Winning Miss Wakefield Quotes

“I cannot guarantee my attendance tomorrow morning," Merribeth said in all seriousness. "I distinctly heard my coverlet and pillow conspiring to hold me captive until luncheon. I fear no amount of bravery will save me.”
― Vivienne Lorret, Winning Miss Wakefield

“A jealous woman holds poison on her tongue.”
― Vivienne Lorret, Winning Miss Wakefield

“You have something else of mine, Miss Wakefield,” he amended. “I believe you meant to borrow it and return it directly, but you never did return . . . my heart. It’s been in your possession since our first meeting.”

She drew in a staggered breath, daring to hope.
“Though without a heart, one might wonder how I came to be here, standing before you right now,” he went on, making her heard spin again. “Do you wonder, Miss Wakefield?”

When she nodded, he grinned and placed her hand over his chest.
“There is a heart in here, but it is not mine. You see, I believe you made a dire mistake our first meeting. When you meant to return mine, instead you gave me yours. Doesn’t it beat strangely beneath my breast?”
― Vivienne Lorret, Winning Miss Wakefield

“Marry me,” he said, his voice hoarse. “Share your life with me. Teach our children to ride ponies at twilight in search of fairies.”
― Vivienne Lorret, Winning Miss Wakefield

“The one who demands nothing, seeks everything.”
― Vivienne Lorret, Winning Miss Wakefield

“It is the woman who sheaths her claws and waits for the perfect opportunity who ends up with the cream from the top of the pail.”
― Vivienne Lorret, Winning Miss Wakefield

“He didn't have the loose-limbed cockiness of a man her age, springing to attention with the desire to impress everyone with his agility and form. No, the stranger moved with a languorous arrogance of a man more settled into his skin. A sort of graceful conceit that suggested entitlement.”
― Vivienne Lorret, Winning Miss Wakefield

“And most of all, I thank God for everything. Always.”
― Vivienne Lorret, Winning Miss Wakefield

“I know enough to realize that the one who demands nothing, seeks everything.”
― Vivienne Lorret, Winning Miss Wakefield

“How long had it been since a woman had simply stroked his hair? Though he’d never admit it if asked, this was one of life’s greatest pleasures.”
― Vivienne Lorret, Winning Miss Wakefield

“I hardly think a seducer of young women is the answer to my niece’s prayers.” “Perhaps she isn’t saying the right ones, then.” Eve”
― Vivienne Lorret, Winning Miss Wakefield