Quotes from Lisa Kleypas

She was the guest everyone invited when they needed to blend a group of disparate personalities, just as a roux would bind soup or sauce into velvety smoothness.

You may put a man in a cravat, teach him manners, and make him attend a soiree, but hardly any of us are truly civilized.

Well, don't just stand there," Philippa urged. "Go and join the group and try to attract his attention." Annabelle gave her a doubtful glance. "Some of those girls look feral. I should hate to get bitten." -Philippa & Annabelle

It was one of those silences that was far more eloquent than words.

False modesty is evidence of secret pride, Mr. Winterborne

He knows the rules," Kathleen said darkly. "And he enjoys breaking them." My

Es mucho más fácil ser malo —dijo el—. Especialmente si uno no tiene ninguna razón para ser bueno.

If I ever get arrested," I said, "you will be my one phone call. Bail me out—that's what you can do." "If you ever get arrested," Sofia said, "I'll already be in jail as your accomplice.

Amelia, I can't discuss this now. Or I'll start weeping and throw myself to the floor." "Heavens, don't do that. Someone might trip over you.

How did he break the chair? Does he have a foul temper? Did he throw it?" "He broke it by sitting on it," Lillian said with a scowl. "Cousin Eustace is rather l-large boned," Evie admitted.

I would never be so bourgeois as to sleep with my own husband.

I never try to make people feel better by shading the truth one way or the other. I merely relate the facts. How you react to them is your responsibility, not mine.

Ov yilo isi? —Le preguntó suavemente. —Sí —dijo Kev, contestando en inglés—. Hay corazón aquí. Y Win sonrió mientras él se sentaba para besarla.

Poppy, this is London society, where the truth can get you into trouble. If you tell one truth, you'll have to tell another truth, and another, to keep covering up.

I've learned that while gossip about others is often true, it's never true when it is about oneself.

Sophia," he said softly. "Come here." She ignored the command and fled, her high-pitched voice floating behind her. "I'll return soon..." Despite his acute frustration, Ross could not prevent a rumble of moody laughter in his chest. "Go, then," he said, dropping his head back on the pillow. "You can't avoid me forever.

Don't you understand how much even one day of loving each other is worth? Some people are separated by distances they can never cross. All they can do is dream about each other for a lifetime, never having what they want most. How foolish, how wasteful to have love within your reach and not take it!

Husband and wives are never completely honest with each other - no marriage could survive it.

She strained as he began to kiss along the side of her neck. Her skin was hot from exertion, a little salty, and her scent was divinely arousing: horses, fresh winter air, roses.

Most men have inner demons," Kingston replied quietly. "God knows I do. So does a friend who's the finest and most genuinely moral man I've ever known.

I give my blessing to a marriage between you and my daughter. Now, you will undoubtedly point out that you haven't asked for it, which will prompt me to ask why. Then you'll relate a few stories from your unsavory past and go through some tedious self-flagellation to make me aware of your unworthiness as a potential husband and father." The duke took a sip of coffee before adding, "I will not be impressed.

He preferred to ease his way into the day, whereas Amelia liked to fling herself at it full tilt.

Pandora made the mistake of looking up. No woman would have been unaffected by the sight of that archangel's face above hers. So far, the privileged young men she had met during the Season seemed to be striving for a certain ideal, a kind of cool aristocratic confidence. But none of them came remotely close to this dazzling stranger, who had undoubtedly been indulged and admired his entire life.

Who are you?" "For you, Honey...I'm trouble.