Top 500 Lisa Kleypas Quotes (2026 Update)
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401. “It was one of those silences that was far more eloquent than words.”

— Lisa Kleypas

402. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

403. “Oh, Daisy, it’s revolting the way I want to fawn all over him. I’m afraid I’m going to do something dreadfully silly today. Burst into song or something. For God’s sake, don’t let me.”

— Lisa Kleypas

404. “Maybe he’s not college-smart, but he’s smart in a way they can’t teach.”

— Lisa Kleypas

405. “Start behaving like the mature woman you are, and acknowledge the fact that you have flaws. And give the poor devil a chance to prove that he can love you regardless.”

— Lisa Kleypas

406. “It is one of my failings, to love beautiful things so dearly.”

— Lisa Kleypas

407. “Did you suspect anything? Did you think the tie between us might be this close?” “No.” “I think I did, deep down. I always knew I wasn’t supposed to be alone.” Kev gave him a dour look. “This changes nothing. I’m not your family. There is no tie between us.” “Blood counts for something,” Cam replied affably. “And since the rest of my tribe has disappeared, you’re all I’ve got, phral. Just try and get rid of me.”

— Lisa Kleypas

408. “You look like a little girl when you sleep,” he murmured. “It makes me want to guard you every minute.”

— Lisa Kleypas

409. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

410. “Have you ever courted anyone, Cousin West?” Pandora asked. “Only if I was certain the lady was too intelligent ever to accept me.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

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412. “Stopping before them, St. Vincent confided, “I would have found you sooner, but I was attacked by a swarm of dingy-dippers.”

— Lisa Kleypas

413. “A whirlwind of panic swept through her as Derek stripped off his white shirt. She switched her gaze to the floor, but not before she had seen how large and formidable his body was, his torso heavily muscled, his chest covered with thick black hair. Silvery scars marked his skin, legacies of his life in the rookery. He was a man of vast experience. All that was new and frightening to her was commonplace to him.”

— Lisa Kleypas

414. “I’m not that complicated, Haven. The truth is, I’ve wanted you ever since I met you in that damned wine cellar. Because I got a bigger charge out of that five minutes than I have with any woman before or since...”

— Lisa Kleypas

415. “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

416. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

418. “Holly, sweet darling, you can’t possibly think I’m going to let you go.” He gathered her against him, besieging her with kisses.”

— Lisa Kleypas

419. “Marriage would change hardly anything between us, except that we would end our arguments in a much more satisfying way. And of course I would have extensive legal rights over your body, your property, and all your individual freedoms, but I don’t see what’s so alarming about that.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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420. “Never apologize to women. It only confirms that you were wrong, and incenses them further.”

— Lisa Kleypas

421. “You may not know this, but talking about mathematics eliminates any possibility of being kissed in the first place.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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422. “Having your own church doesn’t make you a good guy. It only makes you tax-exempt.”

— Lisa Kleypas

423. “Holly’s presence in their lives offered a kind of grace neither of them had ever known before. A reminder of innocence. Something happened to you, they discovered, when you were given the unconditional love and trust of a child. You wanted to try to deserve it.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

425. “In his life, he’d had more than his share of lectures, some brutal enough to leave permanent gouges in his soul. But no man had ever spoken to him quite like this- wry, honest, direct, bracing, and a bit high-handed in a way that felt oddly reassuring. Fatherly.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

427. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

428. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

429. “In defense of geeks,” Justine said, “they’re great in bed. They fantasize a lot, so they’re really creative. And they love to play with gadgets.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

432. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

433. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

435. “He seemed to read her thoughts easily, as if she were a treasured volume he had paged through a thousand times.”

— Lisa Kleypas

436. “I didn’t know how to stop wanting him. It wasn’t that I had any hope – I knew I’d never see him again. But that didn’t stop me from comparing every other man to Hardy and finding them all lacking. I had exhausted myself loving him.”

— Lisa Kleypas

437. “Daisy,” Westcliff said gently, “most lives are not distinguished by great achievements. They are measured by an infinite number of small ones. Each time you do a kindness for someone or bring a smile to his face, it gives your life meaning. Never doubt your value, little friend. The world would be a dismal place without Daisy Bowman in it.”

— Lisa Kleypas

438. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

444. “He said only two words. But they explained everything he was doing, and everything he intended to do. “You’re mine.”

— Lisa Kleypas

445. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

446. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

447. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

448. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

449. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

450. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas