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“It was Hester herself, made word.”

— Diane Setterfield

“Poor Hester, she was lying now, not crouching tense and watchful as she'd done all his adult life. And her beautiful gold-brown eyes were…

— Philip Pullman

“Her peculiarities must not be punished.”

— Johanna Spyri

“After eyeing her for a moment or two, he said: ‘If you let this chance of achieving a respectable alliance slip, you are a…

— Georgette Heyer

“Defiantly serving out the inhumane term of a punishment she had imposed on herself, confusing obedience with rebellion and vindication with endurance. “Come,” he…

— Michael Chabon

“Pearl kissed his lips. A spell was broken. The great scene of grief, in which the wild infant bore a part, had developed all…

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

“She looked nice, he thought, when she was being enthusiastic and cheering him up, she looked young herself. It was when her face was…

— Maeve Binchy

“A pang filled her chest at his absence, especially so soon after having decided she loved him. With a shake of her head, she…

— India Drummond

“He knew it was ridiculous never to want another man to appreciate her beauty, to know her laughter, but until Bronwyn was his in…

— Michele Sinclair

“but I would have to make myself presentable for when my father honored me with my full warrior status. Just like he had my…

— Lesley Livingston