J.P. Christy > Quotes

“If you should feel some misguided impulse to throw me over, remember that I love you.”
After glancing at the open parlour door, she kissed his cheek.”
― JP Christy, Second Impressions: When Darcy Met Elizabeth Again

“I under-stand, madam, that you met my brother twice before following him to Derbyshire.” “I did not follow him here,” Elizabeth said coolly.”
― JP Christy, Second Impressions: When Darcy Met Elizabeth Again

“These non-sensical rumours make me seem like the most desirable gentleman in the kingdom—which we both know I am not.”
― JP Christy, Second Impressions: When Darcy Met Elizabeth Again

“I am astonished that you want to marry Henry. He is such a nodcock.”
― JP Christy, Second Impressions: When Darcy Met Elizabeth Again

“Well, as I had declined to marry that conceited clodpate, she was welcome to him.”
― J.P. Christy, My Fair Lizzy: A "Pride and Prejudice" Variation

“At once, I knew the secret I was hiding from myself: Oh dear! I like Darcy better than I like my fiancé.”
― J.P. Christy, My Fair Lizzy: A "Pride and Prejudice" Variation

“Everyone would believe me. If you weren’t such a pathetic lobcock, you would not have to attack ladies to get female attention.”
― J.P. Christy, My Fair Lizzy: A "Pride and Prejudice" Variation

“I refuse to be grateful for a ball designed to embarrass my fiancé and myself,” I snapped. “The evening was an insult presented as a compliment.”
― J.P. Christy, My Fair Lizzy: A "Pride and Prejudice" Variation

“That day, I was walking on the green with my sister Mary. When some of Jonny’s friends called to us, we nodded at them but said nothing. Then one nincompoop ran over, grabbed my shoulders, and kissed me most unpleasantly.”
― J.P. Christy, My Fair Lizzy: A "Pride and Prejudice" Variation

“How was the reunion between Miss Wardell and my cousin?” “Disastrous. Raybrooke was so abusive that Aunt Gardiner poured a jug of cold water on his head and told him to leave.” He grinned. “My admiration for your aunt has grown exponentially.” “She said that when her children are overwhelmed by a tantrum, pouring cold water on their heads shocks them into being calm.”
― J.P. Christy, My Fair Lizzy: A "Pride and Prejudice" Variation

“Georgiana glared at her brother; then, shifting her gaze to Elizabeth, she scoffed, “If you believe a single word Wickham said, you are a ninnyhammer, a fool!”
― JP Christy, Second Impressions: When Darcy Met Elizabeth Again

“Because he is the son of a knight, he grants a viscount more consequence than a mere gentleman.” “Insolent cod’s head—jingle brains!”
― J.P. Christy, My Fair Lizzy: A "Pride and Prejudice" Variation