Florence Gold > Quotes

“There was a time when you considered that a lady’s virtues should extend beyond mere handsomeness,” she continued. “In your own words—beauty and wealth are fleeting attributes that often mask a lack of substance. Have you changed your mind?”
― Florence Gold, Prologue to Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Now go back to the sofa,” he whispered, and she hesitated. “Go. Otherwise, you will find yourself arranging a funeral instead of travelling to Pemberley.”
― Florence Gold, Mistress of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Your father is a balm to my soul,” Darcy whispered, and she held back her tears, so powerful was the emotion he conveyed to her. This new sentiment he bore for her father was the most precious gift he could have given her.”
― Florence Gold, Mistress of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Therefore, please exercise prudence in accepting all that Mr Wickham may proffer concerning Mr Darcy. Conceit is a flaw, but some of Mr Wickham’s traits are plain vices, and that is greatly concerning.”
― Florence Gold, Prologue to Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“I cannot go to Meryton,” Elizabeth stated, suddenly scared and worried at the prospect of encountering a man named Darcy. “I want to go home!”
― Florence Gold, Prologue to Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Well, I hardly rescued you properly. I am far from a gallant knight with a sword, slaying dragons to save a princess”
― Florence Gold, Prologue to Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“he had not grasped how difficult life must have been for Mr Bennet, to have to provide for five young ladies of almost the same age.”
― Florence Gold, Elizabeth's Quest: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“had a binding contract to sign and could not leave.”
― Florence Gold, Elizabeth's Quest: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“And I shall be unwavering in that and never force you to marry, but seeing what happened to Jane, her suffering, I need to tell you that love goes away.”
― Florence Gold, Forced Engagement: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Want is this, young man?”
― Florence Gold, Mr Darcy Got Married: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“They decided they would call Elizabeth and Jane home and let Kitty and Lydia spend some time in London”
― Florence Gold, The Sole Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“She was in love, and the force of that emotion left her trembling. The love she had yearned for all her life had arrived too late.”
― Florence Gold, Prologue to Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Colonel Fitzwilliam, I must repeat what I said last night. I am not betrothed. Let us say that the news that has travelled between Hertfordshire and Kent is distorted.”
― Florence Gold, Forced Engagement: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“but they were so alike that Jane finally understood where her sister’s fierce character had come from. Elizabeth physically resembled her father, but her fiery temper was from Mrs Bennet.”
― Florence Gold, Elizabeth's Quest: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Then fret not, my viscountess,” he whispered, his gaze filled with promise, “for I shall ensure an investiture ceremony of wifehood that you will remember for all your days.”
― Florence Gold, Prologue to Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“But why are you marrying me when you angrily refused me only yesterday?” he said, suddenly perplexed. “To become a viscountess,” she replied with a playful smile. “It is all I received as a reward for today.”
― Florence Gold, Prologue to Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“I must warn you, should you continue to play this sort of game before we are wed, that I shall probably lose all self-control, rip every garment from your body, and love you as I have dreamed every moment of the day and night since we first met.”
― Florence Gold, The Sole Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Do not dare to cry, little sister. This is a time of happiness, and besides, we need your complexion to be perfect”
― Florence Gold, Forced Engagement: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Our dear aunt does not have to gossip,” the colonel once observed with amusement, “as she can easily say the most horrible things to your face.”
― Florence Gold, Mr Darcy Got Married: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“think we have to send this letter to Lord Matlock by express.”
― Florence Gold, Mr Darcy Gets Angry: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“It was indeed the strangest situation. The two men in the world they despised the most were vying for Longbourn, while Mrs Bennet and her daughters were mere onlookers.”
― Florence Gold, Elizabeth's Quest: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Perhaps, he thought, I should learn from Elizabeth to live untamed and forget from time to time about my duties and my place in society. Take life as it comes. Be angry from time to time—really angry—and not a polite gentleman couching his anger in civility.”
― Florence Gold, Mr Darcy Gets Angry: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“In the end, this man was the best solution for her sister. They were alike, as the world for both of them was a continuous Garden of Eden.”
― Florence Gold, Mr Darcy Gets Angry: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“At that moment, she wished to throw herself into his arms, kiss the surgeon, embrace the colonel and then the entire world.”
― Florence Gold, Mistress of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“And to his amazement, Mrs Gardiner looked at him and smiled as she declared, “Mr Darcy, I assure you that you will find more than benevolence in my niece’s heart!”
― Florence Gold, Forced Engagement: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“They ate at a cottage and drank the local wine made by a peasant from the grapes of a vineyard in the neighbourhood.”
― Florence Gold, Mr Darcy Got Married: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“Suddenly they had to end their discussion when a discreet knock at the door set Jane on fire as she suspected Mr Bingley was asking permission to visit her. Indeed, he joined them even more excited than Jane. Elizabeth walked as far away from them”
― Florence Gold, Promise of Marriage: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“you were each time, and you have always managed to keep us happy and looking elegant. Nobody knew how you did it on such little money.”
― Florence Gold, Elizabeth's Quest: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“obtain an exceptional license”
― Florence Gold, Mr Darcy Gets Angry: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

“She was no longer enjoying their conversation or Jane’s presence, not because of the fight but because it was boring to talk only about Jane’s problems.”
― Florence Gold, The Sole Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation