Judith McNaught

There will be a few times in your life when all your instincts will tell you to do something, something that defies…

— Judith McNaught

“Sheridan bit back a teary smile at his quip, afraid to believe him, afraid to trust him, and unable to stop herself…

— Judith McNaught

“May I inquire what is the point?” he snapped impatiently. “Indeed you may,” Lucinda said, thinking madly for some way to prod…

— Judith McNaught

“Sam Littleton was a beautiful woman who would try to play women's games. That meant that if he asked her if she…

— Judith McNaught

Everything wrong I've ever done has always seemed like the right thing to do at the time.

— Judith McNaught

“How much did he charge you?” he asked, intending to add that amount to her allowance. “Originally he wanted $1,000 whether he…

— Judith McNaught

“Haven’t I tired you out yet, darling?” Ian whispered several hours later. “Yes,” she said with an exhausted laugh, her cheek nestled…

— Judith McNaught

“If you would take one step forward, darling, you could cry in my arms. And while you do, I'll tell you how…

— Judith McNaught

“By the time the Camerons, along with Lucinda and the necessary servants, arrived in London for Elizabeth’s debut, Elizabeth had learned all…

— Judith McNaught

“I'm familiar with the myth, I'm merely surprised that a female would be familiar with the classics." "You must have a very…

— Judith McNaught

“With his current mood, Elizabeth realized, she was going to have to make her own opening. Lifting her eyes to his enigmatic…

— Judith McNaught

“Dying over an argument isn't honor, it's a waste of a man's life. A man volunteers to die for a cause he…

— Judith McNaught

Why is it when you yield, I feel like the one who has been conquered?

— Judith McNaught

I do not believe that grief is ever so great that it can not be contained within.

— Judith McNaught

“At that moment Elizabeth would have said or done anything to reach him. She could not believe, actually could not comprehend that…

— Judith McNaught

“Let's get it over with, so I can stop wondering. How many have there been?" Lauren stared at him."How many what?" "Lovers,"…

— Judith McNaught

At my age, I regard each funeral I attend as a personal triumph, because I was not the guest of honor.

— Judith McNaught

“At eight-thirty that night Ian stood on the steps outside Elizabeth’s uncle’s town house suppressing an almost overwhelming desire to murder Elizabeth’s…

— Judith McNaught

“I would like to see you cheat,” Elizabeth said impulsively, smiling at him. His hands stilled, his eyes intent on her face.…

— Judith McNaught

“Not certain what she was going to say or even what she wanted, she whispered a single, shaky word, filled with confusion…

— Judith McNaught

“Has anyone ever told you that you have incredibly beautiful eyes?" "Yes, and you're prevaricating!" "And that you're extremely well-spoken, too?" he…

— Judith McNaught

“And the day we bargained about the betrothal, and you told me I had something you wanted very badly, what you wanted…

— Judith McNaught

“But before you do that, inform your master that we have arrived.” “His master,” said a biting voice from a rear doorway,…

— Judith McNaught

“There are no tarts in there, Charles. They were much too expensive, and Mr. Jenkins would not be reasonable. I told him…

— Judith McNaught

“I’m going to sleep now,” she said in a strangled voice. “ Alone, ” she added, and his face whitened as if…

— Judith McNaught