Something Spectacular Quotes

“So everyone in the neighbourhood,” put in Bob, “can get excited that Hadwell Hall is let at last?” “I don’t think they’ll be that excited when they discover it’s been let by me. But,” Peggy offered, “I’ll do my best to insult a young lady at a country dance.”
― Alexis Hall, Something Spectacular

“They raised a teasing eyebrow. “You seem very concerned about dukes.” “I am,” said Bob, greatly wearied. “There is something about me that feels as though it inexorably attracts them. I think it is my ordinary looks coupled with my striking eyes, alongside the fact I am mostly sensible yet given to impulsive attempts to control my own destiny.”
― Alexis Hall, Something Spectacular