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21 " There was something about a handsome man astride a powerful horse that made my heart skip. "
― Julianne Donaldson , Edenbrooke (Edenbrooke, #1)
22 " Did you need something?' I asked.'Yes,' he said, reaching out and taking my hand. My heart thumped hard at his touch. I told myself I should pull my hand away, but I couldn't make myself do it.'What did you need?' My voice was little more than a whisper.'Your smile. I haven't seen it all day. "
23 " You stole my heart the night we met, when you sang that ridiculous song and dared me not to laugh. and every moment I have spent with you since then, you have stolen more and more of me until when you're not with me..." He drew in a breath. "When you are not with me, I am left with nothing but longing for you. "
24 " I can never look at a bird without thinking of you," he said. "I wonder what you will do with your wings once you have found them. I wonder how far away they will take you. And I fear them, for my sake, at the same time that I hope for them, for yours. "
― Julianne Donaldson , Blackmoore
25 " There's something solid and constant about trees." I said quietly. "They may change through the seasons, but they're always there. They're dependable. "
26 " Isn't that what a gentleman does? Rescues a damsel in distress? "
27 " When you are not with me, I am left with nothing but longing for you. "
28 " Don't think because I tease you that I don't take you seriously. "
29 " There was no escape from being unwanted. And that was the truth that struck at me the most deeply. "
30 " I looked at the titles on the bookshelf and found a book on Greek mythology next to a book of poetry, which was flanked by a book on German philosophy. "How are these organized?""They're not."I turned to him. "How do you find anything? There must be thousands of books here.""I like the search. It's like visiting old friends. "
31 " Philip stood with the tip of a sword pressed into Mr. Beaufort’s throat. I saw another sword on the floor. Neither gentleman looked toward the door. Philip looked perfectly in control, his sword bending the skin of Mr. Beaufort’s neck without piercing it. When he spoke, though, his voice sounded so fierce I hardly recognized it. “Tell me what you did to her.” “I made sure you wouldn’t want her anymore.” “I will always want her,” Philip said in a quiet, furious voice. “Always! There is nothing you could do to change that.” Mr. Beaufort sneered. “Then why do you want to know?”“Because I would never make her say the words. And because I want to know how much I should enjoy running you through. "
32 " -Hardly knowing what i was doing, i began to hit the table with one hand as i sang in a low voice. Big cows" -thump- "lumps of meat" -thump. His widened. "Give me milk" -thump- "warm and sweet."I stopped abruptly, pressing my lips together as I realized what I had just sung. The ridiculousness of it struck me forcibly and I knew I could not goon without laughing. We stared at each other,locked in a stalemate, his eyes brimming with laughter, his lips trembling. My chin quivered. Against my will, a sound burst from me. It was a very unladylike snort.- "
33 " ...we'll have a duel in the morning on the moors. Plenty of fog. It will be quite dramatic, I daresay. "
34 " Philip: "You are even more beautiful when you're angry"Marianne: "Don't be absurd"Philip: "I'm not"Philip: "You should see yourself, with that flash of fire in your eyes. And when you press your lips together like that, a dimple appears in your left cheek, right next to your mouth. I find it... maddening "
35 " I promise, Marianne Daventry," he began."I promise that I do not love you for your money "
36 " I have discovered happiness in being true to who I am. I hope you will give that idea some consideration. "
37 " Kate," he whispered, stepping closer to me, "you are not like your mother. You are a different creature from your sisters. The depths of your soul are fathomless. You are brave and loyal and true. You have such a good heart." he held my hand close to his chest and covered it with his other hand. "It is only afraid. But I would take such good care of it, love, if you would give it to me." He bent his head and pressed his lips to my fingers. "
38 " I could be myself and be loved deeply. "
39 " You are bright and fun and delightfully unexpected. You are brave and compassionate and selfless. And you are lovely beyond measure. I want you, all of you, just the way you are." He drew in a breath. "If you will have me. "
40 " I reread my grandmother's letter and realized with a deep sense of contentment that I had not had to change at all in order to have every hope for happiness in life. I had not had to learn to sing for company or to behave like Cecily or to stop twirling. I could be myself and be loved deeply. I was, in fact, a lot like Meg, who had always been a racehorse, I just hadn't known it. "