--- title: "4 Amelia Quotes By Tessa Dare" description: "4 Amelia quotes by Tessa Dare. Plus more from Tessa Dare and more Amelia sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/tessa-dare-564_amelia_there-s-a-very-generous-donation-in-the_1170639.jpg" --- > [There's a very generous donation in the parish's future if you make this fast. Ten minutes, at the most." Frowning, the man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/there-s-a-very-generous-donation-in-the-parish-s-future-if-you-make/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/tessa-dare-564_amelia_there-s-a-very-generous-donation-in-the_1170639.jpg) > [“Forgive me for speaking frankly, but after the past quarter-hour's conversation, I am unconvinced that any of you possess the sense or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/forgive-me-for-speaking-frankly-but-after-the-past-quarter-hour-s/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/tessa-dare-564_amelia_forgive-me-for-speaking-frankly-but-afte_1440051.png) > [Oh, dear." She let her head fall back to the pillow. "There it went. I've fallen in love with you now." "Just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/oh-dear-she-let-her-head-fall-back-to-the-pillow-there-it-went-i-ve/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cef/tessa-dare-564_amelia_oh-dear-she-let-her-head-fall-back-to-th_2063930.png) > [It's never been my desire to conquer you, Amelia. If you leave this room with me, it must be at my side.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/it-s-never-been-my-desire-to-conquer-you-amelia-if-you-leave-this/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea6/tessa-dare-564_amelia_it-s-never-been-my-desire-to-conquer-you_3011247.png) ## Other authors on Amelia ## More by Tessa Dare > [“This explains so much," she said, clucking her tongue in mother-hen fashion. "You're compensating for this withered appendage." Withered appendage? What the devil was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/this-explains-so-much-she-said-clucking-her-tongue-in-mother-hen/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) > [“You think a few features scattered on your face make you plain? I am ugly to the core. All England knows it. And after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/you-think-a-few-features-scattered-on-your-face-make-you-plain-i-am/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) > [“I’d be more than happy to let you survey my physical perfection in its entirety. But only if I get to see you, too.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/i-d-be-more-than-happy-to-let-you-survey-my-physical-perfection-in/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) > [“Words for everyday showers of prettiness, and the kind of misty loveliness that disappears whenever you try to grasp it. Beauty that’s heralded by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/words-for-everyday-showers-of-prettiness-and-the-kind-of-misty/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) > [“ The captain? Sophia stood staring numbly after him. Had he just said he’d introduce her to the captain? Of someone else was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/the-captain-sophia-stood-staring-numbly-after-him-had-he-just-said-he/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) > [“Madeline stood before him in a gown of rich, emerald-green silk. The low-cut bodice did miraculous things for her bosom, and the vibrant color…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/madeline-stood-before-him-in-a-gown-of-rich-emerald-green-silk-the/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) > [“And she was well-enough acquainted with loneliness to understand that the worst part wasn't having nobody caring for you - it was having nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/and-she-was-well-enough-acquainted-with-loneliness-to-understand-that/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) > [“He stood in the doorway to a side chamber, bared to the waist and dripping. He propped one shoulder against the doorway and clutched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/he-stood-in-the-doorway-to-a-side-chamber-bared-to-the-waist-and/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) > [“And you claim to be feeling this way. Floatish. Singsong-ish. About me.” She sighed. “Yes.” “That’s absurd.” “I know, but I can’t seem to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/and-you-claim-to-be-feeling-this-way-floatish-singsong-ish-about-me/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) > [“No, of course she didn't say it. But there is no other reason she should have called, except to pave the way for her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/no-of-course-she-didn-t-say-it-but-there-is-no-other-reason-she/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) > [“And there it was. The prim face of censure he’d been seeking. A strange sense of satisfaction descended on him. Divine justice, perhaps. Other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/and-there-it-was-the-prim-face-of-censure-he-d-been-seeking-a-strange/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) > [“Another sketch-this one of Gabriel-hung on the all above the water cask. It swiveled gently on a single tack; or rather, the paper hung…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/another-sketch-this-one-of-gabriel-hung-on-the-all-above-the-water/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) > [“I know what you’re thinking, Gray,” O’Shea’s brogue lilted down through the skylight one warm morning, while Sophia was hard at work. Mr. Grayson…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/i-know-what-you-re-thinking-gray-o-shea-s-brogue-lilted-down-through/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) > [“The path was a familiar one. Over the years she’d resided in Spindle Cove, Susanna must have walked it thousands of times. She knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/the-path-was-a-familiar-one-over-the-years-she-d-resided-in-spindle/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) > [“Miss Finch, it’s not wise for officers to quarter in the same house with an unmarried gentlewoman. Have a care for your reputation, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/miss-finch-it-s-not-wise-for-officers-to-quarter-in-the-same-house/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amelia/tessa-dare/#itemlist", "name": "4 Amelia Quotes By Tessa Dare", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's a very generous donation in the parish's future if you make this fast. Ten minutes, at the most.\" Frowning, the man fumbled open his liturgy. \"There's an established rite, Your Grace. Marriage must be entered into with solemnity and consideration. I don't know that I can rush--\" \"Ten minutes. 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