Quote by Dorothy Dunnett

“Oh, that anything could feel like this. It was wicked and wanton. It was wonderful. That Philip, whom she always thought so proper, should…

— Laura Lee Guhrke

“She found it curious and frightening that she could deeply dislike someone she didn’t even know. It wasn’t her. At least, it wasn’t how…

— Veronica Rossi

“Envy, she decided, was a truly uncomfortable emotion. It said things about you that you didn't want to hear.”

— Sarah Morgan

“I had seen a different side of her, the one where she didn't feel threatened by me, and I liked that side. That side…

— Kasie West

“She'd also learned that curiosity lead to disappointment: that it was better not to want, not to look, not to wonder.”

— Lauren Oliver

“He had a certain almost obsequious charm. He liked talking about himself, and did not ask many questions of her. She noticed the imbalance…

— Lydia Davis

“She was jealous, insecure, worried and questioning her position in her life.”

— Nako

“It seemed that my identity had necessarily split, that I'd turned into a different person. I could look at her now and see all…

— Catherine Lacey

“I’d just known I wanted her happy. It was important to me. But I knew why now. She was special. The kind of special…

— Abbi Glines

“She would not take more risks than she could help, and it was admiration, not love, that she wanted.”

— Edith Wharton

“I began to think I quite liked her really. It's always so nice to meet someone more badly behaved than oneself.”

— Helen Fielding

“She posed as being more indolent than she felt, for fear of finding herself less able than she could wish.”

— Elizabeth Bowen