Julia Quinn Quotes

The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends, is want of courage.

Men, we don't need you to be a knight in shining armor. We just need you to be a little bit brave, just a little bit. And some of them are, and that's what he does.

Manly deeds; womanly words

Don't let men fool you... we all want love; we just know that it can leave us very vulnerable, and we seek a woman who understands and protects that with her life.

A man is seldom more manly than when he is what you call unmanned,--the source of his emotion is championship, pity, and courage; the instinctive desire to cherish those who are innocent and unhappy, and defend those who are tender and weak.

Do all lovers feel helpless and valiant in the presence of the beloved? Helpless because the need to roll over like a pet dog is never far away. Valiant because you know you would slay a dragon with a pocket knife if you had to.

Women encourage killers. They do it by falling in love with warriors and heroes. Men know it and respond with enthusiasm. The Crusaders marched off to war with ladies favors in their helmets. The heroes sliced up adults and baked infants on spits, all the while thinking of how the damsels back home would admire their bravery.

Well I'm the Prince and I'm sort of slaying a dragon - which is something I've never done before, obviously.

But we have been to the Pole and we shall die like gentlemen. I regret only for the women we leave behind.

I like men to be men and I like them to care about me and to take care of me. I'm willing to let them do that.

I am just like any other girl, a sucker for romance.

I'm a bit of a tomboy, but when it comes to love I am a doormat.

I like a man who looks like a bad boy but knows how to treat a woman like a queen.

I have learned to love that which is meant to harm me, so that I can stand in the way of those who are less strong. I can take the bullets for those who aren't able to.

I've always said a romance hero can be deeply flawed... as long as he's willing to rush into a burning building to rescue a basket of kittens.

It's only a matter of time before it all starts to fall apart, before things start to fall off. Short legs, long body. The kind of person who in the Middle Ages would come up over the hill on his horse, and they'd say, 'Get Wogan,' and I'd be there with my shield, the first to die.

What war is to men so maternity is to women.

All Scouts should know about St. George. St. George is the Patron Saint of England; he is also the Patron Saint of cavalry in all countries, and therefore Patron Saint of Scouts.

We are built to love. Have the bravery to open the heart you have contracted from life's disappointments. This is how the heroes roll.

Let's face it: Some of us need our burly men to come rescue us.

I have enormous respect for anyone who would offer to sacrifice their life to defend my right to live. Is there any greater gift one can give another?

The number one taboo for boys is to be feminine, so for someone to not only override their internal directive but society's directive is mind-boggling and heroic. It's courageous.

There are two aspects around which the dynamics of Bollywood revolve - chivalry and chauvinism.

My whole life, I've guarded guys bigger than me.

Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.