390 Quotes by Tessa Dare

Fortune was a heartless witch in perpetual anticipation of her monthly courses.

I’ve even taught them a bit of French.” Chase read aloud from the board. “‘Donnez-nous le butin, ou nous vous ferons jeter par-dessus bord.’ What does that mean?” She hedged. “Hand over the booty, or you’ll walk the plank.

Why did men have to ruin everything? The answer was simple, she supposed – because foolish women gave them the chance.

What is the world coming to, with these modern women? A man can’t tell them what to do.

I love you. But I don’t want to be your reason for living. I want to share your life. There’s a difference between the two.

It was one kiss. One kiss doesn’t change anything.” “Of course one kiss changes things. If it’s done right, a kiss changes everything. A kiss is the first step on a long, winding, quite perilous path of sensuality.

He liked listening to her read. He liked it far too much. Listening to her voice was like floating along a river. Not a babbling stream, bouncing over rocks and such, but a river of wild honey with depth and a low, sweet melody. To keep afloat, he would have let her read just about anything.

It’s so curious, isn’t it? How if you’re denied something again and again, eventually you start telling yourself you didn’t want it in the first place.

Any self-respecting rake had two kinds of women in his life: those he took to bed at night and those who made him a pancake in the morning. If he suddenly wanted both from the same woman, it was a warning flag. One big and red enough for even a blind man to see.