Julianne Donaldson > Quotes

“To my unsuspecting love.
When I look into your eyes, I lose all sense of time and place. Reason robbed, clear thought erased, I am lost in the paradise I find within your gaze.
I long to touch your blushing cheek, to whisper in your ear how I adore you, how I have lost my heart to you, how I cannot bear the thought of living without you.
To be so near to you without touching you is agony. Your blindness to my feelings is a daily torment, and I feel driven to the edge of madness by my love for you.
Where is your compassion when I need it most? Open your eyes , Love, and see what is right before you: that I am not merely a friend, but a man deeply, desperately , in love with you.
Longing for you.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“I hope you do not let anyone else's expectations direct the course of your life.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“Did you need something?' I asked.
'Yes,' he said, reaching out and taking my hand. My heart thumped hard at his touch. I told myself I should pull my hand away, but I couldn't make myself do it.
'What did you need?' My voice was little more than a whisper.
'Your smile. I haven't seen it all day.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“You stole my heart the night we met, when you sang that ridiculous song and dared me not to laugh. and every moment I have spent with you since then, you have stolen more and more of me until when you're not with me..." He drew in a breath. "When you are not with me, I am left with nothing but longing for you.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“Dear Philip,

I don't imagine you will ever read this. If you do, it is bacause something dreadful has happened to me. I find myself in the hands of a dangerous man. I am determined to fight him but before I do, my heart demands that I write this note to tell you that I love you. I am sending my heart to you in this letter so it will be kept safe from whatever may happen to me tonight. I don't know if you want it or not, but it has always been yours.

With all my love,
Marianne”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“There's something solid and constant about trees." I said quietly. "They may change through the seasons, but they're always there. They're dependable.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“I can never look at a bird without thinking of you," he said. "I wonder what you will do with your wings once you have found them. I wonder how far away they will take you. And I fear them, for my sake, at the same time that I hope for them, for yours.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Blackmoore

“Isn't that what a gentleman does? Rescues a damsel in distress?”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

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

“When you are not with me, I am left with nothing but longing for you.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“I know my heart. It has always been yours, Kate. Always.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Blackmoore

“Don't think because I tease you that I don't take you seriously.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“I looked at the titles on the bookshelf and found a book on Greek mythology next to a book of poetry, which was flanked by a book on German philosophy. "How are these organized?"

"They're not."

I turned to him. "How do you find anything? There must be thousands of books here."

"I like the search. It's like visiting old friends.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“There was no escape from being unwanted. And that was the truth that struck at me the most deeply.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“You are brave and loyal and true. You have such a good heart." He held my hand close to his chest and covered it with his other hand. "It is only afraid. But I would take such good care of it, love, if you would give it to me.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Blackmoore

“Philip stood with the tip of a sword pressed into Mr. Beaufort’s throat. I saw another sword on the floor. Neither gentleman looked toward the door. Philip looked perfectly in control, his sword bending the skin of Mr. Beaufort’s neck without piercing it. When he spoke, though, his voice sounded so fierce I hardly recognized it. “Tell me what you did to her.”
“I made sure you wouldn’t want her anymore.”
“I will always want her,” Philip said in a quiet, furious voice. “Always! There is nothing you could do to change that.”
Mr. Beaufort sneered. “Then why do you want to know?”
“Because I would never make her say the words. And because I want to know how much I should enjoy running you through.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“I think the most profound beauty is found in what our hearts love.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Blackmoore

“I have discovered happiness in being true to who I am. I hope you will give that idea some consideration.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“-Hardly knowing what i was doing, i began to hit the table with one hand as i sang in a low voice. Big cows" -thump- "lumps of meat" -thump. His widened. "Give me milk" -thump- "warm and sweet."
I stopped abruptly, pressing my lips together as I realized what I had just sung. The ridiculousness of it struck me forcibly and I knew I could not goon without laughing. We stared at each other,locked in a stalemate, his eyes brimming with laughter, his lips trembling. My chin quivered. Against my will, a sound burst from me. It was a very unladylike snort.-”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“Philip: "You are even more beautiful when you're angry"
Marianne: "Don't be absurd"
Philip: "I'm not"
Philip: "You should see yourself, with that flash of fire in your eyes. And when you press your lips together like that, a dimple appears in your left cheek, right next to your mouth. I find it... maddening”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“I promise, Marianne Daventry," he began.
"I promise that I do not love you for your money”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“I could be myself and be loved deeply.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“...we'll have a duel in the morning on the moors. Plenty of fog. It will be quite dramatic, I daresay.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Blackmoore

“A man does not need encouragement to lose his heart.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Blackmoore

“Kate," he whispered, stepping closer to me, "you are not like your mother. You are a different creature from your sisters. The depths of your soul are fathomless. You are brave and loyal and true. You have such a good heart." he held my hand close to his chest and covered it with his other hand. "It is only afraid. But I would take such good care of it, love, if you would give it to me." He bent his head and pressed his lips to my fingers.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Blackmoore

“He cupped my face in his hands. "Then listen to me, my blind, stubborn, darling friend. You stole my heart the night we met, when you sang that ridicuos song and dared me not to laugh. And every moment I have spent with you since then, you have stolen more and more of me until when you're not with me....." He drew in a breath. "When you are not with me, I am left with nothing but longing for you.”
― Julianne Donaldson

“You are bright and fun and delightfully unexpected. You are brave and compassionate and selfless. And you are lovely beyond measure. I want you, all of you, just the way you are." He drew in a breath. "If you will have me.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“I reread my grandmother's letter and realized with a deep sense of contentment that I had not had to change at all in order to have every hope for happiness in life. I had not had to learn to sing for company or to behave like Cecily or to stop twirling. I could be myself and be loved deeply. I was, in fact, a lot like Meg, who had always been a racehorse, I just hadn't known it.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“If I leaned toward him, something would happen. I was sure of it. But if I leaned away, nothing would happen. So I stayed perfectly still, balanced between something and nothing, not knowing which way I wanted to fall.”
― Julianne Donaldson, Edenbrooke

“Do not let anyone else's expectations direct the course of your life. I have discovered happiness in being true to who I am.”
― Julianne Donaldson