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“How good it would be to make my own decisions; if only I knew how to.”
― Val Wood, Rich Girl, Poor Girl

“He sighed. 'Your life is your own,Miss Kingston. We have only one. Don't allow anyone else to dictate to you what you should do with yours.'
She blinked and frowned as if she didn't understand what he meant.
'It's yours,' he advised softly. 'Don't waste it on petty conventions or conformity. Swim against the tide if you want to.”
― Val Wood, Rich Girl, Poor Girl

“handling the reins to indicate what she wanted the pony to”
― Val Wood, Children of Fortune

“was beginning to. Once”
― Val Wood, Nobody's Child

“Mikey”
― Val Wood, The Long Walk Home

“hoping”
― Val Wood, Little Girl Lost

“the long road. Half-way along she saw the figure of a girl in front of her. As she drew nearer she recognized who it was. ‘Jane,’ she called. ‘Jane, is that you?’ Jane turned”
― Val Wood, Emily

“of them has a son, they would want to run Father’s estate until their child is old enough to do it.’ Her face puckered. ‘And I don’t know what would happen to me then!’ ‘Surely your father would leave you well provided for?’ Jenny said. ‘Especially if you were unmarried.’ ‘He’s very old-fashioned.’ Arabella’s eyes became moist. ‘He would leave me an annuity, I expect, but I wouldn’t have a house. He would expect my sisters and their husbands to have me live with them. And they won’t want to.’ Her bottom lip trembled. ‘I know that they won’t.’ She took out a lacy handkerchief”
― Val Wood, The Kitchen Maid