Quote by Shirley Hazzard

“They lived under supervision, a life without men. Dora knew no men. You could scarcely see how she might meet one, let alone come…

— Shirley Hazzard

“All was over in a moment. I had fulfilled my destiny. I was a captive and a slave. I loved Dora Spenlow to distraction!…

— Charles Dickens

“Dora kept her eyes down, and smiled ambiguously.”

— George Gissing

“People's eyes light up when they talk about things they love. Dora's were radiant.”

— Sohn Won-Pyung

“I jerk around and see Sister Dora, a portly woman who's the head cook in the kitchen, staring daggers at me. This is nothing…

— Pittacus Lore

“cos' your hands were exploring more than Dora. I wouldn't have minded but Dora had a map and a compass so she knows where…

— Makeandoffer

“It’s better for me to be stupid than uncomfortable, isn’t it?’ said Dora.”

— Various

“The girl Dora might be water, but his Betty is oil. You can't take oil lightly. It seeps into your skin. It marks you.”

— Carrie Tiffany

“Dora watched him for a while, nervously, and then returned to scanning the whole group. Seeing them all together like that she felt excluded…

— Iris Murdoch

“To understand her," I say, "you have to understand what she was trying to do. Dora was ... a verb.”

— Anna Funder

“She entered the manor, but couldn’t help feeling that she was trying to hold together a carpet as dozens of people pulled out threads…

— Brandon Sanderson

“It would have been more sensible if I had gone for help, Felicity thought, feeling his arm like an iron yoke across her shoulders,…

— Vivien Alcock