And earth was heaven a little the worse for wear. And heaven was earth, done up again to look like new.
Wilkie CollinsThis is the story of what a Woman's patience can endure, and what a Man's resolution can achieve.
Wilkie CollinsAny woman who is sure of her own wits, is a match, at any time, for a man who is not sure of his own temper.
Wilkie CollinsWhat lurking temptations to forbidden tenderness find their finding-places in a woman's dressing-gown, when she is alone in her room at night!
Wilkie Collins