What the Duke Desires Quotes

“You got off on the wrong foot. I merely watched you shove it into your mouth.”
― Sabrina Jeffries, What the Duke Desires

“He was thunder and lightning and rain, and she was the earth and flowers that drank up the storm.”
― Sabrina Jeffries, What the Duke Desires

“This is how it should always be. You in my bed...in my arms. Always.”
― Sabrina Jeffries, What the Duke Desires

“Has it ever occurred to you that married couples endure watching their spouses grow old and feeble and senile all the time? That it's part of marriage? A hard part, to be sure, but not so hard that one just gives up on the institution altogether.”
― Sabrina Jeffries, What the Duke Desires

“Wait, were you eavesdropping on my conversation with the duke? That's very rude."

"Is it? Half of the plays in the world contain eavesdropping. I assumed it was a common practice.”
― Sabrina Jeffries, What the Duke Desires

“She was a French rose growing wild amid the hothouse flowers of London.”
― Sabrina Jeffries, What the Duke Desires

“So, good day, Your Grace.” She started to close the door, but he pushed forward to block the motion. When she lifted her livid gaze, she found him staring at her with the merest hint of respect. “Forgive me, madam, it appears that you and I got off on the wrong foot.” “You got off on the wrong foot. I merely watched you shove it into your mouth.”
― Sabrina Jeffries, What the Duke Desires

“Forgive me, madam, it appears that you and I got off on the wrong foot."

"You got off on the wrong foot. I merely watched you shove it into your mouth.”
― Sabrina Jeffries, What the Duke Desires

“That was the trouble with wild roses - they grew under a man's defenses when he wasn't watching.”
― Sabrina Jeffries, What the Duke Desires