Elizabeth C. Bunce > Quotes

“For a moment I was distracted. Books always did that to me... I liked the creamy pages, the smell of ink, all the secrets locked inside.”
― Elizabeth C. Bunce, StarCrossed

“Do other mothers behold their newborn sons as I did? Do they all find themselves stopped, breathless, in what they were doing to merely stare, in wonder, at the tiny life before them?”
― Elizabeth C. Bunce, A Curse Dark as Gold

“Rose unearthed three crystal goblets that almost matched, and even found a tablecloth that hadn't been attacked by moths since its last public appearance.”
― Elizabeth C. Bunce, A Curse Dark as Gold

“Paddy Eagan, stay away from falling signs for a bit and you'll be as right as rain come the weekend.”
― Elizabeth C. Bunce, A Curse Dark as Gold

“Although I did point out that even the innumerable charms of Delight would be long exhausted by the end of our fortnight, he merely laughed and said I didn't understand the purpose of a honeymoon. And, indeed, he was quite convincing about that; and all I shall record here is that we missed both breakfast and the luncheon buffet at the hotel our first day, and that I came to understand why so many young wives produce children three-quarters of a year after their weddings.”
― Elizabeth C. Bunce, A Curse Dark as Gold

“A curse you can't do much about, but find way to break it. Luck, though-- lass, you make your own luck.”
― Elizabeth C. Bunce, A Curse Dark as Gold

“Great courage, indeed. It had to do with more than breaking curses. It meant taking risks and giving your heart into the care of a stranger, Why must I nearly lose everything to learn that?”
― Elizabeth C. Bunce, A Curse Dark as Gold

“Caroline lived across the park in a four-story town house with an excellent drop from the main stairs to the marble foyer–certainly fatal–and a carriage house big enough for a private morgue.”
― Elizabeth C. Bunce, Premeditated Myrtle

“An Investigator’s life will not be an easy one. Be prepared to deal with Obstructive Fellow Detectives, Reluctant Witnesses, all manner of the Criminal Classes, and Family Members with No Imagination. –H. M. Hardcastle, Principles of Detection”
― Elizabeth C. Bunce, Premeditated Myrtle

“The centrepiece of any Seaside Holiday is a Promenade along the Pier, a clever innovation which permits holidaymakers to enjoy the sense of being at sea without the inconvenience of actually setting foot aboard a boat.”
― Elizabeth C. Bunce, How to Get Away with Myrtle