Alicia Kunicki

“With your penchant for diminishing a man to little more than a shell of his former manhood, it never ceases to amaze me that you managed to receive all the proposals you did.”
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“It’s my décolletage—when gentlemen stare at my bosom, they don’t hear a word I say. I strongly believe that if trees sprouted breasts tomorrow, they would soon be wearing wedding rings.”
― Sherry Thomas, A Study in Scarlet Women

“...when an old man dies, no matter how well loved he is, it is easier to accept: death has been in the wings for a while. But when a young man perishes unexpectedly, his devoted wife, who has had every expectation of many more happy years together, suddenly finds herself profoundly alone-- and descends into a powerful grief that lasts for years upon years.”
― Sherry Thomas, A Study in Scarlet Women

“I do not like the idea of bartering the use of my reproductive system for a man's support...”
― Sherry Thomas, A Study in Scarlet Women

“I often question your actions, but rarely your reasoning. And this isn't one of those rare instances.”
― Sherry Thomas, A Study in Scarlet Women