Once Upon a Maiden Lane Quotes

“No,” she said. “I only speak the truth, for I have been on both sides, you see. I’ve been both a pigeon and a dove. We may think that little separates us. That one woman is like any other—she has eyes and ears, a mouth and throat, a heart that beats and a mind that thinks. We may think that what differences there are between women are small: one woman may dance until dawn while the other must rise at dawn to sweep the steps. But those same differences are everything when it comes to marriage.”
― Elizabeth Hoyt, Once Upon a Maiden Lane

“I can’t think why I bothered to let him name our daughter Persephone Eve if he’s just going to call her Titania at every turn. At least I put my foot down and wouldn’t let him name her Clytemnestra Aphrodite.”
― Elizabeth Hoyt, Once Upon a Maiden Lane

“Come, Titania, your walnut-shell carriage awaits, drawn by dragonflies and coached by a tiny black beetle. Away will we to dance like dandelion fluff upon the wind!”
― Elizabeth Hoyt, Once Upon a Maiden Lane

“I'm Joanna but you can call me Jo if you wish. I've always wanted someone to call me Jo. It's sounds so dashing, don't you think?”
― Elizabeth Hoyt, Once Upon a Maiden Lane