Damon Undone Quotes

“She can't be that hopeless, Ma'am. Can't you teach her what's right— a fine, tight-stitched, dignified lady like yourself? Don't look like much could squeeze by you and not have some of that high class varnish smeared off on it. Surely those fancy manners are like horse sweat and hound dog; a man can't be rid of the stink once he's rubbed up against plenty of it." Her eyes took on the hollow stare of a cadaver. One that suddenly awoke to find itself abandoned in a morgue reserved for undesirables and the unclaimed. "It seems there has been some misunderstanding, Mr. Piper. I chaperone young ladies in society and make introductions that can lead to marriage. Advantageous, mutually beneficial marriage. I don't herd wildebeest across the prairie.”
― Jayne Fresina, Damon Undone