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Quotes from Arabella and the Battle of Venus — David D. Levine

born 1961 United States

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Wordlessly she gestured downward, to the hidden lower limbs which seemed to hold some unearthly power over men’s minds.

Arabella and the Battle of Venus (2017)

How absurd, she thought, that the sight of a man’s naked breast should be more objectionable than to see him possibly blown to bits.

Arabella and the Battle of Venus (2017)

Although I believe he is personally profiting from the proceedings, I hope that an appeal to his honor as a gentleman may bear fruit.

Arabella and the Battle of Venus (2017)

Though you sometimes strike me as incapable of improvement, I feel honor-bound to make the attempt.

Arabella and the Battle of Venus (2017)

The man could be frightfully keen...except when he was utterly obtuse.

Arabella and the Battle of Venus (2017)

Poor behavior reflects will upon one’s family and upon one’s station in life. Without family and station, one lacks influence. And without influence, little of consequence can be accomplished.

Arabella and the Battle of Venus (2017)

He took one step away, then turned back. “A kiss for luck?”
Arabella’s hesitation before complying was, upon reflection, rather indecently brief.

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They think the privateer’s life one of nothing but adventure, violence, evasion, and escape. But, between letters of marque, bills of lading, rosters, inventories, and plunder contracts, it involves, in fact, more paperwork than any thing else.

Arabella and the Battle of Venus (2017)

His eyes, as she had noted before, betrayed a keen intelligence but no emotion whatsoever—they might have been the eyes of some ancient tortoise, one who had seen a thousand empires rise and fall and cared nothing for any of them.

Arabella and the Battle of Venus (2017)

“Gambling is a wretched vice,” Lady Corey replied with a sniff. “A snare for men of weak character.”

Arabella and the Battle of Venus (2017)

“My dear Mrs. Singh,” Lady Corey sighed, interrupting. “The first thing you must learn about prevarication is to reduce detail to an absolute minimum.”

Arabella and the Battle of Venus (2017)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: David D. Levine (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.