Thunder & Roses Quotes

“To love and be loved is the most powerful of human needs


Clare Morgan”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder & Roses

“Something must be done about the food.”

Seeing his speculative glance Clare laid down her fork and gave him a warning scowl. “Yes, I’m a good cook, but I will not have time to work in the kitchen. And don’t try to convince me that a mistress also has to cook for her lover.”

“I wasn’t thinking of wasting your valuable time in the kitchen.” He smiled mischievously. “But a mistress can do interesting thing with food. Shall I describe them?”

“No!”

“Another time, perhaps.”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder & Roses

“I believe in love



Nicholas Davies - Earl of Aberdare”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder & Roses

“A certain skill at billiards is the mark of a gentleman, but to play too well is the sign of a misspent youth.
Lucien Fairchild”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder & Roses

“Are you still afraid of me?" He touched her fallen hair with a butterfly's delicacy. She might not have noticed that touch, except that she noticed everything he did. She closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them and met his gaze steadily. "Aristophanes said that boys throw stones at frogs in jest, but the frogs, they die in earnest. You're going to break my life into splinters, then move on without a second thought. Yes, my lord, you terrify me." He became very still. "Only things that are rigid can break. Perhaps your life needs to be splintered.”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder and Roses

“Has anyone ever pointed out that you're too clever by half?"

"It's been mentioned. Why do you think I'm a spinster?”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder & Roses

“Don't you care that your neighbors are suffering?"

"In a word, no. The Bible says that the poor will always be with us, and if Jesus couldn't change that, I certainly can't.”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder & Roses

“and certainly unchristian, to hate someone for the color of his skin, yet such trivial things can change the pattern of a life.”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder and Roses

“Michael is easier to understand—he had to believe in Caroline. To betray a friend was despicable—to acknowledge that he had done so for a woman who was utterly unworthy”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder and Roses

“my grandfather laid claim to all the virtues. Vice was the only thing left to me." Clare scowled at him. "The old earl has been dead for four years, and you're a grown man. Find a better excuse, or learn better behavior.”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder & Roses

“Isn't a mistress supposed to care about her lover?" she asked softly. Their glances met, and Nicholas felt something shift deep inside him, creating a moment of strange vulnerability. This woman could hurt him badly if he wasn't careful.”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder and Roses

“Find a better excuse, or learn better behavior.”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder & Roses

“older children seldom paid much attention to younger ones. The reverse was not true.”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder & Roses

“Intimacy was a web spun of many strands, and each small submission on her part was a point won for him.”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder & Roses

“Aristophanes said that boys throw stones at frogs in jest, but the frogs, they die in earnest. You're going to break my life into splinters, then move on without a second thought. Yes, my lord, you terrify me.”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder & Roses

“The cue allows more flexibility and control. But I imagine you'll prefer the mace—it's more moral." Clare's dark brows arched. "How can one piece of wood be more moral than another?”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder & Roses

“Lie back and enjoy, Clarissima. Last night was a synopsis. Now it's time for the unabridged version.”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder & Roses

“Things have been going wrong for years. Only desperation could have driven me to seek the aid of a reprobate like you."
Seeing the mischievous gleam in her eyes, he said promptly, "At least that is turning out well. Look at the splendid opportunity for Christian martyrdom that I'm giving you.”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder & Roses

“Clare's dark brows arched. "How can one piece of wood be more moral than another?"
"The mace saves a lady from bending over and exposing her ankles to whatever depraved males are present," he explained.”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder & Roses

“Here's a lesson for you, Clare. Frivolity is usually far more profitable than necessity.”
― Mary Jo Putney, Thunder and Roses