Children Quotes by Julia Quinn

17 Children quotes by Julia Quinn

Quinn’s knack for witty dialogue shines through when she writes about kids. Across seventeen lines she balances lighthearted romance with the tender bonds that shape a family’s story.

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It was a damned good thing men couldn’t have children. Gregory took no shame in admitting that the human race would have…

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It's the curse of motherhood. You're required to love us even when we vex you.

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I don't like your tone," was Violet's standard answer when one of her children was winning an argument.

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“A lot of women want children.” “Right,” he said, coughing on the word. “Of course. But… don‟t you think you might want…

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Children,” Lady Bridgerton said with a sigh as she retook her seat. “I am never quite certain if I’m glad I had…

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“It had been a marvelous childhood. Damn near perfect. If he was not leading the life he'd anticipated, if he sometimes lay…

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Of course none of those men was suitable. Half were after your fortune, and as for the other half—well, you would have…

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You’re going to be my grandmother.” “You silly child. In my heart, I’ve been your grandmother for years. I’ve just been waiting…

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I have friends who have children, and they have told me how remarkable it is to have a new life that is…

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“For the first time in recent memory, he'd handled his daughter *exactly* right. Something about Eloise's presence had calmed him, lent him…

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...I do not tell you often enough, dear Mother, how very grateful I am that I am yours. It is a rare…

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“There was a very slight lilt to it, too, attesting to a childhood spent far from Lincolnshire, and Grace felt herself sway,…

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I love you with everything I am, everything I've been, and everything I hope to be. I love you with my past,…

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“Francesca actually felt her chin drop. “Mother,” she said, shaking her head, “you really should have stopped at seven.” “Children, you mean?”…

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He said he loved me,” she whispered. Daniel swallowed, and he had the strangest sensation, almost a premonition of what it must…

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“Daphne Bridgerton, I don't—" "—like my tone, I know." Daphne grinned. "But you love me." Violet smiled warmly and wrapped an arm…

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“Well,” he said with an affected sigh, “you have my approval, at least.” “Why?” Hyacinth asked suspiciously. “It would be an excellent…

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Daphne," he said with controlled gentleness, "what is wrong?" She sat down opposite him and placed a hand on his cheek. "I'm so insensitive,"…

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“Just curious,she mouthed. "What? I didn't catch that." Jjuussttccuurriioouuss.She drew it out this time, hoping he'd be able to read her lips. "If you…

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“It was nearly impossible to keep anything a secret, especially from her sisters, the youngest of whom—Hyacinth—could probably have won the war against Napoleon…

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“Something important is always about to happen... And if not, you'd do well to act as if it were. You'll enjoy life better that…

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“Sophie picked her way through the forest, stepping over tree roots, and pushing aside low-lying branches, letting them snap back behind her with reckless…

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