Quotes From "The Runaway Countess" By Leigh LaValle

No person can do this or that to keep another...
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No person can do this or that to keep another from being truly free. We are always free. Even if imprisoned. Leigh LaValle
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How do they do it?” He stopped at her side, his eyes on the jugglers. It seemed impossible that not one ball fell to the ground.“ Determination.” She elbowed him playfully. “And being willing to make a few mistakes. Leigh LaValle
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What would you tell her about me?” He did not just ask that.“ You did not just ask that.” She chuckled.“ I’m serious, ” he smiled.“ Very well, if you must know, I would say that you are arrogant and foolish, too handsome for your own good and far too cognizant of your own intellect. Unbending, unsympathetic, dogmatic, pig-headed–”“ Handsome?” he interrupted, unable to keep the smile from his face. “And intelligent?”“ Don’t forget arrogant. Leigh LaValle