Lisa Kleypas Quotes

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And Poppy, remember that someday you will meet a frog who will turn into a handsome prince." "Good," Beatrix said. "Because all she's met so far are princes who turn into frogs." "Mr. Bayning is not a frog," Poppy protested. "You're right," Beatrix said. "That was very unfair to frogs, who are lovely creatures.

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And then another letter had come from Christopher, so devastating that Amelia wondered how mere scratches of ink on paper could rip someone's soul to shreds. She had wondered how she could feel so much pain and still survive.

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That is kind of you, my lord. But I will never dance with you.' Which, of course, made it the goal of Leo's life.

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Hunt seemed similarly indifferent to the show, his head inclined toward hers, his gaze locked on her face. Though his breathing remained soft and disciplined, it seemed to her that its rhythm had changed ever so slightly. Annabelle moistened her dry lips. You …you mustn't stare at me like that. Soft as the murmur was, he caught it. With you here, nothing else is worth looking at.

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My theory about meeting people,' he said,'is that it's better not to make a really good first impression. Because it's all downhill from there. You're always having to live up to that first impression, which was just an illusion.

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I spent most of my youth hauling sides of beef and pork to my father's shop. Carrying you is far more enjoyable." "How sweet," Annabelle mumbled sickly, her eyes closed. "Every woman dreams of being told that she's preferable to a dead cow.

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The freedom of saying anything to him, telling all, relieved a burden I hadn't even realized I'd been carrying. In my relentless push to keep moving forward, there had been so many emotions I hadn't let myself inhabit fully, so many things I hadn't talked about. Now I couldn't quite catch up to myself.

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Did you fall in love with her?" "I care about her. A lot." "You're not supposed to marry someone if you don't fall in love with her." "Well, love is a choice, too." Holly shook her head. "I think it's something that happens to you." Mark smiled into her small, earnest face. "Maybe it's both," he said, and tucked her in.

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One glance and I knew exactly who and what he was. The classic alpha male, the kind who had spurred evolution forward about five million years ago by nailing every female in sight. They charmed, seduced, and behaved like bastards, and yet women were biologically incapable of resisting their magic DNA.

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She had discovered that the best remedy for heartache was trying to make herself useful to others.

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What flaw could you possibly find in his appearance?" "His posture," Hannah muttered. "What about it?" "He slouches." "He's an American. They all slouch. The weight of their wallets drags them over.

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Heath," she whispered, "you're all I want. No one else... no one...

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Of all the Hathaway sisters, Cam said equably, Beatrix is the one most suited to choose her own husband. I trust her judgment. Beatrix gave him a brilliant smile. Thank you, Cam. What are you thinking? Leo demanded of his brother-in-law. You can't trust Beatrix's judgment. Why not? She's too young, Leo said. I'm twenty-three, Beatrix protested. In dog years I'd be dead.

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You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, in yourself and others, you may find the happiness that has always eluded you.

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I like pessimists. They're always the ones who bring life jackets for the boat.

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Bad divorce?" Hardy asked, his gaze falling to my hands. I realized I was clutching my purse in a death grip. No, the divorce was great, I said. It was the marriage that sucked.

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It was a train wreck happening right in front of me and I couldn't do anything about it, except that not only was I watching, I was also the train.

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Women. You'll interpret anything as love. You see a man wearing an idiotic expression, and you assume he's been struck by Cupid's arrow when in reality, he's digesting a bad turnip.

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If you have to tell someone they call the shots, they're not really calling the shots.

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It's fairly easy to break hearts, Miss Duvall. The more interesting challenge is how to keep someone's love, not to lose it.

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I discovered life sometimes has a way of giving you what you need, but not in the form you expect.

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I'm scared of making the biggest mistake of my life. I'm just trying to figure out what the mistake is.

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The baby woke up before you did. I took him to the other room to let you get a little more sleep. We've been watching a game." "Did he cry?" "Only when he realized the Astros were having another first-round play-off flame out. But I told him there's no shame in crying over the Astros. It's how we Houston guys bond.

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Oh, I have a very pure soul. It's only my private parts that have gotten me into trouble".

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You seem to think you have a choice," Cam said. "But you have it backwards. Love chooses you. The shadow moves as the sun commands.

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I love you enough for the both of us. And there must be something about me worth loving. If you would just try…

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Even though you said yes to the wrong man, I hope that won't cause you to say no to the right one.

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It's me, love," he said softly. "Everything's all right." Daisy managed to whisper through dry lips. "If you're a ghost...I hope you haunt me forever." Matthew sat on the floor and reached for her cold hands. "Would a ghost use the door?" he asked gently, bringing her fingers to his scratched, battered face.

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And there's one more thing to be aware of Cam said with a wintry softness that disguised all hint of feeling. If you succeed in marrying her we're not losing a sister. You're gaining an entire family—who will protect her at any cost.

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Win told me that one isn't improved by being at the top of the mountain, one is improved by the climb.

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