Top 500 Lisa Kleypas Quotes (2024 Update)
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401. “You shouldn’t rule out second chances. Sometimes they come with interesting bonus features.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

403. “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

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

— Lisa Kleypas

405. “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

406. “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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407. “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.”

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408. “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

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

— Lisa Kleypas

410. “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

411. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

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

— Lisa Kleypas

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

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415. “Evie, Duchess of Kingston, had spent a perfectly wonderful afternoon with her three closest friends at Lord Westcliff’s estate. Long ago, she had met Annabelle, Lillian, and Daisy during her first London Season, when they had been a group of wallflowers sitting in chairs at the side of the ballroom. While becoming acquainted, it had occurred to them that instead of competing for gentlemen’s attentions, they would do better to help each other, and so a lifelong friendship had blossomed.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

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417. “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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418. “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

419. “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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420. “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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421. “He preferred to ease his way into the day, whereas Amelia liked to fling herself at it full tilt.”

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422. “I went to the tray on the bed-table and picked up the Vicodin tablets the nurse had been trying to get him to take, along with a cup of water. “Take these,” I said. “No arguing.” He obeyed, shooting a glance at the nurse, whose eyebrows were slightly raised. “She’s little,” he told her, “but she’s mean.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

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424. “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...”

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425. “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

426. “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

427. “Father, wouldn’t it be wonderful if hummingbirds had tea parties and we were small enough to be invited?”

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428. “I need you for a lot of things, Hardy. A lifetime’s worth of things.”

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429. “I overwhelm even myself.”

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430. “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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431. “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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432. “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

433. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

435. “Was this some new level of depravity? Had he developed a spinster fetish?”

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

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437. “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

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

— Lisa Kleypas

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

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

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441. “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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442. “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.”

— Lisa Kleypas

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

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

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

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447. “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

448. “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

449. “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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450. “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