“By Jove, what claptrap! Love can turn to contempt in the blink of an eye. When it sours, believe me, only bitterness and misery remain. Such disappointment spoils all other affection. Whereas mature, reasonable expectations cannot be disappointed, my lady,… — miranda davis Copy Share Image
“Finally, Elizabeth understood that she had been orphaned not once but twice when her mother passed away. She lost her father as surely as her mother on the day of her birth. All those years, she idealized the earl’s devotion… — Miranda Davis Copy Share Image
“Tears were a woman's weapon of choice because they disarmed and wounded simultaneously.” — Miranda Davis Copy Share Image
“Rather than fall completely under his spell, she huffed, “I should like to see you submissively fond of your wife. Given your professed opinions,… — Miranda Davis Copy Share Image
“No one inflicts more suffering than a woman embittered by disappointment in love.” — Miranda Davis Copy Share Image
“True love rarely progressed from start to finish on a straight road without ruts.” — Miranda Davis Copy Share Image
“He's indiscriminate with his charm. I find it more telling whom he chooses to vex.” — Miranda Davis Copy Share Image
“By Jove, what claptrap! Love can turn to contempt in the blink of an eye. When it sours, believe me, only bitterness and misery… — miranda davis Copy Share Image
“No one can give you what you want if no one knows what you want, child” — Miranda Davis Copy Share Image
“A parent’s harsh judgment of a child carries with it near-divine authority. Over time, it becomes a governing voice in that child’s head, whispering… — Miranda Davis Copy Share Image
“His parenting never involved indulgence, just benign neglect. And having let me do as I wish for two decades, it seems a mean trick… — Miranda Davis Copy Share Image
“How long would it take for her sadness to ease? How long must she wait to forget a man who would've been her ideal,… — Miranda Davis Copy Share Image
“Finally, Elizabeth understood that she had been orphaned not once but twice when her mother passed away. She lost her father as surely as… — Miranda Davis Copy Share Image
