Because letting someone in close meant they could hurt you. I knew all about that kind of fear. I lived with it. Lisa Kleypas More Quotes by Lisa Kleypas More Quotes From Lisa Kleypas It's a strange life, isn't it? ...A Rom with no tribe. No matter how hard you look, you can never find a home. Because to us, home is not a building or a tent or a vardo... home is a family. Lisa Kleypas matterhomelooks You think I'd cheat on you?" I demanded with all the innocent outrage I could muster. "With another guy, no. With a cheeseburger . . . in a heartbeat. Lisa Kleypas innocentguythinking And it occurred to me that friendship was a lot more dependable, not to mention long-lasting, than love. Lisa Kleypas dependablelastinglong I had learned that there were substitutes for a mother who couldn't be a mother. You could find love with other people. You could find it in places you weren't even looking. But the original wound would never heal. I would carry it with me forever, and so would Tara. That was the trick . . . accepting it, going on with your life, knowing it was part of you. Lisa Kleypas knowingmotherpeople Believe me, when my ‘personal endowments’ are being discussed, I always pay attention.†~ Cam Rohan Lisa Kleypas payattentionbelieve Recently Mr. Mawdsley’s donkey escaped from his stall, raced down the road, and somehow found his way into an enclosed pasture. Mr. Caird’s prized mare was innocently grazing when the ill-bred seducer had his way with her. Now it appears the mare has conceived, and a feud is raging between Caird, who demands financial compensation, and Mawdsley, who insists that had the pasture fencing been in better repair, the clandestine meeting would never have occurred. Worse still, it has been suggested that the mare is a shameless lightskirt and did not try nearly hard enough to preserve her virtue. Lisa Kleypas feudsdemandtrying I'm one of those people who was meant to have a very ordinary life. I have no special talent, no great beauty, nothing that distinguishes me from a hundred, thousand other girls. But I can't go through an entire lifetime without at least one night of magic. Lisa Kleypas girlnightpeople I was going to have to leave you anyway. Because I loved you too much to drag you down with me." My hand crept up to caress the rigid line of his jaw. "Why'd you change your mind?" I whispered. "After I calmed down a little and had a chance to think, I figured . . . I love you enough to try and deserve you. I would do anything, be anything, for you. Lisa Kleypas love-youhandsthinking And I wonder how Gage knew this is what my soul has craved. He turns me to face him, his eyes searching. It occurs to me that no one in my life has ever concerned himself so thoroughly with my happiness. Lisa Kleypas soulmateeyefaces You're always looking for some new way to tell the same story, but it's how they get to the happy end that is the challenge and the fun for a writer. Lisa Kleypas challengesstoriesfun 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. Lisa Kleypas smartnicedark There is nothing on earth more beautiful to me than your smile...no sound sweeter than your laughter...no pleasure greater than holding you in my arms. I realized today that I could never live without you, stubborn little hellion that you are. In this life and the next, you’re my only hope of happiness. Tell me, Lillian, dearest love...how can you have reached so far inside my heart? Lisa Kleypas soulmatelaughterbeautiful I had to wait for someone special. Someone who would make my heart feel as if it's been trampled by elephants, thrown into the amazon, and eaten by piranhas. Lisa Kleypas elephantswaitingheart Daisy had known the novel was silly even as she had read it, but that had not detracted one bit from her enjoyment. Lisa Kleypas daisiesnovelsilly A man's vanity is more fragile that you might think. It's easy for us to mistake shyness for coldness, and silence for indifference. Lisa Kleypas mistakementhinking How do I look?" Amanda asked. Jack shook his head ruefully as he glanced at her. No one could mistake the remaining flush on her cheeks, or the soft sparkle of her eyes, or her lusciously swollen mouth, for anything other than the results of physical passion. "Like you've been ravished," he said flatly. She astonished him by smiling. "Hurry, please. I want to go inside my house and consult a looking glass. I've always wanted to know what a ravished woman looks like. Lisa Kleypas passioneyemistake Seduction is merely encouraging a man to do something he already wants to do. Lisa Kleypas seductionwantmen No one needs to have their way all the time, first of all, but second of all, if you find the right partner, as a couple, you're going to create something together that is going to be better than what you could do or have individually. Lisa Kleypas coupletogetherneeds You are everything that's ever been my favourite thing," she wanted to tell him. "You're my love song, my birthday cake, the sound of ocean waves and French words and a baby's laugh. You're a snow angel, crème brulée, a kaleidoscope filled with glitter. I love you and you'll never catch up, because I've gotten a head start and my heart is racing at light speed. Lisa Kleypas oceansongbaby We’ll continue our discussion later. Right now I intend to escort Miss Peyton to her room.†“That is not a wise idea, in my opinion,†the earl said. “I’m glad I didn’t ask for it, then,†Simon returned pleasantly Lisa Kleypas wisemissingideas
