Quote by George Eliot

“Brooke thought no one could see her. I thought she was beautiful.”

— Dan Wells

“The closest she got to pretence was politeness.”

— Alan Bennett

“She had never liked people who spoke too familiarly upon first meeting. There ought to be a little bit more formality.”

— Sergei Lukyanenko

“His manner invited easy confidence. The preliminary stage of becoming acquainted was one which he always endeavored to ignore when a pretty and engaging…

— Kate Chopin

“Now it was here, against all odds, and whether or not Brooke knew it, he intended to turn someday into forever.”

— Wendy Higgins

“And after that, he’d probably tell you that if he ever finds a girl who fits him as perfectly as Brooke fits you, that…

— Julie James

“Instincts were to be trusted above the teachings of an allegedly polite society. If she felt something was wrong, then something was probably wrong.”

— Tami Hoag

“It seemed to him she understood but was not willing to concede they might be on the same side against anyone or anything.”

— Paulette Jiles

“If he knew anything of her habits, she was certain to be somewhere about. He was not looking for her. He was submitting himself…

— Patrick Hamilton

“It was easy to read him as shy or uncertain, she thought, but he really wasn’t either.”

— Maggie Stiefvater

“The better she understood the depths of his feelings, the more confident she would be. He wanted her confident.”

— Gena Showalter

“When faced with remarkability, she wasn't sure she trusted it.”

— Tracy Sumner