Quotes from Karen Hawkins

then tossed the coat into the water. "Hurst! That's a perfectly good coat!" "Yes, and I have a perfectly good life. One of those two things is not replaceable.

Sophia stood staring blankly up the stairs for an entire minute before it dawned on her that he'd used the kiss to befuddle her. Blast it all! She fumed to herself as she walked to the front window and stationed herself there. Time went by. The clock ticked. A bee buzzed against the windowpane. Dust settled. After thirty minutes had passed, Sophia had had enough. She gave the empty lane one last glance, then went upstairs.

Aye,Ware is your grandfather, though a more worthless arse I couldn't name.

Stop that! What were you doing, perched on the window ledge like a big chicken? Despite his aches and irritations, he couldn't help but grin. I prefer to think of myself as a more noble bird, like a hawk. I'm sure you do. But you flew like a chicken than any hawk I've seen.

No soft-skinned, lace-covered, dandified profligate would ever take this house and make it his. Ever.

As Dougal ushered them into the dining room, he wondered if Sophia's father and her grandfather would both wish to stay at MacFarlane House with them. But as he looked into Sophia's smiling eyes, he realized it didn't matter. So long as she was by his side, life would be a grand adventure. And no man could ask for more.

You learn a lot about a person by the way he plays cards. Then it was a good thing no one had seen her play.

No matter what station you hold in life, there will always be things that will surprise you. Whether you choose to be outraged or delighted is up to you.

When it's a memory, you already know the outcome, so we believe it was an easier time. Looking forward is much more uncertain, and so feels more complicated. But I don't think it is. Not really.

Right now, Mama G's memory is like the ocean. It comes and goes, high tide and low tide. But each time, the beach erodes a little bit more.

Love can't cure a broken heart, but it can hold the two sides together while they heal.

big-box stores and outlet malls, and then you add e-sales on top of that—" Kat grimaced. "Small businesses get outpriced fast.

Numbers people don't like being rushed, so back off.

When she returned, he would take great delight in showing her how much he loved the morning, when the air held a tang of freshness and the early light dispelled all shadows.

How can you become the leader of Romany if you're a prince of Oxenburg? I have three brother. And as Tata Natasha is fond of telling us, there is not room on the throne for four asses.

I was not giving you a heated look." "What do you call it then?" "I was merely appreciating your, ah…finer points." "Yes, well, I could do the same for you except—" "Except what?" "They are all under the desk.

It is a foolish man who apologizes without reason.

Life was a hard teacher, but a thorough one.

Nonsense," Ophelia said stoutly. "They're happy sheep. You can tell." "How?" Sophia demanded. Ophelia regarded the ewes for a moment, then suddenly broke into a huge grin. "Maybe you can tell they 're happy sheep because they don't feel baaaaad.

Some crave the safety of boredom while others crave the bravery of adventure.

There are times when simplicity makes a decision for you.

Buchan had discovered a wealth of small tidbits. He now knew her first name - Tatiana. Like Shakespeare's fairy queen. Be she but little, she is fierce.

He slipped his tongue between her lips and thrust it wantonly inside her mouth over and over, echoing the enticing move of his hips against hers. She clutched him closer, reveling in the feel of him, and the fact that she'd made him moan for her, whisper her name over and over, beg her without words for more. To kiss him more. To touch him more.

Mama G nodded and turned away, pulling a tissue from her sweater pocket and wiping her eyes. "I'm making this harder on us both." "Nonsense. You're scared. To be honest, I'm scared, too. But we're together and that isn't going to change.