Lady of Devices Quotes

“If there's anything I hate, it's someone telling me "don't" without saying why.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“Girls should certainly be heard. It is their voices the world is missing.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“Honestly, dear heart, you've got to curb this unhealthy tendency to blow things up.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“If one wanted models of good behaviour, one must be a model of good behaviour oneself.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“A lady of resources makes her own luck.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“We are to succeed through the exercise of intellect, not brute force.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“Why should I? First she burns me, then she boils me eyes. If I take that knife to anything, it'll be 'er, and that's a fact.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“Claire dropped Willie on the cobbles and caught the girl by the back of her combies as she spun to escape. It was the work of a moment to turn her over her knee and remind her of Newton’s law that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“Girls should certainly be heard. It was their voices that the world was missing.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“You make your way through the application of intelligence, grace, and consideration for others. You do the right thing, not the easy thing.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“There will be no more thieving and fisticuffs and pickpocketing. We will earn our bread through the force of intellect, as befits ladies and gentlemen of this modern age.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“She had no prospects and now possessed what could only politely be called a “past.” If with God’s aid she could help these children, maybe she would have done as much good as any real mother in London.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“But at the very least, writing out the list of items to be purchased each day gave the Mopsies practice in their letters, and each of them possessed such a sharp mind that they were never shorted by so much as a penny during the actual purchase.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“P’raps that wall ent solid.” Lizzie and Maggie stared at one another, wide-eyed.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“No one knows that better than I,” she said with utter sincerity.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“What on earth is that?” Emilie looked puzzled. “Something to do with fireplace tools?” Lord James leaned in, his polite smile broadening to an honest grin. “It’s a card game the cowboys play in the Wild West,” he said. “Miss Churchill, you surprise me.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices

“If there’s anything I hate, it’s someone telling me ‘don’t’ without saying why.”
― Shelley Adina, Lady of Devices