Laura Lee Gurhre Quotes

Neamh," he murmered. '"Tis Neamh, you are, Olivia. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

Shakespeare's Iago could be played as a soul in hell, driven, dark and desperate, willing to do anything, willing to use anyone, in order to escape from that hell. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

It's like she wears an "I'm-always-happy" mask. I used to play along. ~ Laura Lee Gulledge

This was the pain of being happy, something she hadn't felt since she was a girl, when the future had been full of hope and the world had been wonderful and all life's possibilities lay ahead. This was the pain of light and beauty and a man's tender kiss. It was the burn in your eyes when you looked into the bright, shining sun, and the pinch in your chest when you saw the first green shoots of springtime, and the lump in your throat when you heard the sound of a newborn baby's cry. It was life, life, life. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

If I'm to be damned, I'll be damned as a lion, not as a lamb. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

There was fear, of course. That was always with her, something she'd accepted and learned to live with a long time ago. But, right beside it, other emotions were pushing up, fighting for space and light and air. Things like excitement and desire, longing and hope. Agony and uncertainty. Things that made fear seem almost comfortable, like broken-in pair of leather shoes or a perfectly fitted glove. Fear, at least, was familiar. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

How much time do I get in exchange for that rose?"
For the rose, a short engagement. For the speech, you get a lifetime."
I can live with that," he said, and kissed her. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

It's time love," he murmured, nuzzling her throat, kissing her ear.
"I've waited so long. I can't wait any longer have you. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

Will, what do you see when you look at that?"
"A fence"
"Yeah, a fence. Used to contain something, keep it trapped. A prison, perhaps." *Bends her head* "But when I look at it like THIS... to me it looks like a ladder. Which is the opposite of a fence. A ladder means escape, freedom. ~ Laura Lee Gulledge

He turned out the lamp and left the room, his body in agony. Sometimes, it was absolute hell to be a
gentleman. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

Came to her, not the athletic, graceful leopard of the ballroom at Hanford House but her very own wounded animal. Her husband. Her lover. Her best friend. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

We're your friends. Our job is to tease you mercilessly about your foibles, rag you about your upright, honorable nature, and point out to you when you're being a complete dolt. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

Pardon me for not being willing to commit my entire future to you based on two kisses and a blueberry muffin. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

I've been in love and it doesn't last. And when it's over, it's hell for a while. And then one discovers that life goes on. Eventually, one falls in love again. This pattern repeats itself until one is too jaded to believe in it anymore, or too old for all the upheaval. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

Oh honey, who cares if your blood is basically like vampire crack? Hello? Did you not get the memo? Vampires are hot! ~ Laura Lee

Ian!" she cried, afraid to believe it. "I don't want you to ever regret that you married me."
He smiled, and his fingertips caressed her cheeks. "Regret it? How could I?" You are my passionate
Italian wife. You are the woman who is going to give me children and whose bed I intend to sleep in
every night. You're the reason I'll wake up every morning with a smile on my face. I love you, I will be in
love with you every day of my life, and the only day I'm leaving you is the day they put me in the ground. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

One couldn't spend one's entire life waiting for life to start. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

Lizzie Darbury won't do," Vivian said. "She never understands Harry's jokes. She just stares at him as if he's a bit touched in the head and doesn't laugh." "And that's important," Louisa said. "Men do hate it when we don't find them amusing. Especially Harry. It quite upsets him. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

Nothing causes more pain, frustration, and disappointment than unfulfilled expectations. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

No one judging her by her appearance would dream that Miss Daphne Wade had a rather salacious habit of staring at her employer's naked chest whenever she had the chance, although most women would have agreed that Anthony Courtland, Duke of Tremore, had a chest worth looking at. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

Viola started for the door, but turned in the doorway to look at her one more time. "By the way, Daphne, beauty does not mean a thing, you know."
Daphne watched as her new friend vanished through the doorway, and she smiled a bit ruefully. "Beautiful women always say that," she murmured to the empty doorway. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

If Flynn's as you say, the boy - Simon, you called him? - Simon should be all too happy to come away with us. I've no ill will toward him."
"You might remember Simon's the one who gave you a great clout on the head," she said.
David waved it away. "And why shouldn't he? He likely thought I was about to maul your unconscious person. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

I suppose all moms have an idea who they hope their daughters will be. Like a connect-the-dots picture where you think you know what shape it will become. But then it's the daughter who draws the lines, and she might connect the dots you didn't intend, making a whole different picture. So I've gotta trust the dots she's given me, and she's gotta trust me to draw the picture myself. ~ Laura Lee Gulledge

Surviving isn't living, Kat. ~ Laura Lee

I want to be in your orbit every second of every day. ~ Laura Lee

As far back as I can remember, whenever you used to look at me, your face would light up as if someone had lit a candle inside you. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

I suppose you have already informed God that you will require at least three sons to ensure the Tremore line? ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

He could feel the only woman he had ever wanted slipping away for the third time, and he knew that this time, the pain of losing her would annihilate her. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

Olivia watched him through a blur of tears, despising the futility of it. For there was nothing she could say to comfort a man whose family was long dead; there was no balm to heal wounds that scored a man's soul; and there was no way to make a man believe in the ties that bind. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

I always let you decide. If you decide wrong, I work to change your mind. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

But when I close my eyes, I'm more like THIS under the surface: I'm laughing and scheming and dreaming. ~ Laura Lee Gulledge

You're killing me," he told her, panting, his palms sliding down over her ribs to explore the rest of her
shape - her waist, her hips, her thighs. "Killing me by inches." He lifted his body from hers enough to
yank up her skirt. "But it's a damn fine way for a man to die. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

There were times, however, when a man had to make a strategic retreat to win the game. ~ Laura Lee Guhrke

My heart didn't even write a farewell note ... It was a goner. ~ Laura Lee Gulledge

I want to get to know this other me, but I don't know her well enough yet to be her all the time ~ Laura Lee Gulledge

We're human. All we are are beautiful contradictions. ~ Laura Lee Gulledge