Historical Romance Quotes

There is not a man alive who would not want you.

Now that you made me a knight again", he said lightly, "I'll have to keep my mind on certain knightly virtues like chastity."Ciara could not remember that ever being a knightly virtue.

I've tried to deny it even to myself...My heart and soul are filled with you.

Ciara, there are certain things a man does not ask of a lady.""You are not asking.""Aye.

I said kiss me again.” A sultry smile curved her lips. “Would that be such a difficult task to perform?”Christ almighty, she wanted him to kiss her again. And she was ordering him to do so.

I sincerely pity the poor man you marry. I doubt he’ll have a moment’s peace.

Ah, does my princess now want what I offer?

I would have asked you to let down your hair" turning to regard her with a grin, his teeth a slash of white in his blackened face."But it is not quite long enough anymore.

If one plays with fire, one should be prepared to burn, Jane.”“You say that as if I’m in danger from you.”“Maybe you are, ” Tobias growled as the scent of her invaded his nostrils...

A fiery little cat you are, Caecelia. Like a lioness in heat, oh how you bloom.

Now you also know what it is to be wanted and loved.

The arrogant man probably thought his path to heaven was already assured, and that he acted in accordance to God’s will just by breathing.

Devilment showed in his eyes. “Well, since it is a trial, we should practice so that we can perfect our kisses.”“You need no practice. You are clearly an expert.

I suppose when you say you slept with him, it was more than just a nap?"Lillian shot her a withering glance. "Daisy, don’t be a pea wit.

Angela turned in her chair. Resting her chin on folded hands, the mirror reflected the look of a girl in love. ‘Oh, what a blessing fate has bestowed on me.

I was shy, ” said six-foot-one of bashful male. He grunted as a sharp, feminine elbow thudded inconspicuously into his side.

Do you think ladies’ eyebrows can communicate as well?” she asked.“No, they don’t have sufficient thicketry, ” he said with authority.“Thicketry?”“Yes, that is the official term.

Lord Carradice managed to look wicked, smug, and saintly, all at the same time.

There isn’t going to be a ‘next lover, ’” Grant said automatically, outraged by the idea. “I’m the only man she’s going to have.

The wavelets flung themselves up as if trying to pat my feet and I darted back, laughing, and picked up my skirts to chase them back as they receded, in a game of tag more ancient than I then knew.

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She did not want to know what charmhe had used to make her love him so deeply. She did not want to know it wasn’t real.

No m’lord. It wouldn’t be a secret army if we had seen it. My squire, who has not had the opportunity to be clearly informed about the presence of a secret army, has been ignorant of its existence.

Even the best laid plans turn to hell when exposed to reality

I’ve crossed a world of sand and tears in search of you. I love you. I’ve done nothing in my life worth more than that.

This man was no servant. She looked up at him in acute agitation and knew: this man was now her master.

For being so straight and sure, God’s path held quite the assortment of twists.

Insufferable man! But I grinned all the way back upstairs.

I'm more interested in lookin' forward than back. The past is done and there's no changin' it.

I'll try to turn the other cheek....But I've only got two and they're both stinging.

Could he really want a relationship with a woman who was at the point in life of trading beauty for wisdom?

Only one word describes a woman widowed for the second time on her wedding night – cursed.

You're special, Deirdre, and don't ever think otherwise.

I am not a hero. Heroes do not cheat.

If I say that you are mine, then I am yours.

If I had known how easy it is to lose your life, I would have treasured mine better".

Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you.

I don't know where we are, but we'll soon find our way home!" Le avventure di Pinocchio

It's been much harder to forgive myself. My mistake was like a pebble dropped in a pond. The ripple effect has impacted everyone I love.

[Connor, prepared to sacrifice himself to save Sarah]God, I pray, give me the strength to live the next hour well.

We can best honor our dead by livin' well. Moving' forward dusna mean y love them any less. It just means ye're still alive.

Maybe, now and then, we have to give up a portion of our kingdoms--the things we hold dearest--to find what it is God wants for us.

Naomi knew she should pray... Instead, she put her face in her hands and wept with all the force of a bursting dam.

If it’s only a kiss you want, I can kiss you with my clothes on.” Katie O'Reilly to Captain Lord Blackthorn in "Titanic Rhasody.

If I die, " he whispered in the dark, "dinna follow me. The bairns will need ye. Stay for them. I can wait.

Every word you have ever uttered, is engraved upon my heart.

You are not The Giver of My Heart’s Desire.” I took a deep breath and smiled. “You are my heart’s desire.

I wondered what he would have thought if he'd known that I'd gleaned most of my information from reading historical romance novels.

He'd missed matching wits with her. "Shall we duel with our lips?" "You may find yourself eating grass for breakfast.

Although most advice should be distrusted, particularly when it comes from myself . . . keep an open mind, Miss Hathaway. One should never look a rich husband in the mouth." - St. Vincent