Maggie Robinson > Quotes

“can’t ask him, even if I bump into him in this limbo state. Not allowed. There’s a no fraternization policy whose rules elude me. What I need is a Debrett’s for the afterlife,”
― Maggie Robinson, Nobody's Sweetheart Now

“He waved his hands in protest. “Don’t bring up boarding school, I beg you. We all experimented out of sheer boredom. Anyway, that was a long time ago.”
― Maggie Robinson, Nobody's Sweetheart Now

“my old uncle back into your bed. It”
― Maggie Robinson, Captain Durant's Countess

“It was Dev’s opinion that rich people should find something more useful to do than wander around London’s dark streets in evening wear looking for obscure clues and stealing bobbies’ hats.”
― Maggie Robinson, Nobody's Sweetheart Now

“Two things to wash? I’ll earn my keep tonight.”
“I’ll make sure you’re properly compensated.” He winked, the devil. She had an idea just how he thought he could compensate her. That would not do at all, and it was time to remind him.
“D-despite the fact that we are more or less friends now, Gareth, you will keep your hands to yourself.”
He raised an eyebrow. “My hands? Surely you exaggerate.” He seemed more amused than offended, which was even worse." -Anne to an armless man”
― Maggie Robinson, Lady Anne’s Lover

“He’s not my vicar. I find him a little annoying, to be frank. I know I shouldn’t say anything like that—it’s very un-Christian, but when you talk to him, you’ll understand. He’s such a Mr. Collins.”
― Maggie Robinson, Nobody's Sweetheart Now

“A mental ward might actually bring her some relief. There would be a daily schedule. Shots of something calming several times a day. Plain nutritious food. No need to dress up. Yes, there were numerous benefits.”
― Maggie Robinson, Nobody's Sweetheart Now

“Life was enough to scare the shit out of the most decorated soldier, and the best were scared to death and fought accordingly.”
― Maggie Robinson, Lady Anne’s Lover

“This extravagance was ridiculous. For a mad moment, Charles wanted to sweep the china and glassware to the floor. While these pointless people had been cosseted by such luxury, he had been burying and burning the emaciated corpses of women and children.”
― Maggie Robinson, In the Arms of the Heiress

“Gareth felt a flare of alarm. His tongue had been too loose. “You won’t leave me yet? The house needs to be presentable for a sale. And who knows—I might find an heiress to marry before the notes come due. Who would not want me, an impoverished cripple?”
― Maggie Robinson, Lady Anne’s Lover

“Never complain, never explain. If it was good enough for Disraeli, it was good enough for her.”
― Maggie Robinson, Nobody's Sweetheart Now

“South Africa was the real world, its heat and blood pulsing up through the cracked earth; England was just a flimsy false stage set, populated by those who had no idea what their heroes were capable of.”
― Maggie Robinson, In the Arms of the Heiress

“But he’d never struck her as a man with a wandering eye, unless a pound note blew by.”
― Maggie Robinson, Nobody's Sweetheart Now

“Those black eyebrows! Oh, what if her baby inherited those eyebrows? She’d have to get a special brush.”
― Maggie Robinson, Captain Durant's Countess

“My scruples are packing a portmanteau and heading to the coast.”
― Maggie Robinson, Lady Anne’s Lover

“I’m not afraid of hard work. But I’m just one woman and your house needs more. Work, that is. Not a woman. Women. No, that’s just what it does need,” she babbled. This was not quite as easy as she thought. “I don’t suppose you could hire a maid or two to help me?”
― Maggie Robinson, Lady Anne’s Lover

“Ankles were the least attractive part of one’s body, besides elbows and nostrils. Men were ridiculous.”
― Maggie Robinson, Just Make Believe