Quotes

"The path is smooth that leadeth on to danger." ~ Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare "Affection is a coal that must be cool'd;
Else, suffer'd, it will set the heart on fire. " ~ Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare "Love comforteth like sunshine after rain." ~ Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare "The owl, night's herald." ~ Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods. ~ Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton She had never been able to understand the laws of a universe which was so ready to leave her out of its calculations. ~ The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton Miss Bart was discerning enough to know that the inner vanity is generally in proportion to the outer self-depreciation. ~ The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton The book of female logic is blotted all over with tears, and Justice in their courts is for ever in a passion. ~ The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray "To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; and to forgo even ambition when the end is gained--who can say this is not greatness." ~ The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray He had placed himself at her feet so long that the poor little woman had been accustomed to trample upon him. She didn't wish to marry him, but she wished to keep him. She wished to give him nothing, but that he should give her all. It is a bargain not unfrequently levied in love. ~ Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray