Ashley Gardner Quotes & Sayings

pugilist who won every match was dull, she — Ashley Gardner

Mrs. Bennington's dramatic expression faded, and she made a face, much like a girl who has been given porridge when she expected thick ham. — Ashley Gardner

But perhaps peace was not in a place but within one's self. — Ashley Gardner

Hmm," I said. "Nuisance" at least sounded affectionate. My wife had been alternately terrified of or furious with me. — Ashley Gardner

Things could crawl at you out of the dark and hurt you again and again. The past did not always stay dead. — Ashley Gardner

He was no doubt correct. "Greed is all-consuming," I remarked. He laughed. "You poor idiot. The day of the gentleman is over. Only those with money will matter, only those who can pay will command respect and attention. You are puffed with pride because of your so-called honor, but your honor will disappear. Wealth will become honor, and I will have all of it." His smile widened. "You are not answering, Captain? What is the matter?" My voice went cold and hard. "I have no wish to waste time lecturing you. You are a fool, and soon you will learn how much of a fool. — Ashley Gardner

Greed can destroy so much," Sir Montague nodded. — Ashley Gardner

A good book is like a good friend, do you know, Lacey? One you can turn to when the night is cold and you are lonely. And there is old Herodotus, standing ready to regale me with tales of his travels. — Ashley Gardner

Fletcher shrugged. "Science and mathematics are all the rage, you know. But who has time for good old Horace? — Ashley Gardner

But the world turned, and it changed, and eventually all tyrants fell to become dust. — Ashley Gardner

What bloody man is that, sir?" I tossed the paper in the grate, though there was no fire on this warm summer day. "Bartholomew, you are quoting from Macbeth, did you know? King Duncan in the first scene, which is ominous. He died rather horribly soon after. — Ashley Gardner

Sometimes there is no comfort, only the knowledge that the worst has happened — Ashley Gardner

She ate with good manners, using the knife in the French way to push things onto her fork. She — Ashley Gardner

He shrugged. "I don't know either. I can't read Frog-speak. — Ashley Gardner

The room was rather anonymous, with fashionable upholstered Sheraton chairs in a salmon-colored stripe and studded wood, salmon-colored swags on the windows, and cream silk on the walls. Nothing personal marred the room, as though the house's inhabitants had ordered the furnishing to be as elegant yet innocuous as possible. — Ashley Gardner

You are right," Josette said softly. "I am devoted — Ashley Gardner

Perhaps the choice was neither right nor wrong. It only existed. — Ashley Gardner

A man's character and honor made him stand above others, not his religion or strata in life. — Ashley Gardner

I have never been married. The married women of my acquaintance rarely speak of their husbands at all, except as a nuisance to be borne. — Ashley Gardner

I returned to my rooms, enraged and no further forward. Yesterday, I had believed that Denis murdered Horne, but after meeting him, I changed my conclusion. — Ashley Gardner

He shook his head. "Not a bit of it. When I arrived, I was small and dark and ugly. The perfect quarry for every bully. And then, one day, I grew tired of it. I had discovered that sarcasm and wit could be far more effective than fists. The duller-brained the boy, the more others laughed at my bons mots. And so I became a nasty bit of goods in my own way, fighting with words where I could not fight with fists. — Ashley Gardner

My father tolerated no dramatics of any kind. I'm not certain which is more devilish uncomfortable - too many emotions or none at all. — Ashley Gardner

I was torn between anger and amusement. — Ashley Gardner