The Austen Affair Quotes

“You are luminous. And I do not mean simply the brilliancy of your complexion. Sometimes I look at you, and I think, 'there must be a candle burning just beneath her skin.' All your joy and love and considerable kindness taking physical effect. But logically, I know that isn't true. The simple answer is that you glow because, to me, you are the focus of every scene. Every room we enter. The camera, the lights, my attention—they are all trained on you.”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair

“I know in this moment that Hugh Balfour would absolutely baffle a lie detector. His pulse goes wild when he’s telling the truth.”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair

“You are luminous. And I do not mean simply the brilliancy of your complexion. Sometimes I look at you”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair

“Never cry over boys,’” I recite under my breath”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair

“that the role of my lifelong best friend had been filled on the day I was born. I didn’t need to be inseparable with those women. I didn’t need to cultivate rituals”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair

“Be glad when you have someone”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair

“There are so many variables that go into living a happy life with the person you love. Love alone is not enough. It can always be ripped away from you.”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair

“I hold him tight, tighter, tightest—and find myself distraught that we cannot draw closer. Cannot merge flesh. At least, not yet.”
― Madeline Bell, The Austen Affair