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“Αύριο θα μάθει νέα που θα τη συντρίψουν και εγώ δε θα είμαι εκεί να την παρηγορήσω. Η σκέψη τού προκάλεσε ρίγη. Τα πράγματα έμπαιναν στην τελική ευθεία και δεν μπορούσε να κάνει τίποτα. Άλλωστε, η μοίρα τους ήταν γραμμένη πριν γεννηθούν, χωρίς να έχουν δικαίωμα επιλογής.”
― Μαρία Α. Γεωργοπούλου, In Aeternum - Στην Αιωνιότητα

“Για μένα δεν είσαι μία περιπέτεια. Είσαι ένα ταξίδι που ανυπομονούσα μια ολόκληρη ζωή να κάνω.”
― Μαρία Α. Γεωργοπούλου, In Aeternum - Στην Αιωνιότητα

“Ο μόνος λόγος που δεν με αφήνει ανεπηρέαστη η παρουσία σου είναι ότι το εγώ σου είναι τόσο μεγάλο που ουρλιάζει για να τραβήξει την προσοχή μου.”
― Μαρία Α. Γεωργοπούλου, In Aeternum - Στην Αιωνιότητα

“Αν νομίζεις ότι θα είσαι με κάποιον άλλον πέρα από μένα σε αυτήν τη ζωή, κάνεις μεγάλο λάθος.”
― Μαρία Α. Γεωργοπούλου, In Aeternum - Στην Αιωνιότητα

“Men are sheep. Where one goes, the rest will soon follow.

-Lady Whistledown”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“Where is he? Bridgerton!" he bellowed.
Three chestnut heads swiveled in his direction. Simon stomped across the grass, murder in his eyes.
"I meant the idiot Bridgerton."
"That, I believe," Anthony said mildly, tilting his chin toward Colin, "would refer to you.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“To say that men can be bullheaded would be insulting to the bull.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“His mouth captured hers, trying to show her with his kiss what he was still learning to express in words. He loved her. He worshipped her. He'd walk across fire for her. He—

—still had the audience of her three brothers.

Slowly breaking the kiss, he turned his face to the side. Anthony, Benedict, and Colin were still standing in the foyer. Anthony was studying the ceiling, Benedict was pretending to inspect his fingernails, and Colin was staring quite shamelessly.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“And if you say that's because you lot barged into her home like a herd of mentally deficient sheep, I'm disowning all three of you.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“Anthony sneezed and pushed them aside. "Mother, I am trying to have a conversation with the duke."

Violet looked at Simon. "Do you want to have this conversation with my son?"

"Not particularly."

"Fine, then. Anthony, be quiet.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“He gave her a sly, sideways look. "Did you
bring it?"

"My list? Heavens, no. What can you be thinking?"

His smile widened. "I brought mine."

Daphne gasped. "You didn't!"

"I did. Just to torture Mother. I'm going peruse it right in front of her, pull out my quizzing glass—"

"You don't have a quizzing glass."

He grinned—the slow, devastatingly wicked smile that all Bridgerton males seemed to possess. "I bought one just for this occasion."

"Anthony, you absolutely cannot. She will kill you. And then, somehow, she'll find a way to blame me."

"I'm counting on it.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“A duel, a duel, a duel. Is there anything more exciting, more romantic ... or more utterly moronic?”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“Colin's chuckles grew more heartfelt. "You really ought to have more faith in your favorite brother, dear sis."
"He’s your favorite brother?" Simon asked, one dark brow raised in disbelief.
"Only because Gregory put a toad in my bed last night," Daphne bit off, "and Benedict's standing has never recovered from the time he beheaded my favorite doll."
"Makes me wonder what Anthony's done to deny him even an honorable mention," Colin murmured.
"Don't you have somewhere else to be?" Daphne asked pointedly.
Colin shrugged. "Not really."
"Didn't," she asked through clenched teeth, "you just tell me you promised a dance to Prudence Featherington?"
"Gads, no. You must have misheard."
"Perhaps Mother is looking for you, then. In fact, I'm certain I hear her calling your name."
Colin grinned at her discomfort. "You're not supposed to be so obvious," he said in a stage whisper, purposely loud enough for Simon to hear. "He'll figure out that you like him."
Simon's entire body jerked with barely contained mirth.
"It's not his company I'm trying to secure," Daphne said acidly. "It's yours I'm trying to avoid."
Colin clapped a hand over his heart. "You wound me, Daff." He turned to Simon. "Oh, how she wounds me."
"You missed your calling, Bridgerton," Simon said genially. "You should have been on the stage."
"An interesting idea," Colin replied, "but one that would surely give my mother the vapors." His eyes lit up. "Now that's an idea. And just when the party was growing tedious. Good eve to you both." He executed a smart bow and walked off.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“Did you know I have always suspected that men were idiots," Daphne ground out, "but I was never positive until today.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“I don't like your tone," was Violet's standard answer when one of her children was winning an argument.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“Simon stopped breathing until her forefinger touched his nipple, and then his hand shot up to cover hers. "I want you," he said.
Her eyes flicked downward, and her lips curved ever so slightly. "I know."
"No," he groaned, pulling her closer. "I want to be in your heart. I want-" His entire body shuddered when their skin touched. "I want to be in your soul.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“But Hyacinth Bridgerton, who at ten should have known the least about kisses of anyone, just blinked thoughtfully, and said, “I think it's nice. If they're laughing now, they'll probably be laughing forever.” She turned to her mother. “Isn't that a good thing?”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“It's the curse of motherhood. You're required to love us even when we vex you.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“Any man, you'll soon learn, has an insurmountable need to blame someone else when he is made to look a fool.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“When you smile it takes up half your face.'
'Simon!' she exclaimed. 'That sounds horrible.'
'It's enchanting.'
'Distorted.'
'Desirable.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“He was proud and stubborn, and all the ton looked up to him. Men curried his favor, women flirted like mad. And all the while he'd been terrified every time he'd opened his mouth.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“what a sad pair we are," she said. "Surely we can manage a conversation on a topic other than our respective terrible evenings.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“You do remember my brothers?” Anthony queried politely. “Benedict and Colin. Benedict I’m sure you recall from Eton. He was the one who dogged our footsteps for three months when he first arrived.”
“Not true!” Benedict said with a laugh.
“I don’t know if you’ve met Colin, actually,” Anthony continued. “He was probably too young to have crossed your path.”
“Pleased to meet you,” Colin said jovially.
Simon noted the rascally glint in the young man’s green eyes and couldn’t help but smile in return.
“Anthony here has said such insulting things about you,” Colin continued, his grin growing quite wicked, “that I know we’re sure to be great friends.”
Anthony rolled his eyes. “I’m certain you can understand why my mother is convinced that Colin will be the first of her children to drive her to insanity.”
Colin said, “I pride myself on it, actually.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“One of us should save her,” Benedict mused.
“Nah,” Colin said, grinning. “Mother’s only had her over there with Macclesfield for ten minutes.”
“Macclesfield?” Simon asked.
“The earl,” Benedict replied. “Castleford’s son.”
“Ten minutes?” Anthony asked. “Poor Macclesfield.”
Simon shot him a curious look.
“Not that Daphne is such a chore,” Anthony quickly added, “but when Mother gets it in her head to, ah . . .”
“Pursue,” Benedict filled in helpfully.
“— a gentleman,” Anthony continued with a nod of thanks toward his brother, “she can be, ah . . .”
“Relentless,” Colin said.
Anthony smiled weakly. “Yes. Exactly.”
Simon looked back over toward the trio in question. Sure enough, Daphne looked miserable, Macclesfield was scanning the room, presumably looking for the nearest exit, and Lady Bridgerton’s eyes held a gleam so ambitious that Simon cringed in sympathy for the young earl.
“We should save Daphne,” Anthony said.
“We really should,” Benedict added.
“And Macclesfield,” Anthony said.
“Oh, certainly,” Benedict added.
But Simon noticed that no one was leaping into action.
“All talk, aren’t you?” Colin chortled.
“I don’t see you marching over there to save her,” Anthony shot back.
“Hell no. But I never said we should. You, on the other hand . . .”
“What the devil is going on?” Simon finally asked.
The three Bridgerton brothers looked at him with identical guilty expressions.
“We should save Daff,” Benedict said.
“We really should,” Anthony added.
“What my brothers are too lily-livered to tell you,” Colin said derisively, “is that they are terrified of my mother.”
“It’s true,” Anthony said with a helpless shrug.
Benedict nodded. “I freely admit it.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“He made her miserable!" Benedict protested. "As her brothers, it's our duty to--"
"Respect her intelligence enough to let her solve her own problems," Violet snapped.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“He knew that her eyes were made up of dozens of shades of brown, with that one enchanting circle of green constantly daring him to take a closer look, to see if it was really there or just a figment of his imagination.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“All I meant to say is that a rake's humor has its basis in cruelty. He needs a victim, for he cannot imagine ever laughing at himself. You, your grace, are rather clever with the self-deprecating remark.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“Daphne looked down and noticed that her hand was clenched into a fist. Then she looked up and realized her mother was staring at her, clearly waiting for her to say something.
Since she had already exhaled, Daphne cleared her throat, and said, “I’m sure Lady Whistledown’s little column is not going to hurt my chances for a husband.”
“Daphne, it’s been two years!”
“And Lady Whistledown has only been publishing for three months, so I hardly see how we can lay the blame at her door.”
“I’ll lay the blame wherever I choose,” Violet muttered.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“Buck up, man,” Simon grunted, grabbing him by the collar. “This is getting embarrassing.”
He turned to Daphne. “I’m going to have to take him outside now. We can’t leave him here in the hall. He’s liable to start moaning like a sickened cow—”
“I rather thought he’d already started,” Daphne said.
Simon felt one corner of his mouth twist up in a reluctant smile.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“To the people who look at the stars and wish, Rhys."
Rhys clinked his glass against mine. “To the stars who listen— and the dreams that are answered.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury