Karen Hawkins Quotes

Most people managed to evade home truths with astonishing ease.

I vow, is there no man who can talk about physical pleasures without exaggerating?

Every day stole away more of her presence, leaving in its place faint wisps of memories devoid of color, scent, and sound.

Women prefer to draw blood using words. It can cause just as much havoc, but it doesn't stain the carpet.

No woman worth her salt would listen to a proposal without the word 'love' in it.

Oh, he rarely gets angry. But he is perpetually irritated.

Luck is a fickle creature. She loves
many, but is faithful to none.

I am not
made of porcelain, Anthony. Nor do I need to be wrapped in wool and placed in a box for safekeeping.
I don't like boxes; I never have.

Instantly, Lucinda fell to the floor in a swoon-" Bronwyn groaned. "Not again!

Life was a hard teacher, but a thorough one.

Aye,Ware is your grandfather, though a more worthless arse I couldn't name.

Pray stop your infernal whispering. You sound like a pack of nuns planning a murder.

Fighting lets ye both say wha' needs to be said. Just be sure you fight clean, and dinna bring up old hurts or blame one another.

Margaret," she told me time and again, "you may be anything you wish, so long as you're never boring.

Old Woman Nora of Loch Lomond
To her three wee Grandaughters one cold night.

If there's one thing you taught me, it's to never trust an answer that's actually another question.

No soft-skinned, lace-covered, dandified profligate would ever take this house and make it his.
Ever.

Me mam, bless her soul, tol' me tha' was the worst thing ye could be to a man - convenient.

Sometimes the little things are the big things.

There was little that common sense and hard work couldn't accomplish.

It does not pay to be
possessive of a man determined to remain free.

Women never dress without thought.

My dear brother, never allow a woman to hold all of the cards.

You learn a lot about a person by the way he plays cards.
Then it was a good thing no one had seen her play.

There comes a time in every endeavor when one must take fate by the lapels and explain the need for urgency.

Seducing innocent virgins is such a tiring venture." Christian lifted a brow. "Are we back to that?

Never underestimate the power of a bossy woman.

I dislike being held to a set of rules for no reason other than to create the impression of order, whether it exists or not.

Some crave the safety of boredom while others crave the bravery of adventure.

Gregor, have you ever been in love?"
"No, I've never been that foolish.

It makes me wonder which tendencies are decided by birth, and which by desire.

But sometimes one must travel the rough road to reach one's ultimate destination.

...it's sad day when you forget your purpose in life.

It is a foolish man who apologizes without reason.

Stop looking as if you'd like to toss me from the window. Give me a hug, and go on to your dinner guest.

It is not enough to simply remove temptation. We must beat it away, burn it, suppress it, combat it with as much ruthless intent as we can muster.

For a real knight, rescuing maidens would be an everyday event."
...
"Perhaps a true knight saves himself for the right maiden

You'd be surprised at the things you can discover by barging into someone's bedchamber unannounced.

There are times when simplicity makes a decision for you.

It is surprising how many times a good feeling can be confused with a bad one. Often one is unsure which feeling it really is until much later.

If sarcasm were gold, she would have just made her fortune.

You savor the things we seek to avoid.

There is nothing shameful in wanting, Venetia. There's only shame in not getting.

Men think they like to be challenged. The truth is, they only like to be challenged if they win.

When the sun shines o'er the loch and sparkles on the water like diamond drops, ye know one thing:
somewhere there's a MacLean who is smilin'.

The world has no boundaries for someone who savors success and is willing to work for it.

Excitement is never comfortable. When it comes, you just hang on and hope you don't fall off.

You can get lost, pretending to be someone you're not.

Stop flirting. With you, every sentence is an offer."
"And with you, every sentence is a challenge.

Men are, if nothing else, predictable. Fortunately for us all, women are not.

Women provide the only true link to civilization. Men simply are not ruthless enough to survive on their own.

One should never ask a man questions about his personal life. He just might answer and then you, my dear, would have to listen.

I wish we hadn't kissed at all," he snapped.
"So do I, but we can't unkiss, so we must deal with it as best as we can.

She was part wide-eyed wood nymph, part awkward society miss, and - he was beginning to realize - part testy library elf.

Such power, and carried with such careless grace. How
that must burden him.

I don't need a hero. I was blessed with a large amount of common sense, which is of infinitely more use than a man.

But what if we find we don't suit?"
"Then ye'll do as the rest o' us and work at suiting.

Sometimes you have to grab life by the horns and ride it,even if it tries to throw you.

Family is the only anchor that will hold in a choppy sea.

In fact, you could almost hold that no man is perfect until he meets the right woman.

Knowledge and action combined can win over any adversity known to man.