Ballroom dance Quote by Diana Dempsey

“Evelyn wanted to be charming, provocative, desirable, attributes she had never aspired to before out of pride, perhaps, or fear of failure. Now they…

— Jane Rule

“Evelyn was forty-eight years old and she had gotten lost somewhere along the wa. Things had changed so fast. While she had been raising…

— Fannie Flagg

“Simply put, Evelyn Abbey is my former almost-girlfriend-turned-archnemesis-turned-tentative-ally whom I would now very much like to permanently seduce.”

— Christina Lauren

“The first time I bring a girl home, and not only is she the daughter of a famous poker player, but she could easily…

— Jamie McGuire

“At three o'clock this afternoon Evelyn Wastneys died. I am Evelyn Wastneys, and I died, standing at the door of an old country home…

— Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

“Evelyn was followed in by a sour-faced woman with long, glamorous dark hair and a stern-looking gentleman in a tuxedo who looked just like…

— Kristopher Jansma

“She laughed when there was no joke. She danced when there was no music. She had no friends, yet she was the friendliest person…

— Jerry Spinelli

“Three nights later, Lawrence sipped punch and watched the dancing couples flit by... They [the girls] all looked like balloons which had been squeezed…

— John J. Horn

“And so I would ask you if you would do me the honor of becoming my wife?" As he spoke, she saw him glance…

— Megan Frampton

“an ancient woman, swarthy and whiskered and crooked like a finger.”

— Michael Chabon

“On the woman's arm, walking her proudly down the street, was a tall man who, although old in physical age, walked with the pride…

— Christopher Herz

“We're all just marionettes, Ashline," Eve said softly. "Dangling, dancing, waiting. You can pretend like you pull your own strings, but in the end…

— Karsten Knight