That drew a laugh from Jessamy, but he said, after a moment: “You had better flay me. It was my fault—all my fault!” “I was wondering how long it would be before you contrived to convince yourself that you were to blame,” said Alverstoke caustically. “I haven’t the slightest wish to know how you arrived at such an addlebrained conclusion, so don’t put yourself to the trouble of telling me!
Georgette Heyer
Related I blame everything on LIFE! I was happy being dead until I had a new LIFE! I was alone, bu... ANTHONY T.HINCKS My fault? How the hell is this"--I waved my arm across the table-- my fault?" "You... BARBRA ANNINO To be fair to Monica," I said, "what you did to her wasn't very nice either." "What'd I do to h... JOHN GREEN Adam glanced at me. His grin was back. I’d forgotten how easily he could wind me up. “You k... SAM DOGRA I had people in 'Entertainment Weekly' talking about how they wanted to throttle me because ... MARA WILSON So the little prince tamed the fox. And when the hour of his departure drew near-- Ah," s... ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPéRY «Hazel Grace,” he said, my name new and better in his voice. “It has been a real pleasure to ma... JOHN GREEN You liked me." I smiled. "You were smitten with me. You were speechless to behold my beau... JERRY SPINELLI It was not the thought that I was so unloved that froze me. I had taught myself to do without love.<... KURT VONNEGUT JR. I can't go to Amsterdam. One of my doctors thinks it's a bad idea." He was quiet for a second. ... JOHN GREEN Achilles was looking at me. “Your hair never quite lies flat, here.” He touched my head, just be... MADELINE MILLER He sighed and grabbed my left arm, examining the tattoo. “What were you thinking? Didn’t you kno... SARAH J. MAAS How would you like it if I said to you, 'It kills me to say this, but you're actually a tiny bit bea... MELINA MARCHETTA I dialed the number slowly, wanting to get it right. Two rings, and he picked up. "Yes," I sai... SARAH DESSEN Enough, both of you,' Clary said. 'You can't be complete jerks to each other forever, you know.' CASSANDRA CLARE And you've actually watched it yourself?' I asked. 'Willingly?' Sure. I had to see it, you know... SCOTT WESTERFELD My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money. Then I wo... HAILE GEBRSELASSIE Ophelia,' said the boy. He said it very quietly. She didn't like the way he said that at all. He sou... KAREN FOXLEE What the hell," I said, pushing off the wall, ready to take off the head of whatever stupid salesper... SARAH DESSEN Don't cry." "How can I not?" I asked him. "You just said you loved me." "Well, why else di... MEG CABOT December 27, 11:00 p.m. My Dear America, I’ve never written a love letter, s... KIERA CASS I missed you,” he said quietly, his gaze darting between her mouth and eyes. “When I was in SARAH J. MAAS Don’t worry, though, because Prince Hubert is very handsome and kind. That’s all you wanted in a... JANETTE RALLISON I hope you don't really see yourself that way," I said. He turned to look at me and narrowed hi... KATIE ALENDER How could tickling, even though it causes laughter, be at the same time such a vicious form of tortu... ALAN BRADLEY This is beautiful," I said, ignoring the shop window to trace the gleaming stone walls fronting anot... JUSTINA CHEN What was so important that I had to risk my friends' safety to sneak out here?" I demanded. "Huh? Wh... ALLY CARTER I said, I want to tell you something. She said, you can tell me tomorrow. I had never told... JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER You went back in time,” he repeated, “and you expect his cell phone to work?” “Well, no... C.E. MURPHY Years ago I had realized I was blaming myself for it. People and doctors would tell me it wasn't my ... ROBERT ANTHONY I was mistaken when I said you live in my heart. How absurd I was when you l... KAMAND KOJOURI Look, this is all very, very weird. Why are you focusing on rumours and urban legends? You haven’t... DEREK LANDY Why, so we can look for some little kid who probably doesn’t even know he’s missing?” Aga... MICHAEL GRANT He stood and looked at me for a moment, taking in my outfit. "You look hot." "What? Me?" I stam... MORGAN MATSON What's up?" I asked. You tell me," he said. "You were the one about ready to start making... RICHELLE MEAD You know it’s true.” “Even if it is,” I cried, “what does it matter? You could sleep ... KODY KEPLINGER Then I dropped my forehead against his and sat there for a long time, as if I could telegraph a mess... JOHN GROGAN Or, you know, you could interview the perfectly willing Epic walking beside you.” I coughed i... BRANDON SANDERSON In Truth,” I said, “there are no rules other than you have to tell the truth.” “How do ... SARAH DESSEN It isn't Narnia, you know," sobbed Lucy. "It's you. We shan't meet you there. And how can we live, n... C.S. LEWIS So, Harry,' said Dumbledore quietly. "Before you got lost in my thoughts, you wanted to tell me some... J.K. ROWLING Welcome, Prince,' said Aslan. 'Do you feel yourself sufficient to take up the Kingship of Narnia?' C.S. LEWIS I’m mean? That’s the worst you can throw at me?” “Mean and self-pitying. Does that make... MICHAEL GRANT May I see you again?" he asked. There was an endearing nervousness in his voice. I smile... JOHN GREEN How fast were you?" Wes asked me. I said, "Not that fast." "You mean you couldn't... fly?" he ... SARAH DESSEN Tamani checkled. ‘If it makes you feel any better, it scares the daylights our of me on a regular ... APRILYNNE PIKE You moved my head so that it was lying in your lap. "Keep your eyes open," you said. "Stay wit... LUCY CHRISTOPHER I always knew it would end like this. It always does. There’s no point in fighting it, Aladdin. It... JESSICA KHOURY I had an accident." "That seemes to happen a lot." "It wasn't my fault." ... RICHELLE MEAD You bit de Quincey," he said. "You fool. He's a vampire. You know what it means to bite a vampire." ... CASSANDRA CLARE Coop kissed me deeply, drawing my breath from me in a long, sweet ribbon. "Perhaps I haven't mention... JODI PICOULT Here's another poem, like all others before and after, dedicated to you. There isn't ... KAMAND KOJOURI Something about you caught me by surprise Though I always knew you’d be my demise. R.S. GREY I never wanted to marry anyone before,” he said. “When two people marry, they surrender a small ... ILONA ANDREWS I'll tell you what you can do," he said, stopping abruptly. Now he did reach out to grip both my sho... MEG CABOT He made it very clear that he didn’t want me here,” she said at last. “That my remaining at th... CASSANDRA CLARE Can I ask you something?" you said. "How did you ever survive that scandal?" She said, "I... GABRIELLE ZEVIN The love a parent had for a child, there is nothing else like it. No other love so consuming.... CASSANDRA CLARE And who talks of error now? I scarcely think the notion that flittered across my brain was an error.... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Why are you being so nice to me?' I asked her. 'You know,' she said, 'when you say stuff like t... SARAH DESSEN Daniel, he said. I would have you follow me. Master!....I will fight for you to the end!.... ELIZABETH GEORGE SPEARE When you took me from the witch trial at Cranesmuir--you said then that you would have died with me,... DIANA GABALDON Thanks,” I muttered and added under my breath, “Douchebag.” He laughed, deep and th... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Glaring at the Gasman, ter Borcht said, “Your time is coming to an end, you pathetic failure ... JAMES PATTERSON I know what I'm talking about, Alecto! When I think of Jud, I think of the times he wanted to be a c... REBECCA MCNUTT He looked at her in bittersweet despair. “Sometimes, Kate, when I’m inside you and your arms are... SHELBY REED So you're a Shadowhunter,' Nate said. 'De Quincey told me that you lot were monsters.' 'Was tha... CASSANDRA CLARE He stared at me. "She liked you, boy." The intensity of his voice and eyes made me blink. "Yes,... JERRY SPINELLI You've known him how long?" Malcolm asked. "Since he was a small boy. I firs noticed him when ... JOHN FLANAGAN How can you protect yourself by carrying a sword if you don’t know how to use it?’ Not me, ... TERRY PRATCHETT Cole,” I said, “do you think I’m lovable?” “As in ‘cuddly and’?” “As in ... MAGGIE STIEFVATER How grateful are you?" he whispered, his mouth hovering over mine. His eyes were very alert now, and... CHARLAINE HARRIS That I wasn't mad at you . Can't you see that Bella?" He was suddenly intense, all trace of te... STEPHENIE MEYER After a while Mary said, “Zsadist?” “Yeah?” “What are those markings... J.R. WARD Are you?" I said. "Gay, I mean?" - I hoped he wasn't offended by my asking, b... BRENT HARTINGER Well, Watson, what do you make of it?' Holmes was sitting with his back to me, and I had ... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Yeah,” Nicole said, her straw noisily hitting the bottom of her Gut Buster. “Well, I would ... MEG CABOT I don’t think we’re in love anymore. I think about sex constantly. I hate your parents... CAITLYN SIEHL You ready to play?" Dave asked, bouncing it. "I don't know," I said. "Are you going to cheat?"<... SARAH DESSEN I was at a loss suddenly; but conscious all the while of how Armand listened; that he listened in th... ANNE RICE April watched the rain a beat. “You need a lift to California, and you need money to do that. I’... RENEE BLOSSOM Do you really want to know why you lost?” I asked. “Do you really have an answer?” he cou... MARIA V. SNYDER What are you doing?" "Ya!" said Jane, whirling around, her hands held up menacingly. It ... SHANNON HALE I waited for him to say something more, but he was quiet. "Was there something you wanted?" I a... STEPHENIE MEYER In this pause, I suddenly saw something very clearly. Whatever it was I wanted from my m... ALISON BECHDEL She’s having a party, you know. This coming week.” He took a sip of wine. “I know. I... JESS MICHAELS I had a dream about you. It's been a while since I could remember any of my dreams, and still, this ... ALEKSANDRA NINKOVIC She shook her head. 'Look. We both know life is short, Macy. Too short to waste a single second with... SARAH DESSEN Miss Althea?" "I don't blame you, Jesse," she said at last, taking control of her whirling emot... PAMELA MORSI No, I know,” Levi said. “But it’s not you. You don’t push through every moment. You pay atte... RAINBOW ROWELL How old are you?” she asked. My answer was automatic and ingrained. “Seventeen.” “... STEPHENIE MEYER Yes,' he said, 'a list. That way, I figure, we'll have a written record of what we've agreed upon as... SARAH DESSEN Why did you marry Dad, Mom?" My mother sniffled through her nose, looked at me, then smiled. <... MARGARET MCMULLAN I'm sorry,' said the shopkeeper. 'I can't understand your ridiculous accent.' 'My accent?' DEREK LANDY I am a lonely man," he said again that evening. "And is it not possible that you are also a lonely p... SōSEKI NATSUME I clinked my bottle against his. “To being the only girl a guy with no standards doesn’t w... JAMIE MCGUIRE All right," said Ford. "How would you react if I said that I'm not from Guildford at all, but from a... DOUGLAS ADAMS I had one last try. "Does it bother you that I'm not a virgin?" He hesitated a moment before an... DIANA GABALDON Then I saw that sparkle in Naji's eye and knew he was laughing at me. "See?" he said. "Now you ... CASSANDRA ROSE CLARKE What is the thing you want most from me? What can I do to make you love me?' Be yourself,... ORHAN PAMUK
More Georgette Heyer
Eccentricity may be diverting, Mama, but it is out of place in a wife: certainly in my wife! GEORGETTE HEYER You're only a man! You've not our gifts! I can tell you! Why, a woman can think of a hundred differe... GEORGETTE HEYER It was growing late, and though one might stand on the brink of a deep chasm of disaster, one was st... GEORGETTE HEYER The Marquis believed himself to be hardened against flattery. He thought that he had experienced eve... GEORGETTE HEYER Do you forget that I am your sister?” “No; I’ve never been granted the opportunity to for... GEORGETTE HEYER Wretch! I shan’t allow you to take a rise out of me! I want to talk to you about Jane!” “... GEORGETTE HEYER As soon as one promises not to do something, it becomes the one thing above all others that one most... GEORGETTE HEYER If I must consort with rogues [...] I own I like them to be in the grand manner. GEORGETTE HEYER [...]if you talk any more flummery to me, Frederica, I shall give you one of my—er—icy set-downs... GEORGETTE HEYER You don’t understand!” she exclaimed bitterly. “That,” said his lordship, with a ... GEORGETTE HEYER No one could have called Mr. Standen quick-witted, but the possession of three sisters had considera... GEORGETTE HEYER Well of course it did and it would have made any man feel just as I did! I told Mama - perfectly<... GEORGETTE HEYER Do you like pets better than toys and books? I always did, so I thought very likely you would too. GEORGETTE HEYER God knows I'm no saint, but I don't think I'm more of a sinner than any other man. GEORGETTE HEYER He then, with great presence of mind, put a stop to any further recriminations by kissing her; and h... GEORGETTE HEYER Besides, it was a well-known maxim that maniacs must be humoured. GEORGETTE HEYER He has probably gnawed his nails down to the quick, or murdered poor Mr. Orde. GEORGETTE HEYER He paused and then said, as though the words were wrung out of him: ‘O God, Mama, I’ve made such... GEORGETTE HEYER O God, Mama, I’ve made such a mull of it! What am I to do? GEORGETTE HEYER Don't you dare call me arrogant!If ever I had any at all-which I deny!- how much could I possibly ha... GEORGETTE HEYER You have a genius for bringing trouble upon yourself GEORGETTE HEYER [He was aware] of the value of the word of praise dropped at exactly the right moment; and he would ... GEORGETTE HEYER The charm of your society, my Sparrow, lies in not knowing what you will say next – though one rap... GEORGETTE HEYER Oh, yes, she's unusual!" he said bitterly. "She blurts out whatever may come into her head; she tumb... GEORGETTE HEYER No, but on the other hand you don't enact me Cheltenham tragedies when I've barely swallowed my brea... GEORGETTE HEYER You are an atrocious person! Since the day I met you I have become steadily more depraved. GEORGETTE HEYER [...]my memory is reasonably good—unlike yours, dear sir!” “Mine is erratic,” he said i... GEORGETTE HEYER She stretched out her hand, saying, “Vernon! My dear, what a delightful surprise!” “What�... GEORGETTE HEYER She bowed her head, clasping her hands tightly before her upon the arm of his chair, for her heart y... GEORGETTE HEYER Well, sir, do you mean to remain there, commending my father’s taste in wine, or do you mean to ac... GEORGETTE HEYER I liked that young man, did not you? There was something particularly pleasing about his manners, wh... GEORGETTE HEYER Then Frederica went towards him, holding out her hand, and he raised his eyes from Felix’s eager c... GEORGETTE HEYER My dear girl, you don't consent to an abduction! You consent to an elopement, and I knew you wouldn'... GEORGETTE HEYER I feel an almost overwhelming interest in the methods of daylight abduction employed by the modern y... GEORGETTE HEYER Sophy looked at him. Under his amazed and horrified gaze, large tears slowly welled over her eyelids... GEORGETTE HEYER O God, I love you to the edge of madness, Venetia, but I'm not mad yet--not so mad that I don't know... GEORGETTE HEYER I was under the impression that I warned you that in London country ways will not do, Frederica!”<... GEORGETTE HEYER A voice that to Dominica's fancy seemed to hold all the sunshine and the salt wind of fine days at s... GEORGETTE HEYER The Reverend William Trent, whose mind was of a serious order, had several times warned his elder si... GEORGETTE HEYER Them Frenchies!’ ‘Unchristian, that’s what I call ’em,’ responded Mr. Stubbs severel... GEORGETTE HEYER He was not at the moment in very good odour at Bow Street. Such epithets as Blockhead and Blunderer ... GEORGETTE HEYER My lord said, amongst other things, that he did not propose to burden the doctor with the details of... GEORGETTE HEYER With Philip's departure had come a void which only could be filled by Philip's return. GEORGETTE HEYER Women must learn to find self-worth within themselves, not through others. It is important to carve ... GEORGETTE MOSBACHER Feminine force is that inner strength, that power, that will to face down any negative circumstances... GEORGETTE MOSBACHER Unless you have financial resources of your own, you can't be free. GEORGETTE MOSBACHER I wasn't born a redhead, but I was born to be a redhead. GEORGETTE MOSBACHER It was nasty. There was tissue everywhere. GEORGETTE NEAL We would love to have the parks. It's a golden opportunity. GEORGETTE KOHLER We basically offered, as backup, a job in the other diner [in Guilford] in case they have trouble. GEORGETTE MAIORANO