Lisa Kleypas Quotes, Thoughts and images

A well-read woman is a dangerous creature.

I think in a moment of weakness, you might surprise yourself.

the absence of tears wasn't the same as an absence of feeling.

Sometimes a woman needs a man for company, no matter how useless he is.

Because one day of something wonderful is better than a forever of nothing special.

You have to rely on whatever sparks you have inside.

Opening up to the wrong person is like putting ammo in their hands.

Make your choice and accept the consequences.

There's only one thing a bully respected: bigger bully.

There are some experiences in life they haven't invented the right words for.

If my love can hold you, I'll keep you with me.

If I listened to your advice, I'd be making your mistakes instead of my own.

The problem with chasing after happiness was that it wasn't a destination you could reach. It was something that happened along the way.

I’ve never heard of a man being so eager to confess to the parent of a girl he’s just ruined

I like pessimists. They’re always the ones who bring life jackets for the boat.

Why is life so difficult for some people and not for others? Why do some people have to struggle so much?

But it was too late now. A lifetime too late. A million wishes too late.

You could run to the farthest corners of the earth. There's no place you could go where I wouldn't love you. Nothing you could do to stop me.

And it occurred to me that friendship was a lot more dependable, not to mention long-lasting, than love.

The question, love, is whether you want me enough to take the risk.

Shock is a merciful condition. It allows you to get through disaster with a necessary distance between you and your feelings.

I wondered how many times in my life I had done something just because I wanted to without weighing the consequences.

What does your gut tell you?" "My gut and I aren't currently speaking to each other

Because handsomeness is always accompanied by vanity. And I suppose ugliness is accompanied by a wealth of virtues?

Sooner or later everyone was driven to love someone they could never have.

Please come to me, Cat, because there's no surviving you. You don't have to love me back. You don't have to be mine. Just let me be yours.

I guess I thought the strength of my wanting would be enough to make him appear.

Some are nice and some aren't. Some are smart, and others are about as bright as a wet match in a dark cave. In other words, pretty normal.

Separately they had different strengths. Together they were complete.

I figured if I told it to myself often enough, I would start believing it.