It was funny how one's life could alter in an instant, how one minute everything could be a certain way, and the next it's simply… not.

—Julia Quinn in The Viscount Who Loved Me

About Julia Quinn

Julie Pottinger (née Cotler; born January 12, 1970), better known by her pen name, Julia Quinn, is an American author. Her novels have been translated into 41 languages and have appeared on The New York Times Bestseller List nineteen times. She has been inducted into the Romance Writers of America...

More quotations from Julia Quinn

Suddenly it was too hard to be in his presence, too painful to know that he would belong to someone else.

—Julia Quinn in The Viscount Who Loved Me

Don't settle. Know what you want and reach for it. And if you don't know what you want, be patient. The answers will come to you in time, and you may find that your heart's desire has been right under your nose all the while.

—Julia Quinn in With Love

Love's about finding the one person who makes your heart complete. Who makes you a better person than you ever dreamed you could be.

—Julia Quinn in The Viscount Who Loved Me

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It was funny how one's life could alter in an instant, how one minute everything could be a certain way, and the next it's simply…not.