Let me explain something to you, he said. If you want to get something out of a man, dashing out his brains against a lamppost isn't the way to do it.
Loretta Chase. . I tell you Dain is a splendid catch. I advise you to set your hooks and reel him in.โ Jessica took a long swallow of her cognac. โThis is not a trout, Genevieve. This is a great, hungry shark.โ โThen use a harpoon.
Loretta ChaseIf you try to find a replacement, you'll be sadly disappointed, I can't be replaced. I'm the only man in all the world who possesses the right combination of qualities for you.You can turn your Ballister stare upon me all you like, but you can't petrify me. You can knock me about to your heart's content without worrying about doing any damage. You can perpetrate any sort of outrage your wicked mind conceives and be sure I'll join in, with a will. You're a troublemaker, Lydia. A Ballister devil. Nothing less than a Mallory hellion would ever suit you." - Vere Mallory -
Loretta Chase