The Party Quotes

“He studied her expression for a while and then decided it didn’t matter; the moment he’d taken the picture he realized he’d fallen irrevocably in love with her. He had no idea how it was possible to fall in love in the space of a few days, but he had.”
― Mona Ingram, The Bride

“He made her feel cherished; it was a new sensation and something she could learn to like.”
― Mona Ingram, The Bride

“What would it be like to be with a man who put her wishes first... or at least made them equal to his own? She’d never experienced that sort of sensitivity in a man and suddenly the desire to know what it was like made her heart ache.”
― Mona Ingram, The Bride

“Here in the darkroom,” he’d said, “you can’t rush time. The film knows when it’s ready to reveal its secrets. You have to be patient.”
― Mona Ingram, The Bride

“You look different, Paige. Are you falling in love with Jake Donovan?” “Don’t even say it.” “Why not?” Dana looked into her friend’s eyes. “Would that be so bad?” Dana’s piercing look made her uncomfortable. “It’s just that everything has happened so quickly. It doesn’t happen that way in real life.” “Says who?” Dana gave her another quick hug. “It’s been my experience that love has the strangest way of creeping up on us when we least expect it. Remember that.”
― Mona Ingram, The Party

“When she looked up he was studying her with an intensity that took her breath away. Had any man ever looked at her that way? Suddenly she couldn’t remember.”
― Mona Ingram, The Party