Jennifer Campbell

“We all have our particular burdens to bear, and one person's suffering doesn't negate the suffering of another person. Just because there are many unfortunate and terribly mistreated people in the world does not mean that you are not allowed to mourn the loss of your mother or regret the unhappiness of your first marriage. There is no contest for such things and, really, if there were, who would want to be the winner? We should all be trying to alleviate one another's pain, not denying one another or ourselves the right to feel it.”
― Suzanne Allain, The Ladies Rewrite the Rules

“Perhaps we should discuss it then. I realize that it’s considered impolite to refuse a gentleman’s offer to dance, and if a lady does so she’s required to sit out the rest of the dances that evening, but I believe that rule to be arbitrary, and well, stupid, and quite obviously designed for a man’s benefit, and not a woman’s.” “I agree,” Lady Gordon said, nodding her head emphatically. “A woman should not be forced to participate in any activity with a gentleman if she does not desire to, and she should not be punished for exercising that right.”
― Suzanne Allain, The Ladies Rewrite the Rules

“Why people--?!' (That was the full extent of the sentence. Extroverts need not trouble themselves asking for an explanation.)”
― India Holton, The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

“He wanted to undress her brain, stroke her perspective, make her gasp out the most fascinating theory she hid from all other men. He also wanted to kiss the hell out of her, but that went without saying.”
― India Holton, The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love