Emílie

“I wish," said the old lady, "for her own sake, for the sake of her family, and for the sake of her reputation, that my lady Delacour had fewer admirers, and more friends."

"Women, who have met with so many admirers, seldom meet with many friends," said lady Anne.

"No," said Mrs. Delacour, "for they seldom are wise enough to know their value."

"We learn the value of all things, but especially of friends, by experience," said lady Anne, "and it is no wonder, therefore, that those who have little experience of the pleasures of friendship should not be wise enough to know their value.”
― Maria Edgeworth, Belinda

“the most arresting odes to slumber are spoken by those who can’t have it.”
― M.L. Rio, Graveyard Shift

“That is the problem with imagination – the more you use it, the more you see that the world in your head is not really the world you live in at all.”
― Robin Stevens, A Spoonful of Murder

“After all, there's no one more annoying than the person you spend the most time with.”
― Robin Stevens, Top Marks for Murder