Top 100 Sarah M. Eden Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “What if she thinks I’m an idiot? Corbin had asked one of his brothers that question not a month earlier. You’re a Jonquil, Layton had answered. Of course she’ll think you’re an idiot.”

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2. “Adam grasped him by the throat once more and, his face an inch from Smith’s, growled out, “I am the Duke of Kielder. I am the law.”

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3. “His brother Layton was apparently right: Jonquils were idiots.”

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4. “Promise you will tell me all of your dreams, my love.” She didn’t pull out of his embrace. “My dreams?” “I intend to make them come true.” He kissed her forehead. “Every” – he shifted and kissed her cheek – “single” – he pressed a quick kiss to her lips – “dream.” “And if I told you that you already have?” He smiled. “Then you shall simply have to dream up more.”

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5. “He leaned closer to her, one eyebrow raised. “Philip.” She half laughed, half scolded as he leaned ever closer. “Yes, my dear?” Philip kissed her quickly. “Suppose Corbin were to walk in suddenly?” Sorrel pushed him back a little with her hand. “He would be pleased to see you haven’t murdered me yet.” Philip leaned back at her continued insistence.”

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6. “I have missed that smile, Katie.” He cupped her face with his hand, memorizing the look and feel of her there, less burdened, less pained than she’d been since the fire. “I worried so many times during the last ten days that I’d never see you smile again.”

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7. “I love Mister.” Corbin kissed the top of her head. “I love you, Alice.” “And Ebum?” “Yes, dear.” Corbin looked over at Edmund, who watched him intently. “I love Edmund too.” Edmund smiled. Corbin motioned him over. Edmund climbed onto his lap beside Alice and buried his face in Corbin’s lapel. “Love Mama?” Alice continued her questioning. “Yes,” Corbin whispered. “Especially Mama.”

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8. “We need to do something about your unpronounceable name.” ‘Twas a pointed remark, one accompanied by a look of such earnestness she knew on the instant he meant it as more than a jest. “Perhaps I need a new one,” she suggested. He whispered, his breath tickling the hair that hung loose over her ear. “There is no ‘perhaps’ about it, Katie. I mean to see to it you have a new last name, and I know exactly which one it ought to be.”

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9. “What if I agree to call you darling from now on, and you agree to call me Joseph?” Her expression was equal parts disbelief and amusement. “I always call you Joseph.” “I know. I just really like the way you say it.” She gave him a sidelong look. “Are you talking sweet to me, Joseph?”

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10. “That right there, Katie, is proof to me that he’ll make you happy. And that is what I want most for you.” “You are a good man, Tavish O’Connor.”

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11. “You’re supposed to be fearsome and unkind, but I ain’t never seen a man care for his wife the way you did for Her Grace. And you apologize to someone who really ought to be beneath your notice. It’s not what people would expect from the Duke of Kielder.”

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12. “You will, once again, have to save me from myself. You have done that, you know.” “Saved you?” “My Persephone,” he whispered in her ear. “Do you know I would have come for you no matter how far you’d gone?” “Hades always came for Persephone,” she echoed his earlier explanation. He lightly kissed her again. “And she always returned home.” “Always,” Persephone repeated. “Always.”

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13. “This is Society. No amount of pain and suffering will ever prove sufficient.”

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14. “You’ve held up better than anyone could have expected, considering all that’s happened. And besides, what’s the use of having a man about if he can’t help piece you back together now and then?”

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15. “I love you, Katie Macauley.” He swallowed with effort. “I have almost from the very beginning. The longer I know you, the more I – ” The pain of regret and worry forestalled any further admissions. “I need to go sit with the girls,” he said. “The O’Connors are going to look after you. I promise I’ll be back. I promise.”

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16. “But I didn’t tell you the whole of it. I’m falling in love with two men. At the same time, Biddy.”

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17. “He’d lost his heart to Mrs. Bentford over that smile.”

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18. “A third voice jumped in. “Seems to me a lad ought to kiss a lass when she looks at him that way.” Tavish nearly laughed out loud. Leave it to Granny Claire to say just that. Katie smiled despite the color creeping across her face.”

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19. “Mister!” Alice shrieked excitedly. How could the girl tell which one was which? Alice ran to the side where Clara hadn’t been looking and threw herself at Mr. Jonquil as she always did. He didn’t hesitate but scooped her off the floor and into his arms. “I’ve found you a friend, Alice.”

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20. “Every other guest has left the castle, Harry. Why haven’t you?” “I am here to be your conscience, Adam. To save you from yourself.”

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21. “Now, Cavratt.” His Grace turned to Corbin. “Where’s the weasel?” That sent another murmur through the crowd. “This is he,” Corbin said, indicating Mr. Bentford with a quick jerk of his thumb.”

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22. “I’m here, Katie.” He brushed his thumb over the lines of agony etched in her face. A tear escaped her eyes. Joseph kissed it away. “I’m here, Katie. I won’t leave you.”

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23. “Corbin slowly lowered Alice onto her bed, smoothing back her hair and watching her for a moment. “She’s an angel,” Corbin whispered. “Yes, but only when she’s sleeping.” Clara laughed lightly. Corbin smiled over at her. “I doubt that.”

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24. “Corbin chuckled lightly. “How quickly she abandoned me.” “There are few things Alice likes better than biscuits,” Clara said.”

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25. “She looked up into Joseph’s dark eyes. “You taught them the tune?” He gave a small nod. “I’ve heard you play it so many times I have it memorized. It fills my mind whenever my thoughts turn to you.”

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26. “Alice’s eyes met hers, and worry settled in their depths. She could not burden her children with the worries hovering on the horizon. She managed a smile, but Alice didn’t seem to believe it. She slid from Corbin’s lap to Clara’s and wrapped her tiny arms around Clara. Clara returned the gesture. Corbin held them both in his comforting embrace.”

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27. “I used to think good men did not exist. But then I met you, Corbin Jonquil, and discovered I was wrong. All my life I kept hoping you were out there somewhere and that when I found you, you would love me.”

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28. “I cannot help but find it telling that she successfully felled two grown men in a single day.” Mater’s eyes slid to Corbin’s bruised face. “If I had to guess, I would say she has experience defending herself physically against men. Not a very comforting thought.”

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29. “Thank you again for not abandoning me to all of this. No one has ever stood by me before. No one has ever cared what happened to me.” “Someone cares now, Clara.” His look was so intent she couldn’t help but believe him.”

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30. “Hope is sometimes a fickle thing, my dear.” The endearment felt painful when spoken as part of such a heartbreaking conversation. “We hang on to it because we need to, even when there really is no point.”

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31. “Chivalry was a poor substitute for love.”

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32. “No one is as dangerous as the Duke of Kielder.”

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33. “Adam Boyce, are you teasing me?” She hoped her shock sounded feigned enough to not offend him. She’d more than once seen Adam close up after what he perceived as a criticism. “I never tease.”

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34. “Adam?” “Yes, dear?” Dear? Adam sat stunned for a moment that such a word had come so naturally to his lips. “Please stay with me,” Persephone whispered. He didn’t know what brought on the impulse, but he leaned over and kissed her lightly on the forehead, lingering a moment longer than necessary. “If you will stay with me,” he answered silently.”

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35. “Corbin raised her hand to his lips and pressed a light kiss to her knuckles. He had only recently begun doing that. Clara loved it. Adored it. The understated nature of that gesture fit him so perfectly. He didn’t need to be flashy or showy. He was simply perfect the way he was.”

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36. “After a moment of stunned silence had passed, Persephone spoke. “Adam will be so pleased to know he is considered ’well-togged.”

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37. “A man who will give up something precious to himself for the sake of a woman most certainly loves her.”

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38. “Adam pressed a kiss to her forehead. “Why did Hades go after her?” he asked in a low voice, his lips still brushing her face. She barely managed to keep breathing. “He must have loved her,” she whispered. Adam’s response emerged breathless. “He must have.”

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39. “He actually winked at Persephone as if to say, “I told you.” “You had better be suffering from an uncontrollable muscle tic,” Adam grumbled, still seemingly concentrating on the food on his plate. “Completely uncontrollable.” Harry’s smile belied his words. “Good. Otherwise I would think you were just winking at my wife.”

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40. “Hope is not a prison.” Sorrel gently squeezed her arm. “Hope should lessen your fears, not intensify them.”

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41. “All of us are broken in some way, Miriam. How we respond to our troubles, the strength we show in our trials, is far more telling than any imperfection.”

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42. “He grabbed his lantern and shotgun. “Shall we?” Katie nodded. “But this doesn’t mean I like you.” “Yet,” he added as he opened the barn door. She stopped in the doorway. “I didn’t say yet.” “Ah, but you meant it.”

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43. “I hit him,” Clara explained, feeling the need to tell Corbin. “With a stick.” “Not a frying pan?” Corbin asked with dry amusement.”

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44. “As the door slowly swung closed, he heard her muttering to herself. “Isn’t that just like a man? Gets the last word by running off to muck midden.” He poked his head inside once more. “Perhaps you’d care to tell me just what midden is.”

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45. “The legal profession is notorious for complicating the simples of things.”

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46. “His gaze grew more intense. “If you didn’t have such beautiful brown eyes, Katie, I might be able to look away more easily.” Heat crept over her cheeks. “They are quite an ordinary shade of brown, as you well know.” But he shook his head. “They are nothing of the sort.” “Flattery, Tavish?” She leveled him a look of reprimand. “I swore off longing glances and whispered words, Sweet Katie. I said nothing about compliments.”

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47. “He tried to kill my wife,” Adam threw back. “If the wolves don’t tear him to pieces, I will.”

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48. “Keeping Alice in his arm, Corbin got to his feet. Edmund stepped up next to him, leaning against his side. Corbin set his free arm around Edmund’s shoulders. Seeing her children in the grip of a stranger had terrified her to no end. But seeing them held so tenderly by Corbin finally brought her heart rate back to a calm pace.”

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49. “Don’t you listen to a single word falling out of his mouth, Sweet Katie. Ian isn’t the brightest of us all. ‘Tis not his fault, I suppose. He was such an ugly baby, Ma was startled every time she picked him up, and she dropped him on his head a great deal.”

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50. “This one’ll keep you humble, Tavish, no mistakin’. A handsome man needs that in his life near about as much as anything else at all.” Granny emphasized the declaration with a firm nod. “So” – she lowered her voice to an overly loud whisper – “go sit next to her again, will you? Storytelling’s a good time for a little snuggling.” “Is there anything you need, Granny, before I have me a ‘little snuggling’?”

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