Quotes from Carla Kelly

Oh, well, she decided as her eyes began to close, it is better to love foolishly than to hate bitterly. I hope I am wiser than I was and more kind.

What makes you so arrogant to think that Christ's Atonement is for everyone else in the history of the world except you?

Oh, dear, she thought, this is probably more democracy than an Englishman can stand.

Such watering pots,' Lord Ragsdale commented as he handed each of them ahandkerchief, then pressed a third to his eye. 'See here, you have set me a bad example.' He grinned at Tim. 'But I will practice economy and cry out of only one eye.

That was laughter-a natural eruption of good humor that occurs when people are amused.

Le…feb…vre…Ah, yes. You purse your lips as though you were going to kiss some lucky gentleman. Lefebvre.

I know better than most men that she is a conglomerate of skin, blood, tissue, bones, muscles and nerves, but only look how nicely arranged.

The city gate opened when she and Harper reached the causeway. Her mind barely registered the new walls and the number of soldiers lining the ramparts who were cheering them. Oh, don't, she wanted to tell them. We have lost so much.

He lay there watching her, and when she continued to unbutton her dress, his smile widened. "Mr. Reed, you realize that if anything we do tonight causes you a medical problem, Mr. Wilburn will give you such a scold," she said, hoping that she sounded more serene than she felt. "I'm all aquiver about Mr. Wilburn," he said.

You're a rare one, Miss Hampton," was all he said. "Too bad you will not last." He talks as though he has murdered and buried a row of lady's companions in the shubbery somewhere, Susan thought as she labored on. Probably killed by his devastating wit.

S]omeone else is breathing in here besides me, and I don't think Tim the cowman dabs . . . lily of the valley, is it . . . behind his ears. Although he should.

The woman opened her eyes. "I can't feel my feet." Panic filled her voice now. "Just hold on, Mrs. Mason," he told her, touched by what was happening, moved by his enemy death, even as death began to press down. Be gentle, you demon, he thought.

It takes a little practice, I think, for most females." "No, Jess, I'm a woman," she said. "Females are medical." He laughed. "So right, woman." "Don't forget it.