

“I'm not asking him to stay, Ronan thought. Only to come back.”
― The Raven King
― The Raven King

“My dear imaginary Captain MacKenzie, you are not real and never will be. I, however, am a true and eternal fool.
Here, have a drawing of a snail.”
― When a Scot Ties the Knot
Here, have a drawing of a snail.”
― When a Scot Ties the Knot

“It wasn't that I wanted a husband and a baby; I didn't, or rather, I only wanted them the way I wanted to live to a hundred: someday, far off, never thinking about the particulars.”
― Uprooted
― Uprooted
“-I taught you Hindi and everything
That's basically the same as getting engaged for missionaries
-And I really appreciate that
It will be terribly useful in my career as an English governess
-See?
That
There.
that is exactly the kind of tone I mean
One round of cholera in the tropics would sear that sarcasm right out of you
-guess I really missed out
-Guess so”
― Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters
That's basically the same as getting engaged for missionaries
-And I really appreciate that
It will be terribly useful in my career as an English governess
-See?
That
There.
that is exactly the kind of tone I mean
One round of cholera in the tropics would sear that sarcasm right out of you
-guess I really missed out
-Guess so”
― Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters

“Adam smiled cheerily. Ronan would start wars and burn cities for that true smile, elastic and amiable.”
― The Raven King
― The Raven King
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