Quotes from Arouse

“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, quote from Arouse

“Maybe this was meant to happen, this discovery of cracks where now a different, new light can shine through.”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“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, quote from Arouse

“Don’t you want to touch me? I whispered.
More than I want to breathe.”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“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, quote from Arouse

“One day I’m going to touch you in a thousand different ways and show you how to touch me,” he said.”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“I’ve given you all I have, all I am. You know that. Why didn’t you do the same for me?”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“I love him to my bones, but suddenly I’m wondering what I might have been without him.”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“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, quote from Arouse

“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, quote from Arouse

“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, quote from Arouse

“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, quote from Arouse

“I’ll be here, beauty. Waiting for you.”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“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, quote from Arouse

“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, quote from Arouse

“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, quote from Arouse

“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, quote from Arouse

“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, quote from Arouse

“Professors have a lot of power.”
I almost smiled. “Even medieval history professors?”
“Especially medieval history professors,” he assured me.
“Knights on horseback and all that?”
A responding smile tugged at his mouth. “And damsels in distress.”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“Instead he just waited. I had the strange thought that he would wait forever.”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“As self-possessed as he is, when he’s tired from working too hard, his whole demeanor softens with vulnerability… which makes me want to tuck him right beneath my heart and hold on tight.”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“Christ, Liv, sometimes the way you look at me makes me feel like I can hang the fucking moon.”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“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, quote from Arouse

“Instead she stepped toward me. I had the strange thought that she wanted to come even closer.”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“I want to protect Liv from everything, but I can’t protect her from the truth. No matter how ugly it is.”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“I can’t tell her that our recent troubles have tilted my entire world off its axis. I can’t tell her that for the past four months, I’ve been terrified.”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“I gave you everything I am. Why couldn’t you do the same for me?”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“Fall seven times. Get up eight.”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“The kind of friend who helps you remember which way is up. And who reminds you that sometimes that's the only direction you can go.”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

“the busy street while I brushed the”
― Nina Lane, quote from Arouse

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