“She reached inside the wide ruffle and pulled out a little vial. “Poison?” asked Lady Maccon, tilting her head to one side. “Certainly not. Something far more important: perfume. We cannot very well have you fighting crime unscented, now, can we?” “Oh.” Alexia nodded gravely. After all, Madame Lefoux was French. “Certainly not.” WellsLittlesImportantFightingSidesCrimeWidePoisonPerfumeRufflesFighting Crime Author:Gail Carriger
“But now I knew that true love was above all that and that it would be better to die than to fail to love.” Would BeDiesFailing Author:Paulo Coelho
“A woman, even a married woman, cannot float without proper escort. It is simply not done.” DoneMarriedFloatsMarried Women Author:Gail Carriger
“Even if loving meant leaving, or solitude, or sorrow, love was worth every penny of its price.” IfsLifeSorrowSolitudeLeavingPenniesSorrow Love Author:Paulo Coelho
“Rail is such an undignified way to travel. All that rapid racing about. Floating has so much more gravitas.” WayRacingFloatingRapidsRailGravitas Author:Gail Carriger
“Tunstell, this is your Alpha speaking. Do as I tell you. You must regurgitate now. Regurgitation is an involuntary action. You cannot simply order me to do it,” replied Tunstell in a small voice. “I most certainly can. Besides which, you are an actor.” Tunstell grimaced. “I’ve never had cause to vomit onstage.” ActionOrderActorsCausesVoiceInvoluntaryAlphasSmall Voice Author:Gail Carriger
“Really, Alexia, what could have possessed you to attach yourself to the side of the ship in such a juvenile fashion? It is positively barnacle-like.” SidesFashionShipsPossessedPositivelyJuvenileBarnacles Author:Gail Carriger
“Oh, Lady Maccon, I am unreservedly in love with her. That black hair, that sweet disposition, those capital hats.” BlackSweetHairHatsDispositionBlack Hair Author:Gail Carriger