A Royal Murder Quotes

“Forgive my ignorance, but I rather thought the point of fashion is that it is entirely useless." His lips quirked. "Otherwise it would be designed for practicality and comfort”
― Verity Bright, A Royal Murder

“But you know how free-spirited my parents were and how... carefree they brought me up abroad. I'm just not used to this suffocating life which revolves around etiquette and rules. I sincerely wish I could set fire to society's rulebook and delight in fanning the flames with unladylike gusto”
― Verity Bright, A Royal Murder

“My business is not about lying. It is about squirreling away secrets and then avoiding being caught with them”
― Verity Bright, A Royal Murder

“I'm as in the dark as you are," Eleanor said. "Even though I trust you implicitly, Clifford, my curiosity has entirely eaten me up to the point I'm now ready to boil your head”
― Verity Bright, A Royal Murder

“And why would that be of any interest to me? I prefer straight-talking to double meanings, by the way." - "Me too. But isn't that the trouble with all of us who have even a whiff of Irish descent. We're masters of turning a simple sentence into a confusing riddle”
― Verity Bright, A Royal Murder

“caprice”
― Verity Bright, A Royal Murder

“salient”
― Verity Bright, A Royal Murder

“moya dorogaya devochka.”
― Verity Bright, A Royal Murder

“Darling, it's simply practice. What have I been telling you? All men are the same. You just need to find their individual little button and figure out how hard they like it pressed”
― Verity Bright, A Royal Murder