Romance Quote by Lisa Kleypas — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Love me?” Madeline asked with a faint smile.”

“You think I'd cheat on you?" I demanded with all the innocent outrage I could muster.”

“Cat doesn’t have to work. She’s a woman of independent means. I settled enough money on her to allow her the freedom to do anything she wished. She went to boarding school for four years, and stayed to teach for another two. Eventually she came to me and said she’d accepted a position as a governess for the Hathaway family. I believe you were in France with Win at the time. Cat went for the interview, Cam and Amelia liked her, Beatrix and Poppy clearly needed her, and no one seemed inclined to question her lack of experience.”

“Helen likes Brussels sprouts. How can anyone trust her opinion?”

“Glaring at the doctor, Kev spoke in Romany.”

“I didn't want to give you the one last part of myself that I couldn't take back. And then you were gone... And I realized it was already yours. It had been since the beginning. Except that I hadn't told you. It drove me mad, the thought that you would never know.”

“Love . . . is like nature, but in reverse; first it fruits, then it flowers, then it seems to wither, then it goes deep, deep down into its burrow, where no one sees it, where it is lost from sight, and ultimately people die with that secret buried inside their souls.”

“You wanted hearts and flowers,” he murmurs.”

“I know that I'm the only one who truly cares about my happiness, so I make it a priority”

“Is there a problem, Ms. Parker? Something you want to say to me?" Reaching for his tie, he began to loosen it, unraveling it with his fingers, angry eyes still locked on mine.”

“I would rather be a cripple and have your love for all of a single moment than to live as I am without ever having it.”

“If there's one common thread throughout all of history, it's that people have always fallen for the wrong people.”