Top 500 Lisa Kleypas Quotes (2026 Update)
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451. “The word “mistress” sounds like a cross between mistake and mattress.”

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452. “Nonconformity is nothing but self-interest in disguise.”

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453. “I’m going to kiss you as long and as often as I like, and you’re not to utter a word of protest.”

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454. “A woman could do that to you – reach that place in your soul where the best and worst of you was kept. And once she was there, she owned that place and never left.”

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455. “Sometimes I’m not nice for a reason. It’s a way to find out what someone’s made of.”

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456. “You don’t have to apologize for disliking me, only for being discourteous.”

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457. “I had never felt the allure of another human being this strongly, warmth and curiosity mixing to form an unspoken question in the air.”

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458. “Closing his eyes, he turned his face from hers, only to find himself nuzzling hungrily at her throat. She pushed at him a little, her sharp whisper at his ear. “What is the matter with you?” Marcus shook his head helplessly. “I’m sorry,” he rasped, even as he knew what he was about to do. “My God. Sorry – ” His mouth clamped over hers, and he began to kiss her as if his life depended on it.”

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459. “The truth is, you can never really know a man until you’ve loaned him money. And you can never know a woman until you’ve slept in her bed.”

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460. “If I had the right, I would forbid you to go anywhere without me. Not out of selfishness, but because being apart from you is like trying to live without breathing.”

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461. “What is he doing here?” Zachary asked beneath his breath. Holly reached for his tense arm and held it lightly. “It’s a very great favor,” she whispered back. “By attending our wedding, Lord Blake is publicly showing his support of our marriage.” “More likely taking his last opportunity to ogle you.”

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462. “The Travises who had survived were the most purely stubborn people on earth, the kind who relied on their backbones when their wishbones were broken.”

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463. “I’m twenty-one,” she said indignantly. “Really?” “Yes, why do you sound skeptical?” “I wouldn’t have expected to find a woman of your age in such a predicament.” “I’m almost always in a predicament.” Pandora jerked as she felt a gentle pressure on her back. “Hold.”

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464. “Her voice was so soothing and gentle that it would have caused an assortment of cobras, tigers, wolverines, and badgers to all snuggle together and take a group nap.”

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465. “Americans and romance. It’s like watching a bird try to fly with one wing.”

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466. “Neither of us seemed able to be close to anyone. Not even each other. Closeness meant the one you loved the most would cause you the most damage. How did you unlearn that? It was woven deep between every fiber and vessel. You couldn’t cut it out.”

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467. “Some questions change everything.”

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468. “I thought I would spend the rest of my life searching for little reminders of you...”

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469. “Good God, she really did walk in circles. A pang of tenderness centered in Gabriel’s chest like an ache. He wanted all her circles to lead back to him.”

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470. “You have to keep taking chances on the wrong people till you find the right one.”

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471. “Most men have inner demons,” Kingston replied quietly. “God knows I do. So does a friend who’s the finest and most genuinely moral man I’ve ever known.”

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472. “He became deeply sun-browned, and although the bronze hue of his skin clearly proclaimed him to be of the working classes, it enhanced the vivid blue-green of his eyes and made his teeth look even whiter than usual. Not surprisingly, McKenna began to attract the notice of female guests at the estate, one of whom even attempted to hire him away from Stony Cross Park.”

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473. “I realized that my kisses with Dane had become a form of punctuation, the quotations or the hasty dash at the end of a conversation.”

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474. “She was so endearing, so indomitable, that Gabriel was wrenched with a feeling he’d never known before, as if all the extremes of joy and despair had been compressed into some new emotion that threatened to crack the walls of his heart.”

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475. “Breakfast,” he muttered. “And I wouldnt care to make you choose between lovingmaking or a hot meal, as the answer would likely be unflattering. Put on your gown, while I got to the door.”

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476. “Dad,” I said hesitantly, “I wish you could be there for me even when I’m doing the wrong thing. I wish you could love me even when I’m screwing up.”

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477. “I figured if I told it to myself often enough, I would start believing it.”

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478. “You saved him, Evie, on the night you offered to marry him. Which is evidence, I suppose, that moments of lunacy can occasionally lead to positive results.”

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479. “These impossible women! How they do get around us!”

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480. “I give my blessing to a marriage between you and my daughter. Now, you will undoubtedly point out that you haven’t asked for it, which will prompt me to ask why. Then you’ll relate a few stories from your unsavory past and go through some tedious self-flagellation to make me aware of your unworthiness as a potential husband and father.” The duke took a sip of coffee before adding, “I will not be impressed.”

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481. “Was parenting ever going to get easier? Did you ever reach a point where you could stop worrying?”

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482. “Our gazes met. It seemed an entire conversation took place in that one glance. Each of us saw what we needed to know.”

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483. “I overwhelm even myself.”

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484. “I’m sorry to say, Marcus, that each of your recent choice of companions – the last four or five, at least – displayed all the intelligence of a turnip.”

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485. “In a few minutes, West had pinned Phoebe against a corner wall of the winter garden, in a sheltered space of stone and feathery leaves. He possessed her with passion-roughened kisses, almost eating at her mouth, greedily drawing in the honeysuckle taste of her. Her skin was milk-white with golden flecks, smoothness quivering at the stroke of his tongue.”

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486. “Marcus, there are some things that shouldn’t be done in front of children or horses.” “There are no children here. And my horses don’t gossip.”

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487. “She heard the trace of fear in his voice. The fear that a small boy must have felt when every woman he loved had disappeared from his life, swept away by a merciless fever. She didn’t know how to reassure him, or how to console his long-ago grief.”

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488. “Guilt often takes the form of anger.”

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489. “Leo knew next to nothing about governesses, save for the drab creatures in novels, who tended to fall in love with the lord of the manor, always with bad results.”

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490. “Don’t tell anyone I was crying, or I shall be very cross with you.” “No, monisha,” he had soothed, cuddling her closer as she sniffled. “All your secrets are safe with me. You know that.”

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491. “Tolstoy isn’t the only reason I don’t wish to marry,” Pandora said. “Whatever your reasons, they are unsound. I will explain to you later why you do wish to marry. Furthermore, you are an unconventional girl, and you must learn to conceal it. There is no happiness for any individual, man or woman, who does not dwell within the broad zone of average.”

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492. “It’s difficult for most of us to be completely honest with ourselves – we hate to admit how vulnerable or needful we are.”

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493. “I would have fought, Zachary thought, sternly locking the words inside himself. I would have gone toe to toe with the devil himself to stay with you and Rose. I would go down howling and kicking before I let go of what I had.”

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494. “You are an interesting woman, Amelia.” Gooseflesh rose wherever his breath touched. “I can’t f-fathom why you would think so.” His playful mouth traced the wing of her brow. “I find you thoroughly, deeply interesting. I want to open you like a book and read every page.”

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495. “I had hooked up my iPod to the speakers. The air was filled with the raw, sexy purr of Etta James. “The thing that’s great about the blues,” I told Luke, pausing to sip from my glass of wine, “is that it’s about feeling, loving, wanting without the brakes on. No one’s brave enough to live that way. Except maybe musicians.”

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496. “The French wouldn’t have you?” she asked, her voice muffled against his chest. “On the contrary, they adored me. But there’s no entertainment in staying where one is wanted.” “That’s too bad,” Amelia said, standing on her toes to kiss his cheek. “Because you’re very much wanted here.”

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497. “Only someone who had experienced such bitter despair would be able to recognize it in another.”

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498. “West lounged on the floor between her two sons, a heavy forelock of dark hair falling over his forehead. “What does a chicken say?” he asked Stephen, holding up a wooden figure. The toddler took it from him and answered, “Rowwr!” West blinked in surprise and began to chuckle along with Justin. “By God, that is a fierce chicken.”

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499. “He knows the rules,” Kathleen said darkly. “And he enjoys breaking them.” My.”

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500. “I loved him so much, loved his fearlessness, his strength, even the ambition that would someday take him away from me.”

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