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1. "Miss Fitt, you know curiosity gets men killed."I grinned. "Then I daresay it's good I'm a woman." ~ Susan Dennard
2. "Can't say I'm surprised you were here. You have the curiosity of a cat and the common sense of a goldfish." ~ Susan Dennard
3. "Don't think I'll look after you, though-the world would be better off with one less princess.""I'm not a princess," I huffed, beating my brain for some worthy retort."A queen then?""No! That's not what I meant-""Oh, an empress. I see. Pardon me, Your Majesty." He swooped into a crouched bow, and when his torso sprang back up,a smile floated at the edge of his lips."N-no, not an empress either. I-I'm just..." The more I stuttered, the more pompous his smile became. "You're exasperating," I finally groaned." ~ Susan Dennard
4. "I brandished my parasol at him like a rapier. 'You, sir, are an abominable scalawag of a man, and I'll be damned if I let you threaten me." ~ Susan Dennard
5. "Just before Jie and Daniel reached the street, Daniel stopped. He twirled around and gazed up at me, as if he had sensed my eyes on his back. He strode a few steps toward me, paused, and then strode two more.He slung off his cap and pressed it to his chest. Then,with the casual grace that marked all of his movements, he dropped to one knee and bowed his head.He was declaring fealty to his empress.I laughed-I couldn't help it. The absurdity of it all. The bittersweet sting.When he lifted back up, I saw he too wore a smile.He waved with his cap, and after flopping it back on his head, he swiveled and trotted to the street. Then,without another look back, the Spirit-Hunters left." ~ Susan Dennard
6. "The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.""And the foolish can cite Shakespeare." ~ Susan Dennard
7. "Why do you ask?""Because I can.""You can what?""I can go in the private collection!" I scurried toward him. "My father had a lifetime subscriptioin, Mr. Sheridan, and not just that, but he had special privileges. I'm certain I could use his name to get you into the private collection."Daniel's jaw fell. "Why didn't you say so before?""What?" I recoiled. "How was I supposed to know you needed it?""We could've gone ages ago!"My enthusiasm transformed into outrage. "In that case, why didn't you say you needed it?""Because I didn't know you had a subscription!""Aha!" I cried, thrusting a finger at him. "Your argument's a circle!"Daniel sprang up. "We wasted all this time-""Silence!" Joseph roared. "You are like squawking parrots, and I have had quite enough. Miss Fitt, I would ask that you take Mr. Sheridan to the library immediately. Daniel, I would ask that you keep that big mouth of yours silent." ~ Susan Dennard
8. "What did you drop?""Nothing. Stand aside, Empress.""So you were hiding."He set his jaw, and I noticed his face was freshly shaved. It made his skin look soft."I've places to be," he growled. "So if you don't step outta my way, I will move your imperial figure myself." ~ Susan Dennard
9. "The fault is not in our stars," I whispered to the ceiling. "But in ourselves. This was my choice." ~ Susan Dennard
10. "Real love isn't about drama or heartbreak. Real love just is." ~ Susan Dennard
11. "They each wore ill-fitting black suits and well-fitting black scowls." ~ Susan Dennard
12. "Eleanor," Daniel said. "Miss Fitt! Wake up!"I fluttered my eyelids open. "I'm not a misfit anymore," I rasped. "I thought I told you that." ~ Susan Dennard
13. "While Mary brushed my pistachio silk carriage dress, Mama tugged the laces of my corset as tight as they would go. She grunted and I groaned, and we sounded like the giant hogs I'd seen at the zoo-except that, rather than play in the mud and eat to my heart's content, I was forced to sit daintily in the parlor without lunch. For two hours. With my mother for company." ~ Susan Dennard
14. " You are strong and independent, I told myself as I unlocked the door. Capable and clever. No males needed." ~ Susan Dennard
15. "Mama forbade me to attend the Exhibition after an over-heating spell, yet she insisted I gallivant in the park in the midafternoon sun. I almost wanted to pass out again just to spite her." ~ Susan Dennard
16. "That's a very comforting response, Oliver. Of course I can trust you implicitly when all you care about is using me for your own designs." ~ Susan Dennard
17. "How could I dream when I knew I could act instead - Eleanor" ~ Susan Dennard
18. "To pile on the agony, once we reached Shantytown-a collection of shacks around the Exhibition that fed off the scraps of rich tourists-the ribbon on my bonnet decided today was the day it wanted freedom. It dangled before my face in a taunting display of rebellion." ~ Susan Dennard
19. "Curiosity is a strong fire, and once ignited, it is not easily put out." ~ Susan Dennard

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