Forget Me Not Quotes

“«Spill your budget, Jonquil,” Aldric said. “How deep in the mud are you?»”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“Being left behind was a difficult thing, especially with the additional burden of wondering why the one leaving didn’t want to be with him, why he was not loved and valued enough to warrant notice and time and consideration.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“Do you want me to stay with you?”
“I want you to want to stay with me,” she whispered.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“I have been left behind and pushed aside by so many people so many times that I’ve grown far more comfortable in isolation. Being alone is safe. It isn’t so vulnerable.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“We will leave the two of you to sort out . . . whatever it is you’re sorting,” Father said as he and Mother slipped out of the library.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“Then why does she go away all the time? We have a nice castle, and Father is a very good duke, and I am the best of sons. It isn’t sensible to leave when we have this home. It is ridiculous.”
The nurse took her turn at the game, speaking as she moved a checker. “Not everything can be ridiculous, wee boy. You’re in need of a new word.”
“I like that word.” He returned to his kneeling position in order to take his own turn at their game. “I especially like it when it is the right word. It is often the right word.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“You will meet some exemplary people when you are in Society,” he said. “You will also meet plenty who are ridiculous, but they are entertaining in their own way.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“Digby bowed to Julia. “You look lovely, Lady Jonquil. A rose silk gown with white crepe accents and satin flowers is quite de rigueur. An absolute vision.”
“I would return the compliment,” she said, “but I fear your head will swell terribly and your wig will no longer fit.”
His mouth dropped open, and his brows darted low in an overdone look of offense. “Wig? Every strand of this is mine, I will have you know.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“I’ve never met a duke and duchess before. They must have very important friends and associates. I’ll be so utterly and awkwardly out of place.”
“That is Grumpy Uncle’s role,” Digby said. “You can’t usurp it; he’ll have nothing to do tonight.”
“I thought being the jester was Lucas’s role,” she tossed back at him with a grateful smile.
“Monarchs are allowed to fill whatever role we choose.” He fussed with his lace cuffs, somehow making the gesture grandiose.
“Except a role of humility, apparently,” Lucas said.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“I’m sorry to disappoint you, sweetheart, but we need to get off this mountain.”
“We haven’t reached the top yet,” she said. “The view is so lovely from there.”
“I truly am sorry.” He set his hands on her arms. “The weather is turning. We don’t want to be up here when it does.”
She, too, looked up at the gathering clouds. “Are we in danger?”
“Not yet. But mountains are not the best places to be in a storm.”
“This happened the first time we were up here,” she said. “Fate does not seem to approve of these excursions.”
Digby dropped a hand on Lucas’s shoulder. “You don’t seem overly anxious to get us off the mountain.”
“I like her better,” he answered.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“Julia.” He crossed to her, appearing perfectly pleased to see her. “Have I told you how much I like that dress?”
“You have.”
“Good. I would hate for you to not know how impeccable my taste is.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“I won’t keep you any longer from your friends.”
He shook his head. “They will survive. Don’t misunderstand me, they will miss me terribly, but they can endure their disappointment.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“That man doesn’t realize how easily a king can be dethroned.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“The two of you are supposed to be helping me.”
“And you are supposed to be courting Julia,” Kes said. “Your failure overshadows ours.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“Quite the rain cloud, isn’t he? Can’t you ‘off with his head’ or something?”
The King sniffed and pursed his lips. “I am soon to make the acquaintance of an impressively strong-willed and, I hope, very witty lady. I wish to be in fine form when I do, and executions are unbearably tiring.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“Nothing addresses a lack of talent quite like practice.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“She swallowed, though doing so was oddly difficult. So was breathing. And thinking. Looking away was entirely impossible.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“That ship, however, has not merely sailed; it has been caught in a storm and sunk to the bottom of the ocean, never to be seen again.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“If I’d realized that conversation on our rock was actually being had with him through you, I would have held my tongue.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“And you’ll dance with me there?” he asked.
She very nearly rolled her eyes; he could tell she almost had. “If torture is required of me, I will endure it.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“He tends to lead with his heart without allowing his mind adequate opportunity to give input.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not

“You know I dislike balls.”
Father gave her a gentle look. “How can you know if you dislike them when you have refused to attend any?”
It was an argument but not an iron-clad one. “I have also never been devoured by wild dogs, but I am entirely certain I would not enjoy that either.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Forget Me Not