Julia quinn Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. And if you say that's because you lot barged into her home like a herd of mentally deficient sheep, I'm disowning all three of you. The Duke and I

2. And, she was able to tell herself with some satisfaction, the man in question - one Colin Bridgerton - felt precisely the same way........His earth shook, his heart leaped, and Penelope knew without a doubt that his breath was taken away as well. For a good ten seconds.Falling off a horse tended to do that to a man. Romancing Mister Bridgerton

3. Anthony looked down at his evil clutches -- hands, he reminded himself, hands -- and grinned anew. The Viscount Who Loved Me

4. Blake took a small roll from the tray on the table, then put it back in favor of a larger one. And maybe a little butter. It certainly couldn't hurt. And jam...no, he drew the line at jam. She was a spy, after all. To Catch an Heiress

5. Colin decided then and there that the female mind was a strange and incomprehensible organ - one which no man should even attempt to understand. There wasn't a woman alive who could go from point A to B without stopping at C, D, X, and 12 along the way. Romancing Mister Bridgerton

6. 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. To Sir Phillip, With Love

7. Don’t tell me your name. It’s likely to awaken my conscience, and that’s the last thing we want. Ten Things I Love About You

8. Felicity," Mrs. Featherington interurupted, "why don't you tell Mr. Brdgerton about your watercolors?"For the life of him, Colin couldn't imagine a less interesting topic (except maybe for Phillipa's watercolors), but he nonetheless turned to the youngest Featherington with a friendly smile and asked, "And how are your watercolors?"But Felicity, bless her heart, gave him a rather friendly smile herself and said nothing but, "I imagine they're fine, thank you. Romancing Mister Bridgerton

9. He loved her.He wanted her.He needed her.And he needed her now. Just Like Heaven

10. He murmured her name, tenderly taking her face in his hands. I love you, he said, his voice low and fervent. I love you with everything I am, everything I’ve been, and everything I hope to be.I love you with my past, and I love you for my future. He bent forward and kissed her, once, softly, on the lips. I love you for the children we’ll have and for the years we’ll have together. I love you for every one of my smiles, and even more, for every one of your smiles. Romancing Mister Bridgerton

11. He smacked the heel of his hand against his forhead, as if that could knock the mental picture out of his head. Hell, he though irritably, he didn't want to knock the image just out of his head. He wanted to send it clear across the room and out the window. Brighter Than the Sun

12. He turned to her. Didn’t you see the lightning strike the steeple?She recovered with a sip of tea, then smiled sweetly. I was listening too devotedly to the sermon.Claptrap last week, Lady D announced. I think the priest is getting old.Gareth opened his mouth, but before he could say a word, his grandmother’s cane swung around in a remarkably steady horizontal arc. Don’t, she warned, make a comment beginning with the words, ‘Coming from you…’I wouldn’t dream of it, he demurred.Of course you would, she stated. You wouldn’t be my grandson if you wouldn’t. She turned to Hyacinth. Don’t you agree?To her credit, Hyacinth folded her hands in her lap and said, Surely there is no right answer to that question.Smart girl, Lady D said approvingly.I learn from the master.Lady Danbury beamed. It's in His Kiss

13. His mouth captured hers, trying to show her with his kiss what he was still learning to express in words. He loved her. He worshipped her. He'd walk across fire for her. He——still had the audience of her three brothers.Slowly breaking the kiss, he turned his face to the side. Anthony, Benedict, and Colin were still standing in the foyer. Anthony was studying the ceiling, Benedict was pretending to inspect his fingernails, and Colin was staring quite shamelessly. The Duke and I

14. How do you feel? she asked, trying to fluff his pillow. Other than terrible, I mean.He moved his head slightly to the side. It seemed to be a sickly interpretation of a shrug.Of course you’re feeling terrible, she clarified, but is there any change? More terrible? Less terrible?He made no response.The same amount of terrible? Just Like Heaven

15. I am asking you to marry me because I love you, he said, because I cannot imagine living my life without you. I want to see your face in the morning, and then at night, and a hundred times in between. I want to grow old with you, I want to laugh with you, and I want to sigh to my friends about how managing you are, all the while secretly knowing I am the luckiest man in town.What? she demanded.He shrugged. A man’s got to keep up appearances. I’ll be universally detested if everyone realizes how perfect you are. It's in His Kiss

16. I can't imagine a romance novel published today where the hero rapes the heroine and she falls in love with him.

17. I don't know whether to toss you through that window or shake your hand and say 'Well done'" Henry said in a tired voice. Splendid

18. I love you with everything I am, everything I've been, and everything I hope to be. I love you with my past, and I love you for my future. I love you for the children we'll have and for the years we'll have together. I love you for every one of my smiles and even more, for every one of your smiles. Romancing Mister Bridgerton

19. If he was planning to attack and ravish, he gave no indication of being in a hurry to do so. Ten Things I Love About You

20. If you do not apologize to Lady Honoria, Marcus said, his voice so mild as to be terrifying, I will kill you.There was a collective gasp, and Daisy faked a swoon, sliding elegantly into Iris, who promptly stepped aside and let her hit the floor.Oh, come now, Mr. Grimston said. Surely it won’t come to pistols at dawn.I’m not talking about a duel, Marcus said. I mean I will kill you right here. Just Like Heaven

21. It suddenly made sense. Only twice in his life had he felt this inexplicable, almost mystical attraction to a woman. He’d thought it remarkable, to have found two, when in his heart he’d always believed there was only one perfect woman out there for him. His heart had been right. There was only one. An Offer From a Gentleman

22. It was heaven. Forget angels, forget St. Peter and glittering harpsichords. Heaven was a dance in the arms of one's true love.

23. James - "Are you paying attention or just trying to make me look like an idoit?"Elizabeth - "Oh, I'm definately paying attention. If you look like an idiot it has nothing to do with me. How to Marry a Marquis

24. Love's about finding the one person who makes your heart complete. Who makes you a better person than you ever dreamed you could be. Its about looking in the eyes of your wife and knowing all the way to your bones that she's simply the best person you've ever known. The Viscount Who Loved Me

25. Michael nodded tersely, eyeing a table across the room. It was empty. So empty. So joyfully, blessedly empty.He could picture himself a very happy man at that table."Not feeling very conversational this evening, are we?" Colin asked, breaking into his (admittedly tame) fantasies. When He Was Wicked

26. Miss Bridgerton, he said, the devil himself couldn’t scare you.She forced her eyes to meet his. That’s not a compliment, is it?He lifted her hand to his lips, brushing a feather-light kiss across her knuckles. You’ll have to figure that out for yourself, he murmured.To all who observed, he was the soul of propriety, but Hyacinth caught the daring gleam in his eye, and she felt the breath leave her body as tingles of electricity rushed across her skin. Her lips parted, but she had nothing to say, not a single word. There was nothing but air, and even that seemed in short supply.And then he straightened as if nothing had happened and said, Do let me know what you decide.She just stared at him.About the compliment, he added. I am sure you will wish to let me know how I feel about you.Her mouth fell open.He smiled. Broadly. Speechless, even. I’m to be commended.You—No. No, he said, lifting one hand in the air and pointing toward her as if what he really wanted to do was place his finger on her lips and shush her. Don’t ruin it. The moment is too rare. It's in His Kiss

27. No one said we had to spend every waking moment together," he said, "but at the end of the day"-he leaned and kissed each of her eyebrows, in turn-"an most of the time during, there is no one I would rather see, no one whose voice I would rather hear, and no one whose mind I would rather explore. It's in His Kiss

28. Not that I knew who you were until last month. But now that I've got you, I'm not letting you go.""You're not?"Blake stared at her in irritated confusion. What was her game? "Do you think I'm an idiot?" he spat out."No," she said. "I've just escaped from a den of idiots, so I'm well familiar with the breed, and you're something else entirely. I am, however, hoping you're not a terribly good shot. To Catch an Heiress

29. She'd met Colin on a Monday.She'd kissed him on a Friday.Twelve years later.She sighed. It seemed fairly pathetic. Romancing Mister Bridgerton

30. Sometimes Hen...I think I would give my life just for one of your smiles. Minx