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The word ‘evil’ is a powerful one, isn’t it? It’s much stronger than ‘wicked’, which, to my mind, has a sort of larky charm and might come with a wink and a slap on the wrist. No, ‘evil’ suggests something dark, something wrong, something
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“Finding a proper husband is rather like selecting a hound. They all have more bark than bite, my girl. One day you'll look across the breakfast table and realize the only option is obedience training. -Grandmamma Holmes”
― A Study in Silks
― A Study in Silks
“Scoff if you wish, but there is something morally dangerous in this endless variety of amusements that our era claims to provide. Soon there will be no word for "contentment" in the English language, for we shall no longer feel content and thus have no need to describe it.”
― City of Light
― City of Light
“My dearest Miss Farthing, will you do me the unutterable honor of wearing this cheap bit of metal that will most likely turn your finger green, pretending to love and honor me as your husband for the purposes of subterfuge and stratagem?”
― Ticker
― Ticker
“This is what progress does, you know. Each step into the future makes us ever so much grander and more demanding and thus ever so slightly less human.”
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“Children are remarkable creatures, hurtling through savage landscapes of sudden laughter and sharp heartbreaks.”
― Seven for a Secret
― Seven for a Secret
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