The Duke And I Quotes

“Now, Mother,” Daphne said quickly, “I know what you’re thinking, and I assure you that you don’t have to worry about Gregory putting creamed potatoes on Francesca’s chair again. I’m certain he has outgrown such childish behavior.”

“He did it last week.”

“Well, then,” Daphne said briskly, not missing a beat, “then I’m sure he’s learned his lesson.”  Quote from page 142

This is one of the few books where the kids misbehaving is not the main plot, or where the kids don’t overly behave to seem convenient. Here, kids were just being kids and it had no big outcome in the book. It was just there because that is how children really are. It was also said in an effortlessly humourful way, which is always a bonus when reading a book that is meant to make you feel good.

“I don’t like your tone” was Violet’s standard answer when one of her children was winning an argument. Quote from page 19

ARE YOU TELLING ME MOMS AREN’T PERFECT? WHAT?!?!?!?! No, but for real. Whose mother also does this? Show of hands. Just me? Okay…

Men are sheep. Where one goes, the rest will soon follow. Quote from page 131

Violet rolled her eyes, and said to Daphne “Any man, you’ll soon learn, has an insurmountable need to blame someone else when he is made to look a fool.” Quote from page 165.

To say that men can be bullheaded would be insulting to the bull. Quote from page 317

Small digs about men’s egos are scattered all over this series if you read accurately enough. And there is nothing I love more than a subtle ego-shattering. For that reason alone, I believe Lady Whistledown is a woman. Only we are this astute.

“Well, true or not,” she said, “he thinks you’re up to something.”

“I am up to something.”

“He thinks you’re up to something nefarious.”

“I’d like to be up to something nefarious.”

“What was that?”

“Nothing.” Quote from page 117

That part of fake dating to true love, when Character A starts flirting with Character B for real but denies it as quickly as his next breath. That is why that trope is so successful.

…She looked so enchantingly lovely that Simon nearly forgot to breathe…

…just being in her presence made Simon want to grin like an idiot. Quote from page 154

He quirked a bow, which caused her to grumble to herself, which of course caused him to want to kiss her.

Everything made him want to kiss her. Quote from page 262

We should write books from men’s points of view more often. This whole man thinking affectional of his female love interest is just delicious. If we had the inside scoop into how men really think, it would be a bit of a disappointment, let’s be honest. But how a bookman thinks? Now, those thoughts I could read for hours and hours.