The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Quotes

“Do you have an obscure fact regarding cartography that would catch the attention of a man whose only other interest is the sweet pea?

I PRESUME THAT WAS A SERIOUS QUESTION?

It was.

THE HEREFORD MAPPA MUNDI IS ORIENTED TO THE EAST. PERHAPS A COMMENT ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS? IF HE IS AN ENTHUSIAST, ANY USE OF THE WORD MAPPA MUNDI SHOULD WORK IN YOUR FAVOUR.

Then he sent another:

FAR BE IT FROM ME TO PRY INTO YOUR PERSONAL BUSINESS, BUT ARE YOU CERTAIN THIS IS A MAN YOU WISH TO IMPRESS?

I laughed.

He is moneyed, with a good deal in the funds, three country estates, and would spend his life consumed by cartography and the sweet pea, thus proclaimed an eligible candidate. Alas, not for me, but my cousin, a reality I fully accept.

USE THE WORD THEORY IF YOU CAN. MEN WHO THINK THEY KNOW A GREAT DEAL FIND SATISFACTION FROM THE WORD.

THE VERY LITTLE I KNOW ABOUT YOUR LIFE EXHAUSTS ME.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“Dreams are not reality.
UNTIL THEY ARE.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“I have found that on occasions of high absurdity, one either discovers a great friend or someone to never speak with again.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“Our conversation was very June and very Afternoon, meaning it meandered like a honey bee.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“Never trust a man who can say so many things with a single syllable.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“You must be fighting fit, Emma, whatever else. Most of life is the ability to be ready for what comes your way.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“Am I simply mistaking paralysis for healing?(August 16th)”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“His words hurt in the way that truth does when you wish it was a lie but you know you cannot claim it to be.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“Islington is sufficient. I much prefer it, as Miss Lion should know. We are long acquainted, are we not?” He returned his eyes to me. “I believe we go back five years? To seventy-eight, if I don’t miss my guess. So you see, Miss Bairrage, Miss Lion and I share every confidence, whether we want to or not.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“...My Friends do not go to war alone.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“Trust only those not affected by love to judge with clarity.” “I believe a few more desserts would give us the clarity we need.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“Aren’t you supposed to be in a crypt somewhere, for your sins?” Islington asked in a ducal tone. “They evicted me,” I snapped. “Who?” “The dead.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“As much as this tea would Not Be Approved Of under polite circumstance, it was such a warm, human moment.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“Mr. Pierce,” I said, “I have found that on occasions of high absurdity, one either discovers a great friend or someone to never speak with again. Having now experienced a disastrous evening in Lapis Lazuli House, I leave it to you to decide which you would prefer.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2