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Miss Lucy Graham was blessed with that magic power of fascination, by which a woman can charm with a word or intoxicate with a smile.

— Mary Elizabeth Braddon Lady Audley's Secret (1862)

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You can make no excuse for his love, that fatal irresistible passion, which outweighs truth and honour when they are set in the opposite scale.

Fenton's Quest (1871)

A woman's love is such a capricious thing, and so often bestowed upon the least deserving amongst those who seek it.

Fenton's Quest (1871)

I consider any man a fool who allows himself to be captivated by a pretty face.

Fenton's Quest (1871)

Do you think I will suffer myself to be baffled?

Lady Audley's Secret (1862)

What have you to do with hearts, except for dissection?

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