#goth

One speck of dung will spoil the pot. In order to keep my thoughts on a high level, I put a positive construction on things. ↗

— Kathleen Rowland

#paranormal-romance #romantic-suspense #sensuous #romantic

Penelope had read several novels about such governesses in preparation for her interview and found them chock-full of useful information, although she had no intention of developing romantic feelings for the charming, penniless tutor at a neighboring estate. Or - heaven forbid! - for the darkly handsome, brooding, and extravagantly wealthy master of her own household. Lord Frederick Ashton was newly married in any case, and she had no inkling what his complexion might be ↗

— Maryrose Wood

#governess #parody #romantic

I had choosen the path of the black sheep rather than that of the unicorns and puppies. ↗

— Magenta Periwinkle

#cutting-class #goth #popular-kids #punk #teen

Some ghosts are so quiet you would hardly know they were there. ↗

— Bernie Mcgill

#historical-fiction #ireland #irish #literary-fiction #mother

It was enough to drive me mad. I was no longer myself and yet I was so much more me than I had ever been before. ~Katherine Demure ↗

— Gwenn Wright

#gwenn-wright #historical-romance #katherine-demure #love #romance

No, I will not join your Civil War reenactment troupe. ↗

— Aaron A.A. Smith

#civil-war #fantasy-fiction #gothic-fiction #historical #historical-fiction

I came from across the ocean and through the wilderness and landed here and found you hiding behind a tapestry. My fate was sealed at the sight of your stockinged feet. ~Viktor von Strassenberg ↗

— Gwenn Wright

#gwenn-wright #new-release #romance #viktor #von-strassenberg

The Only Way Out Is To DIE!!!! ↗

— Bullet for My Valentine

#gothic #music #death

I like the dark, mysterious, maybe even gothic type girls. They have to have a good personality too! I'm very picky! ↗

— Shia LaBeouf

#even #good #gothic #i #like

Opera, next to Gothic architecture, is one of the strangest inventions of Western man. It could not have been foreseen by any logical process. ↗

— Kenneth Clark

#architecture #been #could #foreseen #gothic