Top 100 Sarah M. Eden Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “Life is never entirely painless, Daphne. But you cannot have the happiness without passing through the sorrow, and doing so makes you stronger. Hiding from it only makes you a coward.”

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52. “I am sorry, Persephone,” he whispered to her as she slept. “But I cannot let you go.”

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53. “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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54. “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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55. “I am the man of your dreams?” He smiled a little at the thought. “Of every” – she pressed a kiss to his lips – “single” – she kissed him again – “dream.”

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56. “You’ll be forgiving me, Reverend, but I’ve never taken kindly to being told where I belong.”

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57. “Edmund would miss him, if no one else. And there hadn’t been a single brown-haired little girl to play peekaboo with during church or an emerald-eyed beauty to watch from a distance. And he lived for the brief glimpses he had of Clara. Sweet, beautiful, loving Clara.”

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58. “Why did you stop?” Until he spoke, she’d not realized Tavish was there. He’d played least in sight for days and days, so she’d not expected to see him that night. Katie looked over at him, knowing her humiliation must have shown. “No one else was playing,” she explained quietly. “I’m not certain why.” “Sweet heavens, Katie.” He shook his head. “They were all too blown down by you. I don’t think any of us have ever heard your equal.”

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59. “Survival required a certain degree of stubbornness.”

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60. “Then ’tis little wonder your family despairs of ever seeing you married off. Sounds to me as though you haven’t time at all to be courting.” “Hmm.” Tavish leaned in so close he could smell the flowery scent he’d come to associate with her since their picnic by the river. Could she hear how hard his heart had begun pounding? “Is that a complaint or an invitation, Sweet Katie?” he whispered.”

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61. “You look like the back end of an overworked farm mule.”

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62. “You’re a tough one, Katie Macauley. But I mean to talk you round to enduring me at the least. Take a ride with me. I’ll be a perfect gentleman, my word of honor.” An afternoon away from her endless list of chores would be nice. But only if Tavish behaved himself. “A perfect gentleman?” The devilishly handsome grin he produced was not terribly reassuring, yet there was sincerity in his eyes. “You’ll hardly recognize me I’ll be so well behaved.”

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63. “This is not over between us, Clara,” he called after her. “I like a challenge, and I do not give up easily.”

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64. “Cry all you need. Holding back tears only makes them fall harder.”

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65. “As my company is very seldom required by anyone, I have always had ample time for reading. It is not intelligence so much as years’ worth of lonely hours in need of filling with something. Anything.”

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66. “I only pursue those with enough fire to make my efforts worthwhile. I enjoy a challenge, you see.” He stepped closer. “I could give you a future, Clara. Some security to see you through these difficult years ahead of you.”

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67. “There is a reason ladies swoon over rogues. They are dominant personalities,” Jason said. “And they fall for soldiers because of the powerful image they put out.”

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68. “Are you telling me when you first saw me sitting up in my brother’s wagon that your very first thought was, ‘That fine-looking Irishman over there is most definitely a rascal’?”

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69. “Could it be you’ve missed me, Sweet Katie?” “Not at all.” “Not at all?” She shook her head. He matched the movement precisely. After a moment, Katie was fighting a smile. “Perhaps a wee little bit.”

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70. “Any man who is his own man won’t be swayed by a mother such as Lady Kenworth. If he is, then you don’t want his kind for a husband anyway.”

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71. “He didn’t release her, didn’t pull his eyes away from her face. “Have I not earned even the smallest bit of your trust, Katie?” To her surprise, he sounded hurt. To her even greater surprise, she felt bad for it. Katie never opened her life to anyone. Not anyone.”

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72. “A wise man once told me that no person ought ever to outgrow a love of being a little silly.”

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73. “Thank you.” Caroline grinned. “You’re the best uncle in the whole world!” “That is a rather bold declaration for a young lady with seven uncles,” Corbin’s twin, Jason, said from nearby, a chuckle in his tone. Seven included Crispin, Lord Cavratt. “Aren’t I your favorite uncle?” Jason smiled at Caroline. “You’re my favorite uncle in London,” Caroline clarified quite matter-of-factly. “I suppose I’ll have to be satisfied with that.” Jason shrugged.”

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74. “Our castle is in need of a good exploration,” he said. “I believe we should schedule one. Perhaps if you have no other plans for Christmas, you might do so then.” Artemis grinned and ran to where they stood, throwing her arms around Adam’s legs. “You’re the best duke that ever lived!” she declared. “Yes, he is.” Persephone smiled up at Adam. “Yes, I am.” Adam didn’t force down his grin. “The luckiest, at least.”

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75. “If he were here, he would give you a hug – he gave the very best hugs – and he would tell you it was perfectly acceptable to feel sad or to cry or be afraid. He would tell you he was proud of you and that he wanted you to be brave. Then he would say he loved you. And he would mean it.”

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76. “When parents get the notion that their children are meant to serve their egos and the way they are perceived in Society, the children’s best interests go by the wayside. We become tokens of success rather than people they are meant to care about.”

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77. “It does not do to ignore success in one’s chosen field, even if that success occurs in slightly different incarnations than one is accustomed to.”

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78. “The goodness of your heart brings peace to mine.”

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79. “Anything that will bring your wife joy is never a bad idea.”

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80. “Miss Artemis’s voice rang through the drawing room. “Are you absolutely certain I cannot pretend to die?” she asked with something akin to desperation. “Or at least swoon? I am particularly adept at feigning a swoon.”

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81. “We live in a world that too often discounts the strength of a quiet and loyal heart. Do not allow yourself to believe that. You have depths of strength and goodness that will serve you well all your life if you can learn to value them.”

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82. “I swear, gentlemen would be useless without women around.”

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83. “I’m being optimistic,” she answered, looking in on each of the prisoners. “Someone needs to cheer for me.”

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84. “Laughter is a glue too many underestimate. You can build a bond through happy moments that will see you through the sad ones.”

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85. “Nieces and nephews are the best sort of distraction. I recommend you obtain a few.”

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86. “Authors are sick people.”

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87. “There was something joyful about the company of someone who made being more of who he wanted to be an easier thing to accomplish.”

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88. “There is a vast difference between a safe haven and a hiding place,” he said. “One brings a person peace, the other unending loneliness. I refuse to watch you dwindle away in fear.”

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89. “He took her face gently in his hands and held her gaze. “I’ll make you a promise right here, right now, Artemis Jonquil. I will not ever, ever laugh at you. With you, yes, but never at you.”

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90. “Though her fingers were wrapped around his, he felt the warmth of her touch around his heart.”

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91. “He loved seeing children’s faces light up. Such small things managed it. Made a fellow feel like a regular hero.”

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92. “Vera took pride in being able to sort out the mystery a little ahead of the story.”

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93. “You are the best mama I ever had,” she said quietly. Persephone pulled her into an embrace. “How well I remember you saying that at Falstone Castle.”

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94. “She’d spent so much of her life imagining a love story fit for a gothic novel and assuming that was what she wanted. This moment, though, this gentleman, this feeling of being cared for and cared about and important, topped every version of her own love story she’d ever imagined.”

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95. “One cannot underestimate the importance of a good man, and a kind one. Far too many ladies are not treated with tenderness by the men in their lives.”

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96. “Not much can be said for me, but I am generally considered a good listener.”

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97. “There’s always someone needing saving. At times that someone’s been me.”

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98. “And I don’t know any gentlemen whose preference in ladies runs toward those in possession of more brains than dowry.”

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99. “She, who had been so alone for so long, had found someone with whom she felt she belonged.”

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100. “Accident chose better for me than my daydreams did, I daresay.”

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