Letters Quote by Jane Austen

“One thing you'll never hear boys--or for that matter, men--saying is, "Charlie, that's a good-looking shirt. Kind of a fun thing. And those trousers…

— Tim Allen

“... if Charles is undone, he'll find half his acquaintance ruined too, and that, you know, is a consolation.”

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

“she never even wore stockings; just those bullet proof tights that you see on old maids.”

— Poppet

“It was his shoes, he noticed to his pleasure, that she most objected to; and he thought: bloody good, that's what shoes are for.”

— John le Carré

“Every morning, therefore, uncle Charles repaired to his outhouse but not before he had greased and brushed scrupulously his back hair and brushed and…

— James Joyce

“Silk stockings. With garters . Well, they were out. There were a lot of things he'd do for Sybil, but if garters figured anywhere…

— Terry Pratchett

“So what if he's hot, sometimes. Like every time I look at him. Besides, annoying he may be, but he's had his shining White…

— Hannah Harrington

“I want to be covered, head-to-toe with nothing but you, Lace. Forever.”

— Ann Lister

“Charles gave his hat to Mary, set his lapels, wished he were dead, then went down the hall and into his ordeal.”

— John Fowles

“Charles went to kiss her shoulder. -Leave me alone! she said, you're creasing my dress.”

— Gustave Flaubert

“...I wore his blood for clothing, on my legs and thighs and hands: a dry, stiff, brown garment with no warmth in it.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“...he was presently rewarded with the sight of the present day disgrace of England. Out of the bathing tent, and into the full sunlight,…

— Henry De Vere Stacpoole