Quotes: The Duke and I
"I know," he replied, meeting her serious gaze with one oh his own. "But yes, I'm sure. And I'm scared to death. And thrilled to the marrow. And a hundred other emotions I never let myself feel before you came along."
Tears pricked her eyes. "That's the sweetest thing you've ever said to me."
"It's the truth," he vowed. "Before I met you I was only half-alive."
"And now?" she whispered.
"And now?" he echoed. "'Now' suddenly means happiness, and joy, and a wife I adore. But you know what?"
She shook her head, too overcome to speak.
He leaned down and kissed her. "'Now' doesn't even compare to tomorrow. And tomorrow couldn't possibly compete with the next day. As perfect as I feel this very moment, tomorrow is going to be even better. Ah, Daff," he murmured, moving his lips to her, "every day I'm going to love you more. I promise you that. Every day..."
- quotes from Julia Quinn's The Duke and I.
Tears pricked her eyes. "That's the sweetest thing you've ever said to me."
"It's the truth," he vowed. "Before I met you I was only half-alive."
"And now?" she whispered.
"And now?" he echoed. "'Now' suddenly means happiness, and joy, and a wife I adore. But you know what?"
She shook her head, too overcome to speak.
He leaned down and kissed her. "'Now' doesn't even compare to tomorrow. And tomorrow couldn't possibly compete with the next day. As perfect as I feel this very moment, tomorrow is going to be even better. Ah, Daff," he murmured, moving his lips to her, "every day I'm going to love you more. I promise you that. Every day..."
- quotes from Julia Quinn's The Duke and I.