Quotes from Shine Not Burn

“I, Gavin MacKenzie, sexy
cowboy man of Baker City, Oregon …
being of sound mind and hot body … do
hereby declare that I love you, Andie
Marks, lawyer extraordinaire, and want
to be married to you until I’m so old, I
either die or my pecker falls off.I will have sex
with you whenever you want, and I will
always give you the option to be on top
if that’s what will make you happy.
Blowjobs will always be optional but
appreciated.I will change diapers when called
for, both for our children and for you
when you’re old and decrepit. I will
never spit in public or burp too loudly or
say mean things about your friends.I promise never to raise my hand
against you in anger or tell you that
you’re useless or threaten to hurt people
who you love. Ten-four, over and out,
happily ever after. Those are my vows.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“Just because a person is obsessed with the idea of something, doesn't make it right or even good for them.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“Come on, wife. Come take a little ride with me. Let me show you all the things you'll be missing when you go back East and leave me here with a broken heart.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“Luceo non uro means I shine, not burn. To me, though, it means that I have a choice. I need to balance the bad with the good, make sure to avoid the things that could burn or scar me but get close enough to the heat that I feel life and really experience it. Until I met you, I'd never really embraced that idea. I walked around my life just being there, but not really feeling it or being actively involved in making it worthwhile. Then there was you, and suddenly it all made sense. I grabbed onto what Fortune was offering me that night and ran with it. I was shining that night, for sure. Brighter than the Vegas strip.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“Andie: "Why can't you just let me go?"

Mack: "I can't let you go because you're mine.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“What are you looking at?"
"A beautiful woman who makes me think I can fly.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“The question is not whether I'm sure, but whether you are. Because I know exactly what I want, and I'm not the kind of guy who's afraid to go after it once I see it.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“You'd give up all this for me?"
"Sure. In a heartbeat."
"I couldn't let you do that."
"The hell you couldn't. I'd go live in a trailer park in the middle of the Mississippi swamps if it meant I could be with you and give this a shot.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“You might think you're a grown man, but I have absolutely no problem getting my spatula out and serving you up a helping of bare butt flap jacks, you hear me?”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“Sometimes, we just have to go where the wind takes us and see where we end up.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“It was the best night of my life and not just because you kept calling me King Dong.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“With that realization came the understanding that sometimes you can't appreciate the true beauty of a thing until you experience it for yourself; no amount of words or pictures will do the trick. And no amount of planning could make it happen. Sometimes, we just have to go where the wind takes us and see where we end up.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“With every thrust he gave me his response. “You. Are. My. Wife.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“It means that if I want to get lucky with you, I should just take the risk and tell you what's on my mind, because failing would be worse than never trying.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“I really liked this cowboy. Mack. But I didn't know a single thing about him other than the fact that he doesn't wear underwear and he's got a big cock-a-doodle doo that he definitely knows how to use. Yee haw.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“I’m engaged” …
“No, you’re not,” he growled into my neck. “You’re married. To me. We came first, not him.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“Once I saw you, I had no choice. I was done for good. You’re the last woman I ever want to be with.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“I love you, Andie Marks MacKenzie. I'm not letting you go.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“Life's too short to settle for second best”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“I had zero fear of Mack being the wrong kind of guy to invite up to my room. He totally didn't come off as rapist material. Me, on the other hand, I wasn't so sure about.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“My mind was spinning in so many different directions I didn't know whether to laugh, cry, or eat a fried calf testicle.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“I can't let you go because you're mine”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“I guess there's a benefit to dating a bunch of selfish losers...it sure teaches a girl to how to give a good blow job.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“If you really, really want me to stop touching you, I will. I swear it … But if you want me to keep touching you, all you have to do is say please, and it’ll be done. I’ll touch you all night. All you have to do is ask.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“Sometimes when our lives are out of control, the only thing that makes us feel secure is to swing in the opposite direction. To control every last detail.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“... something about being here in this neon-glitzy place, my shoes off and my boobs pushed up to my neck made me feel bold. Daring. Ready to grab the world by the balls and make it beg for mercy. Rawr.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“What are you looking at?” I asked…
“City slicker. What are you looking at?”
“A stupid wookie man-bear-pig who doesn’t know how to mind his own business.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“Love is what it is and love does what it does to survive. It’s an instinct.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“I couldn’t help it. I couldn’t be blamed. I was just a sorry little slut who couldn’t control her libido.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

“You’re my wife,” he said, only inches away, his hot breath flickering over my lips. “You married me in Las Vegas two years ago.”

“Yes.”

“And I’m your husband.”

I nodded, tears slipping out.

He gritted his teeth and growled out, “And this is us, consummating our marriage.”
― Elle Casey, quote from Shine Not Burn

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