434 Quotes by Kate Morton

Jellemző papára. Reméli, hogy Miss Prince jóvoltából unalmas alakok unalmas feleségei leszünk, tűrhetően beszélünk franciául, tűrhetően zongorázunk, és udvariasan veszítünk, ha néha-néha leülünk bridzselni. Így senkinek sem okozunk majd gondot.

Mi sem ronthat többet egy fiatal hölgy báján, mint az orcátlan értelem.

La vida es demasiado breve para ser moderado.

Organizas tu vida con lo que tienes, no con lo que te falta.

I had barely glanced at the book in the pedlar's house save to ascertain it was the right title. Now I allowed myself to pore over its cover, to run my fingers across the leather binding and trace the cursive indentation of the letters that spelled along the spine, The Valley of Fear. I whispered the thrilling words to myself, then lifted the book to my nose and breathed the ink from its pages. The scent of possibilities.

One evening, when the household had all retired to bed, the staff gathered by the raging servants'-hall fire. Mr. Hamilton and Mrs. Townsend formed bookends on either side, while Nancy, Katie and I huddled between on dining chairs, squinting in the flickering firelight at the scarves we were dutifully knitting. A cold wind lashed against the windowpanes, and insurgent draughts set Mrs. Townsend's jars of dry goods to quivering on the kitchen shelf.

- Nu trebuie să te bizui pe faptul cineva te va salva, continuă mama, cu privirile pierdute, o fată care așteaptă pe altcineva s-o salveze nu va învăța niciodată să se descurce singură. Chiar dacă ar avea posibilități, i-ar lipsi curajul. Să nu fii și tu așa, Eliza! Trebuie să fii curajoasă, să înveți să te aperi singură, să nu te bizui pe nimeni”.

Don't slide down the rabbit hole. The way down is a breeze, but climbing back's a battle.

Those who seek to know gossip will hear ill about themselves.