Success without someone to share it with is hollow indeed. On the other hand, it beats the heck out of failure. Judith McNaught More Quotes by Judith McNaught More Quotes From Judith McNaught If I had a hundred kingdoms, I would trade them all for you, my dearest love. I was nothing until you. Judith McNaught hundred trade kingdoms Elizabeth, if you want to be kissed, all you have to do is put your lips on mine. Judith McNaught lips mines want I buy everything in sight. It took my last ounce of control not to buy one of these in every color. Judith McNaught lasts color sight At my age, I regard each funeral I attend as a personal triumph, because I was not the guest of honor. Judith McNaught funeral honor age Beside him a tiny elderly woman was leaning on a cane, studying him with curiosity. Since good manners seemed to require that he speak to her, Jon cast about for some sort of polite conversation pertinent to the occasion. “I hate funerals, don’t you?” He said. “I rather like them,” she said smugly. “At my age, I regard each funeral I attend as a personal triumph, because I was not the guest of honor. Judith McNaught elderly funeral hate It would have hurt no matter who took you the first time. Judith McNaught hurt matter firsts I think we women underrate ourselves when it comes to our courage and strength. Judith McNaught thinking A romance novel should leave readers joyous. My books all have happy endings. Judith McNaught happy-endings romance book Love" and all the obsessive behaviors associated with it, was an absurd emotion. Judith McNaught absurd emotion behavior Behold your new mistress, my wife," he pronounced, "and know that when she bids you, I have bidden you. What service you render her, you are rendering me. What loyalty you give or withhold from her, you give or withhold from me!" -Royce Westmoreland Judith McNaught wife loyalty giving I do not believe that grief is ever so great that it can not be contained within. Judith McNaught bereavement grief believe Clayton," she said softly, her voice threaded with tears, "when Vanessa asked about my accomplishments tonight, I forgot to mention that I do have one. And it's--it's so splendid that it compensates for my lack of all the others." Stephen and Clayton grinned at each other, neither of them hearing the emotion that clogged her voice. "What splendid accomplishments is that, little one?" Clayton asked. Her shoulders hunched forward and began to shake. "I made you love me," she whispered brokenly. "Somehow, some way, I actually made you love me. Judith McNaught accomplishment voice tears But he knew instinctively what he suggested was impossible. She'd been through so much, and held her tears back for so long, that Royce doubted that anything could force her to shed them. Judith McNaught tears impossible long Elizabeth’s entire body started to tremble as his lips began descending to hers. and she sought to forestall what her heart knew was inevitable by reasoning with him. “A gently bred Englishwoman,” she shakily quoted Lucinda’s lecture. “feels nothing stronger than affection. We do not fall in love.” His warm lips covered hers. “I’m a Scot,” he murmured huskily. “We do. Judith McNaught stronger falling-in-love heart Love can't be forced into existence,(...)It won't come simply because you will it to happen Judith McNaught existence happens (...)Did she really tell Roddy Carstairs she could outshoot him with his own pistol?" "No," Jason said dryly. "She told him that if he made one more improper advance to her, she would shoot him- and if she missed, she would turn Wolf loose on him. And if Wolf didn't finish the job, she had every faith I would." Jason chuckled and shook his head. "It's the first time I've been nominated for the role of hero. I was a little crushed, however, to be second choice after the dog. Judith McNaught hero dog jobs We are not of what we feel or believe to do, we are of what we do or fail to do. Judith McNaught failing improvement believe I used to be ashamed And now I am proud. The world once was black And now it is bright. I used to walk head bent And now I stand up tall. I used to have dreams But now I have hope. Judith McNaught black dream world Did he happen to select a color too?" "Blue." "Blue?" Victoria burst out, prepared to do physical battle for white. Madame nodded, her finger thoughtfully pressed to her lips, her own hand plunked upon her waist. "Yes, blue. Ice blue. He said you are glorious in that color-'a titian-haired angel,' he said" Victoria abruptly decided ice blue was a lovely color to be married in. Judith McNaught angel blue hands Do you know why I married you, Philip?" "Presumably you wanted the financial security and social prestige I could offer." She chuckled at that and shook her head..."I believed," she confessed somberly, "I honestly believed that I had something to offer you too--something you needed. Do you know what it was?" "I can't imagine." "I thought I could teach you how to laugh and enjoy life." Philip and Caroline Judith McNaught enjoy-life married laughing