a way of surprising you from time to time,” my employer added. The”
― William Ritter, Beastly Bones

“If you can't annoy somebody, there is little point in writing.”
― Kingsley Amis, Lucky Jim

“Memory warps time, as it does the sights and sounds and smells of reality; for what shapes it is emotion, which can twist what seems clear, just as the surface of a pond seems to bend the stick thrust into the water.”
― Sherwood Smith, Crown Duel

“I’d learned something, all right, about the power of attraction, and Nee was right, it was potent. But I’d also learned that the self might want one thing, but that didn’t mean it was right. Isn’t that why we have minds?”
― Sherwood Smith, Crown Duel

“Except, what is normal at any given time? We change just as the seasons change, and each spring brings new growth. So nothing is ever quite the same. I realize now that what I wanted was comfort, but that, too, does not often come with growth and change.”
― Sherwood Smith, Crown Duel

“Down with tyranny!' Bramble cried. 'Aristocracy! Autocracy! Monocracy! Other ocracy things! You are outnumbered, sir! Surrender!”
― Heather Dixon, Entwined

“No sensible man ever engages, unprepared, in a fencing match of words with a woman.”
― Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White

“Gripping his sword, Jace gave a slight nod to assure him that he’d take on the whole village and die before letting any harm befall Kyrin. Satisfied, Kaden and Trev went on.”
― Jaye L. Knight, The King's Scrolls

“When you kill me, I want you to know I don't fear you. My God is stronger than fear.
-Leith Torren”
― Tricia Mingerink, Defy

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
― C.S. Lewis