Tess of the d urbervilles Quote by Thomas Hardy

“Even if she'd wanted to, she couldn't look away as he approached. His eyes held hers with commanding authority and she never backed down…

— Robin Bielman

“You don't get it, Tess. I can't have you.”

— J. Lynn

“Do you think Tess would wish me to try and find her? If not, of course - ' 'I don't think she would.' 'Are…

— Thomas Hardy's Little Ironies

“I know what the right woman, at the right moment, can do to a man- not that Tessie seemed to have got away scot-free…

— Tana French

“Tess is a bit shy," her mother used to tell people in an audible whisper, her hand over her mouth. "Gets it from her…

— Liane Moriarty

“As soon as she could discern the outline of the house, it had all its old effect upon Tess's imagination. Part of her body…

— Thomas Hardy

“He had told her that he would never care deeply for her, that he was incapable of strong feelings. Tess would - would /spit/…

— Eloisa James

“We talk a bit, until Tess is sufficiently calm, and then I take her upstairs and see her snuggled back into bed with Cyclops…

— Jessica Spotswood

“But the central branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library was still a place of wonders to Tess, even if the book budget had…

— Laura Lippman

“Note to self—don’t grab Tess again. -o-o-o-”

— Michael Arches

“He'd been showing her what was beneath the surface for nearly a fortnight, Tess realized, struck by the sudden insight. He probably wasn't even…

— Elizabeth Elliott

“Will!” He turned at the familiar voice and saw Tessa. There was a small path cut along the side of the hill, lined with…

— Cassandra Clare