Georgette Heyer Quotes

A voice that to Dominica's fancy seemed to hold all the sunshine and the salt wind of fine days at sea smote her ears.

There is so mortifying as to fall in love with someone who does not share one's sentiments.

Nevertheless, she did not weep, because, for one thing, it would have made her eyes red, and another, it would be of very little use.

Dashed if I didn’t receive a letter from him this morning! Yes, and what’s more, I had to pay sixpence for it, which I’d as lief not have done. It ain’t that I grudge sixpence, but what I mean is, why...

Mrs Hendred was a very pretty woman of great good-nature and much less than commonsense.

I must own, too, that I can't be astonished at his being vexed to death over this business. It is excessively awkward! However, he doesn't lay the blame for that at my door: you mustn't think that!I s...

Frederica tells the park-keepers that Lufra is a purebred Barcelona collie.

I have seen what comes of being patient, Amanda said with a boding look. And I have no opinion of it.What does come of it? Inquired Sir Gareth.Nothing!

Simplicity was abhorrent to his lordship; he revelled in a net-work of intrigue; he loved to accomplish the impossible.

The more enchanted the idyll, greater must be the pain of its ending.

O God, I love you to the edge of madness, Venetia, but I'm not mad yet--not so mad that I don't know how disastrous it might be to you--to us both! You don't realize what an advantage I should be taki...

I don't know how it is...but you seem to think me something wonderful, and indeed, I am not.

Mr. Beaumaris, who had picked Ulysses up, paid no heed to all these attempts at self-justification, but addressed himself to his adorer. What a fool you are! he observed. No, I have the greatest disli...

The landlord was trying to explain that there were a great many English people in his house, all fighting duels or having hysterics.

It’s my belief, Kit, the woman’s touched in her upper works.’ ‘No, she is merely addicted to poetry,’ explained Kitty.

Morals and medicine warred within his breast, and medicine won the day- but I dare say morals may give him a sleepless night.

She accepted the tea he had brought, with a word of thanks and a charming smile, but could not resist the impulse to ask him if he was not ravished by Neroli’s voice. He replied promptly: ‘Not entirel...

I love you, you know,’ he said conversationally. ‘Will you marry me?’ The manner in which he made this abrupt proposal struck her as being so typical of him that a shaky laugh was dragged from her. ‘O...

The society of my relatives can only be enjoyed with frequent intervals.

I think the hardest thing of all is to be wise in our dealings with the people we love,’ he said. ‘I know I have found it so.