Quotes from Mary Jo Putney

I love Christmas. A time to slow down and enjoy life and be with my family and friends. In busy years, it keeps me sane. In bad years, it makes me feel whole again.

The only power she wanted over him was the power to make him happy. . . . She wanted them to be equal in their loving, not master and slave.

Small pleasures are the best because they're everywhere. Anyone who needs grand spectacles is destined to be disappointed much of the time.

I love you," he gasped. "For always." "And I love you," she whispered as tears filled her eyes. He rolled on his side and drew her close, his arms sheltering against the storm that pounded on London. The sky itself wept because they loved each other, and it wasn't enough. As

He'd known the headland was undercut from years of waves and weather, but he hadn't expected to trigger its complete collapse. Shoving the wall over had been merely an attempt to complicate the situation. He'd never imagined . . . this.

my grandfather laid claim to all the virtues. Vice was the only thing left to me." Clare scowled at him. "The old earl has been dead for four years, and you're a grown man. Find a better excuse, or learn better behavior.

But I'm so very glad that my resistance was futile!

Because you loved, you promised. You must try harder to keep that promise.

Isn't a mistress supposed to care about her lover?" she asked softly. Their glances met, and Nicholas felt something shift deep inside him, creating a moment of strange vulnerability. This woman could hurt him badly if he wasn't careful.

Your precocity delighted everyone who met you even when you were behaving like a limb of Satan.

Samuel Johnson said a second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience," Kirkland said.

she made a purring sound in her throat and pressed into his palm

Su abuela siempre le aconsejaba que no fuera demasiado explícita al formular sus deseos, porque a veces la mejor solución es una que no se le ocurriría nunca.

bullet wound will do." Gordon

And also the fact that I no longer have to worry about being murdered. That was wearing on my nerves.

That is the definition of true courage," the teacher said quietly. "Being frightened, yet still doing what is right.

Midnight has passed, so it is now officially tomorrow

Entretanto, mesmo o fogo mais ardente deixa apenas as brasas mais amenas. Bodas verdadeiras são construídas sobre valores e interesses comuns.

o futuro era um leque de possibilidades, não apenas uma trilha única e inalterável. Contudo, das trilhas, umas eram bem mais prováveis do que outras, e algumas eram tão prováveis que pareciam quase impossíveis de se evitar. Nesses casos, a palavra usada era destino.

The difference between a gift and a curse can be how one feels about it.

Para um homem, a mulher é como uma pintura ou uma estátua clássica. Ele escolhe uma e leva para casa, esperando que combine com a mobília existente lá.

Refusing magic is as costly as embracing it.

Aristophanes said that boys throw stones at frogs in jest, but the frogs, they die in earnest. You're going to break my life into splinters, then move on without a second thought. Yes, my lord, you terrify me.

How much does anyone ever know about another man's heart?