Melanie THEE Reader

“There,” she said to the boy George, “remain true to your talent, and the glass will bring you luck. Abuse your talent, or neglect it, as my brother did, and the luck will run out of the glass.”
― Daphne du Maurier, The Glass-Blowers

“He was hard-edged. Cast in bronze. He was danger. She felt it like an icy wind at her back.”
― Lenora Bell, The Devil's Own Duke

“Are you listening to me, Mr. Ellis?” she asked with a puff of breath that lifted a brunette curl from her cheek. “No. I was admiring you.” “You,” she sputtered. “You make me want to scream.” “It’s not very English of you, Lady Henrietta,” he replied with a smile. “All of this public displaying of emotion.”
― Lenora Bell, The Devil's Own Duke

“A glass-blower, remember, breathes life into a vessel, giving it shape and form and sometimes beauty; but he can, with that same breath, shatter and destroy it. If what I write displeases you, it will not matter. Throw my letters in the fire unread, and keep your illusions. For myself, I have always preferred to know the truth.”
― Daphne du Maurier, The Glass-Blowers