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Marriage Quotes by Lisa Kleypas

69 Marriage quotes by Lisa Kleypas

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Lisa Kleypas shows marriage as a shifting dance of power and surrender, where partners may fear loss but also grow closer as tension eases. She writes that marriage never stays the same, and that independence can be given up for a love worth keeping.

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Safe men are for marrying. Dangerous men are for pleasure.

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“I was..sorry that you had been in prison camp.." "A reassuring sentiment, coming from my wife. Anything else?”

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It's the perfect solution. We argue all the time. We can't stand each other. It's like we're already married.

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“Be that as it may, I think someday you'll meet a man worth giving up your independence for.”

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Her chances of a decent marriage were about to be dashed-and all because of a ferret.

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You’re far too prickly tempered to be a mistress. You’re far better suited as a wife.

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... I think I know the secret to a long and happy marriage - just choose someone you can't live without.

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Weddings are never about the bride and groom, weddings are public platforms for dysfunctional families.

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“Satisfaction rang in MacPhee's voice."Before God an' these witnesses I declare ye to be married persons. Whom God hath joined let no…

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It might do wonders for your marriage,” Amelia continued. “It’s lovely to talk to your husband after you’ve been to bed together.…

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“Damn it. I don't know how to be a husband, or father. But since your standards in both areas seem to be…

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“Maybe when you're married, you'll have a better idea of what desperate lengths you'll go to...for your sake,I hope not.”

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A slow smile had curved St. Vincent's lips. 'Wives are a different case altogether. They require a great deal of effort but…

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You know," I told him on our wedding night, "I'm just as much me when I'm with you, as I am without…

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“Who should I send for now?” Using the last of his strength, Sebastian managed to drag her hand up to his mouth.…

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“Lord St. Vincent sees to it that his wife is dressed like a queen. I'll tell thee summat: if she wanted the…

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“Coming to stand by her husband's side, Lara touched his arm tentatively."My lord," she said gratefully. "Thank you for protecting my sister.…

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Marriage would change hardly anything between us, except that we would end our arguments in a much more satisfying way. And of…

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What kind of wedding would you like?" he asked, and stole another kiss before she could reply. "The kind that turns you…

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“Marcus's fear that his wife might succumb to childbed fever receded day by day as Lillian returned to her old self, healthy…

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Daisy has a unique spirit. A warm and romantic nature. If she is forced into a loveless marriage, she will be devastated.…

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“Just don't ask me to stand up with you at the wedding, as I have no desire to be a hypocrite." "No,…

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The London season is like one of those Drury Lane melodramas in which marriage is always the ending. And no one ever…

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Slowly his resistance ebbed. She felt the change in his body, the relaxing of tension, his shoulders curving around her as if…

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“St. Vincent. Her husband. He was naked, or at least the upper half of him was. He slept on his stomach, his…

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“Poppy gave him an odd look. “Is there anything the matter?” Nothing. Except that watching his wife eating breakfast was the most…

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“Rest,” Logan said. “Both of you.” His caressing gaze moved over his wife and infant daughter. “I'll watch over you.” “Love me?”…

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“You'll be my wife," he said inexorably. "You want to own me!" she accused, trying to crawl away from him. "Yes." He…

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“Give her a solid, practical name,' I told my wife when the child was born. Jane or Constance or something of the…

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“I know. But I hate weddings.” “Because of Darcy?” “Because a wedding is a ceremony where a symbolic virgin surrounded by women…

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“What did she mean when she said she would lose everything if she married me?" he asked aloud. "Perhaps she's in love…

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“In this regard, Daisy reflected, her marriage to Matthew would not be unlike Lillian's with Westcliff. As two strong-willed people with very…

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“Annabelle, what happened to you?” Lillian asked the next morning. “You look dreadful. Why aren’t you wearing your riding habit? I thought…

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“Simon's gaze wandered over the drifts of lace and muslin that covered her body. Still dressed in his formal black wedding suit,…

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“Why aren't you married?" "Why aren't you?" she parried. "I like my independence too well to relinquish any part of it." "That's…

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“Miss Peyton,” Lillian Bowman asked, “what kind of man would be the ideal husband for you?” “Oh,” Annabelle said with irreverent lightness,…

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“I think if you wanted a peaceful marriage and orderly household, you should have proposed to any one of the well-bred simpletons…

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“The chef turned back to the housekeeper. “Why is there doubt about the relations between Monsieur and Madame Rutledge?” The sheets,” she…

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“As you can see,” Daisy said, “one glass is filled with soap water, one with clear, and one with blue laundry water.…

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I'm not the marrying kind -" St. Vincent snorted. "No man is. Marriage is a female invention.

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“She felt tears slip from beneath her lashes, no matter how she tried to blink them back. Her heart was ablaze. It seemed that…