#julia

Not for her the cruel, delicate luxury of choice, the indolent, cat-and-mouse pastimes of the hearth-rug. No Penelope she; she must hunt in the forest. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

#marriage #marriage

Southern men will hold doors open for you, they'll hold you after you yell at them, and they'll hold on to their pride no matter what. Be careful what they tell you, though. They have a way of making you believe anything, because they say it that way. ↗

— Sarah Addison Allen

#men

I do not need to love you to prove that I love myself!! ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#love #movie-quote #love

Hembry," he said, not lifting his gaze from Juliana's. "We will retire to the music room. Lady Juliana wishes to play with me." She laughed at his outrageous statement as the butler disappeared to light the lamps in the music room. "Play for you, you rouge. Music. Nothing else." "Hmmm...," he enigmatically replied. Sinclair allowed her to put her own interpretation on his intentions as they entered the house. ↗

— Alexandra Hawkins

#lords-of-vice #sinclair #music

-On creating a false identity for Pheobe- "A widow," Ava insisted. "How did her husband die?" Greer asked. "I hardly know," Ava said with a shrug as she rocked Jonathan in her arms. "How do men typically die? A fall from a horse or some such thing." "I scarcely believe scores of men are falling to their deaths from their saddles," Greer said drily. ↗

— Julia London

#julia-london #romance #death

If you lose, there's the devil to pay. ↗

— L.J. Smith

#devil

I need you like - like light. You're light, all right - like a flame to a moth. I told you once that you shouldn't mess with forbidden things - I should have taken my own advice. ↗

— L.J. Smith

#advice

After all, bachelors are a challenge. Spinsters are merely pathetic. And in case you hadn't noticed, I'm female. ↗

— Julia Quinn The Duke and I

#julia-quinn #london #the-duke-and-i #historical-romance

Yes, I was determined to have a happy Christmas' 'Did you?' 'I think so. I don't remember it much, and that's always a good sign, isn't it? ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

#family #julia #family

But I prefer to go to comedies. Give me Julia Roberts smiling anyday. ↗

— Gabrielle Union

#give #give me #go #i #julia