The Maiden Quotes

“And the laird watching over it all,’ I say. ‘He does,’ she says, pursing her lips and striding forth. ‘We are at his mercy and, if not him, we would be at the mercy of another laird. They are much the same, and we are better with the Devil we know.’ Oriana, I realize, is more worldly-wise than she pretends to be.”
― Kate Foster, The Maiden

“Although I read avidly and wrote with flair, far exceeding the direction of the tutor who came to Roseburn, these assets were not considered to be as attractive as obedience or serenity or silence.”
― Kate Foster, The Maiden