Gentleman Quote by Susanna Clarke

“All these details took but a moment to apprehend yet the impression made upon Mr. Segundus by the two ladies was unusually vivid --almost…

— Susanna Clarke

“It dawned on me I had just ordered the Prince of Teravinea to perform the menial labor of a scullery maid. At first I…

— D. Maria Trimble

“Sitting at a crowded table with men who did not share a common language with you, listening to them talk and jape whilst understanding…

— George R.R. Martin

“This somewhat surprised Dodger; no one had offered him a prayer before, as far as he could recall. The idea that he might have…

— Terry Pratchett

“The man attempted to salute and Renius forced himself to smile, biting back his temper at the sloppy manners. He watched the fat figure…

— Conn Iggulden

“It must have been unpleasant to be discussed as a curiosity, spoken about over breakfast, and between rounds at billiards, as if one's soul…

— Eleanor Catton

“His manner had the offensive jauntiness of the man who has had a cold bath when he might just as easily have had a…

— P.G. Wodehouse

“Hesitantly, I crawled onto the bed and sat facing him, cross-legged like him, as though this were the accepted protocol among men who meet…

— André Aciman

“DeChevue entered the room. His long coat, which was draped across his shoulders, flowed behind him like a cape. An absurd effect, Edwin thought.…

— Patrick E. McLean

“He was far from handsome certainly; and was drest in a snuff-coloured suit, of an uncouth make at the best, which, being shrunk with…

— Charles Dickens

“I have two. You'll answer them, and then we'll be all done with this subject.' 'Hardly, but go ahead.' Somewhere between being angry with…

— Robyn Jones

“There was a brief mutter from underneath the table. ‘Thank fuck,’ Brutus said. ‘We need to depart this hellhole tout suite.’ I started and…

— Helen Harper