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Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2) QUOTES

Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2) QUOTES

1 " I no longer believed in the idea of soul mates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in your life, if you were lucky, you might meet someone who was exactly right for you. Not because he was perfect, or because you were, but because your combined flaws were arranged in a way that allowed two separate beings to hinge together. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

2 " I had to admit the man looked amazing in jeans. The ancient denim clung lightly to his hips and followed the long lines of some remarkable thigh muscles. And although I made a point of not checking out his rear view, my peripheral vision was having a very good day.” ~ Haven Travis on Hardy Cates "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

3 " The look of experience suited him, especially because somewhere deep in those eyes, there still lurked a dangerous invitation to play. He had a quality of masculine confidence that was a thousand times more potent than mere handsomeness. Perfect goodlooks could leave you cold, but this kind of sexy charisma went straight to your knees. -Haven Travis "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

4 " There's only one thing a bully respected: bigger bully. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

5 " He liked cheap women, fast cars, late nights, and hard liquor, especially all together. In Jack's view, you are obliged to sin on Saturday night so you'd have something to atone for Sunday morning. Otherwise, you'd be putting the preacher out of business. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

6 " Weddings are never about the bride and groom, weddings are public platforms for dysfunctional families. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

7 " One of the blessings human beings take for granted is the ability to remember pain without re-feeling it. The pain of the physical wounds is long gone …and the other kind of hurt, the damage done to our spirits, has been healed. We are careful with those scarred places in each other. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

8 " But sometimes normal just isn't happening. Sometimes crazy feels too good to resist. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

9 " Because letting someone in close meant they could hurt you. I knew all about that kind of fear. I lived with it. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

10 " He had found my worst weakness: I was one of those people who was desperate to be needed, to matter to someone. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

11 " Sometimes I'm not nice for a reason. It's a way to find out what someone's made of. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

12 " I felt the kind of loneliness that can happen in a roomful of people when everyone but you seems to be in on the good time. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

13 " Make your choice and accept the consequences. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

14 " Sometimes an imitation of love can be pretty damn convincing. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

15 " You know what it is you smell on him, Haven? Testosterone. It's leaking out of his pores. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

16 " Sometimes a simple question could have a complicated answer. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

17 " I'm not that complicated, Haven. The truth is, I've wanted you ever since I met you in that damned wine cellar. Because I got a bigger charge out of that five minutes than I have with any woman before or since... "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

18 " ...just a little touches her and there. He puts his hands on your arms or back, he stands close to you, getting you used to him... it's a mating ritual. Like March of the Penguins. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

19 " I was a new person in the same world, which was a lot more difficult than being the same person in a new world. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)

20 " I lacked some essential skill for attracting people, for giving and receiving love easily. It meant too much to me. I seemed to be driving away the people I most wanted. Finally I had realized that getting someone to love you was like trying to coax a bird to perch on your finger . . . it wouldn't happen unless you stopped trying so hard. "

― Lisa Kleypas , Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)