“And all the best dreams are magical.”
“Just remember, very little is needed to make a happy life. It is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”
“Her nose was stuck so high in the air she was in danger of catching her nostril on the chandelier.”
“life is like the weather—unpredictable. When it is dark and miserable, we must have hope. But when it is warm and sunny, we must rejoice. We must embrace it and trust that its memory will sustain us when the rain comes again.”
“Could a man fall in love within minutes of meeting a woman? Could he surrender his heart when he hardly knew her? It didn’t make sense to him, and yet a woman he had known for days had suddenly become his world.”
“I cannot abide by your request. I’m not remotely attracted to any of them.” That wasn’t entirely true. He longed to kiss Miss Bennett. His mother patted him on the arm. “Let’s see what tomorrow brings. Christmas is a time to assess what’s important, to prepare for new beginnings.” “It’s a time to give thanks, Mother, not hurl oneself into the fiery pits of hell.”
“His throat grew tight when he thought of how close he’d come to losing her. Rose was his friend, his love, his everything. He recalled something she’d said at Everleigh. Often our greatest teachers are the ones who cause us the most pain. Now he understood Cassandra’s lesson. She had shown him all that love was not. Only now could he appreciate the value of sacrifice. Now he could appreciate the beauty of true love.”
“No one had ever spoken up for him before. No one had ever believed him worthy.”
“Lucas curled his fist into a ball at his side. He wanted to charge onto the floor and strangle the man with his cravat.”
“He wrapped his arms around her, pulled her close like she was the most fragile, most precious thing in the world.”
“A man should not have to search for a reason to marry, Miss Bennett. When he finds the perfect life partner, does he not feel it in his soul?”
“Honesty is extremely important to me. Without honesty, there can be no trust. Everyone makes mistakes, Mr. Dempsey, and more often than not they are easily rectified. However, once the bonds of trust are broken they are beyond repair.”
“Trust yourself. Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Don’t let your happiness be dependent on what others say or do.”
“There were some things a man would never forget: the smell and softness of a woman's skin, the moment he realised a chaste kiss had the power to heal his soul. The moment he let love slip through his fingers leaving him with nothing but the bitter taste of regret.”
“He would move heaven and earth to speak to her tonight, and woe betide anyone who tried to stop him.”
“It was as though he’d fired a blunderbuss at her chest, the lead ball tearing through her heart, ripping it to pieces.”
“And yet what counts is not the material things we leave behind. What counts is who we loved and who loved us in return.”
“When you enter the lair of a dragon you must expect to get a little burnt.”
“Lucas Dempsey looked every bit the master of his own world; a world where rules were for the weak and integrity for fools.”
“But how will you know when you’re in love? By your own admission, what you expect to feel is something imagined during moments of fancy.” He shuffled forward until their knees touched. “What if passion is a stepping stone to love? What if the joining of our bodies is the gateway to something far more profound?” Heavens, this man could induce the Lord to sin.”
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