Best Young Lady Quotes
74 Young Lady quotes by 61 unique authors
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...alas, raising a young lady is a mystery even beyond an enchanter's skill.
— Lloyd Alexander
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But when a young lady is to be a heroine, the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. Something must and will happen to…
— Jane Austen
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A gentleman can hardly continue to sit,' he explained, in his serenest and most level voice, 'when he asks a very remarkable young lady to…
— Elizabeth Marie Pope
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When Jo's conservative sister Meg says she must turn up her hair now that she is a "young lady," Jo shouts, "I'm not! and if…
— Louisa May Alcott
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Now,young lady,I suppose you're here for a work assignment." Work?" Tally said. They both looked down at her puzzled expression, and Shay burst into laughter.
— Scott Westerfeld
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If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.
— Jane Austen
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Never cross a woman with a star on a stick, young lady. They've got a mean streak.
— Terry Pratchett
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Oh, there was harm indeed for a young lady flattered by the brief attentions of a handsome man.
— Kate Morton
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Some day the laws of glamour must be discovered, because they are so important that the world would be wiser now if Sir Isaac Newton…
— Booth Tarkington
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Artemis must be present at the solstice," Zoe said. "She has been the most vocal on the council, arguing for taking action against Kronos's minions.…
— Rick Riordan
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Harcourt sent my book to Evelyn Waugh and his comment was: “If this is really the unaided work of a young lady, it is a…
— Flannery O'Connor
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What! I don't care about being a princess! And since I'm already a young lady, how else could I behave? That's like asking a fish…
— Lloyd Alexander
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Every young lady may feel for my heroine in this critical moment, for every young lady has at some time or other known the same…
— Jane Austen
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Are you suggesting that the gods have trouble acting together, young lady?" Dionysus asked. Yes, Lord Dionysus." Mr. D nodded. "Just checking. You're right, of…
— Rick Riordan
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Once upon a time there was a young lady who lived in a marsh, and her name was Poison.
— Chris Wooding
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And when she started becoming a “young lady,” and no one was allowed to look at her because she thought she was fat. And how…
— Stephen Chbosky
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Earnsha was not to be civilized with a wish, and my young lady was no philosopher, and no paragon of patience; but both their minds…
— Emily Bronte
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I expect that you must receive top marks at school, young lady." Madeleine smiled as she stirred her tea. "There are always rewards for those…
— Scott Westerfeld
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It has been remarked (by a lady infinitely cleverer than the present author) how kindly disposed the world in general feels to young people who…
— Susanna Clarke
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Father asks frequently in his letters whether I fancy any Ayorthaian young lady or any in our acquaintance at home. I say no I suppose…
— Gail Carson Levine
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My my Laura Goodman. I must say that is a charming name for a charming young lady." "Eric's old." I broke in. "Really really old."…
— MaryJanice Davidson
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There are certain phrases potent to make my blood boil -- improper influence! What old woman's cackle is that?" "Are you a young lady?" "I…
— Charlotte Bronte
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Actually, it would be assumed that the young lady had no such impulses at all, but I’ll tell you something: Chocolate melts on my tongue…
— Franny Billingsley
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My dear young lady, there was a great deal of truth; I dare say, in what you said, and you looked very pretty while you…
— Oscar Wilde
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I want a tutor,” Layla said. “It would make doing homework so much easier.” “Me too,” said Kaitlyn. “If Layla gets one, I get one.”…
— Claire LaZebnik
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