226 Quotes by Courtney Milan

If you were a shadowy, anonymous figure, it made sense to pretend everything had gone according to some diabolical plan. Never mind if it hadn’t.

He was ‘susceptible’ to her. If he wasn’t careful, he might end up nursing a full-blown interest.

She received his note not two minutes later. She opened it, her heart pounding. But there were only two words on the paper. Marry me.

Miss Marshall spent her life daring those more powerful than her to swat her down. The hell of it was, her determination was some kind of contagion. He could feel it infecting him, making him believe. Making him tell himself lies like ‘I could do some good’ and ‘I want her forever’.

Margaret had always thought a man seduced a woman by making her aware of his charms: his body, his wealth, his kisses. How naive she had been. Ash Turner seduced her with the promise of her own self.

It turns out, Newton is correct: Objects at rest tend to remain at rest, and twelve-year-old-boys are even more resistant to motion than regular matter.

Family isn’t a matter of history. Or biology,” he said softly. “It’s a matter of choice.

Every girl has dreams. Every woman learns to pack them up.

He was her brother by history. By love. By choice.