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“He realised what a horrible mistake, crime even, he had been guilty of in demanding such a barbaric thing as a girl’s hand.”

— Patricia Highsmith

“But there was something so admirable about her innocence that he would not insult her by tarnishing it.”

— Eve Edwards

“While he knew he could count on her discretion in public, all was fair when it came to family.”

— Kristi Ann Hunter

“Oddly enough, it was Prudence he studied beneath his lashes, not MacKay. The words he spoke came straight from his heart. “No. Because she…

— Teresa Medeiros

“He laughed at that, which was good. I needed him to understand who was in charge, but didn’t want to beat him down too…

— Barry Eisler

“Now, he told me, I could see what humanity was worth. It could form the conception of justice, but could not trust its flesh…

— Rebecca West

“An obstreperous urge seized him. he desperately wanted to hold on to her, to support his slipping heart, and when it slipped away, he…

— Faraaz Kazi

“It was enough that slander could ruin a woman, because her purity was the most important thing about her.”

— Jane Porter

“For years, every conversation she had with a man had been colored by calculation. Would she put him off is she spoke her mind?…

— Courtney Milan

“He was never entirely sure what financial services meant. It seemed to cover a spectrum from innocent to guilty and then extremely guilty with…

— Kate Atkinson

“Guilt was not a good look for him—it gave one unsightly lines. And now he felt bad for being rude to the housekeeper, as…

— Kady Cross

“And he had no qualms whatsoever about prying into someone’s private thoughts and experiences. And no guilt about hoarding his own.”

— Nora Roberts