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Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1) QUOTES

Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1) QUOTES

1 " Fall seven times. Get up eight. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

2 " Liv,” he said, his voice rough with tenderness, “you don’t have to be afraid.”
“Why not?”
“Because I’ll slay monsters for you. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

3 " Maybe this was meant to happen, this discovery of cracks where now a different, new light can shine through. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

4 " Since the day we met, I haven’t wanted anyone but you, never looked at another woman, never thought about one. It’s always been you Olivia. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

5 " Don’t you want to touch me? I whispered.
More than I want to breathe. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

6 " You’re so damn strong, Liv, and you don’t even realize it. I’m the one who’s always had to show people I’m successful, an achiever, the best at everything I did. I’m the one who’s always been a goddamn egotist. A groveler. And you…you’re the first person who’s ever…Christ, Liv, sometimes the way you look at me makes me feel like I can hang the fucking moon. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

7 " One day I’m going to touch you in a thousand different ways and show you how to touch me,” he said. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

8 " I’ve given you all I have, all I am. You know that. Why didn’t you do the same for me? "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

9 " I love him to my bones, but suddenly I’m wondering what I might have been without him. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

10 " Why are you waiting for me?” I asked.

“Because you’re worth it.”

“You don’t know that.”

“Yes, I do.”

“How?”

“I’ve been around. I know when something’s good."

My throat tightened a little. “What if you’re wrong?”

“I’m not wrong. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

11 " He didn't touch me. He could have—he had the perfect reason to—but he didn't.
Instead he bent to collect my papers before the breeze could whisk them away. Instead he picked up my satchel from the sidewalk and asked if I was okay. Instead he stood between me and the busy street while I brushed the dirt from my palms and tried to
swallow the knot of frustration stuck in my throat. Instead he just waited. I had the strange thought that he would wait forever. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

12 " I want to learn how to trust a man. I wanted to know what true, physical pleasure felt like. I wanted to find the courage to be vulnerable on my own terms, as my own choice. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

13 " Since the day we met, I haven’t wanted anyone but you,”

“Never looked at another woman,” he continues, “Never thought about one. It’s always been you, Olivia. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

14 " I’ll be here, beauty. Waiting for you. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

15 " Christ Liv, sometimes the way you look at me makes me feel like I can hang the fucking moon.”
“Because I’ve always believed you can. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

16 " She’s pure. Despite experiences that could have irrevocably fucked her up, turned her into someone hard and jaded, she’s still wholesome. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

17 " Easy, beauty,” He presses his mouth to the tears that have slipped from the corners of my eyes and down my temples. His breath rasps against my ear. “Come first, and then I’ll fuck you. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

18 " Christ, Liv, sometimes the way you look at me makes me feel like I can hang the fucking moon. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

19 " So pretty with her long hair and bright eyes. And so pure and damaged at the same time, like a priceless vase threaded with cracks. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)

20 " Our marriage has always been an island, a safe place where sea-dragons and monstrous creatures can’t reach us. Now we’re letting them in, gnashing teeth and all, and we are failing to protect each other. "

― Nina Lane , Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)