Top 500 Lisa Kleypas Quotes (2026 Update)
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351. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

352. “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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353. “I cry too easily,” she said in vexation. “I always have. I hate it.” “Why?” “It shows weakness.” “It shows strength,” he said. “Stoic people are the weak ones.”

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354. “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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355. “I’m not going to ask a thousand people for their opinions,” Phoebe said evenly. “Only one opinion is required, and it happens to be mine.” She went to the doorway and paused, unable to resist adding, “That’s leadership.”

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356. “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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357. “He loved the colors of her, pink and mauve and ivory, all washed in light. The glistening tumble of her hair held the colors of autumn: chestnut, maple, russet, umber.”

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

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360. “If I ever get arrested,” I said, “you will be my one phone call. Bail me out – that’s what you can do.” “If you ever get arrested,” Sofia said, “I’ll already be in jail as your accomplice.”

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361. “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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362. “I have so much love for you, I could fill rooms with it. Buildings. You’re surrounded by it wherever you go, you walk through it, breathe it... it’s in your lungs, and under your tongue, and between your fingers and toes... ” His mouth moved passionately over hers, urging her lips apart. It was a kiss to level mountains and shake stars from the sky. It was a kiss to make angels faint and demons weep... a passionate, demanding, soul-searing kiss that nearly knocked the earth off its axis. Or at least that was how Poppy felt about it.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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363. “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.”

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364. “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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365. “I don’t have any mottoes. If I did I would forever be contradicting them.”

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366. “They exchanged a brief grin and Westcliff left the room. “Arrogant, high-handed creature,” Lillian remarked, her smile lingering as she watched the earl’s departure. “God, I adore him.”

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367. “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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368. “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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369. “Oh, very simple,” Derek jeered. “It doesn’t matter that I was born a bastard. She deserves nothing better than a man with a false name, fine clothes, and a sham accent. It’s not important that I have no family and no religion. I don’t believe in sacred causes, or honor, or unselfish motives. I can’t be innocent enough for her. I never was. But why should that matter to her?”

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370. “The right words can bind someone more effectively than chains.”

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371. “The moment you enter the room, the earl becomes far more animated. It is obvious that he is fascinated by you. One can hardly have a conversation with him, as he is constantly straining to hear what you are saying, and watching your every movement.”

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372. “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.”

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373. “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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374. “I stand by my opinions when I know I’m right, Captain Phelan. Whereas you stand by yours merely because you’re stubborn.”

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

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376. “I want to make you scream and claw and faint in my arms,” he whispered, his masculine bristle scraping against her skin.”

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377. “It was one of those silences that was far more eloquent than words.”

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378. “I want a companion who’ll go on walks with me, and sit on my lap while I pet him.” “You’ll have me for that.” Cassandra pointed to the contract. “Dog,” she insisted. “I’m afraid it’s nonnegotiable.”

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379. “Then, as now, there were always girls who were overlooked and ignored by gentlemen who really should have known better.”

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380. “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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381. “It was the simplest of all the rings, a polished gold band engraved with the words Tha Gad Agam Ort. “What does this mean?” she asked MacPhee. “It says, ‘My love is upon ye.”

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382. “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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383. “We men had a meeting a long time ago, and we all decided, ‘It’s trousers’. And that’s what we’ve worn ever since.”

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384. “Simon had never forgotten the first moment that he had seen her standing outside the panorama, digging through her purse with a little pucker on her forehead. The sun had picked out streaks of gold and champagne in her light brown hair and made her skin glow. There had been something so delicious... so touchable... about her, the velvety skin and shining blue eyes, and the slight frown that he had longed to soothe away.”

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385. “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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386. “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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387. “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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388. “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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389. “We all have regrets,′ Leo said, taking a sip of brandy, letting the velvet fire slide down his throat. ‘It’s why I cling to my bad habits. One doesn’t have to start regretting something unless one stops doing it.”

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390. “I like that much better. I’ll call you Dragon.”

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391. “If I listened to your advice, I’d be making your mistakes instead of my own.”

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392. “Take your bath, pet,” he finally managed to say. “You’re safe from me tonight. I may look, but I won’t touch. Go on.”

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393. “You’ll always be Lachlan MacRae’s son. But you’re mine too.” A pause, and then he added hoarsely, “You can be mine too.” “Aye,” Keir whispered, while an unexpected sense of peace stole over him.”

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394. “You know, Marks, if you ever learned to hold your tongue, your chances of attracting a man would rise exponentially.” Her eyes narrowed. “Why would I want to attract a man? I have yet to see anything they’re good for.” “If for nothing else,” Leo said, “you need us to help produce more women.”

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395. “I was a new person in the same world, which was a lot more difficult than being the same person in a new world.”

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396. “She’s mine, he had said... and her heart had throbbed in answer... recognizing it as truth.”

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397. “Aline,” he whispered, mercilessly divesting himself of all pride, “I’m afraid of what I’ll become if you won’t have me.”

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398. “You’d be surprised what people say across the manicure table.”

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399. “His expression was infused with lust and adoration as he lowered his head to kiss her throat, his tongue venturing into the little spaces between the diamonds and round opals. “Why can’t you see yourself as I see you?” -Jack to Amanda.”

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400. “Say as little as possible,” Lady Berwick told the girls severely. “Remember that silence is golden.” Glancing at Pandora, she added, in your case, it’s platinum.”

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