How does a woman gain such wisdom in only twenty-nine years?” Gordon asked, escorting her across the lawns toward the mansion.“ The same way a man does."“ Which is?" Lady Keely cast him an ambiguous smile. “Either you are born with wisdom, my lord, or you make dowithout it...

Patricia Grasso
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This quote is a reference to the life of Gordon Patterston. His father, the earl of Keely, was a man of great wealth and power. When he died leaving Gordon to run the family business, his brother, the earl of Carrickernan, allowed him to make mistakes in his business ventures in order to learn from them. In this way, he rose from a small farmer’s boy to a wealthy man. This is the same advice that Gordon would give to Lady Keely, when she asked why men and women were so different from one another in wisdom and experience.

Source: Courting An Angel

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