--- title: "14 Time Quotes By Loretta Chase" description: "14 Time quotes by Loretta Chase. Plus more from Loretta Chase and more Time sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e52/loretta-chase-2027_awkward_humor-will-relieve-an-awkward-moment-737_737295.png" --- > [“Humor will relieve an awkward moment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/humor-will-relieve-an-awkward-moment/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e52/loretta-chase-2027_awkward_humor-will-relieve-an-awkward-moment-737_737295.png) > [I can do one or the other. Lovemaking or thinking. But not both at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/i-can-do-one-or-the-other-lovemaking-or-thinking-but-not-both-at-the/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa6/loretta-chase-2027_can-do_i-can-do-one-or-the-other-lovemaking-or_2290587.png) > [“Shall we proceed, and ought I do so with my knife drawn?” “You’d better keep it where it is for the moment,”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/shall-we-proceed-and-ought-i-do-so-with-my-knife-drawn-you-d-better/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56c/loretta-chase-2027_death_shall-we-proceed-and-ought-i-do-so-with_889250.png) > [“He'd forget all that, just as he would forget this night. The memories would linger for a time, but they'd grow dull.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/he-d-forget-all-that-just-as-he-would-forget-this-night-the-memories/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/566/loretta-chase-2027_memories_he-d-forget-all-that-just-as-he-would-fo_178014.jpg) > [“I mean to court you, yes,” he went on. “But in these coming days I am determined as well to find a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/i-mean-to-court-you-yes-he-went-on-but-in-these-coming-days-i-am/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d77/loretta-chase-2027_first-time_i-mean-to-court-you-yes-he-went-on-but-i_2838492.png) > [“It was unsettling. For a moment he believed she could see straight through his brain. Not that there was much to see.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/it-was-unsettling-for-a-moment-he-believed-she-could-see-straight/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/loretta-chase-2027_time_it-was-unsettling-for-a-moment-he-believ_2538623.jpg) > [“Venice she is like the beautiful cortigiana—the courtesan—who has”—Zeggio frowned, searching for the phrase he wanted—“dropped on the hours of trouble.” “Fallen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/venice-she-is-like-the-beautiful-cortigiana-the-courtesan-who-has/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/853/loretta-chase-2027_hard-time_venice-she-is-like-the-beautiful-cortigi_975829.jpg) > [“The boat lurched.He fell against her, and she fell back, onto the divan. For onwe glorious moment she lay under him, her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/the-boat-lurched-he-fell-against-her-and-she-fell-back-onto-the-divan/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c77/loretta-chase-2027_time_the-boat-lurched-he-fell-against-her-and_741994.jpg) > [Jessica, I know I've been...difficult," he said. "All the same—" "Difficult?" She looked up, her grey eyes wide, "You have been impossible.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/jessica-i-know-i-ve-been-difficult-he-said-all-the-same-difficult-she/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc5/loretta-chase-2027_bed_jessica-i-know-i-ve-been-difficult-he-sa_1510968.png) > [But I liked you from the moment I first heard your voice,” he said, “when I had no idea what you looked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/but-i-liked-you-from-the-moment-i-first-heard-your-voice-he-said-when/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2e/loretta-chase-2027_explaining_but-i-liked-you-from-the-moment-i-first_129475.jpg) > [“With the world securely in order, Dain was able to devote the leisurely bath time to editing his mental dictionary. He removed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/with-the-world-securely-in-order-dain-was-able-to-devote-the/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ba/loretta-chase-2027_five-years_with-the-world-securely-in-order-dain-wa_413382.png) > [“Clevedon was to take Marcelline shopping. ... 'If we're to get this done by the end of the day, you must come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/clevedon-was-to-take-marcelline-shopping-if-we-re-to-get-this-done-by/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d15/loretta-chase-2027_end-of-the-day_clevedon-was-to-take-marcelline-shopping_1260474.png) > [“It's about time you saw how fortunate you are. You have ... the most virile man in the world." He grinned, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/it-s-about-time-you-saw-how-fortunate-you-are-you-have-the-most/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/loretta-chase-2027_black-eyes_it-s-about-time-you-saw-how-fortunate-yo_1748716.png) > [“If this is how it's going to be -you getting all broody and distracted every time you fall in lust with somebody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/if-this-is-how-it-s-going-to-be-you-getting-all-broody-and-distracted/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/loretta-chase-2027_deserve-better_if-this-is-how-it-s-going-to-be-you-gett_1592255.jpg) ## Other authors on Time - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 1,532 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 437 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/ritu-ghatourey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 409 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 398 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/paulo-coelho/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 355 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/frederick-lenz/) - [Jarod Kintz 339 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/jarod-kintz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 308 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/haruki-murakami/) - [Mehmet Murat ildan 302 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/mehmet-murat-ildan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eckhart-tolle-31242.jpg) Eckhart Tolle 291 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/eckhart-tolle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 272 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-anurag-prakash-ray-38.jpg) Anurag Prakash Ray 263 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/anurag-prakash-ray/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 257 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/ralph-waldo-emerson/) ## More by Loretta Chase > [“Then came her voice in his ear: "I give myself to thee. I give myself to thee. I give myself to thee." And at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/then-came-her-voice-in-his-ear-i-give-myself-to-thee-i-give-myself-to/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) > [I don't know who had the training of you," he continued doggedly, "but your morals are shocking. You spent a night in my bed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/i-don-t-know-who-had-the-training-of-you-he-continued-doggedly-but/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) > [“Do you remember little Zoe Octavia Lexham?' he said. His aunt cast her pale blue gaze in the direction of the great chandelier, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/do-you-remember-little-zoe-octavia-lexham-he-said-his-aunt-cast-her/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) > [“She swallowed it. So bitter. "Vile," she said. "Vile." "I know, but it helps. Trust me. I know." "Trust you," she said. "Hah." "Clearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/she-swallowed-it-so-bitter-vile-she-said-vile-i-know-but-it-helps/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) > [I love these pet names," she said, gazing soulfully up into his eyes, "Nitwit. Sap skull. Termagant. How they make my heart flutter!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/i-love-these-pet-names-she-said-gazing-soulfully-up-into-his-eyes/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) > [“Hers was a tone and manner that assured the listener they had only two choices; obedience or death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/hers-was-a-tone-and-manner-that-assured-the-listener-they-had-only/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) > [But I liked you from the moment I first heard your voice,” he said, “when I had no idea what you looked like. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/but-i-liked-you-from-the-moment-i-first-heard-your-voice-he-said-when/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) > [Just because I squeezed my gigantic bottom into men’s trousers, you needn’t assume my brains have shrunk to masculine size.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/just-because-i-squeezed-my-gigantic-bottom-into-men-s-trousers-you/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) > [“Pomislila je da razumije kakva je to želja bila: privlačnost, moćno magnetsko strujanje između muškarca i žene, koje ih privlači bliže jedno drugome. Mislila…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/pomislila-je-da-razumije-kakva-je-to-elja-bila-privla-nost-mo-no/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) > [“He'd forget all that, just as he would forget this night. The memories would linger for a time, but they'd grow dull. The ache…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/he-d-forget-all-that-just-as-he-would-forget-this-night-the-memories/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) > [Life is not an opera. Scenes belong on the stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/life-is-not-an-opera-scenes-belong-on-the-stage/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) > [Did you know you could kill a person with a hatpin?" she said."I did not," he said. "Do you speak from experience? Have you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/did-you-know-you-could-kill-a-person-with-a-hatpin-she-said-i-did-not/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) > [You needn't consult me about redecorating. I know no female can live two days in a house and leave anything as it was. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/you-needn-t-consult-me-about-redecorating-i-know-no-female-can-live/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) > [“He knew there were no forevers and there was always a way out, yet he lost his way, lost his balance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/he-knew-there-were-no-forevers-and-there-was-always-a-way-out-yet-he/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) > [“By gad—do you mean to say I am as important a possession as your cattle?” She pressed her hand to her heart. “Oh, Dain,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/by-gad-do-you-mean-to-say-i-am-as-important-a-possession-as-your/) [Loretta Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-chase/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/loretta-chase/#itemlist", "name": "14 Time Quotes By Loretta Chase", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Humor will relieve an awkward moment.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Loretta Chase" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/humor-will-relieve-an-awkward-moment/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e52/loretta-chase-2027_awkward_humor-will-relieve-an-awkward-moment-737_737295.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e52/loretta-chase-2027_awkward_humor-will-relieve-an-awkward-moment-737_737295.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e52/loretta-chase-2027_awkward_humor-will-relieve-an-awkward-moment-737_737295.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Humor will relieve an awkward moment.” — Loretta Chase", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can do one or the other. 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Still, he doubted she'd feel more amiably toward him if, for instance, she could discern how vast an amount of mental space his fantasies of seduction occupied, compared to the cramped corner devoted to the problem of murdered guides and corrupt police.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Loretta Chase" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/it-was-unsettling-for-a-moment-he-believed-she-could-see-straight/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/loretta-chase-2027_time_it-was-unsettling-for-a-moment-he-believ_2538623.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/loretta-chase-2027_time_it-was-unsettling-for-a-moment-he-believ_2538623.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/loretta-chase-2027_time_it-was-unsettling-for-a-moment-he-believ_2538623.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It was unsettling. For a moment he believed she could see straight through his brain. 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The same but not the same.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Loretta Chase" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/venice-she-is-like-the-beautiful-cortigiana-the-courtesan-who-has/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/853/loretta-chase-2027_hard-time_venice-she-is-like-the-beautiful-cortigi_975829.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/853/loretta-chase-2027_hard-time_venice-she-is-like-the-beautiful-cortigi_975829.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/853/loretta-chase-2027_hard-time_venice-she-is-like-the-beautiful-cortigi_975829.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Venice she is like the beautiful cortigiana—the courtesan—who has”—Zeggio frowned, searching for the phrase…” — Loretta Chase", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The boat lurched.He fell against her, and she fell back, onto the divan. For onwe glorious moment she lay under him, her magnificent bosom crushed against his chest. His heart leapt into a gallop and his privy councilor leapt to attention. He lifted his head and looked down at her. She looked up at him, eyes wide and dark as an evergreen forest. He felt her breath on his skin, and heard it, soft and hurried. Her lips parted. He lowered his head. She shoved a fist against his chest, and \"Get off!\" she snapped. \"Get off, you great lummox! Someone's coming!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Loretta Chase" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/the-boat-lurched-he-fell-against-her-and-she-fell-back-onto-the-divan/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c77/loretta-chase-2027_time_the-boat-lurched-he-fell-against-her-and_741994.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c77/loretta-chase-2027_time_the-boat-lurched-he-fell-against-her-and_741994.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c77/loretta-chase-2027_time_the-boat-lurched-he-fell-against-her-and_741994.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The boat lurched.He fell against her, and she fell back, onto the divan. For onwe glorious moment she lay…” — Loretta Chase", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Jessica, I know I've been...difficult,\" he said. \"All the same—\" \"Difficult?\" She looked up, her grey eyes wide, \"You have been impossible. I begin to think you are not right in the upper storey. I knew you wanted me. The only thing I've never doubted was that. But getting you into bed— you, the greatest whoremonger in Christendom— gad, it was worse than the time I had to drag Bertie to the tooth-drawer. And if you think I mean to be doing that the rest of our days, you had better think again. The next time, my lord, you will do the seducing— or there won't be any, I vow.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Loretta Chase" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/jessica-i-know-i-ve-been-difficult-he-said-all-the-same-difficult-she/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc5/loretta-chase-2027_bed_jessica-i-know-i-ve-been-difficult-he-sa_1510968.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc5/loretta-chase-2027_bed_jessica-i-know-i-ve-been-difficult-he-sa_1510968.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc5/loretta-chase-2027_bed_jessica-i-know-i-ve-been-difficult-he-sa_1510968.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Jessica, I know I've been...difficult,\" he said. \"All the same—\" \"Difficult?\" She looked up, her grey eyes…” — Loretta Chase", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But I liked you from the moment I first heard your voice,” he said, “when I had no idea what you looked like. I thought it delicious, the way you bargained for me, as though I were an old rug. Then I loved the way you looked at me. Then I loved the way you ordered me about. I loved your patient and impatient ways of explaining things to me. I love the sound of your voice and the way you move. I love your courage and your kindness and your generosity and your obstinacy and your passion.” He paused. “You’re the genius. 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He removed his wife from the general category labeled \"Females\" and gave her a section of her own. He made a note that she didn't find him revolting, and proposed several explanations: (a) bad eyesight and faulty hearing, (b)a defect in a portion of her otherwise sound intellect, (c) an inherited Trent eccentricity, or (d) an act of God. Since the Almighty had not done him a single act of kindness in at least twenty-five years, Dain thought it was about bloody time, but he thanked his Heavenly Father all the same, and promised to be as good as he was capable of being.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Loretta Chase" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/with-the-world-securely-in-order-dain-was-able-to-devote-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ba/loretta-chase-2027_five-years_with-the-world-securely-in-order-dain-wa_413382.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ba/loretta-chase-2027_five-years_with-the-world-securely-in-order-dain-wa_413382.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ba/loretta-chase-2027_five-years_with-the-world-securely-in-order-dain-wa_413382.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“With the world securely in order, Dain was able to devote the leisurely bath time to editing his mental…” — Loretta Chase", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Clevedon was to take Marcelline shopping. ... 'If we're to get this done by the end of the day, you must come with me ... I've no time to waste while a clerk dithers or tries to sell me something I don't want. I haven't time for dithering about prices. I need prompt, preferably obsequious attention. Entering with the Duke of Clevedon is a sure way to get that and more.' 'I assumed I'd come with you,' he said. 'Did you not notice how diligently I took notes?' She had noticed and wondered at it. She held her tongue, though, until they were in his carriage. And then it wasn't the notebook she asked about. 'I thought you loathed shopping with women above all things,' she said, remembering what he'd said to Lady Clara. 'That was before,' he said. 'Now you've made it *interesting*, curse you.' 'Interesting?' 'All the bustling about,' he said. 'All the drama. All that naked ambition coupled with passionate belief in the rightness of your vision. All that ... purpose. It amuses me to catch the occasional stray bit of purpose by trailing in your wake.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Loretta Chase" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/clevedon-was-to-take-marcelline-shopping-if-we-re-to-get-this-done-by/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d15/loretta-chase-2027_end-of-the-day_clevedon-was-to-take-marcelline-shopping_1260474.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d15/loretta-chase-2027_end-of-the-day_clevedon-was-to-take-marcelline-shopping_1260474.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d15/loretta-chase-2027_end-of-the-day_clevedon-was-to-take-marcelline-shopping_1260474.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Clevedon was to take Marcelline shopping. ... 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Repeatedly.\" His black eyes glinted. \"I will teach you a lesson you'll never forget. \" She tangled her fingers in his hair and brought his mouth to hers. \"My wicked darling,\" she whispered. \"I should like to see you try.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Loretta Chase" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-chase/it-s-about-time-you-saw-how-fortunate-you-are-you-have-the-most/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/loretta-chase-2027_black-eyes_it-s-about-time-you-saw-how-fortunate-yo_1748716.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/loretta-chase-2027_black-eyes_it-s-about-time-you-saw-how-fortunate-yo_1748716.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/loretta-chase-2027_black-eyes_it-s-about-time-you-saw-how-fortunate-yo_1748716.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's about time you saw how fortunate you are. 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