The Whispering Muse Quotes

“She'll flare bright and burn herself out like a match. (p. 146)”
― Laura Purcell, The Whispering Muse

“You're not nothing! You're a person in your own right. (p. 243)”
― Laura Purcell, The Whispering Muse

“You'll swallow this down, you'll keep being brave and pretending, though it's killing you inside. (p. 177)”
― Laura Purcell, The Whispering Muse

“Give a man enough rope, and he'll hang himself. (p. 146)”
― Laura Purcell, The Whispering Muse

“But what would I say? That he made our marriage a mockery? That I realise I no longer hold his heart, or even his loyalty? (p. 146)”
― Laura Purcell, The Whispering Muse

“My first reaction was a surge of love. Uncontrollable, the instinct of many years. I hated myself for that; hated him for making me feel it. (p. 91)”
― Laura Purcell, The Whispering Muse

“Gentlemen want a nasty woman at heart. (p. 89)”
― Laura Purcell, The Whispering Muse

“Please tell me you saw him. Say you glimpsed the brightest star in the firmament before it burned out. (p. 21)”
― Laura Purcell, The Whispering Muse