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Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1) QUOTES

Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1) QUOTES

1 " When you are ignored by the stars, you wonder if you might ever burn bright. "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)

2 " No kind of ordinary; I think that might be the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me. "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)

3 " He watched her for a long time. An eternity. Seconds stretched between them like miles. And then, just when she thought it was all over, he said, quiet and certain, "Here is something true, Felicity Faircloth, wallflower, lockpick, and wonder: there isn't a single thing about you that is flawed. "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)

4 " I'm going to steal you," he confessed again. "I'm going to steal you and make you mine."

"It's not theft if I allow it," she whispered.

Silly girl; of course it was. But it wouldn't stop him. "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)

5 " She watched as he worked the second lock. "The world is full of doors." Lord knew that was true. "I like being able to open my own doors. "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)

6 " That sounds like the plot to a ridiculous romantic novel. "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)

7 " It was a bordello—in reverse.

“Oh,” she repeated. “That would explain why Nelson was so very charming.”

“Nelson is very good at his work.”

“I can imagine,” she said, softly.

“I’d prefer you not.” Devil gave a little growl. "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)

8 " She pressed on, knowing she shouldn’t. Unable to stop. “I wantyou, Devil. I want to woo you. I want to be your flame. But I fear . . .” She paused, hating the way he watched her, as though he saw every word that was coming before she formed it. And perhaps he did. It didn’t matter. “I fear I am your moth, instead. "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)

9 " Oh,” she said. “I was unaware that men were so entirely susceptible to women’s clothing that it rendered them unable to control their hands. "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)

10 " It's exactly the kind of skill we should have. Our whole world is built by men. For them. And we're simply here for decoration, brought in at the end of everything important. Well, I grow tired of ends. Locks are beginnings. "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)

11 " Passion comes with the worst of sin far more than it comes with the best of virtue. "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)

12 " The words enraged Devil. Felicity was more than convenient. She was more than a pawn. “How dare you manipulate her to get to me.” Ewan raised a blond brow in his direction. “Say that again. This time, more slowly. "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)

13 " Déjame que te cuente sobre la pasión, Felicity Faircloth. La pasión es obsesión.
Es el deseo más allá de la razón. No es querer, sino necesidad. Y viene con el peor de
los pecados con mucha más frecuencia de lo que viene con lo mejor". - Diablo "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)

14 " Solo que estás loco si crees que pagar por la ruina de la chica no es monstruoso.
A ella no solo le importará; ella vendrá por ti". - Whit/Bestia "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)

15 " Shall we go inside? I have barely slept in my bed for the memory of you upon it.”

She pulled back and met his eyes, unable to keep surprise and delight from her tone. “Really?”
He gave her a little smile. “Really. Your hands on my counterpane, your pretty pink slippers dangling from your toes. I imagine-...“I imagine coming to my knees there, at your feet, removing those slippers and exploring my way up your body.” His hand traced the line of her leg beneath her skirts. “I am tired of imagining what is under these pink gowns, my lady. And when I lie in bed and chase sleep, Iimagine stripping you of your clothes and basking in you, soft and curved and silk and perfection."
She let out a long, trembling breath. “I want that.” “I shall give it to you, my wicked flame. I shall give you whatever you wish. "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)

16 " General curiosity, and not a keen need to resist the urge to go to the Faircloth home this afternoon, climb the damn trellis, and talk to the girl.

He was a businessman. What mattered was the work. "

― Sarah MacLean , Wicked and the Wallflower (The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1)