Forever Betrothed, Never the Bride Quotes

“How odd, to have a mother, a father, a brother and frequent visitors, and yet still be lonely…I”
― Christi Caldwell, Forever Betrothed, Never the Bride

“I can give you the love I feel that was slowly kindled and cultivated, just like the flowers you tend.”
― Christi Caldwell, Forever Betrothed, Never the Bride

“I do detest everything which is not perfectly mutual.”
― Christi Caldwell, Forever Betrothed, Never the Bride

“What if I don’t want to be free?”
― Christi Caldwell, Forever Betrothed, Never the Bride

“It is difficult to imagine that you, who’ve had scores of mistresses littering the better part of England, should be so scandalized by a mere piece of literature. Your reaction is simply staggering.”
― Christi Caldwell, Forever Betrothed, Never the Bride

“Do you know, Sophie, there are times I think I might prefer being wanted by a young lord for the size of my dowry. Then at least I would be wanted for something, which is vastly better, than not being wanted at all.”
― Christi Caldwell, Forever Betrothed, Never the Bride

“With just a few words, the betrothal contract, which had bound them since childhood, had been snipped like a stray thread on a piece of fabric.”
― Christi Caldwell, Forever Betrothed, Never the Bride