Jennifer

“Funambulist.' said Sophronia Temminnick, quite suddenly.
'Sophronia, such language!' Dimity Plumleigh-Teignmott reprimanded.
'Pardon?' said Agatha Woosmoss.
Sidheag Maccon, the final member of Sophronia's group, muttered, 'Bless you.'
'I wasn't sneezing, nor being indelicate, thank you all very much. I was thinking out loud.'
'As if thinking out loud weren't *decidedly* indelicate.' Dimity was not to be swayed out of disapproval when she felt it might exercise her creativity.”
― Gail Carriger, Waistcoats & Weaponry

“As much as she was enjoying it, Dimity would always rather talk about reading than actually read.”
― Gail Carriger, Manners & Mutiny

“Got tight on absinthe last night. Did knife tricks.”
― Ernest Hemingway

“History wasn't precisely revered for its accuracy at the best of times.”
― Gail Carriger, Blameless