Julia Quinn Quotes, Thoughts and images

Society is capricious and rewards the bad as often as the good. But it never rewards the quiet.

But looking beautiful isn't, I think, as important as feeling beautiful.

It was one of those things that had to be experienced to be understood

She needed him to be him. Even if he could not be hers.

People will think you're courting me.' 'Nonsense, everyone knows I don't court respectable women.

I vow to spend the rest of my life keeping your hands and feet warm.

I don't know whether to toss you through that window or shake your hand and say 'Well done'" Henry said in a tired voice.

I can imagine no greater bliss than to lie about, reading novels all day.

She hated that she was still so desperate for a glimpse of him, but it had been this way for years.

No one knows as well as I how much nonsense is printed in books.

I can't imagine a romance novel published today where the hero rapes the heroine and she falls in love with him.

A duel, a duel, a duel. Is there anything more exciting, more romantic ... or more utterly moronic?

There was a huge difference between dislike and disregard.

When the dead body said, "Good evening," Annabel had to face the grim conclusion that it wasn't as dead as she'd hoped.

Elizabeth, you resemble nothing so much as a hen trying to hatch a book.

If he was planning to attack and ravish, he gave no indication of being in a hurry to do so.

Everyone has secrets. Especially me.

You always get more respect when you don't have a happy ending.

Anthony looked down at his evil clutches hands, he reminded himself, hands and grinned anew.

He was a puzzle. And Hyacinth hated puzzles. Well, no, in truth she loved them. Provided, of course, that she solved them.

A lot could happen in a week. Just look at the last one.

Never," he spat out, "kick a man who is pointing a gun at you.

Love works in mysterious ways.

He sucked his lips in an attempt not to laugh. "Aren't you Spanish?" She raised one arm in a salute. "Viva la Queen Isabella!" "I see. Then why are you speaking with a French accent?

She had been born for this man, and she had spent so many years trying to accept the fact that he had been born for someone else.

To call that writing, madam, is an insult to quills and ink across the world.

Caroline, do you value your neck?" "Yes, I'm rather fond of it. Why?" "Because if you don't shut up, I'm going to wring it.

You have a mother?" He quirked a brow. "Did you think mine was some sort of divine birth? My father was a remarkable man, but even he was not that talented.