Top 500 Lisa Kleypas Quotes (2024 Update)
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401. “She’s mine, he had said... and her heart had throbbed in answer... recognizing it as truth.”

— Lisa Kleypas

402. “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

403. “Did Llandrindon kiss you?” She nodded slowly in the framework of his hands. “Just once.” Jealousy entered his voice. “Did you like it?” “I wanted to. I tried to.” She closed her eyes and turned her cheek into his palm. “But it wasn’t at all like your kisses.”

— Lisa Kleypas

404. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

406. “It seemed that no matter what her faults were, he was willing to accept her for who she was, and who she was not.”

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407. “He should never have allowed himself to accept Daisy’s challenge, should never have stayed and played that bloody game for hours. It was just that Daisy had been so adorable, and while they played her attention had been focused entirely on him, and that had been too much temptation to withstand. She was the most provoking, beguiling woman he had ever met. Thunderstorms and rainbows wrapped together in a convenient pocket-sized parcel.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

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409. “A good conversation always involves a certain amount of complaining. I like to bond over mutual hatreds and petty grievances.”

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410. “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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411. “You know what it is you smell on him, Haven? Testosterone. It’s leaking out of his pores.”

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

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413. “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.”

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414. “I’ve never been convinced that everything in a relationship needs to be talked about. Some things can’t be fixed by a conversation.”

— Lisa Kleypas

415. “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.”

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416. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

417. “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

418. “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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419. “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

420. “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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421. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

422. “I do appreciate, Ernestine, that your first instinct is not to prevent me from doing something scandalous, but to help me get away with it.”

— Lisa Kleypas

423. “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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424. “Derek cuddled his daughter against his shoulder and spoke in a mixture of baby words and cockney, a language only she seemed to understand.”

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425. “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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426. “I overwhelm even myself.”

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427. “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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428. “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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429. “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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430. “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

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

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

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

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435. “When you grow up without something, the lack of it is always with you. Even when you finally have it.” Helen.”

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436. “You believe yourself to be in love with her.” “No,” Hunt countered in a relaxed manner, “I am in love with her.”

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437. “The word “mistress” sounds like a cross between mistake and mattress.”

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438. “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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439. “Daisy gave her a speaking glance, and her sister grinned. “Never fear,” Lillian continued, “eventually we will succeed in infiltrating London society, and then we’ll marry Lord Heavydebts and Lord Shallowpockets, and finally assume our places as ladies of the manor.”

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

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441. “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?”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

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444. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

445. “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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446. “The night we met, I felt you like an electric shock. Something about you calls to the devil in me.”

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

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448. “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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449. “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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450. “I want to make you scream and claw and faint in my arms,” he whispered, his masculine bristle scraping against her skin.”

— Lisa Kleypas