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“I make it a policy never to believe more than a third of what men tell me,”
― Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

“Nuestros destinos pudieron ser éstos o pudieron ser otros del todo distintos porque lo que de nosotros fue en ningún sitio quedó recogido. Tal vez ni siquiera llegamos a existir. O quizá sí lo hicimos, pero nadie percibió nuestra presencia. Al fin y al cabo, nos mantuvimos siempre en el envés de la historia, activamente invisibles en aquel tiempo que vivimos entre costuras.”
― María Dueñas, The Time in Between

“Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old robe is all you've got, and there isn't anything else in the wardrobe that fits. And at that point, you’re just waiting to trade the robe for a shroud.” Grace March”
― Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

“If he doesn’t love me in a boiler suit, he’s not worth dressing up for in the first place.”
― Kate Quinn, The Rose Code