June

“chosen words, or questions such as “Did I lock the door?” or “Why does the British government treat me like a citizen when it’s time to pay taxes but not when it’s time to vote?”
― Lisa Kleypas, Queen of Lombard Street

“How artificial it was, how pointless, to separate people by class, blood, or fortune.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Queen of Lombard Street

“So few men understood how to love a strong woman. Domination had no part in it. A man had to be secure in his own worth. Willing to stand his ground but also willing to listen; interested in her complexity and contradictions. He had to understand that even a strong woman sometimes needed a pair of sheltering arms around her, and a shoulder to cry on. But most of all, she needed a partner who would stand beside her, not in front of her.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Queen of Lombard Street

“So few men understood how to love a strong woman. Domination had no part in it. A man had to be secure in his own worth. Willing to stand his ground but also willing to listen; interested in her complexity and contradictions. He had to understand that even a strong woman sometimes needed a pair of sheltering arms around her, and a shoulder to cry on. But most of all, she needed a partner who would stand beside her, not in front of her. And so few men understood that most women were strong.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Queen of Lombard Street