Bookshelves Quote by Genevieve Cogman

“He was reminded of what he liked about Irene so much; that she had not written her war away, she claimed it as her…

— Sorayya Khan

“People in books were always so charming, and all their thoughts and actions so comprehensible. They all invariably had a clear, well-defined object in…

— Lyubov Dostoyevskaya

“The trouble with Irene is that she has a valise instead of a cunt. She wants fat letters to shove in her valise.”

— Henry Miller

“They could see she was a real Princess and no question about it, now that she had felt one pea all the way through…

— Hans Christian Andersen

“The little office, scarcely large enough to contain Dr. Irene’s desk at one end and the couch at the other, held a world of…

— Jonathan Nasaw

“There was nothing particularly special about her, except that she was good with numbers, and very good at lying, and she made her home…

— Maggie Stiefvater

“He wanted to bend her over the dining table and ravish her. Or the desk, or one of the twenty beds, or any piece…

— Maya Rodale

“And what was to become of what he had taken from her? He had dashed her heart to the ground and danced on it…

— V.S. Carnes

“In fact, once I have retaken my throne, you will not have to do anything if you do not wish it. If you desire…

— Heather Fawcett

“So many men had tried to make her a queen. Now she understood that she was meant for something more.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“Hell and furies!" Eleanor had begun to pace, her skirts swirling about her ankles. "What was he thinking?" "When does he ever think?" Richard…

— Sharon Kay Penman

“leading her away from the worktable to sit on the unmade couchbed, lumpy pillows, blankets humped sad and cold.”

— Kathe Koja