Minerva Spencer > Quotes

“I'm sorry, Hugh. I don't know what came over me."
Hugh pulled her close and curled his body around hers. "I came over you, darling.”
― Minerva Spencer, Barbarous

“I love you so much, Hyacinth,” he whispered. “Please don’t break my heart, darling.” He kissed the delicate pink shell of her ear. “Not when you have just put it back together again.”
― Minerva Spencer, Hyacinth

“She snorted but didn’t pull away. “Second, when I think of life without you, I—well, let me just say it does not just make me unhappy—it makes me miserable and hopeless. Do you know how rare it is for two people to get on as we do? Or at least it is rare in my experience. Never before have I wanted to spend both my nights and days with somebody.”
― Minerva Spencer, Hyacinth

“My dearest, dearest friend. I am so pleased for you. You deserve nothing but the best and it sounds as if you have found it. I wish you everything that is good and happy.”
― Minerva Spencer, The Music of Love

“Phoebe cut him a startled glance. "How efficient you are, my lord." Paul tried not to preen.”
― Minerva Spencer, Phoebe

“Everyone comes from somewhere, Twickham—even the lowest chimney sweep could trace his bloody lineage back six hundred years if he had the leisure and money to do so.”
― Minerva Spencer, Phoebe

“It is far more likely that you want to know what rules are in place so that you can go about breaking them.” Katie gave a startled laugh; her new husband had certainly taken her measure uncomfortably quickly.”
― Minerva Spencer, Kathryn

“She refused to believe Gideon's grim prediction. Being murdered in a sheep barn in Yorkshire was simply too gothic and far-fetched.”
― Minerva Spencer, Phoebe

“twin.”
― Minerva Spencer, Infamous

“But I am no green boy, Hy. I’m a grown man who has found the woman he didn’t even dare hope existed. You are a miracle to me, and I refuse to let anything stand in the way of our happiness. Trust me, I have enough faith in our future happiness for the both of us.”
― Minerva Spencer, Hyacinth

“Without realizing what she was doing, Phoebe nuzzled her cheek into his warm palm.”
― Minerva Spencer, Phoebe

“I met you and I want to marry again—do you know how much that shocks me and thrills me? This time, I’ll marry to suit me. And you, sweetheart, are the only woman I’ve met in ten long years that I want to see every single day for the rest of my life. You”
― Minerva Spencer, Hyacinth

“Katie bit her lip at his curt response, recalling Becky’s words from earlier. “Are—are you going to beat me?” Dulverton snorted. “Something tells me that you would not respond well to a beating, Kathryn.”
― Minerva Spencer, Kathryn

“For Sale: Three Females of Various Ages and Appearances. Maidenheads guaranteed intact. Inquire Within.”
― Minerva Spencer, Phoebe

“People always talk. That is one of life’s tedious constants, Miss Burton. And the subjects they enjoy talking about most of all are those people who lead interesting lives. So, you tell me, would you rather lead a dull, boring life whose only reward was gossip, or a vibrant, sensually rich life and tolerate a bit of envious carping?”
― Minerva Spencer, Aurelia

“Once you’d begged a man to fuck you, most other situations seemed tame by comparison.”
― Minerva Spencer, The Music of Love

“He was, Phoebe realized, the most masculine man she had ever encountered.”
― Minerva Spencer, Phoebe

“I am actually relieved Selina is in London," the countess had said earlier. "Your sister would be positively wasted on such a man." It had been difficult to keep a straight face.”
― Minerva Spencer, Phoebe

“Every morning, Phoebe woke up vowing to confess to her mother that she was secretly betrothed to Lord Needham. And every night she went to bed disgusted with her own cowardice.”
― Minerva Spencer, Phoebe

“Don’t flog yourself over something that is over and done—there is no greater waste of one’s precious time on this earth.”
― Minerva Spencer, Outrageous