Tabou Quotes

“No matter what the challenge, Aurore always felt stronger on her own territory. Her deepest faith abided in her vines. She knew her childhood home on Cyprus like she knew her own body.”
― Suzanne Stroh, Tabou: Jocelyn

“She had to remind herself that she was in recovery from being rich.”
― Suzanne Stroh, Tabou: Jocelyn

“It was just a magnificent, India-ink night of moonlit clouds below and glimpses of the shimmering sea. What century are you in? he longed to ask her.”
― Suzanne Stroh, Tabou: Jocelyn

“Aurore had a well-maintained body that met the basic requirements of haute couture.”
― Suzanne Stroh, Tabou: Jocelyn

“For the fist time since she'd met him five years ago, Zander Duffield looked like a child acting the role of a Titan in a school play--instead of the Titan he actually was.”
― Suzanne Stroh, Tabou: Jocelyn

“Before you, Joss, I'd sooner die than accept a ride from a chauffeur.”
― Suzanne Stroh, Tabou: Jocelyn

“Boonie wondered with sadness, Why don't I have any real memories like that of this elder statesman who happens to live in our house from time to time? This handsome, formal man whose blood runs mysteriously in my own veins? He was always more like a king than a father.”
― Suzanne Stroh, Tabou: Jocelyn

“David put his pint glass down like it was poison. The clear amber beauty stared back at him with Again on its mind. She was already in his blood, swimming in his veins.”
― Suzanne Stroh, Tabou: Jocelyn

“They were wrong, he thought. She is better than Garbo.”
― Suzanne Stroh, Tabou: Jocelyn

“What I thought we might have a conversation about, is basically I do math, sir, not clandestine operations that severely deplete my mental resources.”
― Suzanne Stroh, Tabou: Jocelyn

“Kit spoke vintage vinyl in all its dialects. And he casually rubbed elbows with stars from all walks of life. Oh, and he was twenty. And drop-dead gorgeous. Kit Hemion was a very big way Aaron's Records made money with the West Side set.”
― Suzanne Stroh, Tabou: Jocelyn

“A man can always get his mind around a rose garden.”
― Suzanne Stroh, Tabou: Jocelyn

“Joss often thought of herself in male terms when analyzing her role in the family business system, since there didn't seem to be any available roles or jobs for women.”
― Suzanne Stroh, Tabou: Jocelyn