The Murder of Mr. Wickham Quotes

“Doing what is right may be painful to us," she said, "but doing what is painful to others is rarely right.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“How unfortunate for public morals that being unladylike feels so... exciting.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“There is no plan so pleasant, no expectation so cherished, that someone cannot be found to disapprove of it.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“The gardener made a sound that suggested people in the Americas might do any sort of lunatic thing, whether making war against their Crown or eating poisonous fruit. Knightley tried again. “Apparently tomatoes are becoming quite popular in London—used in soups and stews and all sorts of dishes.” “They’re even crazier in London than in America,” the gardener said, apparently considering the tomato absolute proof of this assertion.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“Yet the dwelling possessed an undeniable kind of charm. It was the residence of a happy family, and where that is the case, no home can lack beauty.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“A sus pies yacía el señor Wickham, con el rostro ensangrentado, mirando fijamente hacia el techo con la mirada perdida, completamente muerto.”
― Claudia Gray, El asesinato del señor Wickham

“In order to have one’s own pride, one must believe oneself worthy of it,” she replied. “True pride cannot be taken away, not by the contempt of the whole world. We cannot destroy the pride of others, only our own.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“What I believed Willoughby to be, you truly are.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“I cannot condone William's behavior. Yet I cannot uphold the individual laws of God without honoring the spirit that underlies them. Religion must support the bonds of family and love, rather than work against them, if it is to symbolize God's love for man.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“For humility lay at the core of it all—the recognition of one’s own self as a sinner, the willingness to surrender ultimate judgment to the ultimate Judge.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“Georgiana.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“The Churchills spent more of their time in Highbury than in the grand estate Frank had inherited. Emma and Jane formed the beginnings of a true and deep friendship.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“Frank married Jane Fairfax, niece of the poor Miss Bates who eked out an existence in Highbury.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“es lo que traía el asociarse con personas inmorales.”
― Claudia Gray, El asesinato del señor Wickham

“Then you have learned enough of the matter. Be grateful you know no more.” “I shall never be grateful for ignorance,”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“Interesting men tended to marry interesting women. If not, she had learned, it was a hint that the actual man might not be as interesting as his credentials.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“What a relief - he was referring only to the murder.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“insubstantial, darkened. No wonder she and Darcy had had hardly anything to say each other any longer.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“nothing about a ball is rational.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

“But Juliet, like most of those who incur debts, resolved to think no more upon it until the bill came due.”
― Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham