Michelle D'Arcy > Quotes

“I have reasonable hope that I shall live a little longer. And there is always the possibility that you will die first and will not have to bear such an ordeal, so let us look on the bright side,” he concluded, retiring to the solitude of his book-room.”
― Michelle D'Arcy, A Most Alarming Report: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Did grief weaken all men? Did they so easily lose their strength, their judgment, their common sense? When a woman lost her husband, she took the burden of caring for her remaining family on her shoulders. When a man lost his wife, he searched for a way to forget her and maybe replace her. Was a man’s apparent power actually weaker than a woman’s apparent fragility?”
― Michelle D'Arcy, Mr. Darcy's Marriage Contract: A Pride and Prejudice Variation