Madeline Bell > Quotes

“I know in this moment that Hugh Balfour would absolutely baffle a lie detector. His pulse goes wild when he’s telling the truth.”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair

“Be glad when you have someone”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair

“You are luminous. And I do not mean simply the brilliancy of your complexion. Sometimes I look at you”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair

“that the role of my lifelong best friend had been filled on the day I was born. I didn’t need to be inseparable with those women. I didn’t need to cultivate rituals”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair

“Never cry over boys,’” I recite under my breath”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair

“There are so many variables that go into living a happy life with the person you love. Love alone is not enough. It can always be ripped away from you.”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair