Quotes About Lisa Kleypas

It's no simple task to find someone to love. You make it sound as easy as shopping for a good melon." "Obviously you've done neither of those things. Finding someone to love is considerably easier than finding a good melon.

I'm going to your mother, y'see... she's got 'em to leave a back door open... so I can steal into 'eaven.

I'm used to wild creatures who don't like to be approached from behind." He shot her a baleful glance. "How fortunate that your experience with animals has turned out to be such good preparation for marriage to me.

False modesty is evidence of secret pride, Mr. Winterborne

If I ever get arrested," I said, "you will be my one phone call. Bail me out—that's what you can do." "If you ever get arrested," Sofia said, "I'll already be in jail as your accomplice.

You... you are so...' She couldn't even think of a suitable word. 'I know. Woefully primitive.' Laughter threaded through his voice. 'But I must be tolerated, because I'm a man and I really can't help it.

I wanted a footman with twinkly eyes like Father Christmas, not the eyes of a Viking mercenary. Footmen are supposed to be clean-shaven and pleasant-looking, and have nice names like Peter or George. But mine is scowly and growly, and his name is Drago and he has a black beard.

I'm shocked," St. Vincent said gravely, "but I'll recover." Looking around them as if to ascertain that he wouldn't be overheard, he whispered conspiratorially, "I'm not really a gentleman, you know.

Anyone who had ever read a novel knew that governesses were supposed to be meek and downtrodden.

Marks, in case you hadn't noticed, other servants don't snap out orders to their masters. So if you don't mind-" "You're not my master," she had the never to say, glaring insolently at him. Oh, I'd like to be, Leo thought in a quick, angry flush of arousal...

Writing books about whores... I'll bet you newer... joined giblets wiv a man in your lily-white life.' Dr. Hindley and Worthy began to reprove him, but Sara smiled quizzically. ' "Joined giblets?" ...I've never heard it put that way before.

Rhys gave him a surly glance. "I was an altar boy, and I can tell you that reports of their virtue are highly exaggerated.

It's a sin." "How do you know?" "Because it feels like one

There is nothing wrong with being an ordinary person, is there?" "No. But you're not ordinary- or you never would have come to me instead of marrying cousin Eustace." "I was desperate." "That wasn't the entire reason." His low voice sounded like a purr. "You also had a taste for the devil.

She's not a lunatic," Daisy told her sister. "She's a New Yorker.

It has occurred to me," she ventured, "that the family temperament isn't well suited to stewardship." Amusement glinted in his eyes. "Speaking as a man who has the family temperament in full measure, I agree. I wish I could claim to have a mother from steady, pragmatic stock, to balance out the Ravenel wildness. Unfortunately she was worse.

Besides, marrying you is the only way I can have Burton as my butler.

Sell the damned estate, Devon. You owe nothing to those people. Eversby Priory isn't your birthright." Devon sent him a sardonic glance. "Then how did I end up with it?" "By bloody accident!

Think of it this way-going to bed naked is better for the environment." "Oh, shut up." "Come on, Ella. Sleep green.

He looked up at her, a spill of black silk falling down to his eyes. He was so vibrant, so dark and beautiful, his skin like polished rosewood.

Would you say that you're a good man, Harry?" He had to think about that. "No," he finally said. "In the fairy tale you mentioned last night, I would probably be the villain. But it's possible the villain would treat you far better than the prince would have.

He's only trying to minimize the casualties. You can't blame him for that." "Tell me what I can blame him for, then." "In this situation?" A note of apology entered his voice. "Being realistic." Kathleen gave him a reproachful glance.

You have no sympathy for Theo because you didn't like him," she said awkwardly, "but--" "I haven't yet decided whether I like you either. That doesn't change my opinion of the situation.

If I were going to molest you," he pointed out, "I would have done so by now." Her flush deepened at his bluntness. "So you say. But for all I know, you could be a very slow molester.