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1 " Finally, his teeth gritted, he says, “Any particular carat size you’d like, Madam Queen?”My smile is so sweet, it could cause cancer. “The bigger the better. She’ll need something to show off to her friends, and it certainly isn’t you. "
― J.T. Geissinger , Brutal Vows (Queens & Monsters #4)
2 " Dear God. The daughter of a Mafia don is having an affair with the Latino pool boy. We’re a telenovela. "
3 " You’re a privilege I don’t deserve, but I’m going to spend the rest of both our lives trying to be worthy of you. "
4 " You should also keep in mind that vipers are venomous…and they eat spiders for lunch. "
5 " He says gruffly, “I’d like to kill him.” “Who?” “Your husband. If he were still alive, I’d kill him for you. And I wouldn’t make it quick.” That takes my breath away. "
6 " Quinn grunts. Somehow, it encapsulates his disbelief that I’m able to put together an edible meal along with an acknowledgment of my father’s passing. Though I shouldn’t be surprised, considering most of his vocabulary is probably composed of such nonverbal expressions. Barnyard animals aren’t known for their witty discourse. "
7 " Because I could easily kill another man, but I never found the guts to kill myself.” She says softly, “Oh, Quinn. Not killing yourself wasn’t an act of cowardice. It was an act of courage. It takes so much more bravery to keep living when you’re in pain than it does to give up. "
8 " I’ll be the opposite of everything her last husband was. I want her to learn that marriage to me isn’t the end of her life. It’s only the beginning. "
9 " He growls, “Fuck, it’s hot when you threaten to kill me. "
10 " It’s like looking at tombstones in a graveyard. I’ve never cried in my adult life, but I think I’m about to break that record. Watching my face with shining eyes, she says softly, “Don’t you dare look at me with pity. I’m not a victim. I’m a survivor. I’m alive. There are millions of other women just like me who weren’t so lucky. "
11 " I’ll kill anyone who ever disrespects you. I’ll kill anyone who even looks at you the wrong way. If anyone so much as annoys you, I’ll put a bullet in his skull and throw his body into the Charles River. You never have to fight your own battles again, viper, understood? I’ll fucking destroy any dumb motherfucker who ever dares to even make you frown. "
12 " He says gruffly, “Goddammit, woman. Just when I think I’ve got you figured out, you grow another Hydra head and knock me on my arse again.” I throw my hands in the air. “Will you please stop calling me woman like it’s a bad word? I hate that!” His piercing gaze on mine, he replies softly, “I’ve never said it like it’s a bad word. It’s the most beautiful word in the language. "
13 " When I was a young man, there was a time when all I did was think about dying. I wished for it, every day. I’d put myself in all these crazy situations, tempting fate.” My chuckle is dark. “I was suicidal.” “Why is that funny?” “Because I could easily kill another man, but I never found the guts to kill myself.” She says softly, “Oh, Quinn. Not killing yourself wasn’t an act of cowardice. It was an act of courage. It takes so much more bravery to keep living when you’re in pain than it does to give up. "
14 " Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage. ~ William Shakespeare "