Julia Quinn Quotes

And are you thirsty, she asked, or were you merely being polite? I am always polite, he said with a wicked grin, but I am thirsty as well. Kate took one look at that grin, lethally combined with those...

And she was...what? A governess? A false governess whose life history began in 1816 when she'd stepped off the ferry, seasick and petrified, and placed her feet on the rocky soil of the Isle of Man.An...

And what renders him so unmarriageable? Eloise asked.Francesca leveled a serious stare at her older sister. Eloise was mad if she thought she should set her cap for Michael.Well? Eloise prodded.He cou...

Angus felt himself filled with an age-old male terror -as if somehow his body knew what his mind refused to consider- that she might be The One, that somehow, no matter how hard he fought, she'd be pe...

As she walked slowly down the hall, she could hear them arguing - nothing violent, nothing impassioned. But then, she'd not have expected that. Cavendish tempers ran cold, and they were far more likel...

But Benedict Bridgerton was obviously determined not to be a gentleman this afternoon, because when she moved one of her feet-just to flex her toes, which were falling asleep in her shoes, honest!-bar...

But as they settled into their seats in the inn’s busy dining room, he looked at her across the table and it wasn’t her beauty he saw. It was her heart. And her soul. And he had a sinking feeling that...

But he had saved her. That was irrefutable. Maybe it didn't really matter why he'd come to Phillip's party, only that he had, and he had saved her.

But he wanted to smile. He would have done, if he'd been able. Surely that had to be the most important thing.The jabbing at his leg stopped for a bit, then started up again. Then there was a lovely,...

But looking beautiful isn't, I think, as important as feeling beautiful,

But the duchess, God bless her, knew her role in life, and after a six-month recuperative period, she opened the connecting door between their bedrooms, and the duke once again commenced his quest for...

Caroline Trent hadn't meant to shoot Percival Prewitt, but she had, and now he was dead.Or at least she thought he was dead.

Children, Lady Bridgerton said with a sigh as she retookher seat. I am never quite certain if I’m glad I hadthem.

Claire hasn't told me why she behaved as such, although I have a good idea.''I suspect you do,' Ellie said quietly.'Thank you for not embarrassing her before Charles.''She didn't need her heart broken...

Colin leaned forward. I really did not want to leave my wife.

Daphne looked down and noticed that her hand was clenched into a fist. Then she looked up and realized her mother was staring at her, clearly waiting for her to say something. Since she had already ex...

Daphne turned to Simon with an amused expression. I can’t quite decide if she is being terribly polite or exquisitely rude. Exquisitely polite, perhaps? Simon asked mildly. She shook her head. Oh, def...

Daphne, he said with controlled gentleness, what is wrong?She sat down opposite him and placed a hand on his cheek. I'm so insensitive, she whispered. I should have known. I should never have said any...

Deep inside, she knew who she was, and that person was smart and kind and often even funny, but somehow her personality always got lost somewhere between her heart and her mouth, and she found herself...

Doyou miss a parent you never knew? he whispered.Kate considered his question for some time. His voice had held a hoarse urgency that told her there wassomething critical about her reply. Why, she cou...