“This boy," he said, indicating the paintings with one sweep of his arms, "was romantic. He thought that it was beauty that bound everything together. And for him it was true. Life had been beautiful for him. He was very young. He knew very little of life. He saw beauty but he did not feel any true passion. How could he? He did not know. He had not really encountered the force of beauty's opposite." "Are you more cynical now, then?" she asked him. "Cynical," he frowned, "No, not that. I know that there is an ugly side of life-and not just human life. I know that everything is not simply beautiful. I am not a romantic as this boy was. But I am not a cynic either. There is something enduring in all of life, Anne, something tough. Something. Something terribly weak yet incredibly powerful...” LifeBeautyRomanticUglyCynic Book:Simply Love Source: Simply Love
“Our wedding night," she whispered, and dreams were reborn as she rested her face against his neckcloth.” RomanticDeceivedMary Balogh Book:Deceived Source: Deceived
“And you are all the home I will ever long for . . . Now and for the rest of my life even if I do not see you again after tonight.” RomanticDeceivedMary Balogh Book:Deceived Source: Deceived
“I wish it be understood that she will always be first in my life, before any other member of my family or hers and before all my other duties. I will not tolerate criticism of that fact even from you. I will hear none from you ever again.” RomanceRomanticDialogueHistorical RomanceHeartlessDeclaration Of LoveGeorgianMary Balogh Book:Heartless Source: Heartless
“People do understand the language of the heart, you know, even if the head does not always comprehend it.” LoveHeartRomancePassionRomanticRegency RomanceRegency Book:The Proposal Source: The Proposal
“She bit her lower lip hard and blinked her eyes. There was such wistfulness and longing in his voice. Oh, she was going to give him back his eyes, or the next best thing, if it took her the rest of her life to do it.” LoveRomanticDevotionSentimental Book:The Arrangement Source: The Arrangement
