The Conquest of Lady Cassandra Quotes

“Stop thinking like a madman, or you will end up acting like an ass.”
― Madeline Hunter, The Conquest of Lady Cassandra

“She held up her hands. “Stop, please. Allow me to hear one shocking sentence at a time.”
― Madeline Hunter, The Conquest of Lady Cassandra

“They stood like that, his embrace still holding her, for ten seconds at most, during which she ignored the truth of the moment and allowed herself to savor the illusion of being cared for.”
― Madeline Hunter, The Conquest of Lady Cassandra

“In Cassandra’s case, she was not merely independent, he now knew, but irreverent. Irresponsible. Irritating. She was probably guilty of all the bad behavior all the ir-words in the language alluded to.”
― Madeline Hunter, The Conquest of Lady Cassandra

“I hope you found pleasure in it at least. I have always thought impulsive pleasure was the best kind.”
― Madeline Hunter, The Conquest of Lady Cassandra

“Whether to add you to my conquests. The plain evidence that you are indeed a woman of the world absolves me of some irritating points of honor on the question that have made me hesitate.”
― Madeline Hunter, The Conquest of Lady Cassandra

“He looked at her as if she had just said something surprising. He appeared almost vulnerable for a moment.”
― Madeline Hunter, The Conquest of Lady Cassandra

“He laughed lightly, but his eyes told another story. Ambury could smile ever so amiably while the daggers within his wit sliced one to shreds.”
― Madeline Hunter, The Conquest of Lady Cassandra

“Really, the man was not to be borne. Here she was, doing a good deed by tolerating him, and he had the effrontery to almost insult her outright.”
― Madeline Hunter, The Conquest of Lady Cassandra