“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… — Loraine Despres Copy Share Image
“[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… — Loraine Despres Copy Share Image
“If you know anything about summer in Louisiana you know that the heat, moist and heavy, presses down on the pavement until it sends… — Loraine Despres Copy Share Image
“The most important thing about virtue is to talk as if you're in favor of it.” — Loraine Despres Copy Share Image
“Letting go is the best revenge. It frees your heart for much more satisfying pursuits.” — Loraine Despres Copy Share Image
“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… — Loraine Despres Copy Share Image
“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… — Loraine Despres Copy Share Image
“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… — Loraine Despres Copy Share Image
![“[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 velvet, amid a flotilla of lacy white antimacassars...” quote by Loraine Despres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5e3/loraine-despres-45638_love_belle-d-fallen-in-love-with-him-at-fifte_1388942.jpg)
