139 Quotes by Deanna Raybourn

When the light has fled but the stars have not yet shown themselves. That is the gloaming, the loveliest and saddest hour of the day.

I have faith that men can be as reasonable and logical as women if they but try.

I abhorred weakness of any kind but most particularly in my tea.

Is there any feeling as delicious as the beginning of a new adventure? To be perched upon the precipice of a fresh endeavor, poised for flight, the winds of change ruffling the feathers, ah, that is what it means to be alive!

I felt in this new adventure I was rousing to life again. I was a butterfly, newly emerged from the chrysalis, damp winged and trembling with expectation.

You must engage in horizontal refreshment. It isn’t healthy to congest oneself like that.

To walk away from something is only half the picture. What are you walking towards?

I was merely thinking that it may have been a very grave mistake to introduce you to Lady C. If the pair of you ever put your minds to it, you could probably topple governments together.” I smiled as I pocketed the weapon. “One thing at a time, dear Stoker. One thing at a time.

It was the viscount, with impeccable manners and deplorable timing.