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41 " Every day stole away more of her presence, leaving in its place faint wisps of memories devoid of color, scent, and sound. "
― Karen Hawkins , One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)
42 " Sometimes the little things are the big things. "
43 " In fact, you could almost hold that no man is perfect until he meets the right woman. "
― Karen Hawkins , A Belated Bride (Rogues, #2)
44 " Mother always said he was like a lake, calm on the surface though a powerful current rumbled beneath. Tristan, meanwhile, was the ocean—his feelings frothed and foamed on the surface, crashing like waves into every situation. "
― Karen Hawkins , Her Master and Commander (Just Ask Reeves, #1)
45 " I'm very happy that you're following your dreams. I've discovered that they fragile things and must be fed if they are to live long enough to turn into reality. There are only two things that will feed a dream: action and honesty. If you are honest enough to face your dream, with all its limitations, and willing to take whatever action is necessary to make up for those limitations, then there is a good chance you will be one of the few to succeed. "
― Karen Hawkins , Scandal in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #2)
46 " You can get lost, pretending to be someone you’re not. "
― Karen Hawkins , A Most Dangerous Profession (Hurst Amulet, #3)
47 " I vow, is there no man who can talk about physical pleasures without exaggerating? "
― Karen Hawkins , The Taming of a Scottish Princess (Hurst Amulet, #4)
48 " Blast the man! How dare he pack his bags and ride away after all the work she'd done! Worse, how dare he do it while looking so damned appealing? "
― Karen Hawkins , To Catch a Highlander (MacLean Curse, #3)
49 " Money, or the lack of it, haunted him. Oh, not because he had so little. He was, in fact, very wealthy. It was the beggarliness of his companion that caused him the most pain. "
― Karen Hawkins , How to Treat a Lady (Talisman Ring, #3)
50 " It is surprising how many times a good feeling can be confused with a bad one. Often one is unsure which feeling it really is until much later. "
51 " I don’t need a hero. I was blessed with a large amount of common sense, which is of infinitely more use than a man. "
― Karen Hawkins , The Seduction of Sara (Rogues, #3)
52 " The world has no boundaries for someone who savors success and is willing to work for it. "
53 " Men are, if nothing else, predictable. Fortunately for us all, women are not. "
― Karen Hawkins , How to Capture a Countess (The Duchess Diaries, #1)
54 " Some women -- the good ones -- are like a breath of fresh air, amusing and different and invigorating. The trouble is that it is damnably difficult to capture air and hold it for any length of time. "
― Karen Hawkins , An Affair to Remember (Talisman Ring #1)
55 " Women prefer to draw blood using words. It can cause just as much havoc, but it doesn't stain the carpet. "
56 " I wish I could tell you that I leapt to my feet anyway, snake be dammed. Or that I wrestled the snake and then fought my opponent. But I saw the icy cold disdain in the snake's eyes and did the only prudent thing I could - I froze in my place. After a long few moments, the grew bored and slithered away, as had my opponent. Yet I felt that I had won, for I lived to fight another day. "
57 " Frequently, things are seen as 'insurmountable' merely from a lack of know-how. "
58 " But like all simple things, once you add the human element, all hell breaks loose. "
59 " ...you savor the things we seek to avoid. "
60 " Aye,Ware is your grandfather, though a more worthless arse I couldn't name. "