"Re" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... "Mrs. Curtis," the lady had said, "if ever you are ill, I hope you'll be sure and send to me." And Mrs. Curtis had replied: "Well, ma'am, if ever I sends, you may be sure I am ill." "But," she added, "they don't understand. 'Tis when you're on yer feet that help's wanted—not wait till 'tis too late." With regard to her present circumstances—she "didn't mind saying it to me—sometimes she didn't hardly know how they was goin' on," ...
— Change in the Village • (AKA George Bourne) George Sturt
... leady admitted. "As soon as you left, the war ceased. You're right, it was a hoax. You worked hard undersurface, sending up guns and weapons, and we destroyed them as fast as they ...
— The Defenders • Philip K. Dick
... of the Age"text was much later reprinted in book form under the title of "New York" (New York: William Farquhar Payson, 1930) in a limited edition of 750 copies, with an introduction by Dixon Ryan Fox, and was later re-issued in facsimile form (Folcroft: PA., Folcroft Library Editions, 1973) in a limited edition of 100 copies — from which this ...
— New York • James Fenimore Cooper
... sir!" he panted, thrusting a dripping face into the boy's. "D'you know who you're a-talking to?—I'm a ...
— The Gentleman - A Romance of the Sea • Alfred Ollivant
... I didn't know what was wrong. I knew only that Lucy no longer loved her husband. But why she no longer loved him was the real trouble, and she had not told me that, even if she knew It herself. But wishing to strengthen my answer, I said: "You're the one who ought to know what's wrong. You're on the spot. And besides, you're a woman and a woman is supposed to have three intuitions ...
— We Three • Gouverneur Morris
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