“I was performing my ritual of sipping tea, shooting flirtatious glances and planning murder” — Mingmei Yip Copy Share Image
Public opinion is a courtesan, whom we seek to please without respecting. — Jean Antoine Petit-Senn Copy Share Image
“Let those who love me follow me'Cora Pearl, on being the very first person to dye her hair red in 1864” — Cora Pearl courtesan of the demi-monde Copy Share Image
It is something, I thought, when a king can put a courtesan to the blush. — Mary Renault Copy Share Image
If I had to fall from Cassiel's grace, at least I know it took a courtesan worthy of Kings to do it. — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
Glory is sometimes a low courtesan who on the road entices many who did not think of her. They are astonished to… — Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne Copy Share Image
“Here’s her story, a tale of the bear-keeper’s daughter and the Empire: what happened to her and what happened because of her.” — Carol Strickland Copy Share Image
She had the underwear of a thirteen-year-old, as well, he thought. He glanced back at her. But the shoes of a courtesan. — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
Death is as unexpected in his caprice as a courtesan in her disdain; but death is truer – Death has never forsaken… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
“I have never deceived anyone, for I have never belonged to anyone. My independence was all my wealth: I have known no… — Cora Pearl Copy Share Image
“Finding out that you are not your lover’s only lover hurts, but not as much as discovering that you are the side… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“What did a Lord need with a courtesan and why marry one? The little voice in my head screamed a warning.” — Rae Z. Ryans Copy Share Image
“The word for her in Paris, a courtesan who had made it to the stage, was grue—it happened so often there was… — Alexander Chee Copy Share Image
I'll live as a courtesan, not as a woman. I'll embrace any man that comes my way. It's not hard giving your… — Hwang Jini Copy Share Image
“The Reverend Mother must combine the seductive wiles of a courtesan with the untouchable majesty of a virgin goddess, holding these attributes… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
You have a curious way of arousing one's imagination, stimulating all one's nerves, and making one's pulses beat faster. You put an… — Leopold von Sacher-Masoch Copy Share Image
“Her newly revealed skin was white and luminous, her body tender and abundantly curved... He closed his eyes briefly, striving to subdue… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
“I watched her, a tall girl with long hair so black that under the stage lighting it coruscated like moonlit liquid. It… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
How is it that one woman is…enough…for three men?” “I don’t know.” “She must be a very talented courtesan.” “Callie.” “Well, that… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
“The dresses are indecent," she said stiffly, the rich silk flowing against her body like water. "But pretty." She shot him another… — Anna Campbell Copy Share Image
