Fear knew no bounds and came in so many forms: Fear of what the future held. Fear of more loss. Fear of opening her heart and finding pain. Fear that if she did pray, her words would not be heard.
“How she wished for a place, a moment to simply sit down, cry, and release the weight she was forever carrying.”
― The Joy of Christmas Present
― The Joy of Christmas Present
“because she did not suffer fools gladly and found the world unfortunately populated with a great many of them.”
― Sophie
― Sophie
“God knows we need reminders from time to time. He wraps up a little blessing in a sound or a smell. A testament of his love.”
― Yours Truly, Thomas
― Yours Truly, Thomas
“Things go to ruin when those as knows the land and its people leave it be.”
― Katherine
― Katherine
“no peace with Napoleon, that he was possessed of a thirst for power that could never be assuaged; our only hope lay in opposing him to the utmost.”
― The Jewelled Snuff Box: Romance and intrigue in Georgian England
― The Jewelled Snuff Box: Romance and intrigue in Georgian England
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