Evil eye Quote by Ford Madox Ford

“He could not deny that the beauty, the youth, the gracefulness, of the countess had made some impression on him: but his nature was…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“No wonder so many women had succumbed to this man, had thrown away their reputations and their honor for him…had even, if rumor could…

— Lisa Kleypas

“He was a man who seemed careless of his appearance, very different from the gentlemen with whom she had consorted until a few months…

— Mary Balogh

“The Countess was very good company and not really the featherhead she seemed; all one had to do with her was to observe the…

— Henry James

“For all his exasperating qualities, she grew to look forward to his calls. There was something exciting about him that she could not analyze,…

— Margaret Mitchell

“As I've said before," she scoffed, "you're different." "How am I different?" his exasperation was clear. "Well, it seems you are my partner in…

— Sarah MacLean

“Had she any respect for him at all, his words would've affected her. But no value accompanies comments spewed from the mouth of a…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“But when he looked her in the eye and spoke quietly to her and only her, it filled an empty place inside her, and…

— Melanie Dickerson

“He was being the scrupulously honorable gentleman, she realized, protecting her name, taking the consequences of his own indiscretion. She understood all that and…

— Mary Balogh

“He saw the Queen and saw her for the first time with the mask of friendship removed, a figure suddenly as ruthless and terrible…

— Susan Kay

“They had thought him such a 'good' man. They should have learned it was dangerous to trust appearances or take strangers at their word…

— John Jakes

“If a woman had been my general. Well, I think the battles would have been shorter, for one thing.” “Why?” “It is probably not…

— Megan Frampton