Humour Quote by Louis de Bernières

“He imprisoned the rest of her body by the simple expediency of lying down on top of her.”

— Thea Harrison

“Such a lady as this would never do anything as plebeian as to stand or walk; she progressed!”

— D.L. Carter

“She had some kind of foolish and unreasonable notion that the more doggedly she stood, the more would she placate certain mysterious powers which…

— Cora Sandel

“The idea of committing her body to the hands of a man she trusted was freeing, liberating in a way she couldn't quite explain,…

— Mari Carr

“He steadied himself by resting one palm on her thigh and the other on the armrest, and rose to his knees. “I’ll be damned.”…

— G.S. Jennsen

“She made him strong; she made him weak, and in that moment, she nearly put him on his knees.”

— Grace Draven

“She discovered that the most comfortable position in society was slightly off to the side...”

— Soledad Puertolas

“It took all of her moral strength not to kick him—just a little—while he was so conveniently at her feet.”

— Karen Hawkins

“Every time she considered getting up and doing something, her limbs wouldn’t move.”

— Sara Shepard

“He fought her the way a coward fights a man--with feet, the palms of his hands, and teeth.”

— Toni Morrison

“All her bones seemed more purposeful than other people's. Like they weren't there to hold her up; they were there to make a point.”

— Rainbow Rowell

“She said little in answer to the strenuous Pressures with which at last he ventur’d to enfold her, but not thinking it Decent, for…

— Eliza Haywood