Our list of best quotes from Netflix’s titillating and sumptuous period romantic drama, Bridgerton, inspired by Julia Quinn’s novels, created by Chris Van Dusen and produced by Shonda Rhimes. The story is set during the Regency era in England and centers on the close-knit siblings of the powerful Bridgerton family as they attempt to find love. You can get a copy of the book here!
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Season 1 Quotes
Daphne Bridgerton: You have no idea what it is to be a woman, what it might feel like to have one’s entire life reduced to a single moment. This is all I have been raised for. This is all I am. I have no other value. If I am unable to find a husband, I shall be worthless.
Lady Whistledown: It is only the Queen’s eye that matters today. A glimmer of displeasure, and a young lady’s value plummets to unthinkable depths.
Lady Whistledown: It has been said that, “Of all b**ches dead or alive, a scribbling woman is the most canine.” If that should be true, then this author would like to show you her teeth. My name is Lady Whistledown. You do not know me, and rest assured, you never shall. But be forewarned, dear reader, I certainly know you.
Francesca Bridgerton: [referring to Simon] He does have a presence about him.
Eloise Bridgerton: If rakish dukes were one’s thing.
Daphne Bridgerton: You presume Lady Whistledown…
Simon Basset: I presume she’ll deem us to be what we are. Me, unavailable. You, desirable.
Simon Basset: If this is to work, we must appear madly in love.
Daphne Bridgerton: It is an absurd plan.
Simon Basset: I find it quite brilliant. Provided you do not wish to marry me, and I do not wish to marry you. Whatever should you have to lose?
Eloise Bridgerton: So Daphne may be in love. Does she think it an accomplishment? What exactly has she accomplished then? She certainly did not build that man, or bake him. He simply showed up. Now he straggles about.
Lady Whistledown: There will forever be just two words that come to this author’s mind the morning after any good party, “shock” and “delight”. Well, dear reader, the scandalous counts from last night’s soiree at Vauxhall are quite shocking, and delightful indeed.
Simon Basset: I have no interest in causing a scandal, Miss Bridgerton.
Daphne Bridgerton: I should imagine with you it comes naturally.
Eloise Bridgerton: Having a nice face and pleasant hair is not an accomplishment.
Simon Basset: Should I not be courting your sister?
Lord Anthony Bridgerton: No. And I can think of dozens of reasons why. Starting with, “She is my sister,” and ending with, “She is already engaged to be married.” And then perhaps, circling back to, “She is my sister.”
Penelope Featherington: [referring to Marina’s pregnancy] Your condition? Marina, may I ask? How did it happen?
Marina Thompson: Cake.
Eloise Bridgerton: Suppose I want a different life, Benedict. That I truly believe I am quite capable of something more. Even when I am not allowed to have anything else.
Eloise Bridgerton: It must be so very difficult to want something and not be able to get it.
Lady Violet Bridgerton: You must simply marry the man who feels like your dearest friend.
Daphne Bridgerton: [referring to the painting] It is very beautiful. It reminds me of waking up in the country. First thing in the morning, when I am all alone, and I have not yet spoken to a soul. I look outside the window, and it is serene. As if I could be the only person left in the world, and yet, somehow I am not lonely. I am comforted, at peace. The others are certainly very grand and impressive. But this one, this one is intimate.
Portia Featherington: Many men make declarations of love when they want to make love. But rare is the man whose love remains true when the consequences of lovemaking are brought to his attention.
