Julia Seales > Quotes

“I have received many love notes about my wit. Though they are often disguised as strongly worded letters which request I hold my tongue.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“Only a morally corrupt city would accept her, and once she made it to Paris, she would surely be robbed by a mime and left for dead.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“Let go of what everyone is supposed to be, and you shall see who they truly are. Let people be who they truly are, and they shall reach their greatest potential.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“We were in love. But as I always say, a single man in possession of a good fortune sometimes is actually not single. He's often a total liar.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“It's very tragic," Louisa said. "They had just moved to a new mansion in Bath with fifty-nine bedrooms. Unfortunately, the two of them got lost on their way to breakfast. Their servants didn't find them until it was too late - they had wasted away."
"How awful," Beatrice said, leaning forward. "Do the inspectors suspect foul play?"
"No birds were involved. The Croaksworths were simply terrible with directions," Louisa replied.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“Edmund has inherited a great deal, and money heals all wounds,” Mrs. Steele said sagely. “Don’t you mean time heals all wounds?” Beatrice asked. “No…that doesn’t sound right. It’s definitely money,”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“Good evening, Miss Steele. You are the ninth-loveliest woman at this ball."
"Thank you,' Beatrice said with a curtsy, "though I think there are fewer than nine women in attendance.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“It was actually satisfying, Beatrice thought furiously, to have a real reason to loathe Caroline. She had never been able to explain her dislike before, but now that the lady had stabbed her, Beatrice thought her hatred much more justified.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“How did you not recognize her?"
"She was wearing a wig!" Drake said defensively.
"The same color as her hair!" Beatrice shot back.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“MISS ARABELLA ASHBROOK: Pardon my tears. I've just lost my future husband.
MISS BEATRICE STEELE: There aren't any tears coming out of your eyes.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“Of course, when selecting my reading material, I stick to the stories suitable for ladies."
'How lovely. What are your favorites?' Mr.Croaksworth asked, and Beatrice cleared her throat.
'Oh, I adore ... anything about women moving from one drawing room to another,' she began. 'And, er, friendships between ... ponies and horses ...' She trailed off, but Mr. Croaksworth nodded vigorously.”
― Julia Seales

“The gentlemen here are perfectly merry,” Mrs. Steele said, irritated. “I don’t know why they should be,” Mary said. “Life is pain.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“I hope all that cake you’ve been eating was worth sacrificing your entire married future and sending us all to our deaths.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“One must always help out a beautiful, well-bred orphan.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“You suffer so much,” Beatrice said dryly. “Life must be a constant trial.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“But as I always say, a single man in possession of a good fortune sometimes is actually not single. He’s often a total liar.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“Men like him used words like “forever” when they actually meant “until sunrise.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“Miss Bolton passed by Beatrice and Caroline, hurrying toward the musicians. “They got the Bartholomew Babies,” she said breathlessly. “I wonder if the cellist remembers when I threw my shawl to him back in 1768.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“Mr. Frank Fàn: Miss Steele, Miss Bolton—how do you both maintain such ravishing complexions, even in the face of such a trying evening? Miss Beatrice Steele: Perspiration.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“When I find the killer, it is they who should be scared of me.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“As she pushed past him, she accidentally brushed her arm against his. She was unnerved to find that the touch set her entire body aflame.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“They struggled to kiss each other despite being kept apart, their lips brushing air. Out of all the horrific sights Beatrice had seen that night, this was one of the worst.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“A single man in possession of a good fortune sometimes is actually not single. He’s often a total liar.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“None of the gentlemen ever want to discuss these matters; all they talk about is the weather, the size of the last fish they caught, and how much carriage traffic they encountered on their way to the ball.”
― Julia Seales, A Terribly Nasty Business

“He could be a murderer, or worse, a Frenchman!”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“Beatrice: A lady’s nook is incomplete without a book.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“To Be or Not to Be? If You Are, You Might Be Entitled to Compensation.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“It was surprisingly sunny for Swampshire. There were only two short hail showers, and frost coated the ground with a hoary sparkle.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“For Beatrice was curious by nature, and therefore noticed too much, felt too much, and wondered too much about life outside her village.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder

“Page three hundred and four of The Lady's Guide," Beatrice replied. "Ladies are permitted to handle balls while playing billiards.”
― Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder