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#1

“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

tags: humor, scifi

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#2

“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

tags: humor, perspective, science

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#3

“For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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#4

“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

tags: atheism, religion, skeptic

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#5

“An excellent servant is always present, yet rarely seen or heard. Much like a specter who happens to enjoy cleaning.” —The Dowager Marchioness of Wallingham to her butler.”
― Elisa Braden, The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne

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#6

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“We are frequently referred to as the gentler sex. Foolish notion. Women are far more vicious than men. We are simply better at disguising it.” —The Dowager Marchioness of Wallingham to the Countess of Berne after a particularly spiteful Thursday luncheon.
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― Elisa Braden, The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne

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#7

“She is not plain. She is extraordinary.” The dowager dismissed his statement with the wave of her wrinkled hand. “You are clearly suffering a visual disorder of some kind. Perhaps you and Jane should wear matching spectacles.”
― Elisa Braden, The Truth About Cads and Dukes

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#8

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“Clever battle strategy often resembles madness. Knowing the difference … ah, well, the victors have the privilege of defining that, do they not?” —The Dowager Marchioness of Wallingham upon news of Napoleon’s escape from Elba.
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― Elisa Braden, The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne

tags: humour

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#9

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“While I agree men fancy a good meal, Meredith, I daresay the stomach is not the most direct route to a man’s heart. That organ lies a good bit lower.” —The Dowager Marchioness of Wallingham to the Countess of Berne upon learning of said lady’s supper menu.
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― Elisa Braden, The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne

tags: humour

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#10

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“Virtue is its own reward.But then, the same could be said for sin.”
—The Dowager Marchioness of Wallingham to the Countess of Berne upon said lady’s refusal of a fourth lump of sugar.
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― Elisa Braden

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#11

“I am not convinced absence makes the heart grow fonder. Perhaps we should test the veracity of this axiom more thoroughly, you and I.” —The Dowager Marchioness of Wallingham to her nephew upon his fourth request for an increase in funds.”
― Elisa Braden, Desperately Seeking a Scoundrel

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#12

“Obviously, a wife must obey her husband in all important matters. If he continues believing his admonitions are his own ideas, so much the better.” —The Dowager Marchioness of Wallingham to Lady Atherbourne in a letter filled with wifely wisdom.”
― Elisa Braden, Desperately Seeking a Scoundrel

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#13

“There is nothing wrong with you. If you do not fit, perhaps it is England that is the problem.”
― Elisa Braden, The Devil Is a Marquess

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#14

“That faint grin had grown into a full-scale smile. Parliament should declare his smile patently illegal, she thought. It is lethal to all womankind.”
― Elisa Braden, The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne

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#15

“A watch merely assures me that eternity may be measured, and therefore, may end”
― Elisa Braden, Confessions of a Dangerous Lord

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#16

“Perhaps I do not have the sense to tell a duke from a dray horse. But such a thing might prove easier if the former did not so perfectly resemble the latter’s backside.” The”
― Elisa Braden, The Truth About Cads and Dukes

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#17

“My love is yours. My body. My life. I belong to you, sweet. I have from the moment you pulled this battered, worthless scoundrel from the mud and declared him yours.”
― Elisa Braden, Desperately Seeking a Scoundrel

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#18

“A hat, however ostentatious, can only disguise the deficiencies of its perch so long, Meredith.” —The Dowager Marchioness of Wallingham to Lady Berne in a moment of vexation at Lady Eugenia Huxley’s wayward behavior.”
― Elisa Braden, A Marriage Made in Scandal

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#19

“Imagine! Accusing me of stealing that loathsome pest. Next, she will posit I have spirited away with her chamber pot. Preposterous.”
― Elisa Braden, The Truth About Cads and Dukes

tags: humor

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#20

“Really, Charles. True love suffers no replacements.” “Weren’t you the one who said true love is a fanciful tale designed to comfort children and simpletons?” “Must you always take me literally, boy? One would suppose you have no capacity for nuance.”
― Elisa Braden, When a Girl Loves an Earl

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#21

“I just knew, James. I knew you belonged to me. And that I belonged to you. From the first moment I saw your splendid face.” “My face is not splendid.” “It is to me.”
― Elisa Braden, When a Girl Loves an Earl

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#22

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“Violence seldom resolves problems without spawning new ones. But men are inordinately fond of it, and I find that an endless source of amusement.” —The Dowager Marchioness of Wallingham to her nephew after a particularly bad day at Gentleman Jackson’s.
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― Elisa Braden, The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne

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#23

“My traveling coach does not give a fig for sentimentality. Its wheels need only a taste of November mud to become gleefully mired—an opportunity I shall not provide.” —The Dowager Marchioness of Wallingham to Lady Atherbourne in response to said lady’s inquiry about her possible attendance of Princess Charlotte’s funeral.”
― Elisa Braden, Desperately Seeking a Scoundrel

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#24

“She did not doubt their sincerity. She doubted their depth.”
― Elisa Braden, When a Girl Loves an Earl

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#25

“« The purpose of the season is to attract suitors. The purpose of attracting suitors is to acquire a husband. If you wish to be amused, I suggest acquiring a dog. » —The Dowager Marchioness of Wallingham”
― Elisa Braden, Confessions of a Dangerous Lord

tags: humor

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#26

“Chatham, go and find a bed.” She had that frowning concern on her face again. It was bloody annoying. He wanted to kiss her until the concern disappeared. Then reach his hand beneath her skirts and demonstrate how misplaced was her pity. “Perhaps we should find a bed together, love.” “Would you kindly cease your nonsense? Just … go lie down. We can discuss the house when you are feeling better.” And, with that final dismissal, she turned her back and left the entrance hall through a cased opening that had once held double doors. Good God, she was aggravating.”
― Elisa Braden, The Devil Is a Marquess

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#27

“She wanted him. James Kilbrenner, the Earl of Tannenbrook. She wanted him as she’d never wanted another thing. Ever. This was more than the Inkling. This was destiny.”
― Elisa Braden, When a Girl Loves an Earl

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#28

“I have told you that I love you. Because I do. It is bigger than me. Bigger than the moon and the sky and all the wheat in Northumberland. So big, I cannot contain it inside me, Chatham, so I must tell you. Over and over. It is the only way to ease the pressure.”
― Elisa Braden, The Devil Is a Marquess

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#29

“« Strength is not instilled at infancy. It is built over time as we face hardships and either flail about or find a way through. »”
― Elisa Braden, Confessions of a Dangerous Lord

tags: strength-quotes, strength-through-adversity

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#30

“The previous night had been a disaster, true. He’d never been threatened with both hanging and marriage in the same hour before.”
― Elisa Braden, A Marriage Made in Scandal

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