Charlotte Vale Allen > Quotes

“I can't help thinking that caring possibly is the riskiest enterprise known to man. But how stop caring?”
― Charlotte Vale Allen, Illusions

“But on several occasions when the opportunity had been there and all that had been required of her was to say yes, she's said no instead. Something of great magnitude had been lost, some fundamental ability within her had shut down for good, leaving her incapable of risking commitment. (less)”
― Charlotte Vale Allen, Dreaming in Color

“the way women are starting to demand equal rights,”
― Charlotte Vale Allen, Night Magic

“The sound of his yearning had no melodic line.”
― Charlotte Vale Allen, Night Magic

“He felt like weeping at the wrenching pleasure he derived from studying the fall of her hair,”
― Charlotte Vale Allen, Night Magic

“Pushing his face against Raskin’s, his whisper a maniacal shriek, he demanded, “Who could want to see this? Who?”
― Charlotte Vale Allen, Night Magic

“No one so beautiful could ever conceive of leaving the daylight world to which she had a natural claim in order to be smothered by the midnight secrecy of his illicit caress. Oh,”
― Charlotte Vale Allen, Night Magic

“he’d tried to teach her to be as thoughtful of his employees as she was of him and of her friends;”
― Charlotte Vale Allen, Night Magic

“The ongoing, concerted effort he put into guiding Risa through her childhood had an unexpected and gratifying reward in his dealings with the women he saw from time to time. He”
― Charlotte Vale Allen, Night Magic

“I would drop my life down at your feet and allow you to dance upon it,”
― Charlotte Vale Allen, Night Magic

“Help me,” he whispered. “Save me,” he begged.”
― Charlotte Vale Allen, Night Magic