Quote by Thomas Hardy

“He was a man who seemed careless of his appearance, very different from the gentlemen with whom she had consorted until a few months…

— Mary Balogh

Once man demanded virtue in woman; now all he expects is that she be discreet.

— Virtue

“To have him look at her as if she was a piece of office equipment whose presence offended him but whom he was obliged…

— Judith McNaught

“When he was with a woman, he saw to her welfare with the easy authority of a man who believed it was his responsibility…

— Joey W. Hill

“No wonder so many women had succumbed to this man, had thrown away their reputations and their honor for him…had even, if rumor could…

— Lisa Kleypas

“Either the woman was incredibly malleable and naive—or she may have been open to enticement, no matter what she told the authorities. Hers is…

— Gaiutra Bahadur

“Both men had made her feel as if she were the one who was at fault, a typically masculine reaction to a woman who…

— Flora Kidd

“And here it would seem from some ambiguity in her terms that she was censuring both sexes equally, as if she belonged to neither;…

— Anonymous

“He was the sort of man she would have noticed in a crowd, even if she hadn't been seeking him, intent on causing him…

— Christy Carlyle

“She threw herself eagerly into the paths of unsuitable men.”

— Anne Taintor

“I had merely announced to her my intention of keeping a man-servant,”

— Charles Dickens

“Her boldness only served to remind him that he had strayed into a world of masculine privilege even greater than the one he had…

— Teresa Medeiros