Quote by Gail Carriger

“Was there anything in her life that made her feel more in control than being wanted?”

— Josie Leigh

“She was in a situation that was desperate enough to allow her life to be manipulated.”

— Alessandra Torre

“She had so little control over her own life. Yet she took control, out of thin air for herself, when she could. I”

— Padma Lakshmi

“She thought it over, but couldn’t see any immediate loopholes other than the threat of her inner slut emerging, and she could darned well…

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips

“She was not in control here, and she hated feeling powerless to alter the result.”

— Robert Dugoni

“She was responsible for the things she chose. That's all. She almost managed a tiny smile. It was simultaneously an incredible responsibility and almost…

— Hiromi Goto

“Maybe she had some sort of extraordinary quality, secret even to her. Maybe she did have the power to alter the things she'd always…

— Anna North

“She was good at that, repressing her feelings, disguising them as something else. Sometimes she thought it was the only thing she was good…

— Nicole Ciacchella

“...She expected people to accept her for who she was. But she never really accepted herself.”

— Sandra Kitt

“It seemed enough for her to just deal with whatever it was that came her way, calmly and without fuss.”

— Han Kang

“Although he assumed she’d naturally submit to him, he obviously believed she was still her own person. A strong person.”

— Cherise Sinclair

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

— Nako