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Words Quotes by Gail Carriger
- She poked him in the center of his chest with two fingers to punctuate her words. “You are an unfeelingâ€â€”poke —“traitorousâ€â€”poke—“mistrustingâ€â€”poke—“rudeâ€â€”poke —“booby!†Every poke turned…
- Lord Maccon, might we have words on the proper tying of a cravat? For my sanity’s sake? Lord Maccon was nonplussed. Professor Lyall, on the…
- Ivy waved her wet handkerchief, as much as to say 'words cannot possibly articulate my profound distress'. Then, because Ivy never settled for meaningful gestures…
- There are words to describe her, my dear, but one does not repeat them in polite company.
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- The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living. — Wystan Hugh Auden