“He climbed into bed himself and kissed his way up her legs. Instincts she didn’t even know she possessed made her clench… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share Image
“He felt like a pilgrim standing on the shores of Lake Sahara, having walked barefoot over hundreds of miles, yet all the… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share Image
“This time he could no longer hold back his tears. And with them came words that he’d never been able to say… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share Image
“His voice, however, was utterly velvety—if an upholstered wrecking ball could be called velvety. “I won’t need to try, my dear. My… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share Image
“And when the governess had left, he would slip out of his own room and peer at her door until her light… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share Image
“She fluttered her fan. “And do you know what they say of women of a certain age, what they want above all?”… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share Image
“Her hand reached up and took a strand of his hair between her fingers. “Simple as that.” She gently pulled on that… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share Image
“What did you do to your hair? I don’t like it as much.” His brow knitted. “How do you like it?” “I… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share Image
“The worst thing about falling in love with her so early in life was that he’d been an absolute snot at fourteen,… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share Image
“Sometimes people change, said a voice inside him. And sometimes they don’t.” — Sherry Thomas Copy Share
“For the thousandth time he wished he’d just met her. That they were but two strangers traveling together, that such lovely, filthy thoughts did… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share
“This is the story of a girl who fooled a thousand boys, a boy who fooled an entire country, a partnership that would change… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share
“Outwardly, other than her hair, she had not changed much. She was still more or less the same cool, aloof woman who garnered more… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share
“Humans, herself included, held no interest for her except as living machines, mind-bogglingly intricate, beautiful systems that somehow housed individuals not quite worthy of… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share
“...So far I have restrained myself. For how much longer, I do not know. I have never known such happiness, shot through with such… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share
“You are asking me to give up everything for a cause that isn't mine. I don't want to be part of any revolution. I… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share
“Just before the start of Summer Half, in April 1883, a very minor event took place at Eton College, that venerable and illustrious English… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share
“A reflection of their story: imperfect, but to him the most beautiful of stories.” — Sherry Thomas Copy Share
“For the next three seconds, he still dared to let himself hope. Perhaps she was making a grand entrance. Perhaps she would be carried… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share
“He smiled at her. And it hit her like a mallet to the temple, the realization that she was in love with him. Stupidly,… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share
“We will never accomplish anything worthwhile in life if we require the guarantee of success at the onset.” — Sherry Thomas Copy Share
