Elizabeth Destefano

“Tut! I have done a thousand dreadful things As willingly as one would kill a fly. —SHAKESPEARE”
― M.C. Beaton, Death of a Perfect Wife

“Sadly, today authority, not truth, makes law,”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lost Roses

“When the truth has been left in the dark too long, its cousins rumor and innuendo are allowed to grow into hideous shapes.”
― Luanne G. Smith, The Raven Song

“Many happy unions have grown from little more than common respect. If you believe you can respect Mr. Darcy, and that he will respect you, then you have a good beginning. Happiness in marriage is often a matter of choice, you know. If you choose to think constantly on the faults of your husband, then you will find yourself discontent no matter whom you are married to. If, on the other hand, you choose to think of his virtues and to treat him with regard and consideration even when you may not feel much like it, then your felicity will continue to increase.”
― Lara S. Ormiston, Unequal Affections: A Pride and Prejudice Retelling