Carla Kelly > Quotes

“What makes you so arrogant to think that Christ's Atonement is for everyone else in the history of the world except you?”
― Carla Kelly, Borrowed Light

“Oh, well, she decided as her eyes began to close, it is better to love foolishly than to hate bitterly. I hope I am wiser than I was and more kind.”
― Carla Kelly, Reforming Lord Ragsdale

“A quote about Carla Kelly - We used to have a family saying around the dinner table. For expediency in feeding our large number of children we would sometimes forego the use of a serving dish and just put one pot or another on the table. The expression was, "It's okay - Carla Kelly isn't here today." Dinner at the Kellys, and Carla's insistence on proper dining decorum was always a bright spot in our occasional family visits. - Gene McAvoy 7-22-10”
― Gene McAvoy

“Such watering pots,' Lord Ragsdale commented as he handed each of them ahandkerchief, then pressed a third to his eye. 'See here, you have set me a bad example.' He grinned at Tim. 'But I will practice economy and cry out of only one eye.”
― Carla Kelly

“That was laughter-a natural eruption of good humor that occurs when people are amused.”
― Carla Kelly, Reforming Lord Ragsdale

“Oh, dear, she thought, this is probably more democracy than an Englishman can stand.”
― Carla Kelly, Reforming Lord Ragsdale

“Le…feb…vre…Ah, yes. You purse your lips as though you were going to kiss some lucky gentleman. Lefebvre.”
― Carla Kelly, Marrying The Captain

“I know better than most men that she is a conglomerate of skin, blood, tissue, bones, muscles and nerves, but only look how nicely arranged.”
― Carla Kelly, The Wedding Journey

“The city gate opened when she and Harper reached the causeway. Her mind barely registered the new walls and the number of soldiers lining the ramparts who were cheering them. Oh, don’t, she wanted to tell them. We have lost so much.”
― Carla Kelly, The Wedding Journey

“He lay there watching her, and when she continued to unbutton her dress, his smile widened.

“Mr. Reed, you realize that if anything we do tonight causes you a medical problem, Mr. Wilburn will give you such a scold,” she said, hoping that she sounded more serene than she felt.

“I’m all aquiver about Mr. Wilburn,” he said.”
― Carla Kelly

“[S]omeone else is breathing in here besides me, and I don’t think Tim the cowman dabs . . . lily of the valley, is it . . . behind his ears. Although he should.”
― Carla Kelly, The Lady's Companion

“It takes a little practice, I think, for most females.”
“No, Jess, I’m a woman,” she said. “Females are medical.”
He laughed. “So right, woman.”
“Don’t forget it.”
― Carla Kelly, The Wedding Journey

“the patient fainted, which seemed so sensible to her that she almost wanted to try it, too.”
― Carla Kelly, A Naval Surgeon to Fight For

“The woman opened her eyes. “I can’t feel my feet.” Panic filled her voice now. “Just hold on, Mrs. Mason,” he told her, touched by what was happening, moved by his enemy death, even as death began to press down. Be gentle, you demon, he thought.”
― Carla Kelly, The Wedding Journey

“You’re a rare one, Miss Hampton,” was all he said. “Too bad you will not last.”
He talks as though he has murdered and buried a row of lady’s companions in the shubbery somewhere, Susan thought as she labored on. Probably killed by his devastating wit.”
― Carla Kelly, The Lady's Companion