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“I guess we're oil and water. (Phoebe)

I'd say we're more like gasoline and a blowtorch. (Dan)”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, It Had to Be You

“I take thee... to be my awful wedded husband”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Kiss an Angel

“I don't love you anymore", she whispered. "I don't love you at all." His throat closed. "It's all right, sweetheart. I love you enough for both of us.”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Kiss an Angel

“We're never gonna be perfect, baby,
but we'll always be like this.
Whatever this is between us,
it's always going to be here.
I promise you.”
― Carian Cole, Talon

“I love you too, jelly bean. With every one of my fuckin' heartbeats.”
― Carian Cole, Talon

“my life matters—even if it's only to me—and my story isn't over yet.”
― Carian Cole, Talon

“Waiting for Prince Charming?"
"Aren't all women? And you're waiting for Cinderella."
"Actually," Jared said slowly, "I'm rather hoping to find the Evil Queen. I think she'd be much more fun.”
― Jude Deveraux, True Love

“There will be a few times in your life when all your instincts will tell you to do something, something that defies logic, upsets your plans, and may seem crazy to others. When that happens, you do it. Listen to your instincts and ignore everything else. Ignore logic, ignore the odds, ignore the complications, and just go for it.”
― Judith McNaught, Remember When

“The groom always smiles proudly because he's convinced he's accomplished something quite wonderful. The bride smiles because she's been able to convince him of it.”
― Judith McNaught, A Kingdom of Dreams

“Some people feel love in their hearts, Julie. Some of us feel it all way into our souls. We're the ones who can't forget.”
― Judith McNaught, Paradise

“Why is it when you yield, I feel like the one who has been conquered?"

-Royce Westmoreland”
― Judith McNaught, A Kingdom of Dreams

“Because,” he said quietly as she stood up, “until you walked into it, this was an ordinary garden.”

Puzzled, Elizabeth tipped her head. “What is it now?”

“Heaven.”
― Judith McNaught, Almost Heaven

“We are not of what we feel or believe to do, we are of what we do or fail to do.”
― Judith McNaught

“The old adage which says that it is ‘whom you know that counts’ is far off the mark. It is what you know about whom you know that truly makes difference.”
― Judith McNaught, Something Wonderful

“It was a kingdom of dreams — a place where things would be just the way I wanted them to be.”
― Judith McNaught, A Kingdom of Dreams

“Reformed rakes often make the best husbands.”
― Judith McNaught, Something Wonderful

“True beauty springs from the heart and dwells in the eyes.”
― Judith McNaught

“If I ever think you are even considering leaving me again, no matter how good you reasons, I'll have you locked in your rooms and the doors barricaded, so help me God." He lifted her foot and began to dry it.
Her voice shaking, Whitney asked, "Will you stay locked in there with me?"
He raised her dainty foot to his jaw and tenderly laid his cheek against it, then turned his head and kissed it. "Yes," he whispered.

-Clayton Westmoreland”
― Judith McNaught, Whitney, My Love

“I realized that the one person who could break my heart is the only one who should have it.”
― Julie James, Just the Sexiest Man Alive

“Seriously, Taylor—do you know who I am?” he demanded.

She smiled at this. “You celebrities actually say that? That’s cute.”
― Julie James, Just the Sexiest Man Alive

“She let him know how much she liked what he was doing by scoring his back with her nails and crying out with pleasure.
"Oh, God."
"Nay, lass. Connor.”
― Julie Garwood, The Wedding

“Daydreams were dangerous because they made her wish for things she could never have.”
― Julie Garwood, Ransom

“I am ever a gentle maiden," she shouted. "Damn if I'm not.”
― Julie Garwood, Honor's Splendour

“You take my heart with you, my loving captor."
"Nay, Madelyne. I am your captive in body and soul.”
― Julie Garwood, Honor's Splendour

“I was known before I was born and my name will be blazoned in history long after I’m dust in the ground. Infamy is temporary, celebrity is fleeting, but royalty…royalty is forever.”
― Emma Chase, Royally Screwed

“I'm taking you to lunch, sunshine."
"Like hell you are, trail mix."
"My name is Daniel.”
― Tessa Bailey, Officer Off Limits