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Reformed rakes make the best husbands,"Violet said. "Rubbish and you know it." -Anthony to Violet. (Julia Quinn)
No man of any intelligence would pretend to know a female mind. View quote
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But when Anthony kissed her, she felt as if she were losing her mind. And when he kissed her twice, she wasn't even sure if she wanted it back! View quote
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Don't tell me your name. It's likely to awaken my conscience, and that's the last thing we want. View quote
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Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Cousin‟s Wife. Moses must have forgotten to write that one down. View quote
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And I hope you will not think me foolish when I also extend my thanks. Thank you, Michael, for letting my son love her first. -from Janet Stirling, dowager Countess of Kilmartin, to Michael Stirling, Earl of Kilmartin. View quote
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Every unmarried man is looking for a wife. They just don't always know it. View quote
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It was a damned good thing men couldn't have children. Gregory took no shame in admitting that the human race would have died out generations earlier. View quote
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Don't settle. Know what you want and reach for it. And if you don't know what you want, be patient. The answers will come to you in time, and you may find that your heart s desire has been right under your nose all the while. View quote
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There were only so many ways a man‟s heart could break, and he had a feeling his couldn‟t survive another puncture. View quote
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I was told once that the most important part of a fight is making sure your opponent looks worse than you do when you're through. (Julia Quinn)
There was a certain history to this. While heavily pregnant with Amelia, she had asked him if she was radiant or if she just looked like a waddling duck. He told her she'd looked like a radiant duck. This had not been the correct answer. View quote
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Oh, very well, do you want to know why I really think you should keep a journal?" She nodded. "Because someday you're going to grow into yourself, and you will be as beautiful as you already are smart. View quote
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He looks like a man.' 'How descriptive,' Susan said in a droll tone. 'Remind me never to advise you to seek work as a novelist. View quote
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Heartache, Daphne eventually learned, never really went away; it just dulled. The sharp, stabbing pain that one felt with each breath eventually gave way to a blunter, lower ache-the kind that one could almost-but never quite-ignore. View quote
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He loved her. He wanted her. He needed her. And he needed her now. View quote
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There are people who say they want to write novels. They think, 'I'll learn my craft on the romance novel.' If you don't love the genre, it's going to show, and it's not going to be a good book. View quote
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I can't rave enough about Eloisa James. I'm simply in awe of her talent. View quote
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To this day, 'The Duke and I' remains particularly close to my heart; I felt it was the novel in which my writing took a huge leap forward. View quote
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Most fiction series are written so that the reader can come in at any point and not feel lost, but if you can start at the beginning, why not? View quote
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Besides," he said breezily, "were it not for misunderstandings, we would be sadly lacking in great literature." She looked at him questioningly. "Where would Romeo and Juliet be?" "Alive. (Julia Quinn)
Caroline, do you value your neck?" "Yes, I'm rather fond of it. Why?" "Because if you don't shut up, I'm going to wring it. View quote
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...I do not tell you often enough, dear Mother, how very grateful I am that I am yours. It is a rare parent who would offer a child such latitude and understanding. It is an even rarer one who calls a daughter friend. I do love you, dear Mama. View quote
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She had been born for this man, and she had spent so many years trying to accept the fact that he had been born for someone else. View quote
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My mother is convinced that yellow is a happy color and that a happy girl would get a husband. -Penelope Featherington. View quote
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Julia Quinn

Occupation: American Author
Born: 1970
Quotes count: 93