152 Quotes by Eloisa James

Diana? Isn't she the goddess who hated men?'He considered. 'I think of her as the goddess who tempted men by bathing outdoors, and turned them into animal life if they succumbed to the lure of bare flesh.

One child out of wedlock is an error. Two suggests carelessness. Three—and six—is simply wrong. Wrong.

At least you pay for them.”“I could support a foundling hospital, and you would applaud my virtue.”“I didn’t expect you to populate your own orphanage,” she said.

Dowry doesn't rhyme with many words, so I had to rhyme dowry and peach tree [...] My nephew will inherit the estate, but the orchards are unentailed and will go to you.

those kisses...repaired and soothed and knit together the weave of married life.

I miss talking to you.''I can't imagine why. We haven't talked about anything particularly interesting in years.''I thought it was interesting. Perhaps I like talking about boring things with you.

Yes, it's quite amazing how I continue to shock my mother even after all these years together

You don't know how easy death is. It's - it's like a door. A person simply walks through it, and she's lost to you forever.

All the buildings lining rue de Conservatoire are constructed of cream marble or limestone. When I went outside today, the sky was pale and fierce, on the very cusp of rain. From the top of the church and the conservatory, the contrast was almost imperceptible, as if marble and air danced cheek to cheek.