I don't like your tone," was Violet's standard answer when one of her children was winning an argument.

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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?

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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.

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Tonight," he whispered, his voice hoarse and hot in her ear, "I will make you mine." -Simon to Daphne

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Reformed rakes make the best husbands,"Violet said. "Rubbish and... by Julia Quinn

Reformed rakes make the best husbands,"Violet said. "Rubbish and you know it." -Anthony to Violet

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A man’s got to keep up appearances. I’ll be universally detested if everyone realizes how perfect you are.

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Daphne felt something wild and wicked take hold. “Let’s walk in the garden,” she said softly. “We can’t.” “We must.” “We can’t.

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Then it's settled," Harriet said. "We shall work out the smaller roles later.""What about you?" Elizabeth demanded."Oh, I'm going to be the goddess of the sun and moon.""The tale gets stranger and stranger," Daniel said."Just wait until act seven," Miss Wynter told him."Seven?" His head snapped up. "There are seven acts?""Twelve," Harriet corrected, "but don't worry, you're in only eleven of them. Now then, Miss Wynter, when do you propose that we begin our rehearsals? And may we do so out of doors? There is a clearing by the gazebo that would be ideal.

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Any man, you'll soon learn, has an insurmountable need to blame someone else when he is made to look a fool.

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Most fiction series are written so that the reader can come in at any point and not feel lost, but if you can start at the beginning, why not?

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For me, the dialogue is the easiest part of writing. It just always seems so obvious what a character will say. Maybe its because I talk too much!

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The Smythe-Smith musicale. Thankfully, it came around just once per year, because Hyacinth was quite certain it would take a full twelve months for her ears to recover.

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A man with charm is an entertaining thing, and a man with looks is, ofcourse, a sight to behold, but a man with honor - ah, he is the one, dear reader, to which young ladies should flock.

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You should be thankful that dark colors suit you. Not everyone wears black well." "Why, Lady Olivia, is that a compliment?" "Not so much as a compliment to you as an insult to everyone else," she assured him. "Thanks heaven for that. I don't think I would know how to conduct myself in a world in which you offered compliments.

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He gave her his best smile. His best I-almost-died-so-how-can-you-deny-me smile. Or at least that’s how he hoped it appeared. The truth was, he wasn’t a very accomplished flirt, and it might very well have come across as an Iam- mildly-deranged-so-it’s-in-all-of-our-best-interests-if-youpretend- to-agree-with-me smile.

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You’re going to be my grandmother.” “You silly child. In my heart, I’ve been your grandmother for years. I’ve just been waiting for you to make it official.

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Did you know I dream about your hair? I use to say it was the color of the sun at sunset, but I'm wrong. It's brighter than the sun, just as you are.

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I would give the world to have one more person for whom I would l... by Julia Quinn

I would give the world to have one more person for whom I would lay down my life.

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Be careful what you wish for,her mind thundered. by Julia Quinn

Be careful what you wish for,her mind thundered.

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It has oft been said that physicians make the worst patients, but it is the opinion of This Author that any man makes a terrible patient. One might say it takes patience to be a patient, and heaven knows, the males of our species lack an abundance of patience.

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Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Cousin‟s Wife. Moses must have forgotten... by Julia Quinn

Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Cousin‟s Wife. Moses must have forgotten to write that one down

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