I do not wish to die without ever having been kissed.

Penelope

To live at the whim of either the most cruel or the most simple person I know...
I must take a husband before that happens.
It is time.

Penelope

A life unmarried is not all bad.
Trust me, men can often cause much more trouble than they are worth.

Lady Featherington

It is only a shame... that you might miss the fruits of your labors.
I hear Penelope may be getting a proposal tonight.

Lady Bridgerton

Well, let him tell you about it.
Men love to explain the world to us.
If we have already explained it to ourselves through reading then they will feel superfluous and unmanned.

Lady Featherington

I have spent so long trying to feel less, trying to be the kind of man society expects me to be.
And for a moment, I thought I had succeeded.

Colin

Mama, we are in a library.
For once you must allow me to look at a book.

Penelope

The person I was earlier today...
I was pretending to be someone I am not.
And I do not wish to do that anymore.

Penelope

Penelope: We cannot continue our lessons.
Colin: Oh. Uh, I agree. Yes...
Penelope: Good.
Colin. Hm. Uh, just so I am clear, what is your reasoning, exactly?

Colin: Pen, living for the estimation of others is a trap.
Once you break free, the world opens up.
Penelope: You make it sound so easy.

Colin: Imagine what you would want to say to me if I were a suitor without concerning yourself with how I might receive it.
Penelope: Your eyes... are the most remarkable shade of blue.
Yet, somehow, they shine even brighter when you are kind.

Penelope: Colin, I cannot have you with me, whispering into my ear in every ballroom.
Colin: You will not need that.
We will have lessons.

Bridgerton Quotes

My stories from abroad are not suitable for such tender young ladies.
Were I to tell you even the tiniest adventure, well,
I'd be forced to marry you.

Colin

To live at the whim of either the most cruel or the most simple person I know...
I must take a husband before that happens.
It is time.

Penelope