Parenting Quotes by Lisa Kleypas

“I'm going to your mother, y'see... she's got 'em to leave a back door open... so I can steal into 'eaven.”

— Lisa Kleypas

Was parenting ever going to get easier? Did you ever reach a point where you could stop worrying?

— Lisa Kleypas

Evie ” came his faint whisper “I’m going to your mother see…she’s got ’em to leave a back door open…so I can…

— Lisa Kleypas

My parents never said it. They thought you shouldn't wear out the words

— Lisa Kleypas

I’ve never heard of a man being so eager to confess to the parent of a girl he’s just ruined

— Lisa Kleypas

“He's a good man.He's staightforward and he knows exactly what he wants-" "Yes. You must favor your mother." She smiled reluctantly at…

— Lisa Kleypas

Haven, don't ask me to define the boundaries of normal. You know how I was raised. My father once struck strands of…

— Lisa Kleypas

“Will she disapprove of me?" Helen asked. Rhys tried to imagine what his mother would make of this subtle, incandescent creature with…

— Lisa Kleypas

“And although there were countless single dads who were raising daughters, no one could deny that there were milestones that a girl…

— Lisa Kleypas

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

— Lisa Kleypas

From what I was able to hear," Dane said, "Tara dumped off a surprise baby with your mother, who's planning to sell…

— Lisa Kleypas

“Thank you," Emerson said, bowing his head and accepting the box with the tender hands of a parent holding a child. "I…

— Lisa Kleypas

“Rhys couldn't help wondering... had he known the first time he'd met Helen that this man was her father, would it have…

— Lisa Kleypas

“Damn," Westcliff finally exclaimed. "I have occasional business dealings with their father. How am I supposed to face Thomas Bowman without remembering…

— Lisa Kleypas

I had learned that there were substitutes for a mother who couldn't be a mother. You could find love with other people.…

— Lisa Kleypas

“My sister has always compelled to love unlovable creatures... the strays, the misfits. Once she loves someone, no matter how many times…

— Lisa Kleypas

“You're not going to see any former suitors in Forest Crest, are you?" An impish twinkle appeared in her eyes. "No, Mr.…

— Lisa Kleypas

“All husbands are unfaithful in one way or another.” Lillian and Daisy glanced at each other with raised brows. “Father isn’t,” Lillian…

— Lisa Kleypas

“My father..." Daisy began, then bit her lip. This man was her father's business partner. It was not appropriate to run to…

— Lisa Kleypas

“Let's dispense with the nonsense, Victoria. This isn't a question of suitability, yours or his. You're perfectly capable of accustoming yourself to…

— Lisa Kleypas

“Victoria Devane," she said aloud. "I'm Victoria." Her lips moved in countless repetitions of the sounds... her name, her real name. It…

— Lisa Kleypas

“Is she pleasing to the eye?" Gabriel went to an inset sideboard to pour himself a brandy. "She's bloody ravishing," he muttered.…

— Lisa Kleypas