102+ Julie James Quotes On Education, Success And Hard Work

Julie James is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance novels. She is an attorney-turned-author who is known for her witty and romantic stories. Her debut novel, Something About You, was published in 2009 and was a finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA Award. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Julie James on education, love, leadership.

Top 10 Julie James Quotes

1. I've been in love with you since the very beginning. You asked why there isn't anyone else in my life, and the reason... is you" - J.D.
2. I don’t mind hot and spicy. Actually find that appealing in a girl. And chicken wings.
3. - I hate to break this to you, Cameron, but you are only human. - Shh... I've been trying to keep that under wraps for years.
4. Jordan couldn’t keep the smile off her face. “Yeah, I like this guy. He rescued me from a crazed man with a gun, he makes me laugh, and he calls his mother Ma. I’d say he’s a keeper.
5. Oh God, baby...love me.
6. He maybe, possibly, said that if he got word of anyone getting in your way, they’d find out whether there was any truth to the rumor about him knowing how to kill a man with paper clips.
7. Life isn't always about logic and reasons—sometimes you just have to close your eyes and jump. Particularly when it comes to relationships.
8. It’s because your subconscious finds my subconscious irresistible.
9. Is that an invitation?” “I suppose it is.” “Good.” Cade’s voice dropped lower, adding one last thing before hanging up. “And tell your friend in the striped shirt that he’s in my seat.
10. You’re not pathetic. Actually, I envy you a little.” “Because I’m a mess?” Zach asked dryly. “No. Because you’re not afraid to be a mess.

Julie James Short Quotes

• I think that for him, I'd risk everything.” ~ Taylor
• You are not just a big-picture girl for me, Brooke Parker. You’re the only picture.
• There are some things a girl never forgets, Ry. And one of those is a kiss from the right guy
• I’ve licked stamps who were more excited than you by that kiss.
• I saw you laughing with your friends, and your smile sucked me right in.
• You don't touch the purse. The purse is sacrosanct.
• Because wine means the responsible part of the day is over.
• It’s not the place that matters, It’s how good you are when you get there.” -Rylann
• Thank God she wasn’t still hanging out in her underpants.
• What can I say? I’m a sucker for the shy, quiet types.

Julie James Quotes About Love

Don't take this next undercover assignment. Stay with me instead." Nick's eyes pierced hers, refusing to let her off that easily. "Tell me why." "Because... I love you." She exhaled. No take-backs. The words were out there forever. And it felt great. — Julie James

I heard this theory once that love means your subconscious is attracted to someone else’s subconscious. — Julie James

Good. Or instead, what if I just told you that I love you?” Payton gazed into his eyes. “What would you say, J. D. Jameson, if I told you that?” J.D. smiled. He touched his forehead to Payton’s, closed his eyes, and answered her with one word. “Finally. — Julie James

Ignore me. I don’t want to talk about my nonexistent love life today. — Julie James

At that moment he knew one thing. The only thing that mattered. He loved her. — Julie James

I love you,” she said softly. Jason's arms tightened around her. He grinned sleepily. “I know.” Taylor drifted off contentedly. Until through the darkness, she heard a low, sneaky whisper. “Mrs. Taylor Andrews . . .” She didn't bother to open her eyes. “Still not gonna happen. — Julie James

Julie James Famous Quotes And Sayings

Now anyone who has ever been on a blind date is well familiar with “The Moment”—that moment where you first walk into the bar or restaurant or coffee shop and scan the crowd and suddenly your heart stops and you say to yourself: oh, please—let it be him. — Julie James

Don't get me wrong. I love a Denver omelette as much as the next girl. But I'm curious whether that’s your thing, or if you try to change up the routine depending on the specific woman. You know… like, green pepper because I have green eyes, ham because I’m so funny, and onions for all the tears you’ll shed after I leave. — Julie James

You're tough when you need to be, and you can charm the pants off men who have three times your experience. Well, yes. Although I try not to take advantage of that too often. Very awkward negotiating with people who are sitting around in their underwear. — Julie James

I think the first thing we need to talk about is you not running around in tight T-shirts and yoga pants.” “Fine. I’ll stop doing that as soon as you shave.” Jack ran his hand along his jaw and grinned. “You like the scruff, huh?” Did she ever. — Julie James

She asked him the question she had been asking herself for the past few days. "Why are you being so nice to me now?" J.D. leaned forward in his chair. He gazed directly into her eyes, and Payton suddenly found herself wondering why it had taken him eight years to look at her that way. "Because you're letting me," he said softly. — Julie James

Payton grinned. “You must be Chase.” As she extended her hand in introduction, she took the opportunity to give him a more thorough once-over. He had dark wavy hair and warm brown eyes. Very Pat-rick Dempsey/McDreamy-esque. Good build, not terribly tall, maybe only five-ten-ish, but since Payton measured in at exactly five-three and one-third inch, she could work with this — Julie James

If we go now, there's no coming back. You're mine all night." Her eyes flashed. "Promise?" That was it. Jack grabbed her hand and pulled her off the dance floor, toward the main entrance of the tent. — Julie James

Kyle gazed down at her. “I lied when I said I followed you to the bar because you’re hot.” He touched her cheek. “I saw you laughing with your friends, and your smile sucked me right in. — Julie James

I’m not sure I trust myself around you I liked you from the start, J.D. I really wish things had been different, that's all. — Julie James

Listen and learn: you need fourteen characters, minimum. Use random letters, not words. Here’s a tip: think of a sentence, and use the first letter in each of those words. Mix it up between upper and lower case. Then pick two numbers that mean something to you – not dates – and stick them somewhere between the letters. Put a punctuation mark at the beginning of the password and then a symbol, like a dollar sign, at the end. — Julie James

I realized that the one person who could break my heart is the only one who should have it. — Julie James

It may have taken nine years, and a whole lot of wrong turns along the way, but their story felt complete at last. Because, finally, she was his. — Julie James

And then when she takes him through the whole wine tasting process, finishing with a long, languid taste that she really enjoyed “she opened her eyes and saw Nick staring at her. “I feel like I need a cigarette and a shower after watching that. — Julie James

More like a chocolate molten lava cake. A dessert so sinful, so luscious, so filled with inner heat it made a girl want to lick each and every crumb right off the plate. That was Jack Pallas. — Julie James

Lesbian?” Payton turned around and saw J.D. standing there. Maybe it was the wine. Maybe she was basking in the glow of their successful pitch to Gibson’s. Maybe it was her promise to Laney to be the “New Payton,” or maybe it was a combination of all those things. But Payton actually found herself smiling at J.D. It’s just an excuse, the lesbian thing,” she said. — Julie James

Jack wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close. He whispered in her ear. “He’s not getting near you again, baby, I promise. No one’s laying a finger on you ever again. — Julie James

That is nice, Mr. Morgan. Because in response to your tough-guy speech, I, in turn, would’ve had to give you my tough-girl speech, about where, exactly, federal prosecutors who come to my office looking for assistance can stick their obstruction of justice threats — Julie James

Kyle had to give her credit; it took skill—plus no heart and a serious abuse of the English language— to break up with someone in fewer than 140 characters. — Julie James

Time for Wine Tasting 101. “So here’s how this works. When tasting a wine, as opposed to casual drinking, there are four basic steps you need to remember: sight, smell, taste, then spit or swallow.” Nick paused at that last part and cocked his head. “And your personal preference on the latter would be…?” “Only lightweights spit.” His right eye twitched. — Julie James

You've met Nick?" "Yep, we've met, all right. He was kind enough to inform me that I have absolutely no say in whether you two date." "Well, you don't." "You know, you all could at least pretend that my opinion makes a difference. — Julie James

The mighty have such simple weaknesses. I like to think it’s God’s way of keeping things fair. — Julie James

Score one for Team Kendall, Payton thought. Not that it was a competition between them. Not at all. — Julie James

J.D. nodded. Yes, yes, fine, thank you. Nice attitude, by the way. Like boss, like secretary. — Julie James

Hopefully when he moved his things out of the apartment, he at least took his CDs. I mean, we might be gay, but… Enya? Really? — Julie James

He liked the way her hand felt in his, liked the simple intimacy of the gesture and the way it said - without the need for words - that they were together. — Julie James

His eyes held hers. “Because I knew, ten seconds after walking into this office and meeting you, that we had this in the bag. — Julie James

You know, Taylor, I told his manager that your reputation in this firm is that you can go head-to-head with any man. And win. — Julie James

Laney held up a hand. "I checked it out. He went there on scholarship and paid the rest with student loans. And he's good looking, too. Nate and I met him for dinner last night, and I subtly learned that he's looking to meet someone" "How did you learn that?" "I asked him if he was looking to meet someone" "that is subtle — Julie James

He looked again. Longer this time. She may have ‘forgotten’ to put a bra on that morning. Another oops. “Are you kidding me with that?” he asked. — Julie James

Despite the fact that she was essentially comatose, she somehow made his whole house feel different just by being there. Before it had been just a house—a very impressive house no doubt, but a house nonetheless. But for some reason, with Taylor there it felt more like a home. — Julie James

Because nine years ago, I walked up to the most beautiful girl in the bar, and tonight she's still the only person I want to talk to. — Julie James

Business associates? Ouch. That’s worse than friends — Julie James

I’d like to know more about this undercover agent who posed as my daughter’s date. The ubiquitous Tall, Dark, and Smoldering.' Nick put on his best meet-the-parent smile. 'I generally prefer to go by Nick. — Julie James

Raise your hand if you had no idea you’d see so much nudity in one week of jury duty.” Twelve hands flew straight into the air. And unbelievably, Payton laughed. — Julie James

In the business world, what’s the female equivalent of going golfing with a client?” Laney gave this some thought. Payton fell silent, too, contemplating. After a few moments, neither of them could come up with anything. How depressing. Payton sighed, feigning resignation. “Well, that’s it. I guess I’ll just have to sleep with them.” Laney folded her hands primly on the table. “I think I’m uncomfortable with this conversation. — Julie James

At least you're learning a thing or two about wine. Good to hear you're making such an effort to improve yourself." "Does the U.S. attorney know how much you like spending your Saturday nights eavesdropping on private conversations?" Nick asked. "The U.S. attorney knows exactly how I like spending my Saturday nights. — Julie James

The shower trick. Let's hear it, Kendall — Julie James

Did you just ask me out on a date, Ms Parker?” “No.” “Are you sure? Because I-” “Still no. I need something, and you’re the only guy who can give it to me.” She cut him off before he could even say the words. “Yes, thank you. I’m aware of how that sounded. I’m hanging up now. — Julie James

Ever hear of a telephone, asshole? — Julie James

He didn't care whose league Jordan was in. All that mattered was that she was his. — Julie James

You probably should get back out there. You’re ignoring your other guests.” “Screw them.” “I’m sure that many of them, you already have. — Julie James

Well, at least I’m not a stubborn, button-pushing, Prius-driving, chip-on-your-shoulder-holding, ‘stay-at-home-mom’-is-the-eighth-dirty-word-thinking feminazi! — Julie James

With a chuckle, Jack mumbled under his breath to Nick. 'It's like watching the preppy, well-bred versions of you and me trash-talking. — Julie James

Boyfriend huh? I didn't realize we had taken things to that level." "Oh, I'm sorry--this is my first undercover operation," Jordan said. "I'm a little unclear about the rules. Are we seeing other people in this fake relationship? — Julie James

J.D. cleared his throat and pushed the button on the intercom. “Uh, Payton, hi. It’s J.D.” Dead silence. Then another crackle. “Sorry. Not interested.” Cute. But J.D. persisted. Again with the button. “I want to talk to you.” Crackle. “Ever hear of a telephone, asshole?” Okay, he probably deserved that. — Julie James

I would've done it for you in a heartbeat. — Julie James

You know, if you're trying to mark your territory, you could've just peed on me before I came over here and saved us both a lot of time! — Julie James

Sweet Jesus. It was The Delicious in the dark shirt and jeans. — Julie James

It should've been illegal for a man to walk around like that without some sort of permit. — Julie James

She spoke under her breath to Nick. "Is there a reason he's only wearing one sock?" "He puked on his foot." "Oh." She turned back to Huxley. "Can we get you another sock? Maybe a blanket or something? — Julie James

My God, Jack - with a look like that, you two should just get a room. And try not to pick the one with a dead body next to it this time. — Julie James

You’re right,” she acknowledged. “I don’t know you, really. We spent all of about thirty minutes together nearly a decade ago. Still, I think the Kyle Rhodes who walked me home and gave me the shirt off his back would do the right thing no matter how pissed he was at my office. So if that guy is hanging around this penthouse anywhere, tell him to call me. — Julie James

Jack leaned over, “Ever get the impression that these women are way out of our league?” “I shot the last guy who said that to me. — Julie James

Just because we haven’t met Mr. Right doesn’t mean we’re doing anything wrong. And by the way, you’re brilliant and awesome, too. If I were a lesbian, I’d totally settle down with you and make lots of in vitro babies. — Julie James

My, my, aren’t we pushy . . . — Julie James

It's a truth universally acknowledged that an FBI special agent in possession of great skill and talent is likely to engage in trash talk every now and then. — Julie James

See you just don’t understand women the way I do J.D. They want it all: a career apple martinis financial independence great shoes but at the same time—and this they’ll never admit—they are drawn to patriarchal men who are dominant and controlling. That’s the essence of the Darcy complex. He may be an asshole but he’s an asshole that gets the girl in the end. — Julie James

I don’t mind hot and spicy. Actually find that appealing in a girl … And chicken wings.” Rylann turned her head and stared at him. “Did you really just compare me to chicken wings?” “You say that like it’s a bad thing. Chicken wings are the bomb. — Julie James

Then she would be done with J. D. Jameson forever. No more having to prove herself; no more of those pesky jitters she felt whenever she saw him at work—something like butterflies in her stomach, it was actually quite annoying; no more stress; no more fights in the library; and definitely no more sexy I’m-gonna-kiss-you-now-woman blue-eyed heated gazes. She had no idea why she just thought that. — Julie James

Sitting next to her, Amy was wide-eyed, mesmerized at the sight of Jack heading over in all his seemingly pissed-off-once-again glory. "I changed my mind, Cam. If this was all a big setup and he's coming over to strip for me, I think I can handle it. I definitely can handle it. — Julie James

I see that you’ve had the non-pleasure of meeting my sister.Jordo, this is Rylann Pierce.” Jordan raised an eyebrow pointedly at Kyle. He glared. An entire dialogue seemed to pass between them — Julie James

What exactly was your plan here, Mr. Andrews? To just walk in and flash your little smile, no questions asked? — Julie James

Never send a boy to do a woman’s job, Irma.” - Payton Kendall — Julie James

Where is Wilkins, anyway?" Cameron asked. "In the living room, being accosted by eighteen women who think he's a stripper. I thought it was best to duck in here." "So much for never leaving a man behind." "If he starts screaming, I'll lay down a cover fire and go pull him out. — Julie James

If you also thinks it means I wake up every morning wondering what I did to deserve having you back in my life, well, you'd be right about that too. — Julie James

Frankly, the image of his father wearing bell-bottoms, smoking a joint, and calling his mother a “totally groovy chick” was wrong on so many levels he wanted to erase the whole thing from his memory — Julie James

Jack turned to Cameron. "Do you just line them up, waiting to yell at me, on the off chance I'll stop by? — Julie James

Cameron threw her hands up in frustration. “What is this so-called ‘look’?” Whatever it was, she was going to have to start taking extreme measures to guard against it. Amy grinned. “You know the Tom and Jerry cartoon where Tom hasn’t eaten for days and he imagines Jerry looking like a ham? Kind of like that. — Julie James

You are really starting to annoy me, Stanton.” Nick didn’t blink. “Good. By the end of the night I hope to finish the job. — Julie James

Wow. Clearly, I need to find myself an ex-con. Since prison is probably the only place in this city I haven’t looked for Mr. Right yet. — Julie James

You came along and changed everything. I don’t want to be some guy you’re fooling around with anymore, Rylann. I want to be with you all the way. — Julie James

Some jobs required a certain level of detachment; a turning off of emotions in order to do the things that needed to be done. — Julie James

In answer, she took his hand and placed it on her chest. Right over her heart. 'You're in, Cade Morgan. Only you. — Julie James

If he'd expected to be pampered and coddled through his undercover assignments, he would have gone to work for the CIA. — Julie James

Well, Ma, see... there's this girl." Silence. He checked to make sure the call hadn't been dropped. "You still there, Ma?" A sniffle. "You can't be crying already," he said. "I haven't told you anything about her yet." "It doesn't matter, Nick," his mother said through her tears. "Those are the three words I've been waiting thirty-four years to hear. — Julie James

I'm a big believer in first impressions," he finally said. "Tell me what your first thought was when Jason walked into the courtroom." Taylor took a sip of her drink and grinned. This one was easy. "I vowed to hate him forever." Jeremy's brown eyes twinkled at this. "That's exactly what I said nineteen years ago, five minutes after he first walked into our dorm room. — Julie James

Life Lessons by Julie James

1. Julie James emphasizes the importance of hard work and dedication when pursuing your goals. She encourages her readers to take risks and be brave in the face of adversity, as this is the only way to truly succeed.
2. She also stresses the importance of having a positive attitude and believing in yourself, as this will help you to stay motivated and focused on achieving your goals.
3. Finally, Julie James emphasizes the importance of staying true to yourself and following your own path, as this is the only way to find true success and fulfillment in life.