Quotes from The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy

Mary Lydon Simonsen ·  382 pages

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“‎Determination, effort, and practice are rewarded with success.”
― Mary Lydon Simonsen, quote from The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy


“Every relationship must have a starting point so that past errors may remain in the past.”
― Mary Lydon Simonsen, quote from The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy


“‎Does anyone truly understand females? ...Their behavior is opposite of everything in the natural order and flies in the face of logic.”
― Mary Lydon Simonsen, quote from The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy


“‎I cannot alter the past, but the future is very much in my hands.”
― Mary Lydon Simonsen, quote from The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy


“‎There is nothing sweeter than finding the right person to love and cherish and to share your hopes and dreams with.”
― Mary Lydon Simonsen, quote from The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy



“Do not descend, but rise above so ill-mannered a person.”
― Mary Lydon Simonsen, quote from The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy


“Parents have to instill the right principles in their children, but then it's up to the children to live up to those principles.”
― Mary Lydon Simonsen, quote from The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy


“‎I did not understand how quickly one could fall in love, and I regarded almost as an affliction that one would eventually recover from. However, I now recognize that it is a force that reaches into every fiber of your body, and that it is something not to be resisted, but embraced.”
― Mary Lydon Simonsen, quote from The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy


“‎Women fancy admiration means more than it does.”
― Mary Lydon Simonsen, quote from The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy


“...Life does have its twists and turns, and that certainly is true. However, one can predict the future with some degree of accuracy based on one's own knowledge of past events. And rare events do occur , but it is their lack of repetition that makes them rare.

I cannot alter the past, but the future is very much in my hands

I find that memories, especially from one's childhood, very often do not live up to the realities

Does anyone truly understand females? the more I am in their company the less i know. Their behavior is the opposite of everything in the natural order and flies in the face of logic.

Oh, I can see you are enjoying yourself. You have my heart, and now you will toy with it

She did believe that two souls could come together, so that the one would know if something had happened to the other despite distance or war.

The only way to get through life's rough spots is to laugh whenever possible”
― Mary Lydon Simonsen, quote from The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy



“‎"..one can predict the future with some degree of accuracy based on one's own knowledge of past events. And rare events do occur, but it is their lack of repetition that makes them rare.”
― Mary Lydon Simonsen, quote from The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy


“‎"..love is as complex an emotion as exists. There are many reasons why love does not prosper.
.. the waters are perilous, and you would do well to know that, because unlike your novels, not every story has a happy ending.”
― Mary Lydon Simonsen, quote from The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy


About the author

Mary Lydon Simonsen
Born place: Elmwood Park, New Jersey, The United States
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