Mary Ellis > Quotes

“Rumors alone can cause his family grief. It just isn't fair to compromise a person's reputation.”
― Mary Ellis, A Marriage for Meghan

“I'm not a little sheep who's wandered from her ewe. I am a grown woman!”
― Mary Ellis, A Marriage for Meghan

“Getting too interested in the English way of life won't help you land a permanent job.”
― Mary Ellis, A Marriage for Meghan

“According to the calendar, it's spring. So why am I still freezing?

Because your blood has thinned over winter. It'll take a while before you're no longer a freeze-baby”
― Mary Ellis

“Psalms 34:4 “I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.”
― Mary Ellis, A Widow's Hope

“Finding out how the rest of the world lives is a normal part of rumschpringe. I didn't think it was up to my father-or my bishop-to squash that kind of curiosity.”
― Mary Ellis, A Marriage for Meghan

“fond”
― Mary Ellis, The Lady and the Officer

“She refilled her cup from the coffee carafe.”
― Mary Ellis, The Quaker and the Rebel

“After two hours, Emily stood and announced, “Tomorrow afternoon we’ll start a science unit on the edible versus poisonous plants indigenous to this area.”
― Mary Ellis, The Quaker and the Rebel

“Sweet as she was, Augusta Bennington always got her way.”
― Mary Ellis, The Quaker and the Rebel

“Civilians arrived daily to pick through a grisly array of corpses in vain hopes of finding a son, husband, or brother. That horrific sight would linger in his mind until he moldered in his own grave. “Breakfast, sir?”
― Mary Ellis, The Lady and the Officer

“toilette”
― Mary Ellis, The Lady and the Officer

“Since their arrival, the Amites all but bubbled over with joy to be living in a city instead of on an isolated island.”
― Mary Ellis, The Quaker and the Rebel

“Suddenly the breeze turned chilly. Crossing her arms over her chest, Emily wished she’d accepted the butler’s offer of a wrap. “I can be useful,” she whispered. “And you, Alexander Hunt, will be useful too.” Emily smiled. At least there’s certainly no chance of me falling in love with you, Mr. Hunt. You don’t possess an ounce of the gumption or conviction of Matthew Norton. You can keep your beautiful manners, expensive clothes, and gracious dancing. I can be coy like your belles if need be, but once I have you in the palm of my hand, you’ll be too smitten to notice a few less people around the place.”
― Mary Ellis, The Quaker and the Rebel

“fidelity.”
― Mary Ellis, The Lady and the Officer

“She would breakfast with Mrs. Bennington after her husband left to attend to his medical practice, and they usually shared lunch in the beautiful back garden. Emily’s sole duty was to read to Mrs. Bennington in the afternoon. She poured endless cups of Darjeeling tea and read aloud for long stretches of time. But this was no chore because she loved to hear the words of Sir Walter Scott brought to life.”
― Mary Ellis, The Quaker and the Rebel

“bosom.”
― Mary Ellis, The Lady and the Officer

“Those comportment classes only taught me silly rules and manners. If not for books, I would know nothing about the game called love.”
― Mary Ellis, The Lady and the Officer

“passel”
― Mary Ellis, The Lady and the Officer

“mamm left the room to inquire.”
― Mary Ellis, A Marriage for Meghan

“Talent is little more than a seed in warm spring soil. It must be nurtured and tended diligently if you want it to grow. Nobody becomes proficient at anything by accident. Be”
― Mary Ellis, A Marriage for Meghan

“coquetry”
― Mary Ellis, The Lady and the Officer

“canceled”
― Mary Ellis, The Lady and the Officer