Lorraine

“A robber who steals a knife and cuts himself cannot cry out against the woman who kept it sharp.”
― Naomi Novik, Spinning Silver

“There’s something comforting about the sight of strangers safe at home.”
― Paula Hawkins, The Girl on the Train

“God knew she would ask nothing better than to be his wife, but she had sense enough to know that nothing but unhappiness could result from it. If he had loved her, if she had been of his world, approved by his family – but it was useless to speculate on the impossible.”
― Georgette Heyer, Devil's Cub

“You definitely aren’t pretty like you were back then,” Boone said. He put his arm around Cleo and kissed her cheek. “You’re beautiful now. A person has to work hard to be your kind of beautiful, Cleo.”
― Natalie Lloyd, A Snicker of Magic