Sarah

“She silently excepted his challenge to the tournament so often held between man and woman- a tournament where the keen tongue is the lance, pride the shield, passion the fiery steed, and the hardest heart the winner of the prize.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott

“If it had been me, I would have done the same thing, remained silent, then died.”
― Richard Matheson, Somewhere In Time

“Now I was more certain than ever of my decision. I could not love a man who did not love Jane Austen.”
― Deanna Raybourn, Silent in the Sanctuary

“Well, why not? My dream woman has always been been unavailable to me. What difference does a mere three-quarters of a century make?”
― Richard Matheson, Somewhere In Time