Insolence Quote by Orson Scott Card

“The lengths to which you’re prepared to go to please a housekeeper make me wonder about the servant situation in Scotland. Good help must…

— Elizabeth Hoyt

“Grinning, she asked, “Where did the mild mannered gardener go to? I barely remember this man.” “Get used to him,” I said as I…

— K.M. Scott

“They shall never believe that a young lord of Siena would march directly into their camp." "And if they do?" He gave me another…

— Lisa Tawn Bergren

“it is common for those that have called themselves His servants, after awhile to give Him the slip, and return again to me.”

— John Bunyan

“The valet blanched at the thought of four hours in a carriage. "I've sent for Dr. Fansher." As if that would shorten their errand.…

— Carolyn Jewel

“An hour later, thoroughly appalled with the state of the cabin now that she had given it a thorough assessment, Camilla sailed into the…

— Nora Roberts

“Where on earth have you got to, man?” “In here,” Alfred replied from the sanctuary of the foliage. “I think I’ve found it. Yes,…

— Michelle McMaster

“servants' part of the house, the half-clad domestics were talking in low whispers to each other. Old Mrs. Leaf was crying and wringing her…

— Oscar Wilde

“Was he again -- I had never forgotten that overheard phrase of Eve's -- being kind to be cruel? I only knew I had…

— Dodie Smith

“Do you wish to return to Cambridge, Em?" he said. "Because if that is the case, you need only say the word. I suppose…

— Heather Fawcett

“Did not i say that things would come right of themselves? said the Bishop. Then he added, with a smile, To him who contents…

— Victor Hugo

“Mrs. Latham patted Hayley's knee with a frail, liver-spotted hand. ''I'm sure you do, dear. And I'm afraid those kinds of losses don't get…

— Carol Rose