A-great-and-terrible-beauty Quote by Libba Bray

“He strolled to the front door and stood watching, letting the picture of Felicity grave itself so deeply on his mind that when with…

— Elizabeth Goudge

“Felicity was more romantic. She's waiting for her lover. He's a sailor and she's watching for his ship to come in. Nobody's dared tell…

— Vivien Alcock

“Out of the corner of my eye, I can see Felicity and Ann hunched over their ornaments as if they were fascinating relics from…

— Libba Bray

“Sitting here, and thus, she had attained to a state which she could never have desired, not even conceived. And being so unforeseen, so…

— Sylvia Townsend Warner

“You want Felicity. And you're trying to buy her.' Deerhurst shoved him backward. 'What if I am? How is that different from you keeping…

— Suzanne Enoch

“Sometimes Felicity is as much a mystery to me as the location of the Temple. She is spiteful and childish one minute, lively and…

— Libba Bray

“Henrietta, at heart a contemplative person, enjoyed alarums and excursions for a short while only. For her a background of quiet was essential to…

— Elizabeth Goudge

“It would have been more sensible if I had gone for help, Felicity thought, feeling his arm like an iron yoke across her shoulders,…

— Vivien Alcock

“Don't you think it's odd that all of a sudden Lord John had to go attend to business? I mean, it is ten o'clock…

— Elizabeth Boyle

“I feel a tug in the air. The magic. When I look over, Felicity has her eyes closed in concentration, and a faint smile…

— Libba Bray

“Felicity grabbed onto a broken roof beam for support. It was strange, standing in the middle of where the drawing room used to be,…

— Suzanne Enoch

“Anna gave Charles a shy kiss on the cheek and strolled out of the room without a backward glance. Until she reached the doorway,…

— Patricia Briggs