Bravery and courage Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

“She'd seen the kindness in him that he hid from the world, and she'd glimpsed some of the pain that he kept to himself.…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

“He was the only person who saw her for herself; as a lonely girl who just wanted to love and live normally.”

— Isabella Modra

“He missed her, a longing that tore deep into him. He resented her He wondered endlessly what might have happened. He changed, curled more…

— Chimanda Ngozi Adichie

“She longed to know what at the moment was passing in his mind--in what manner he thought of her, and whether, in defiance of…

— Jane Austen

“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

“She knew he’d be back. No matter how elaborate its charade, she recognized loneliness when she saw it. She sensed that in some strange…

— Arundhati Roy

“Her affection overwhelmed him, as did her softness, her tears. Even after all he’d said to her, after all he’d done-she still gave a…

— Tessa Dare

“she had to admit to herself that she was lonely.”

— Neil A. Hogan

“He was there in her heart – as a lover, a friend, a reluctant saviour, and something else, too, that was too ethereal to…

— Dianna Hardy

“...she thought with pity of all the men and women who were not light-hearted when they loved, who were cold, who were reluctant, who…

— Daphne du Maurier

“When he thought about her, he remembered her at the cottage, her eyes fiery, daring to love him. But standing here in front of…

— Jenny Downham

“And yet he had taken her to that inn wanting to soothe himself with feminine compassion and warmth. Her very silence and self-possession had…

— Mary Balogh