"That may be. But to decide that I was never going to live as a proper woman was not your choice to make.' 'What do you mean a proper woman?' 'A proper woman marries - she has children -' 'Then what do..."
- Jessie Burton
"Love your children, for they are the seeds that will make this city bloom."
"Words are water in this city. One drop of rumour could drown us."
"Take care, take care. This city thrives! It's money gives you wings to soar. But it is a yoke on your shoulders and you would do well to take note of the bruise around your neck."
"Believe it or don't believe it, Madame. But my feet are tired too. Bloody tired. Like a dead man's."
"We're nothing more than prisoners to your desire."
"The ink was secret nectar, for Marin isn't married."
"There are horizons through the brickwork, you wait and see."
"What was once, is no longer."
"The night darkens, the stars unfriendly, the cold a knife upon her neck - but Nella waits, until she can no longer difference between Johannes and the darkness that carries him away."