Lisa Kleypas: Likeness (page 2)

“Fencing isn't really fighting. It's more like chess with the risk of puncture wounds”

“Getting to a higher spiritual level is like increasing your credit score. You get a lot more points for sinning and repenting than if you have no credit history at all.”

“We are hidiously rich Annabelle-- and I've got three older brothers, all unmarried. Would you consider one of them? If you like, I'll have one shipped across the Atlantic for your inspection." -Lillian Bowman”

“I've needed someone like you for a long time. Now that I have you, no one is going to take you from me.

Logan to Madeline”

“Asking an eight-year-old girl if something is a little over-the-top is like asking a Texan if there are too many jalapenos in the salsa. The answer is always no." -Liberty Jones”

“She had never experienced the pain of unsatisfied desire before. It hurt. It hurt like nothing she'd ever felt, and there seemed to be no remedy.”

“His quiet certainty made the ground beneath my feet feel solid. Like someday everything might actually be okay.”