Period Fiction Quotes

“You boys must always remember your roots, everything that makes you Puerto Rican. Don’t ever lose the stain of the plantain,” Isa said.”
― Margarita Barresi, A Delicate Marriage

“Isn't it lovely to be lovely me!”
― Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate

“He glanced at her then, his dark eyes gold in the lamplight, and there was something in his gaze that made her heart skitter.”
― Sophie Austin, The Lamplighter’s Bookshop