Romance Quote by Julia Quinn — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“It was juvenile, he knew, this need to assign blame, but everyone had a right to childish emotions from time to time, didn't they?”

“Don’t tell me your name. It’s likely to awaken my conscience, and that’s the last thing we want.”

“Thank you,” she whispered, sending up a quick prayer for his continued recovery.”

“He turned to her. “Didn’t you see the lightning strike the steeple?”

“How do you feel?” she asked, trying to fluff his pillow. “Other than terrible, I mean.”

“You always get more respect when you don't have a happy ending.”

“Love, he realized, was like the daggers he made in his forge: When you first got one it was shiny and new and the blade glinted bright in the light. Holding it against your palm, you were full of optimism for what it would be like in the field, and you couldn't wait to try it out. Except those first couple of nights out were usually awkward as you got used to it and it got used to you.”

“But let it be my ambition and not my fear that seals my fate.”

“She was an exotic flower amongst the snowdrifts, out of place, a Technicolor misfit in a monochrome Christmas movie.”

“Quote is taken from Chapter 1:”

“He loved her.”

“The moment I saw her, a part of me walked out of my body and wrapped itself around her. And there it still remains.”