Quotes for All
He was smiling again, his face alight, and Ivy knew her own expression was a mirror to his. Ivoleyn, he said, softly now, as if testing the word. And she replied, Dashton. Then their hands parted, but only so they might come closer, like two trees twining together to stand as one in a forest … Read more
Why Alexia that is quite beautiful. It does ot reflect your customary taste at all approved Miss Hisselpenny with glee. Trust Ivy to like the hideous thing for it’s looks. Gail Carriger
I mean to say, really, I am near to developing a neurosis – is there anyone around who doesn’t want to study or kill me? Floote raised a tentative hand. Ah, yes, thank you, Floote. There is also Mrs Tunstell, madam, he offered hopefully, is if Ivy were some kind of consolation prize. I notice … Read more
Alexia, did you know there is an entire regiment decamping on your front lawn? Laddy Maccon sighed. Really, Ivy, I would never have noticed. Gail Carriger
Ivy Hisselpenny was the unfortunate victim of circumstances that dictated she be only-just-pretty, only-just-wealthy, and possessed of a terrible propensity for wearing extremely silly hats. Gail Carriger
Ah, Ivy, thought Alexia happily, spreading a verbal fog wherever she goes. Gail Carriger
Ivy waved her wet handkerchief, as much as to say ‘words cannot possibly articulate my profound distress’. Then, because Ivy never settled for meaningful gestures when verbal embellishments could compound the effect, she said, Words cannot possibly articulate my profound distress. Gail Carriger
ROTC programs at Ivy League campuses would liberalize the military. That can only be good for this country. Evan Wright
He is life’s liberating force. He is release of limbs and communion through dance. He is laughter, and music in flutes. He is repose from all cares — he is sleep! When his blood bursts from the grape and flows across tables laid in his honor to fuse with our blood, he gently, gradually, wraps … Read more
When I was 14 or 15, I was a really good volleyball player, so I thought, ‘Well, maybe I’ll just get a scholarship to an Ivy League school through volleyball.’ Then I quit when I decided to focus on theater. Elizabeth Olsen