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Alissa Johnson

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[Wikipedia] Alissa Johnson is an American ski jumper, who has been ranked in the top ten in the world. She was involved in the drive to add women's ski jumping to the Winter Olympics, being featured in the film Ready to Fly. Johnson attempted to qualify for the event when it was included in the programme at the

Quotes by Alissa Johnson

“She might ban me from the library." "The marvelous thing about libraries is that their contents can be easily moved.”

Happiness

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“Regrets are like mistresses," he informed her. "I ..." Her hand dropped from the handle. "What?" "Good men don't have them." She…

Regret

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“Do you mean to stay on at Caldwell?" "For a time," he replied. It took all her courage and determination to meet…

Courage

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“After Mrs. Culpepper, Max probably knew more about her than any other person in her life. They were the only two people…

Life

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“How had things gone so terribly wrong? She wasn't supposed to be returning to Murdoch House in defeat, and she most certainly…

Historical-romance

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“Choose the one you want," he told her. She giggled as the puppy contorted itself in an effort to lick her hand…

Dog

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“Dreams of freedom and country cottages were all well and good, but Anna rather thought that she was nothing, if not practical.…

Dreams

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“Max offered his hand. "One of us needs to take the higher road, sweet." Again, the use of an endearment. What the…

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“The drawing Anna was thinking of wasn't particularly wicked, not so far as drawings in Anover House went. It was a colored…

Falling in love

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“She's from your world. Your presence might well put her at ease." "We live in the same world, Lucien," Max drawled. "I…

Interesting people

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“He'd become so accustomed to having her there, right there next to him, that he found he could no longer go the…

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“Much of how a person defined himself was through his interactions with the world. When that world was very small, it probably…

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“Perhaps we might start again?" she suggested. It was never truly possible to start over, of course. One could no more erase…

Second chance

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“He sighed heavily and closed his eyes. "Yes, all right. Call on you tomorrow." "Next week," she reminded him softly. His eyes…

Next week

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“She was fascinated by Max Dane. And not simply because he was handsome, though that detail had not escaped her notice. He…

Hazel eyes

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“I wasn't about to admit to the lady I was hoping to impress that I wished to be a man of business.…

Business

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“Let me enlighten you. We are a pack of liars, thieves, and wastrels, the lot of us...There is not an honestly gained…

Humor

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“And you aren't willing to leave me sitting here alone? That is ... unexpected." He leaned in for a closer inspection of…

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“He was quiet a moment, studying her. "I don't have a mistress." "Oh. Well." What did she say to that? Good? Damned…

Oh well

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“When one spends little time outside one's rooms, one gains information in bits and pieces. I encountered your name and reputation in…

Bits and pieces

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