Failure Quote by Kerrigan Byrne

“Men these days expect their wives to be as dazzling as their mistresses.” That's shocking," said the Major. "How on earth will they tell…

— Helen Simonson

“Men these days expect their wives to be as dazzling as their mistresses.”

— Helen Simonson

“He should in humility have asked her why it was that he was naturally a cuckold, why two women of different temperaments and characters…

— William Trevor

“Mistress Ownens rubbed her eyes with a knuckle, then dabbed at them with her apron, and she shook her head. "Do you know what…

— Neil Gaiman

“Her fault had been in trying to keep it as tight as a mistress might. All a wife needed was a little more subtlety,…

— Jean Plaidy

“I would dare much, sir, against a man who seemingly does not understand boundaries. You must ask a woman if you may enter her…

— Emma Hamm

“An Army wife is probably the only woman in the world who knows and readily accepts that she is the mistress, because, let’s face…

— Aditi Mathur Kumar

“Lord Hackwell had spoken of marriage, but a handsome titled lord did not marry a country gentleman’s daughter—could not and would not, if he…

— Alina K. Field

“I’ll cry if I want to. You will cease ordering me about!” He raised an eyebrow. “You dare to issue me orders?” She flushed,…

— Maya Banks

“Sneaking out at night. You think you’re so clever, but you’re not. Either you’re a saboteur, Johannes, or you’ve got a mistress.” The Reverend’s…

— Steen Langstrup

“Oh, yes, how remiss of me. I forgot that you can have an entire herd of wives.”

— Catherine Anderson

“She said, “Aye, they’re getting for him everything the heart of man could desire, saving the one thing.” I asked, “What’s that?” She said,…

— Nevil Shute