Top 500 Lisa Kleypas Quotes (2024 Update)
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301. “A man who wants trouble can find it anywhere.”

— Lisa Kleypas

302. “Just because you can look a man in the eyes when you lie doesn’t mean you’ve fooled him.”

— Lisa Kleypas

303. “He leaned over her shoulder, until his mouth was at her tingling ear. “Perhaps I’ll appear at your window one midnight,” he whispered, “to tempt you for a ride across earth and ocean.”

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304. “Devlin’s disarming blue eyes were set in a face of such perfect masculine beauty that it should have come from a painting or a sculpture. Yet there was nothing aristocratic about his looks. He possessed an earthiness, a sensuality, that was impossible to ignore. If he resembled an angel, it was a fallen one.”

— Lisa Kleypas

305. “You can’t love someone new without getting over the last one.”

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306. “The audience falls in love with a leading man because he’ll never belong to any of them.”

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307. “I have come to realize you can never be truly happy unless you’ve known some sorrow.”

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308. “Fate is the malevolent little jester sitting up in the heavens and pondering over how ridiculous we humans are and he does his best to make fools out of all of us. And sooner or later he succeeds.”

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309. “Daisy loved to read, having fueled her imagination with so many books that, were they laid end to end, would probably extend from one side of England to the other. She was charming, whimsical, fun-loving, but- and here was the odd thing about Daisy- she was also a solidly rational person, coming up with insights that were nearly always correct.”

— Lisa Kleypas

310. “What are you going to say if she tells you that she had a row with Winterborne?” Cassandra asked. “I’ll tell her to have more of them,” Kathleen said. “One can’t allow a man to have his way all the time.” She paused reflectively. “Once Lord Berwick told me that when a horse pulls at the reins, one should never pull back. Instead, loosen them. But never more than an inch.”

— Lisa Kleypas

311. “It’s a fine thing to be clever, but too much cleverness usually produces the same result as ignorance.-Lady Berwick.”

— Lisa Kleypas

312. “Bychan: little one Cariad: sweetheart, beloved one Annwyl:.”

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313. “Thank God you know what labels to affix to people. It would be so inconvenient to have to judge them individually.”

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314. “I’ve never wanted to marry,” Pandora continued. “Anyone who knows me will tell you that. When I was little, I never liked the stories about princesses waiting to be rescued. I never wished on falling stars, or pulled the petals off daisies while reciting ’he loves me, he loves me not.”

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315. “The sideboard would be laden with broiled chops, eggs, rashers of bacon and ham, potatoes hashed with herbs and fried in butter, bread puddings each in its own puddle of sauce, a platter of crisp radishes and pickles on ice, dishes of stewed fruit from the orchard topped with fresh cream-.”

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316. “I wonder,” he said to Merripen, “what Hunt knows about Harrow? Do you know him well enough to ask?” “Yes,” Merripen said. “But even if I didn’t, I wouldn’t leave this place until I made him tell me.” That made Leo chuckle. “You may be the only one in this entire mansion who would dare try to ‘make’ Simon Hunt do anything. He’s a bloody big bastard.” “So am I,” came Merripen’s grim reply.”

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317. “Shock is a merciful condition. It allows you to get through disaster with a necessary distance between you and your feelings.”

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318. “Then he raised her enough to whisper in her ear, and while his voice was tender, his words were savage. “You’re my woman, and no man or God or ghost will ever take you from me.”

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319. “When the pace of our feet matched perfectly, I felt a deep inner pang of satisfaction. I could have gone on walking like that forever, side by side with him. There had been few times in my life I had ever inhabited a moment so fully, with no loneliness lurking at the edges.”

— Lisa Kleypas

320. “Obviously he’s courting the entire family,” West told her. “I can’t speak for everyone else, but I for one feel thoroughly wooed.”

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321. “Easy, pet.” His voice was laced with soft amusement. “I detect evidence of a temper, which I’ve no doubt you inherited from the old man. I’ve seen his eyes flash just that way when his dander is up over some trifle.”

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322. “St. Vincent was far too clever to rely on physical violence when a few well-chosen words would skewer someone with a minimum of fuss.”

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323. “Lillian offered him a placating smile. “I never thought you would actually betray me that way. I was just afraid that you found her tempting. And I – ” “The only thing I find tempting is the idea of taking you to the tack room and applying a saddle strap to your bottom. Repeatedly. With vigor.”

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324. “Everyone striving to be witty and sought-after, everyone talking and no one listening...”

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325. “I knew I would replay the scene countless times in the years before me, each time thinking of different things I should have said and done. But all I did was walk away without looking back.”

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326. “My family has always believed that when we are faced with large and apparently impossible problems, the best solutions are found by the insane people, not the sensible ones.”

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327. “I don’t deserve her,” he mumbled, without intending to. “Of course you don’t. Neither do I deserve my wife. It’s an unfair fact of life that the worst men end up with the best women.”

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328. “Tell me everything, I would say. All about the blues, and the time your heart was broken, and what scares you the most, and the thing you’ve always wanted to do but haven ’t yet.”

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329. “But wishes don’t have expiration dates.”

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330. “In the past few years it had become a rare luxury for all of them to be together at once, especially since Daisy stayed in America with her husband, Matthew, for long periods of time. The trips were necessary for both of them: Matthew was a successful business entrepreneur, and Daisy was a successful novelist with a publisher in New York as well as London.”

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331. “I want us to be faithful to each other,” she said gravely. “From this day forward.” There was a brief silence, a hesitation born not of doubt, but awareness. As if their vows were being heard and witnessed by some unseen presence. Merripen’s chest rose and fell in a long, deep breath. “I’ll be faithful to you,” he said. “Forever.” “So will I.” “Promise also that you’ll never leave me again.” Win lifted her hand from the center of his chest and pressed a kiss there. “I promise.”

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332. “I’m shocked,” St. Vincent said gravely, “but I’ll recover.” Looking around them as if to ascertain that he wouldn’t be overheard, he whispered conspiratorially, “I’m not really a gentleman, you know.”

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333. “You suffered no injuries?” Two long, wet fingers hooked the top of her neckline and tugged her closer to the side of the bathtub. Sebastian’s eyes were pale, lucent blue, sparkling like winter starlight. “I may have enough of a sprain to require your services.” A smile curved her lips. “What services?” “I need a bath maid.” Catching one of her hands, he drew it down into the water. “For my hard-to-reach places.”

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334. “You’re no longer a wallflower, nor a virgin, nor the helpless child who had to endure life with the Maybricks. You’re a viscountess with a sizable fortune, and a scoundrel of a husband. Whose rules will you adhere to now?”

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335. “Whereas other clubs served the eternal beefsteak and apple tart, the lavish buffet at Jenner’s was constantly replenished with ever-more artful dishes... hot lobster salad, casserole of pheasant, prawns on pillowy beds of pureed celery root, quail stuffed with grapes and goat cheese and served in pools of cream sauce. And Evie’s favorite- a sticky flourless almond cake topped with raspberries and a thick layer of meringue.”

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336. “I know many scientific facts about the human heart- not the least of which is that it’s far easier to make a heart stop beating entirely than to keep it from loving the wrong person.”

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337. “Of all the Hathaways, Poppy was the one Catherine had always felt the most comfortable with. Poppy was a warm and talkative young woman who loved order and routine. Hers was an essentially sunny and accepting nature, providing a necessary balance to Harry’s driven intensity.”

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338. “Courting sometimes has the unpleasant side effect of marriage.”

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339. “I’ve always thought there was a fair amount of dishonesty involved in politeness.”

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340. “I felt the kind of loneliness that can happen in a roomful of people when everyone but you seems to be in on the good time.”

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341. “I’ve won his heart, but it’s like owning a house in which most of the doors are permanently locked. He wants to shield me from all unpleasantness. And it’s not really marriage – not like the marriage you have with Cam – until he’s willing to share the worst of himself as well as the best of himself.”

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342. “I’d agree with you, except that agreeing with you probably means I’m on the wrong side of the argument.” “-Cam Rohan.”

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343. “Do you think it could be loneliness?” he suggested. “No, it’s not that.” Severin looked pensive. “What do you call it when everything seems boring and pointless, and even the people you know well are like strangers?” “Loneliness,” Devon said flatly. “Damn it. That makes six.” “Six what?” Devon asked in bewilderment. “Feelings. I’ve never had more than five feelings, and they’re hard enough to manage as it is. I’ll be damned if I’ll add another.”

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344. “It seemed as if some subtle current of recognition had passed between them... not as if they had met before... but as if they had come close several times until finally an impatient Fate had forced their paths to intersect.”

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345. “The earl shook his head, exhibiting a degree of frosty offense that could only be achieved by an aristocrat whose wishes had just been gainsaid. “I’ve never heard of a man being so eager to confess to the parent of a girl he’s just ruined,” he said sourly.”

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346. “Sin is never free, there’s either an up-front cost or an invoice to pay later.”

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347. “Marcus’s fear that his wife might succumb to childbed fever receded day by day as Lillian returned to her old self, healthy and slender and vigorous. His relief was vast. He had never known such overwhelming love for one person, nor had he anticipated that Lillian would so quickly become his essential requirement for happiness. Anything that was in his power to do for Lillian would be done.”

— Lisa Kleypas

348. “The look of experience suited him, especially because somewhere deep in those eyes, there still lurked a dangerous invitation to play. He had a quality of masculine confidence that was a thousand times more potent than mere handsomeness. Perfect goodlooks could leave you cold, but this kind of sexy charisma went straight to your knees. -Haven Travis.”

— Lisa Kleypas

349. “His hand passed repeatedly over her hair in the gentlest of caresses, and she heard him murmur in his dark-angel voice, “Rest, my love. I’m watching over you.”

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350. “He preferred to ease his way into the day, whereas Amelia liked to fling herself at it full tilt.”

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