Maria Louise Ramé (1 January 1839 – 25 January 1908), going by the name Marie Louise de la Ramée and known by the pseudonym Ouida ( WEE-də), was an English novelist. Ouida wrote more than 40 novels, as well as short stories, children's books and essays. Moderately successful, she lived...
Rebellion without truth is like spring in a bleak, arid desert.
As terrible as the truth was, there was something restful about it.
—Bree Despain in The Dark Divine