Miss Delectable Quotes

“There is no justification among decent people for murdering and mistreating children.”
― Grace Burrowes, Miss Delectable

“Jule's sporadic largesse was part of any tyrant's strategy for maintaining control. Bread and circuses between battles and tantrums.”
― Grace Burrowes, Miss Delectable

“This is how Englishmen attempt to make their drunken stupidity appear brave. The old ladies have granddaughters and goddaughters in service, working as lady’s maids and companions. They hear everything. The nephews and grandsons are fencing masters, dancing masters, and drawing masters in the best English households, and they hear even more. Whoever speaks against you does not want to confront you over pistols or swords, so perhaps your foe is a woman.”
― Grace Burrowes, Miss Delectable

“Champagne! In victory one deserves it, in defeat one needs it.”
― Grace Burrowes, Miss Delectable