Irresistibly Alone Quotes

“There was no answer, could be no answer. Mr Darcy was no fantastical beast, invisible to her, and she did not live in a fairy tale. He was a real person, who did many wonderful, considerate things for her so that she could more willingly, if still not happily, marry another man. He was kind, and yet the kinder he was, the more desolate she grew. Roughly wiping away the wetness on her cheeks, she whispered to the flames, “I have a thousand entries for my book now. ’Tis your name, Mr Darcy, repeated a thousand times.”
― Julie Cooper, Irresistibly Alone

“Your views are very different than mine. I do not expect a man to be congenial immediately. Most men require guidance and considerable effort, and it is my opinion that those who have less to offer in the way of looks and charm are more amenable to being trained up in the way that they should go.”
― Julie Cooper, Irresistibly Alone

“I believe I have been mistaken in my life choices. I ought to have been making a fool of myself with the officers and overindulging at the punch bowl!”
― Julie Cooper, Irresistibly Alone

“Your prospects were never very good, and this is an excellent match, one you will learn to appreciate. It is time to grow up, Elizabeth.” At that, he picked up his book, his usual barrier against further discussion.”
― Julie Cooper, Irresistibly Alone

“dear friend who has called in his markers. A dear friend to whom you sell me. A dear friend who will see our family ruined if you do not.” Her voice dripped with bitter sarcasm.”
― Julie Cooper, Irresistibly Alone

“One phrase rang as a drumbeat in her head: I cannot, I cannot, I will not!”
― Julie Cooper, Irresistibly Alone

“I have a thousand entries for my book now. ’Tis your name, Mr Darcy, repeated a thousand times.”
― Julie Cooper, Irresistibly Alone

“I have discovered three things, she thought. I am thankful for naps, for the warmth of a fire on a cold day, and for you, Mr Darcy. Counting trees and sisters, she was up to five. That left only nine-hundred and ninety-five to go.”
― Julie Cooper, Irresistibly Alone

“A dear friend who has called in his markers. A dear friend to whom you sell me. A dear friend who will see our family ruined if you do not.”
― Julie Cooper, Irresistibly Alone

“I shall come right to the point,” her father said, his voice stern. “You are to be married.”
― Julie Cooper, Irresistibly Alone

“It was a grand and glorious mansion, but to be the mistress of Haye-Park’s one hundred and thirty rooms only added to the dread in her heart.”
― Julie Cooper, Irresistibly Alone