Quotes from Julia Quinn

And if my eyes dropped to your mouth, in what we all know is a universal signal that one is pondering a kiss, what would you do?

And she was alone. Alone in the middle of crowded London, in the middle of a large and loving family. It was hard to imagine a lonelier spot.

Good Morning to you," the marquis said. "Where is Caroline?" "Damned if I know, but half the ham is missing so I imagine she's come and gone." James whistled. "Mrs. Mickle certainly outdid herself this morning, didn't she? You should have had Caroline move in sooner." Blake shot him an irritated glance. "Well, you must admit that your housekeeper has never gone to such great lengths to keep YOU so well fed.

Yes." It was a silky, utterly urbane "yes," as if they were discussing the weather, or perhaps the likelihood of Bucket of Roses winning the Ascot Cup on Ladies' Day.

I should like to marry someone gracious and considerate, who treats me like a queen. Or at the very least, a princess. Surely that is not too much to ask.

It was a map. A heart-shaped map. "A cordiform projection," Thomas told her. She looked up at him excitedly. "It does not distort area. Look how small Greenland is." He smiled. "I will confess that I purchased it more for its heart-shaped properties." She turned toward her family. "Is this not the most romantic gift you have ever seen?

that was the beauty of writing one's own tale. She could do whatever she wanted. She'd always wanted to be an evil overlord. Or a nice one. She had no real preference. Just so long as she was in charge.

It means that love isn't about being afraid that it will all be snatched away. Love's about finding the one person who makes your heart complete, who makes you a better person than you ever dreamed you could be.

Y en aquel momento, supo que la amaba. Con cada pensamiento, con cada emoción, cada parte de su ser, le amaba.

Not really," she said in a sad voice. Sometimes I feel so resentful. If I were a better person I'd—

But in all seriousness," Hyacinth continued, "what is he good at? Simon's better at numbers, and Anthony knows more of history. Colin's funnier, of course, and—" "Art," Sophie interrupted in a sharp voice, a little irritated that Benedict's own family didn't see his individuality and strengths.

If one didn't have love, was it better, then, to be alone?

con-tu-ma-cious (adjective). Obstinately resisting authority; stubbornly perverse.

It's better to have no father at all than to have one such as yours, Gareth...I'm so sorry.

I—" She shook her head. "Never mind." "What were you going to say?" "It"s nothing." He took both of her hands and tugged her toward him. "It"s not nothing," he murmured. "When it"s you, and when it"s me, it"s never nothing.

They will hunt you down. And when they find you, you will find yourself trapped in conversation with a pale young lady all dressed in white who cannot converse on topics other than the weather, who received vouchers to Almack's, and hair ribbons." - Anthony Bridgerton

It isn't fair. It isn't fair that it's me and not someone else, and it isn't fair that it should be anyone.

There was a very slight lilt to it, too, attesting to a childhood spent far from Lincolnshire, and Grace felt herself sway, as if she could fall forward, lightly, softly, and land somewhere else. Far, far from here.

Ah, yes," Anthony said with a slight roll of his eyes, "the Bridgerton method of naming children. Guaranteed to make certain no one forgets who you are.

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Yes, well, I do have four brothers. A better education I cannot imagine." - Daphne Bridgerton

She looked up at him, wondering when it was that this man, her brother, had become so wise.

But that was where Penelope was going to be that evening, and that meant that was where Colin would have to be as well.

Well!" Mrs. Featherington huffed. "I never!" "No," Anthony replied. "You always.