390 Quotes by Tessa Dare

Squabbling over too little is just human nature. But it says a great deal about a person, what they do with abundance.

Oh no. Don't smile. You'll kill me. I stop breathing when you smile.

Trust me, I know how it stings when someone tells you the truth about yourself. It’s like catching a glimpse of your reflection in a looking glass when you’re not prepared. Intolerable. I was furious when I read your pamphlet—­but only because I knew it was the truth. I’d known it for some time. The reality set in somewhere around the Tropic of Capricorn. When I left you behind at Greenwillow Hall . . . I’d missed out.

It seemed any young woman at odds with her place in life--be she a genteel lady or a serving girl--might find a happier home within the pages of a book.

She set the kid on the floor, and George gamboled about the room, making high-pitched, chirping bleats. "He prances. Sideways. It's adorable."The kid attempted to admit it was rather adorable. Especially the way the newborn goat made its way to him from across the room, stopping at his boots to issue an entitled bleat. He was a demanding little thing already.Gabe bent to give the kid a scratch between the ears.

Luckily, the world is a sphere. I was always traveling toward you. I just took the long way around.”“For a map-­maker, you’re shockingly bad with directions.”“Then you’d best stay close. So I don’t lose the way.

No, no. Don't make that face. Every time I propose to you, you make that twisty, unhappy face. It wears on a man's confidence.

Prithee," He protested, "if thou wouldst waiteth a goddamned second-

Why must this be so mortifying? Oh, that's right. Because its my life.