Girls," their mother interjected, "you must both stop being strange - it is unattractive. And don't forget your hats. It would be absolutely the end for me if you two came down with freckles at a time like this. Anna Godbersen More Quotes by Anna Godbersen More Quotes From Anna Godbersen The value of secrets is ever fluctuating although ladies who have been in society for a long time learn that a secret kept can be worth more than a secret told. Anna Godbersen has-beens secret long Her life, she realized, had all the charm of a steel trap. Anna Godbersen traps charm steel So this is how life was, she thought with a faint smile: It wore you down until you emerged at its wildest, most unexpected ends. Anna Godbersen unexpected ends She had rarely been near Henry since then, and the sight of him now was like a concentrated dose. Anna Godbersen dose sight A lady must retain always her composure. Even in a rainstorm, she must appear joyous and dry. When she loses her composure, then the respect of her peers and her staff will follow in short order. Anna Godbersen peers dry order She should have know that villains often come with pretty faces. Anna Godbersen villain should-have faces It is easy to forget now, how effervescent and free we all felt that summer. Anna Godbersen easy summer forget Well, if you weren't flirting with him"-his voice had now grown a little plaintive-"who was he, and what did you want with him anyway?" "If you are so determined to bore me, I may just have to go home." Astrid sighed carelessly, "What a shame, when I am wearing such a pretty dress. Anna Godbersen flirting voice home Love is all right, as things go, but lovers can be a terrible waste of a girl's time. Anna Godbersen waste girl love-is She felt so much aware of her own beauty it seemed inconceivable that everybody else wouldn't notice the difference too. Anna Godbersen felt differences She was a vision in a white gown her dark hair forming a hazy halo around her rosy heart-shaped face. Her long lashes fluttered to touch her cheeks and then her eyes opened fully in his direction. Her small round mouth flexed in an immediate and knowing smile. That's the girl I'm going to marry Henry thought. Anna Godbersen girl eye heart Ah well that I can't tell you." Diana ducked her head so that the brim of her bonnet covered her face. "Some things must remain a mystery and for now I think I'll keep my opinion of you and your compliments to myself. Anna Godbersen opinion faces thinking That was how the heroine of a book would play it and Diana was still writing her own story the best heroines she'd always believed took their fate into their own hands. Anna Godbersen fate writing book She was like a heroine in a novel that she herself was writing the character kept protesting that she was too strong for love and yet the narrator went on describing her desire. Anna Godbersen strong writing character Even when a girl is married she still never completely leaves her mother and father's home. Anna Godbersen marriage girl mother A young lady's most natural ally is her sister although sometimes our own relatives are as inscrutable to us as an antipodean. Anna Godbersen allies natural sometimes Henry turned his hat in his hands but went on looking at Diana in a way that made her want to crawl into his arms and stay there forever. Anna Godbersen want forever hands She was trying to sound tough and impatient, but she knew that vulnerable desire to be wooed was still brimming in her tone. Anna Godbersen sound desire trying It seemed to her as though everything that was good and true had been blasted out of the world. All those things had been crushed destroyed made to disappear. Anna Godbersen disappear made world They will stop calling brides beautiful after today—you have simply set the standard too high,' he said. Anna Godbersen calling beautiful today
