Adventure Quote by Henry James

“It was the air she wanted and the world she would now exclusively choose; the quiet chambers, nobly overwhelming, rich but slightly veiled, opened…

— Henry James

“You could see that her tremendous inside life, its solitary fears and fires, was out of accord with her humble view of herself; to…

— Elizabeth Bowen

“She was terribly pleased, because she had always, secretly, deep within her heart, believed that she could fly. And now here she was, doing…

— Kate DiCamillo

“She had made her choice, and this was it, where she felt safe, in a world she could, for the most part, control. Page 328”

— Sarah Dessen

“... The world could change in an instant, and she needed to be mindful of where she was, to live with intention, to always…

— Deborah Reed

“At the time I made a decision, a sensible one, in which love might or might not have had a role to play. What…

— Mehreen Ahmed

“Sometimes, she told herself, life was a series of obstacles that just had to be negotiated, possibly through sheer act of will. She stared…

— Jojo Moyes

“Throughout her life, she behaved as if she had never heard anyone suggest that a woman couldn't do entirely as she pleased.”

— Francine Prose

“She wanted everyone kind and affectionate, not passionate and tormenting – everything open, no maggoty secrets and silences, and no arguments with other, darker…

— Margaret Mahy

“Something, or someone, uncurled deep within her soul. A woman she barely recognized, who knew how to take what she wanted and asked for…

— Emma Hamm

“It was one thing to talk about being by yourself, doing important things, but quite another when the opportunity arose. The characters in the…

— Natalie Babbitt

“It was before him again in its completeness--the choice in which she was content to rest: in the stupid costliness of the food and…

— Edith Wharton