“This man dominated every situation. He was a man who knew what he wanted and took it.”
― Aleatha Romig, quote from Betrayal
“Our first time,” he said, “because there will be more than one time, won’t be what you deserve.”
― Aleatha Romig, quote from Betrayal
“Our first time will be what you want, what you fantasize about. I’m going to take you, right here, right now.”
― Aleatha Romig, quote from Betrayal
“I was once again, Miss Alexandria Charles Montague Collins, the flawless proper lady, pretentious to the help, and people pleaser—the well-bred Southern belle who wore the mask of perfection because no one wanted to see the truth underneath.”
― Aleatha Romig, quote from Betrayal
“DREAMS, LIKE FAIRYTALES, all come to an end. We wake or turn that final page. There’s no escaping it. It may take days, years, or an entire lifetime, but forever doesn’t truly exist.”
― Aleatha Romig, quote from Betrayal
“I looked into the pale blueness of his eyes.”
― Aleatha Romig, quote from Betrayal
“hope was nothing but a vindictive bastard that took up residence inside and gave a false promise of something outside of your control.”
― Aleatha Romig, quote from Betrayal
“It seems as though the conclusions are never as interesting as the questions. I mean, they’re not what you remember.”
― Marilynne Robinson, quote from Home
“How is that for service? Do you know how many men onboard would kill for the use of a spoon?"
"And do you know," she retorted, "how many men I can kill with a spoon?”
― Susan Dennard, quote from Truthwitch
“You think that just because it's already happened, the past is finished and unchangeable? Oh no, the past is cloaked in multicolored taffeta and every time we look at it we see a different hue.”
― Milan Kundera, quote from Life is Elsewhere
“In a sense, these people were the vanguard of a well-to-do and well-educated proletariat of the future, boxed up in these expensive apartments with their elegant furniture and intelligent sensibilities, and no possibility of escape.”
― J.G. Ballard, quote from High-Rise
“If I wasn’t so happy he was alive, I would’ve killed him.”
― Lisa Tawn Bergren, quote from Torrent
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