Quotes from Julia Quinn

The gentleman had been an uncommonly affable fellow, but every time he counted to twenty (and he seemed to do so with strange frequency), he skipped the number twelve.

They just don't know you,' Penelope said, patting her on the hand. 'And they don't know *you*, either,' Lady Danbury quite pointedly replied ... 'I'd say it was their loss ... Not [a loss] to them, but to you, because as often as I call them fools ... some of them are actually rather decent people, and it's a crime they haven't gotten to know you.

Alayc?l?k gerçek duygular?n yüzeye ç?kmas?n? engelleyen tek ÅŸeydir ve inan bana o duygularla yüzleÅŸmek istemezsin.

It was something in the way she moved. Something in the way she breathed. Something in the way she merely 'was' . And he didn't think he was ever going to get over it.

What are you smiling about?" she asked. He drew back a few inches, cupping her face with both hands. "How did you know I was smiling?" "I could feel it on my lips." He brought a finger to those lips, tracing the outline, then running the edge of his fingernail along the plump skin. "You make me smile," he whispered. "When you don't make me want to scream, you make me smile." -Sophie & Benedict

The waltz allowed him to get just close enough to her to detect that maddening scent of lemons, and he inhaled it as if it would save his life.

Death wasn't frightening to a man alone. The great beyond held no terror when one had managed to avoid attachments here on earth.

I suppose. I do hope Charlotte thinks to give her an extra day off this week." Lady Winstead gave a little nod, as if agreeing with herself. "I believe I will go find her right now and make that suggestion. It is the least we can do. Miss Wynter truly saved the day." Honoria and Iris watched her leave, then Iris said, "I suppose it depends upon your definition of the word 'saved.

He smiled wryly. "I'm not such a terrible person, you know." She sighed. "I know." Something about her resigned expression made him grin. "But maybe a little terrible?" he teased. She brightened, their return to levity obviously making her much more comfortable with the conversation. "Oh, for certain." "Good. I'd hate to be boring." -Anthony & Kate

Sophie shook her head, completely unable to speak. Posy had knocked her breath clear to Scotland.

You are so beautiful,' he whispered. She must have heard those words before, thousands of times, but he wanted her to hear them from *him*.

He was comfortable with her. He could make the sort of stupid comments that were only a little bit funny and made no sense. The kind one made when one didn't have to weigh every word and worry about judgment or scorn.

When he looked up at Annabel, he was just a man, looking at a woman, praying and hoping that she loved him the way he loved her.

Francesca,' he murmured, making his voice smooth and personable, 'it is a delight to see you.' 'And you as well,' she replied. She smiled then, but it was in an amused sort of fashion, and he had the unexpected sense that she was mocking him. But there seemed little to be gained by pointing this out; it would only demonstrate how attuned he was to her every expression.

I won't offer you a penny for your thoughts, since I know they can't possibly be worth that much, but what are you thinking about?

We are no better than animals if we cannot learn from our mistakes and move forward.

John shrugged. "It always seemed silly to me to desire a woman who cannot converse any better than a sheep." Belle leaned forward, her eyes glittering mischievously. "Really? I would have thought you'd prefer such a woman,considering your difficulty with polite conversation." "Touche, my lady. I cede this round to you.

Não preciso de ser mesmo boa. Só preciso de retirar prazer do que faço. E de saber que tentei.

He is asking Caroline to produce a list," Georgina explained. "What sort of list?" Finchley asked. "A list of women to marry," Hugh said feeling as if his idea had been a stupid one. Now even Finchbird would take the piss out of him as well. "I find that one wife is more than enough," his brother-in-law said grinning.

And all she could think was that her life was passing her by, and if she didn't do something soon, she'd die this way. Alone.

They don't have to all be maidens." "Well, that's very liberal of you," Caroline said with a sisterly smirk. "But since I can hardly hand out a questionnaire as regards their experiences in that regard, we'll have to leave it there.

She looked down at her sketch pad. She'd been drawing a rabbit. She decided to give him unpleasant teeth. Vicious little bunny. Excellent.

it can often be most difficult to share one's fears with those one most deeply loves.

Their fathers had been twins, but John"s had entered the world seven minutes before Michael"s. The most critical seven minutes in Michael Stirling"s life, and he hadn"t even been alive for them.