A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times Quotes

“To marry and have babies is no great plan for happiness or meaning, Jules. Society tries to tell the ladies it is, but society tells men a very different story. For a lady, wifehood and motherhood are a privilege, a literal consummation devoutly to be wished, despite the fact that wedding vows render a woman’s personhood forfeit and put her life at risk. Many men chose war over domesticity”
― Grace Burrowes, A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times

“Of course child birth. One of them had been married less than a year. What woman seeks to risk her life for the sake of some fellow’s elegant knee or witty repartee?”
― Grace Burrowes, A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times

“Polite society had a relentlessly dirty mind. If it became known that a male with nefarious intent had put his hands on Hyperia’s person, speculation would ensue: Had she enticed him? Had he done more than maul her? What was she doing, standing all alone on the moonlit porch, if not waiting for a lover?”
― Grace Burrowes, A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times

“War is supposed to haunt us, lest we send our sons careering into a similar hellscape in the name of some king or despot.”
― Grace Burrowes, A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times

“The rich had grown very rich, while the poor had grown very numerous. The government’s response was to counter potential upheaval with real oppression, which, of course, contributed to greater unrest.”
― Grace Burrowes, A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times

“Britain had emerged victorious from two decades of war appended to a century of war, only to find herself fantastically in debt and ruled by a buffoon. The populace that had made endless sacrifices in the name of patriotism was now deeply discontent for many of the same reasons that had fueled revolution in France.”
― Grace Burrowes, A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times