10 Inspiring Quotes from Scandal in Spring (by Lisa Kleypas)

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Scandal in Spring Quotes

I have an idea, ” Annabelle said, “Let’s go to the kitchen and peek in the larder. I bet there’s still some gooseberry cake left from dessert. Not to mention the strawberry jam trifle.”Lillian lifted her head and blotted her wet nose on her sleeve. “Do you really think a plate of sweets will make me feel better?”Annabelle smiled. “It can’t hurt, can it?”Lillian considered the point. “Let’s go, ” she said, and allowed her friend to pull her up from the bench.

— Lisa Kleypas, Scandal in Spring


Daisy pulled away from Swift’s grasp. “You’ve changed, ” she said, trying to collect herself. “You haven’t, ” he replied. It was impossible to tell whether the remark was intended as compliment or criticism. “What were you doing at the well?” “I was…I thought…” Daisy searched in vain for a sensible explanation, but could think of nothing. “It’s a wishing well.” His expression was solemn, but there was a suspicious flicker in his vivid blue eyes as if he were secretly amused. “You have this on good authority, I take i

— Lisa Kleypas, Scandal in Spring


A book had always been a door to another world… a world much more interesting and fantastical than reality. But she had finally discovered that life could be even more wonderful than fantasy.And that love could fill the real world with magic.

— Lisa Kleypas, Scandal in Spring


St. Vincent and I didn’t expect to fall in love. It caught us both unaware.””Yes, but how did you know?””It was the moment I realized he was willing to die for me. I don’t think anyone, including St. Vincent, believed he was capable of self-sacrifice. It taught me that you can assume you know a person quite well- but that person can s-surprise you. Everything seemed to change from one moment to the next- suddenly he became the most important thing in the world to me.

— Lisa Kleypas, Scandal in Spring


I’m going to Bristol, ” Matthew said desperately. “I’ll reschedule the meetings. I won’t do anything without your leave. But at least I can gather information— interview the local transport firm, have a look at their horses—” “Swift, ” the earl interrupted. Something in his quiet tone, a note of… kindness?… sympathy?… caused Matthew to stiffen defensively. “I understand the reason for your urgency—” “No, you don’t.” “I understand more than you might think. And in my experience, these problems can’t be solved by avoidance. You can never run far or fast enough.” Matthew froze, staring at Westcliff. The earl could have been referring either to Daisy, or to Matthew’s tarnished past. In either case he was probably right. Not that it changed anything. “Sometimes running is the only choice, ” Matthew replied gruffly, and left the room without looking back.

— Lisa Kleypas, Scandal in Spring


Dearest, ” she murmured, “as you know, there was a time when it didn’t matter to me whether I married a man I loved or not… it seemed enough just to get my family out of the desperate situation we were in. But when I thought about what it would be like to share a bed with my husband… to spend the rest of my life with him… I knew Simon was the only choice.” She paused, and sudden tears glittered her eyes. Beautiful, self-possessed Annabelle, who hardly ever cried. “When I’m ill, ” she continued in a husky voice, “when I’m afraid, when I need something, I know he will move heaven and earth to make everything all right. I trust him with every fiber of my being. And when I see the child we created, the two of us mingled forever in her… my God, how grateful I am that I married Simon.

— Lisa Kleypas, Scandal in Spring


Most lives are not distinguished by great achievements. They are measured by an infinite number of small ones. Each time you do a kindness for someone or bring a smile to his face, it gives your life meaning. Never doubt your value, little friend. The world would be a dismal place without you in it. (tweaked version of a passage from Scandal in Spring)

— Lisa Kleypas, Scandal in Spring


Marcus’s fear that his wife might succumb to childbed fever receded day by day as Lillian returned to her old self, healthy and slender and vigorous. His relief was vast. He had never known such overwhelming love for one person, nor had he anticipated that Lillian would so quickly become his essential requirement for happiness. Anything that was in his power to do for Lillian would be done.

— Lisa Kleypas, Scandal in Spring


In this regard, Daisy reflected, her marriage to Matthew would not be unlike Lillian’s with Westcliff. As two strong-willed people with very different sensibilities, Lillian and Westcliff often argued and negotiated… and yet this didn’t seem to weaken their marriage. Quite the opposite, in fact- their union seemed all the better for it.She considered her friends’ marriages… Annabelle and Mr. Hunt as a harmony of similar dispositions… Evie and Lord St. Vincent with their opposite natures, as necessary to each other’s existence as day and night. It was impossible to say that any of these pairings was superior to the others.Perhaps, in spite of all she had heard about the ideal of a perfect marriage, there was no such thing. Perhaps every marriage was a unique creation.

— Lisa Kleypas, Scandal in Spring


Thunderstorms and rainbows wrapped together in a convenient pocket-sized parcel.

— Lisa Kleypas, Scandal in Spring