Within reach Quote by Lisa Kleypas

“Whatever she suffered, whatever loss came to her, she would throw it off, for it was not in her nature to go under. Although…

— Winston Graham

“But it seemed to him that there should be a difference in his attitude. All the distress that he had ever known, the sorrow…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“At the time he had closed in upon himself, denying her a place of entry. She was tenacious, aggressive as a lover, had tried…

— Aminatta Forna

“For every peaceful man, there was a man who wanted to hurt her, even kill her, because she was a gorgeous thing he could…

— Kristin Cashore

“she was the kind of woman who only gave herself away in small doses, leaving men wandering like little children at all that she…

— Christopher Poindexter

“There was a dumb misery about him that irritated her; there was a manly staying of his hand that made her heart beat faster.…

— Henry James

“If ultimately there was a tantalizing rectitude about her, she was none the less cunning: her exceeding gentleness, howbeit mitigated sometimes by the disturbing…

— Georges Bataille

“Women, they were tricky business. A man had to step carefully lest he find himself in a pit of despair, longing after the one…

— T.A. Grey

“Because she had always been happy, she wanted everyone about her to be happy or, at least, pleased with themselves. To this end, she…

— Margaret Mitchell

“...she thought with pity of all the men and women who were not light-hearted when they loved, who were cold, who were reluctant, who…

— Daphne du Maurier

She began now to comprehend that he was exactly the man who, in disposition and talents, would most suit her. His understanding and temper,…

— Jane Austen

“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