“I suppose the true test of character comes when facing life’s harshest blows and disappointments. When things don’t turn out how you had hoped they would, do you grow bitter? Spiteful? Blame others and spread your misery? Or do you… — Allison Pataki Copy Share Image
“A lady need never apologize. ~ Joseph de Bonaparte (Brother of Napoleon)” — Allison Pataki Copy Share Image
“She cared nothing for Robert Balmor, and in fact had felt relief each time she’d remembered that both he and André were gone. Letting… — Allison Pataki Copy Share Image
“This waltz was the music of the softly falling snow on the regal new buildings of the Ringstrasse. It was the spring tulips covering the lawns and arcades in front of the Schönbrunn Palace. It was the indomitable, majestic peaks of the Alps, the red-cheeked goatherds plucking wild edelweiss from the summits. It was the spirited laughter of Viennese students,… — Allison Pataki Copy Share
“I suppose the true test of character comes when facing life’s harshest blows and disappointments. When things don’t turn out how you had hoped… — Allison Pataki Copy Share Image
