“Have you always been this skilled with women?" - Joseph to Iain”
“It was always women who did the choosing, and men's place was to be grateful if they were lucky enough to be the chosen ones. Joseph Anton”
“Women have always been spies.”
“Women have always been the strong ones of the world.”
“Women have always been the primary victims of war. Women lose their husbands, their fathers, their sons in combat.”
“It seems I have always been fortunate to be in a certain provident, which must be my sole skill, and worth, and luck. [p. 138]”