Governess Quotes
- It was at "Little Lodge" I was first menaced with Education. The approach of a sinister figure described as 'the Governess' was announced. — Winston Churchill
- She'd become a governess. It was one of the few jobs a known lady could do. And she'd taken to it well. She'd sworn that… — Terry Pratchett
- The governess was not much liked in the village. She was too tall, too fond of books, too grave, and, a curious thing, never smiled… — Susanna Clarke
- I do not traditionally speak ill of women, but your governess is a cabbagehead — Sarah MacLean
- Ah, there’s the governess voice. All stern and disapproving. It makes me feel like a naughty schoolboy. — Lisa Kleypas
- She boasted the general battle-ax demeanor of an especially strict governess. This was the kind of woman who took her tea black, smoked cigars after… — Gail Carriger
- His brows rose. “And how is it that you have come to be such an expert on scrapes and bruises?†“I’m a governess,†she said.… — Julia Quinn
- There is perhaps no more rewarding romance heroine than she who is not expected to find love. The archetype comes in many disguises - the… — Sarah MacLean