Ability Quote by Lisa Kleypas

“He is a brilliant man, said Miss Doggett. She helped him a good deal in his work, I think. Mrs. Bonner says that she…

— Barbara Pym

“Which one are you sleeping with, the baron or his sister?” Percy looked amused. “Both, on occasion.” “Together?” The smile widened. His teeth were…

— Diana Gabaldon

“Instead, their storybook marriage had a dark chapter. A villainess side character, who remained stuck in-between the pages of their beloved fairy tale, and…

— Kristina Stangl

“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

There ought to be some sign in a book about man, that the writer knows thoroughly one man at least.

— Frank Moore Colby

“Interrupting what promised to be a long spate of fatherly advice, St. Vincent said in a clipped voice, “It’s not a love match. It’s…

— Lisa Kleypas

“Obviously the household of Richard the Fair was unused to hearing the magician laugh. Even Richard himself stopped pawing his willing partner to stare…

— Anne Stuart

Beware the man of a single book.

— Anonymous

“Vincent liked to do things by the book, while John liked to throw the book at people.”

— Justin Conboy

“These gentlemen, although of the highest nobility,' thought Julien, 'are not in the least boring like the people who come to dine with M.…

— Stendhal

“Tolkien later lamented, "The most improper job of any man ... is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it,…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

Beware the man of one book.

— St Thomas Aquinas