--- title: "6 Compliment Quotes By Julia Quinn" description: "6 Compliment quotes by Julia Quinn. Plus more from Julia Quinn and more Compliment sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83f/julia-quinn-282_compliment_what-are-you-up-to-she-asked-why-would-y_818775.jpg" --- > [“What are you up to?" she asked. "Why would you think I'm up to anything?" Her lips pursed before she said, "You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/what-are-you-up-to-she-asked-why-would-you-think-i-m-up-to-anything/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83f/julia-quinn-282_compliment_what-are-you-up-to-she-asked-why-would-y_818775.jpg) > [I cannot feel like a duchess in my mother’s sitting room.” “What do you feel like, then?” “Hmmm.” She took a sip…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/i-cannot-feel-like-a-duchess-in-my-mother-s-sitting-room-what-do-you/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d98/julia-quinn-282_clans_i-cannot-feel-like-a-duchess-in-my-mothe_2135387.jpg) > [You should be thankful that dark colors suit you. Not everyone wears black well." "Why, Lady Olivia, is that a compliment?" "Not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/you-should-be-thankful-that-dark-colors-suit-you-not-everyone-wears/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/julia-quinn-282_being-thankful_you-should-be-thankful-that-dark-colors_2343355.jpg) > [The two of you together are a menace,” Penelope remarked. “My aim in life,” Lady Danbury announced, “is to be a menace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/the-two-of-you-together-are-a-menace-penelope-remarked-my-aim-in-life/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3b/julia-quinn-282_aim_the-two-of-you-together-are-a-menace-pen_2553245.jpg) > [“Dunford arrived a few minutes later and gave her an approving nod. "You look lovely, Henry." She smiled her thanks but decided…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/dunford-arrived-a-few-minutes-later-and-gave-her-an-approving-nod-you/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f13/julia-quinn-282_compliment_dunford-arrived-a-few-minutes-later-and_2740203.jpg) > [“Michael, I am most pleased to see you up and about and looking so fine and healthy.” He inclined his head, thanking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/michael-i-am-most-pleased-to-see-you-up-and-about-and-looking-so-fine/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d7/julia-quinn-282_compliment_michael-i-am-most-pleased-to-see-you-up_3059342.jpg) ## Other authors on Compliment ## More by Julia Quinn > [“what a sad pair we are," she said. "Surely we can manage a conversation on a topic other than our respective terrible evenings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/what-a-sad-pair-we-are-she-said-surely-we-can-manage-a-conversation/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) > [It was the one dream he'd never permitted himself to consider.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/it-was-the-one-dream-he-d-never-permitted-himself-to-consider/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) > [But Hyacinth Bridgerton, who at ten should have known the least about kisses of anyone, just blinked thoughtfully, and said, " I think it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/but-hyacinth-bridgerton-who-at-ten-should-have-known-the-least-about/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) > [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,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/daphne-he-said-with-controlled-gentleness-what-is-wrong-she-sat-down/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) > [You are always looking at people like this.” And then she made a face, one he couldn’t possibly begin to describe. “If I ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/you-are-always-looking-at-people-like-this-and-then-she-made-a-face/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) > [“Charlotte had tried to read his work. It seemed only polite, after all, given that they were neighbors. But after a while, she'd simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/charlotte-had-tried-to-read-his-work-it-seemed-only-polite-after-all/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) > [“Yes?" "When you said you weren't angry..." "Yes?" "Were you?" "I was rather annoyed," he admitted. "But not angry?" She sounded as if she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/yes-when-you-said-you-weren-t-angry-yes-were-you-i-was-rather-annoyed/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) > [Daniel held himself very still, waiting for the wave of jealousy that never came. He was furious with the man who’d taken advantage of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/daniel-held-himself-very-still-waiting-for-the-wave-of-jealousy-that/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) > [“ "What do you say, Miss Lyndon? Shall we have a go at it?" " 'Shall we have a go at it?' " Ellie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/what-do-you-say-miss-lyndon-shall-we-have-a-go-at-it-shall-we-have-a/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/just-curious-she-mouthed-what-i-didn-t-catch-that/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/it-was-nearly-impossible-to-keep-anything-a-secret-especially-from/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/something-important-is-always-about-to-happen-and-if-not-you-d-do/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/sophie-picked-her-way-through-the-forest-stepping-over-tree-roots-and/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) > [People will think you're courting me.' 'Nonsense, everyone knows I don't court respectable women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/people-will-think-you-re-courting-me-nonsense-everyone-knows-i-don-t/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) > [“If you cannot recognize the problem, there is no way that I could explain it to you." He laughed, damn the man. "My goodness,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/if-you-cannot-recognize-the-problem-there-is-no-way-that-i-could/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compliment/julia-quinn/#itemlist", "name": "6 Compliment Quotes By Julia Quinn", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What are you up to?\" she asked. \"Why would you think I'm up to anything?\" Her lips pursed before she said, \"You wouldn't be you if you weren't up to something.\" He smiled at that. \"I do believe that was a compliment.\" \"It wasn't necessarily intended as such.\" \"But nonetheless,\" he said mildly, \"that's how I choose to take it.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julia Quinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/what-are-you-up-to-she-asked-why-would-you-think-i-m-up-to-anything/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83f/julia-quinn-282_compliment_what-are-you-up-to-she-asked-why-would-y_818775.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83f/julia-quinn-282_compliment_what-are-you-up-to-she-asked-why-would-y_818775.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83f/julia-quinn-282_compliment_what-are-you-up-to-she-asked-why-would-y_818775.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What are you up to?\" she asked. \"Why would you think I'm up to anything?\" Her lips pursed before she said…” — Julia Quinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I cannot feel like a duchess in my mother’s sitting room.” “What do you feel like, then?” “Hmmm.” She took a sip of her tea. “Just Daphne Bridgerton, I suppose. 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