“I am ever a gentle maiden," she shouted. "Damn if I'm not.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“Lady Madelyne had sealed her own fate. She'd warmed his feet.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“I've just vowed my love for you. Have you nothing to say in return?" Duncan asked.
"Thank you, husband.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“If you get yourself killed, I'll find your grave and spit on it," she threatened.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“You take my heart with you, my loving captor."
"Nay, Madelyne. I am your captive in body and soul.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“The man irritated her just like a rash.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“Get off me. You weigh more than the doors to your home.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“You're taller than I am, but I'm stronger, and meaner right this minute than you could ever imagine" - Lady Madelyne.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“It's a shame you know," he called over his shoulder.
"What's a shame?" Duncan asked.
"That I didn't capture her first."
Duncan smiled. "Nay, Edmond, it was a blessing. God's truth, I would have taken her from you.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“For though Duncan was a mere mortal, flawed as well, he'd accomplished a daring feat. Aye, he'd captured an angel. And she belonged to him.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“Madelyne, we're married now. 'Tis a usual occurrence to bed one's wife on the wedding night.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“If you get yourself killed, I'll find your grave and spit on it," she threatened.
"Then I'll take every care."
"You promise me?"
"I promise you.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“He'd gone to Louddon's fortress to
take Madelyne captive. His plan was revenge; an eye for an eye. And that had been reason enough.
Until she'd warmed his feet.
Everything had changed at that moment. Duncan had known with a certainty he couldn't deny that they
were henceforth bound together. He could never let her go.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“I am not a poor child, Lady Eleanor," Madelyne announced, letting her anger sound in her voice.
"Duncan won't marry you. He won't sign the contracts. He'd have to give up his greatest treasure in order to marry you."
"And what be that treasure?" Lady Eleanor inquired, her voice mild.
"Why, I'm Duncan's greatest treasure. He'd be a fool to give me up," she added. "And even you must know that Duncan is anything but a fool.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“You're bruised, as ugly as one of your Cyclops, and I can barely stand to look at you." - Duncan to Madelyne.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“Madelyne, I would like to speak to you in private after dinner."
"Speak to me about what?" Madelyne demanded with a disgruntled look.
"Men and their horses," Duncan told her”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“She wished she could understand her reaction to him. Why, her heart was pacing a wild beat again.
Madelyne dared a quick look up and found Duncan was watching her intently. He looked so handsome.
She wanted him to be ugly.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“He was as naked as a wolf. Madelyne grabbed the blanket and threw it toward him. "Cover yourself, Duncan. It isn't decent to let me see your legs.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“You've given me value, Duncan. In my heart I know I matter to you.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“When she was rested. she'd find a way to escape. It was the duty of the captive, wasn't it?”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“I do know, however, that they took more than one man to their beds.”
Adela gasped and Madelyne nodded, thoroughly satisfied by her friend’s reaction. “More than one at a time?” Adela asked. She whispered the question and then blushed with embarrassment.
Madelyne nibbled on her lip while she considered if that was possible.
“I don’t think so,” she finally announced. Her back was to the door, and Adela’s full attention was centered on her friend. Neither noticed Duncan now stood in the open doorway.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“She was more frightened of the stallion than she was of the Baron.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“To do injustice is more disgraceful than to suffer it.” PLATO, GORGIAS”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
“Abhor that which is evil; Cleave to that which is good.”
― Julie Garwood, quote from Honor's Splendour
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“We all own a beast called anger. It can serve us: many good things come of anger at bad things; many unjust things are made just. But first we all have to figure out how to civilize it.”
― Sara Pennypacker, quote from Pax
“It may...be judged indecent in me to come forward on this occasion; but when I see a fellow-creature about to perish through the cowardice of her pretended friends, I wish to be allowed to speak, that I may say what I know of her character.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, quote from Frankestein
“I have to go,” he said softly. “But you should take a few minutes to fix your hair; it’s a real mess. And your face is all flushed.”
“Maybe I’m just not practiced in these sorts of things.”
For a long moment, Ash said nothing. Then he whispered, “Neither am I.”
His next words were forced out like a confession. “If I was any good at it, it was only because I’ve imagined it so often.”
― Erin Beaty, quote from The Traitor's Kiss
“If you cannot bear our pain, you are not fit to carry our strength.”
― Leigh Bardugo, quote from Wonder Woman: Warbringer
“With a final click of the door, I know she's gone. It feels like that moment when the end credits run at a movie, and you wish there were just a few more minutes left before you have to dump your popcorn in the trash. A few more moments before you return to your real life, leaving the imaginary world and characters of the movie behind, trading them in for your own reality.”
― Jessica Pennington, quote from Love Songs & Other Lies
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