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“Whatever she suffered, whatever loss came to her, she would throw it off, for it was not in her nature to go under. Although she was the woman and he a fierce and sometimes arrogant man, hers was the stronger nature because the more pliant.”
― Winston Graham, Demelza

“I believe yours is the only wisdom, Demelza.”
― Winston Graham, Jeremy Poldark

“...in the best society hardly anyone can be certain who their father is.”
― Winston Graham, Bella Poldark

“It's like all those quiet people, when they do lose their tempers they lose them with a vengeance.”
― Agatha Christie, The A.B.C. Murders