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title: "2 Belle Quotes By Loraine Despres"
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> [ “\[Belle\]'d fallen in love with him at fifteen, galloping down clay roads with the leaves of autumn swirling around them. They'd discovered the nooks and crannies of passion in his mother's darkened parlor on a rolling sea of dark wine… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loraine-despres/belle-d-fallen-in-love-with-him-at-fifteen-galloping-down-clay-roads/)

[Loraine Despres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loraine-despres/)

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> [“Belle turned around. She looked down at her hands, hardened with work. They might have been city hands once, but they weren't anymore, and they never would be again, no matter how much cream she slathered on them. She'd made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loraine-despres/belle-turned-around-she-looked-down-at-her-hands-hardened-with-work/)

[Loraine Despres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loraine-despres/)

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## Other authors on Belle

## More by Loraine Despres

> [ “\[Belle\]'d fallen in love with him at fifteen, galloping down clay roads with the leaves of autumn swirling around them. They'd discovered the nooks… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loraine-despres/belle-d-fallen-in-love-with-him-at-fifteen-galloping-down-clay-roads/)

[Loraine Despres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loraine-despres/)

> [“If you know anything about summer in Louisiana you know that the heat, moist and heavy, presses down on the pavement until it sends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loraine-despres/if-you-know-anything-about-summer-in-louisiana-you-know-that-the-heat/)

[Loraine Despres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loraine-despres/)

> [“Watch out for men who are on speaking terms with the Almighty.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loraine-despres/watch-out-for-men-who-are-on-speaking-terms-with-the-almighty/)

[Loraine Despres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loraine-despres/)

> [“A girl can stand just so much virtue.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loraine-despres/a-girl-can-stand-just-so-much-virtue/)

[Loraine Despres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loraine-despres/)

> [“The most important thing about virtue is to talk as if you're in favor of it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loraine-despres/the-most-important-thing-about-virtue-is-to-talk-as-if-you-re-in/)

[Loraine Despres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loraine-despres/)

> [“Letting go is the best revenge. It frees your heart for much more satisfying pursuits.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loraine-despres/letting-go-is-the-best-revenge-it-frees-your-heart-for-much-more/)

[Loraine Despres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loraine-despres/)

> [“Love is like cigarettes. It gives you a little pleasure while you're at it, but leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loraine-despres/love-is-like-cigarettes-it-gives-you-a-little-pleasure-while-you-re/)

[Loraine Despres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loraine-despres/)

> [“Sissy wasn't really beautiful, but men never noticed. With her deep green eyes, her shoulder-length auburn hair that swung when she moved, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loraine-despres/sissy-wasn-t-really-beautiful-but-men-never-noticed-with-her-deep/)

[Loraine Despres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loraine-despres/)

> [“Belle turned around. She looked down at her hands, hardened with work. They might have been city hands once, but they weren't anymore, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loraine-despres/belle-turned-around-she-looked-down-at-her-hands-hardened-with-work/)

[Loraine Despres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loraine-despres/)

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