"Miss Tarabotti was not one of life's milk-water……" — Gail Carriger
"Miss Tarabotti was not one of life's milk-water misses--in fact, quite the opposite. Many a gentleman had likened his first meeting with her to downing a very strong cognac when one was expecting to imbibe fruit juice--that is to say, startling and apt to leave one with a distinct burning sensation."
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170 Quotes by Gail Carriger
Gail Carriger has 170 quotes on this site.
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