Mary Rose Patrick

“He nodded. "And if I don't make you feel like the most beautiful woman in the world every day of your life, then I don't deserve to be near you.”
― Shannon Hale, Austenland

“That’s what I’m trying to tell you. You’re irresistible.” “I am not.” “I’m not happy about it. You really are the most irritating person I’ve ever met. I’d managed to avoid any women of any temptation whatsoever for four years—a very easy task in Pembrook Park. Things were going splendidly, I was right on track to die alone and unnoticed. And then …”
― Shannon Hale, Austenland

“That's the word he'd used - stunning. It's a difficult word to dismiss. She longed to be that word to someone.”
― Shannon Hale, Austenland

“You, uh, caught me there at an unladylike moment. Mrs. Wattlesbrook would probably box my ears."
"That's why I spoke. I wanted to let you know you were not alone before you did something--something worse."
"Like what?"
"Whatever women do when they think they're alone.”
― Shannon Hale, Austenland