Quotes from Julia Quinn

When he kissed her, he tasted the promise of redemption.

La perfection est absolue, n'est-ce pas ? On ne peut pas être un peu unique, on ne peut pas être plus que parfait. Et pourtant... Vous l'êtes

Los hombres son criaturas con espíritu de contradicción, sus cabezas y sus corazones nunca guardan concordancia. Y como bien saben todas las mujeres, sus actos normalmente están regidos por otro aspecto completamente diferente.

Il y a des chagrins qui vous dévorent, qui vous écrasent, et on ne peut... Eh bien, on ne peut rien y faire

Excellent," Colin said. "In that case, Miss Sheffield is our winner, and Anthony, you are our loser.

Maybe all this sadness building up inside of her was for the death of a dream. Her dream of him. She'd built up the perfect image of him in her mind, and with every word he spat in her face, it was becoming more and more obvious that her dream was quite simply wrong.

Lady Danbury shushed him with a wave of her hand. "How many great mysteries are there in life, really?" No one answered, so Colin guessed, "Forty-two?

There would be whispers. There were always whispers. And whispers, if left unchecked, could quickly grow into roars.

Antes de conocerte, sólo estaba vivo a medias. De repente, «ahora» significa felicidad, alegría y una mujer a la que adoro. Pero ¿sabes una cosa?. «Ahora» no tiene comparación con mañana. Y mañana no podrá competir con el día siguiente. Tal y como me siento en este momento, mañana va a ser mucho mejor. ¡Ah! Daff, cada día voy a quererte más, te lo prometo. Cada día…" - Simon Bassett

Significa que el amor no tiene que ver con tener miedo a que te lo arrebaten. El amor tiene que ver con encontrar a la persona que te llene el corazón, que te hace ser una persona mejor de lo que nunca soñaste ser. Tiene que ver con mirar a tu mujer a los ojos y estar convencido hasta lo más hondo de que ella es sencillamente la mejor persona que has conocido". - Anthony Bridgerton

Angus felt himself filled with an age-old male terror -as if somehow his body knew what his mind refused to consider- that she might be The One, that somehow, no matter how hard he fought, she'd be pestering him for all eternity. And worse, that if she ever took it upon herself to stop pestering him, he might have to track her down and chain her to his side until she started up again.

Era extraño, eso de encontrar una mujer que pudiera hacerlo feliz con su sola presencia. Ni siquiera necesitaba verla, ni oír su voz, ni oler su aroma. Simplemente necesitaba saber que estaba ahí" - Benedict Bridgerton

He wanted Sarah Pleinsworth; dear Lord, he wanted her with everything that he was. He wanted to stand up with her before God and man, slide his ring onto her finger, and pledge his eternal devotion. He wanted to take her to bed and with his body show her everything that was in his heart, and he wanted to cherish her as she grew heavy with their child.

A lady must have her own private reserve of secrets and strength

I am proud of what I've done," she managed to say, her voice shaking with emotion. "I don't care what you say. I don't care what anyone says. No one can take that from me.

He took her hands and brought them to his lips, gently kissing each one in turn. "Then we shall begin right now", he vowed. "And tomorrow you shall be transformed". "Tonight I am transformed", she wishpered. "Tomorrow I shall disappear.

But what was

Their moments together would form a short poem and not a long and lusty novel...

Robert, plain-spoken man that he was, made no attempt to gloss over the fact that her appearance was not up to her usual standards. "You look as if you've been attacked by dogs

Kate had been inside enough grand London homes not to publicly gape at the obvious wealth and beauty of the furnishings, but even she was impressed by the interiors, decorated with elegance and restraint in the Adam style. Even the ceilings were works of art—done up in pale shades of sage and blue, the colors separated by white plasterwork so intricate it almost appeared to be a more solid form of lace.

Blake cracked a smile at the sight of the elegant Marquis of Riverdale balancing a tea service. If I could find another I trust, I'd hire him in a minute. At any rate, as soon as I'm done with my duties at the War Office, the discretion of my servants will no longer be quite as paramount.

But if you don't," Hyacinth continued, smiling shyly, "then I'd be much obliged if you'd wait for me.

Tú eres la razón de mi existencia -dijo dulcemente-, el motivo de que yo haya nacido.

rusticating.