“Love without fear . . .” Miss Foster murmured, considering the notion. “It doesn’t sound very practical, I’m afraid. For the more one loves, the more one has to fear losing.” He looked at her, a grin tugging his mouth. “Impractical, maybe. Difficult, yes. But what a beautiful way to live.”
― The Secret of Pembrooke Park
― The Secret of Pembrooke Park
“One might open the book idly, but one never knows what treasures one might find.”
― The Secret of Pembrooke Park
― The Secret of Pembrooke Park
“The body might be engaged in the most base drudgery, but always the mind can be thinking on whatever is lovely, pure, noble.”
― The Girl in the Gatehouse
― The Girl in the Gatehouse
“worry does no good. It saps your strength and joy. Instead pray.”
― The Bridge to Belle Island
― The Bridge to Belle Island
“Come to think of it, she did not speak a word. Yet I could have sworn she had the most beautiful voice.”
― The Silent Governess
― The Silent Governess
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