“A wounded animal will bite and claw,” she said to Mrs. Ogilvy. “And it often cannot tell friend from foe. One mustn’t judge such a creature too harshly.”
―
Mimi Matthews,
The Work of Art
“Not very romantic, is it? But I don't want you to feel powerless with me. I value your intelligence and your strength. I'd rather you stood at my side than in my shadow.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday by Gaslight
“I don't know if I can let you dance with anyone else. Not without kissing you first.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday by Gaslight
“If hardship came, she wouldn’t shatter into a million useless pieces. To the lucky gentleman who won her, she’d be a friend. A partner.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday By Gaslight
“I don't think Id have enjoyed it if you'd simply grabbed me and kissed me. A lady likes to prepare herself for such an event." "Fair enough. Are the next nine days enough time to prepare yourself? Because, unless you very strenuously object, I intend to kiss you this Christmas.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday by Gaslight
“Wonderful things didn’t happen because one was cautious. They happened because one dared.” ― Mimi Matthews, The Siren of Sussex
“I value your intelligence and your strength. I’d rather you stood at my side than in my shadow.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday By Gaslight
“Who says a lady must allow herself to be won? You didn't raise me to be anyone's prize.I'm no less capable of choosing my future partner than a man. More capable, for I know what sort of person I might happily tolerate for the next forty or more years.” ― Mimi Matthews, Return to Satterthwaite Court
“I don't wish to be filed away in a neat little category, labeled and dismissed by society as if I weren't a person full of mysterious complexities. I don't even know the full depth and breadth of what I am yet—or what I'm capable of. How can a man? How can anyone?” ― Mimi Matthews, The Siren of Sussex
“Some stories are better the more you read them. You notice things you didn’t the first time. And not only that.” She hesitated. “Books you’ve already read are like old friends. It’s comforting to revisit them.” ― Mimi Matthews, The Belle of Belgrave Square
“Never mind her heart. She had her dignity. Sometimes that was all a lady did have when everything else was gone.” ― Mimi Matthews, Appointment in Bath
“Because it didn’t matter to you. You weren’t cringing with shame. You weren’t putting on airs. You were simply…you. A lady through and through. And one I very much wished to know better.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday By Gaslight
“For the first time in his life, Charles was being pursued by a lady. And such a lady!” ― Mimi Matthews, Return to Satterthwaite Court
“An unknown place in some distant land can’t undo the tragedies of the past. If it could, we’d all be travelers, spending our natural lives on steamer ships and trains.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Modest Independence
“The point is,” she said, “I don’t need you to be noble. I only need you to be mine.” ― Mimi Matthews, The Matrimonial Advertisement
“I dislike suffering for no purpose. Pain and sacrifice should come to something in the end. It should have meaning.” ― Mimi Matthews, The Matrimonial Advertisement
“No, it hadn’t been love, but it had been…something. Something warm and filled with promise. Something that was gone now, irrevocably, leaving him empty and alone.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday By Gaslight
“I already know how I feel. I admire you, Sophie. I want you for my own. If I have to modernize your father’s estate into the next millennium, it would be a small price to pay for the privilege of having you.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday By Gaslight
“But Sophie was driven to continue, her words tumbling out in an impassioned rush. “I think I fell a little bit in love with you the night I came to your office in Fleet Street. And I’ve grown to love you more each day. So, if you have any feelings for me at all—if you have any inclination—I’d like very much for you to marry me and take me back to London. Because I do love you, Ned. And though I have no dowry, I would try very hard to be a good wife to you. To make up for any shortcomings” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday By Gaslight
“Not very romantic, is it? But I don't want you to feel powerless with me. I value your intelligence and your strength. I'd rather you stood at my side than in my shadow.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday by Gaslight
“I don't know if I can let you dance with anyone else. Not without kissing you first.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday by Gaslight
“If hardship came, she wouldn’t shatter into a million useless pieces. To the lucky gentleman who won her, she’d be a friend. A partner.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday By Gaslight
“I don't think Id have enjoyed it if you'd simply grabbed me and kissed me. A lady likes to prepare herself for such an event." "Fair enough. Are the next nine days enough time to prepare yourself? Because, unless you very strenuously object, I intend to kiss you this Christmas.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday by Gaslight
“Wonderful things didn’t happen because one was cautious. They happened because one dared.” ― Mimi Matthews, The Siren of Sussex
“I value your intelligence and your strength. I’d rather you stood at my side than in my shadow.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday By Gaslight
“Who says a lady must allow herself to be won? You didn't raise me to be anyone's prize.I'm no less capable of choosing my future partner than a man. More capable, for I know what sort of person I might happily tolerate for the next forty or more years.” ― Mimi Matthews, Return to Satterthwaite Court
“I don't wish to be filed away in a neat little category, labeled and dismissed by society as if I weren't a person full of mysterious complexities. I don't even know the full depth and breadth of what I am yet—or what I'm capable of. How can a man? How can anyone?” ― Mimi Matthews, The Siren of Sussex
“Some stories are better the more you read them. You notice things you didn’t the first time. And not only that.” She hesitated. “Books you’ve already read are like old friends. It’s comforting to revisit them.” ― Mimi Matthews, The Belle of Belgrave Square
“Never mind her heart. She had her dignity. Sometimes that was all a lady did have when everything else was gone.” ― Mimi Matthews, Appointment in Bath
“Because it didn’t matter to you. You weren’t cringing with shame. You weren’t putting on airs. You were simply…you. A lady through and through. And one I very much wished to know better.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday By Gaslight
“For the first time in his life, Charles was being pursued by a lady. And such a lady!” ― Mimi Matthews, Return to Satterthwaite Court
“An unknown place in some distant land can’t undo the tragedies of the past. If it could, we’d all be travelers, spending our natural lives on steamer ships and trains.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Modest Independence
“The point is,” she said, “I don’t need you to be noble. I only need you to be mine.” ― Mimi Matthews, The Matrimonial Advertisement
“I dislike suffering for no purpose. Pain and sacrifice should come to something in the end. It should have meaning.” ― Mimi Matthews, The Matrimonial Advertisement
“No, it hadn’t been love, but it had been…something. Something warm and filled with promise. Something that was gone now, irrevocably, leaving him empty and alone.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday By Gaslight
“I already know how I feel. I admire you, Sophie. I want you for my own. If I have to modernize your father’s estate into the next millennium, it would be a small price to pay for the privilege of having you.” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday By Gaslight
“But Sophie was driven to continue, her words tumbling out in an impassioned rush. “I think I fell a little bit in love with you the night I came to your office in Fleet Street. And I’ve grown to love you more each day. So, if you have any feelings for me at all—if you have any inclination—I’d like very much for you to marry me and take me back to London. Because I do love you, Ned. And though I have no dowry, I would try very hard to be a good wife to you. To make up for any shortcomings” ― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday By Gaslight
