Emily

“A good turnout at church today. It had nothing to do with the mild weather and a desire to gossip and everything to do with my oratory skills, I am perfectly convinced. Indeed, if not for Mrs Attwood's new bonnet, I would have had the ladies' undivided attention. The gentlemen I was more certain of. They had no interest in bonnets, new or otherwise, and listened in pleasing silence, broken only by an occasional snore.”
― Amanda Grange, Henry Tilney's Diary

“My attempts at brushing him off were three counties past the border of outright rude, but nothing fazed him.”
― A&E Kirk

“It is possible to compromise in certain areas when choosing a partner for life, but never on a cravat.”
― Amanda Grange, Henry Tilney's Diary

“My shoulders sagged. Really, is it too much to ask that I be able to come home from a long day of work and relax? Oh, no. I have to come home and read a bunch of letters written to the love of my life by his fiancée, who, if I am correct, had him killed a hundred and fifty years ago. Then, as if that is not bad enough, he wants me to explain the Vietnam War.”
― Meg Cabot, Darkest Hour