Drill sergeant Quote by Mary Balogh

“grace that her training had made natural for her. Did she ever think of ballet, now? Madame Aleksander wondered.”

— Helen MacInnes

“For the record, I would have made a very lousy romance heroine.”

— Mari Mancusi

“This was Miss Blanche’s daughter? She was a mess. A beautiful mess.”

— Rachel Hauck

“(Blanche has already steeled herself, knowing that the Irish can’t cook.)”

— Emma Donoghue

“But, as many thought whenever they saw the graceful figure soaring through the air, it took a great hero and a terrible villain to…

— Elizabeth Rudnick

“Charlotte blanched. 'I'm only a maid, miss.' 'A maid is still a woman.”

— Olivia Newport

“Mrs Hacker was the only woman present. They’d made her a sort of honorary man for the evening.”

— Jonathan Lynn

“The Captain of the Guard would be an interesting opponent. Maybe even worthy of some effort on her part.”

— Sarah J. Maas

“Madame Thenardier was approaching her forties, which is equivalent to fifty in a woman...”

— Victor Hugo

“Not only was she the most beautiful woman in any room, but she was the kindest, smartest, most talented, and toughest person I ever…

— Johan Twiss

“She personified her name in everything she did. Even when we would row, her words were deftly chosen and spoken rather like an intricate…

— Lauren Cagliola Green

“My eyes widen at the sight of her. This is the girl Boss Man is after? She looks like a porcelain doll…beat three times…

— Victoria Scott