Marie James > Quotes

“Sorry, babe. I remembered to shave my cooch.”
― Marie James, Taunting Tony

“To those who can’t be their self because society has a different expectation of normal.”
― Marie James, Snatch

“I’ll show you my doodle anytime you want… who the fuck says shit like that? Me apparently. The former Marine biker. She probably thinks I’m a complete idiot.”
― Marie James, Kincaid

“You were a complete asshole.”
“I’m not that person anymore,” I argue once again. How many times do I need to say it before people actually start to believe it.
“Good luck convincing her of that.”
― Marie James, One-Eighty

“when my tears drip into my pillow, I don’t count them because my face is buried in the fabric. If they never meet the air then they don’t exist, right?”
― Marie James, Sleight of Hand

“Forget?” I nod. “You want me to just forget that I know what it feels like when you come on my cock? On my mouth? What my name sounds like when you whimper it? What your pussy tastes like? That’s impossible, Leighton.” I blink, my ears not believing what I just heard.”
― Marie James, Sleight of Hand

“Wren didn’t tell him about Archer getting arrested last night?” Jude mutters, his head shaking back and forth. “No one asked,” Wren says, his voice echoing around the room from an intercom I didn’t know we had. “What the fuck?” Quinten snaps, looking around as if the voice of God has just been heard.”
― Marie James, Cease Fire

“We both groan in pleasure, her head rolling forward and smacking the painting. She chuckles, but I can’t have her hurting herself, so I grip a handful of her hair and angle her head back, resting it on my shoulder. She mentioned liking a little aggression, and this is part of that. I anticipate her telling me to stop if she grows uncomfortable, but her low groan tells me that she likes what I’m doing.”
― Marie James, Sleight of Hand

“Her body locks up, muscles hardening, and I have to grip her throat to hold her to me. I fuck her through it, relishing in the sound she makes even when her body seems incapable of doing anything other than fluttering down the length of me.”
― Marie James, Sleight of Hand

“Upon walking into BBS, I’m either homicidal or suicidal and honestly, I haven’t decided which. I consider myself a very sane person, always have, but I’m starting to understand a little why people lose their shit when they lose a significant other or get their heart broken. I press my fingers to my chest as I walk into the breakroom. Is this what heartbreak feels like? Shit. No wonder people swear off love.”
― Marie James, Sleight of Hand

“He’s gone maybe a few minutes, and I give him the privacy everyone deserves after great sex before he returns with a washcloth. He doesn’t toss it, hitting me in the face with it this time. He crawls up the bed, spreads me wide and wipes me with the warm cloth. I’ve fucked this man three times, let him come down my throat, orgasmed on his mouth more than once, and I’ve never wanted to cover my eyes until this moment. It’s more intimate than anything else we’ve ever done.”
― Marie James, Sleight of Hand

“Or the time he tripped right in front of the head cheerleader in high school?” Tyler adds. “He was an awkward child,” Lala says. “Very clumsy,” Dad confirms. “We had him tested for neurological problems,” Mom says.”
― Marie James, Sleight of Hand

“I hate hearing about the past, especially since there isn’t a damn thing I can do to change it.”
― Marie James, One-Eighty

“I’ll make sure you know every single day for the rest of your life how I feel. I’m going to shower you with attention, make it impossible for you to ever doubt what you mean to me again.”
― Marie James, Contingency Plan

“I’m all about sexual freedom, but it’s pieces of shit like him that make it impossible for women—or men if the tables were turned—to enjoy no-strings sex because there’s always someone in the group who fucks it all up by being a horrible human being. There are women who would sleep with married men with their eyes wide open to that fact. Bamboozling women who aren’t interested is the lowest of low.”
― Marie James, Sleight of Hand

“I could call Wren, but I already know what his advice would be. He’d tell me to tie her up, duct tape her mouth, and only take it off to choke her with my cock until she agrees to hear me out. I get the feeling that Leighton wouldn’t agree to those terms, but my dick seems to think trying it would be worth it.”
― Marie James, Sleight of Hand

“Today, that doesn’t happen. Today, I lose everything.”
― Marie James, Hostile Territory

“Tell me every terrible thing you did, and let me love you anyway.” ~Sade Andria Zabala”
― Marie James, One Eighty

“Grand gestures are nice as well, but the apologies that always stood out the most to me were the ones when PopPop actually opened his mouth and told me what he was sorry for and why. When he used his words. Sounds simple, but apologies are anything but if you think about it.”
― Marie James, Sleight of Hand

“Yep,” Kit says, responding to Brooks. “And he’s just now realizing it too.” “And from that sour look on his face,” Finn adds. “He’s already fucked it up.”
― Marie James, Sleight of Hand

“I love you more than I ever thought possible, but I’m no good for you.”
“No!” she yells, spinning around to face me. “You don’t get to do that.”
― Marie James, One-Eighty

“Let me prove to you I’m not that guy.”
― Marie James, One-Eighty

“Fuck,” he mumbles when he breathes me in for a second time. “Please tell me you’re mine.”
― Marie James, One-Eighty

“She said you’ll be gentle when you deflower me.” Gaige throws his head back and laughs, drawing the attention of every single person on the patio.”
― Marie James, Sleight of Hand

“She whimpers when I pull my hand free. Clearly it’s too much of a distraction for her, but I press my palm flat to her stomach and urge her against my straining erection against her back.”
― Marie James, Sleight of Hand

“Hope is so easy to build and so easy to crush.”
― Marie James, Sleight of Hand

“I’ve fallen asleep with my eReader on my chest; it’s not the first time it’s happened, and I’m sure far from the last.”
― Marie James, Love Me Like That

“Any guy can be rough during sex. Any guy can slap you on the ass and call you filthy names, but that doesn’t mean they know how to do it right.”
― Marie James, Shot in the Dark

“I won’t ever trust you.” Tears well on her lower lashes, but she takes another step back when I reach up to swipe them away. “When you get your memories back, it’ll only make things ten times worse.”
“I don’t want my memories back. I don’t want to be that guy. I can’t be the guy who avoids his family, keeps crappy friends, and is mean to pretty girls. My memories won’t matter because I’ll never forget how I feel when I’m close to you.”
― Marie James, One-Eighty

“You cut one of my books, and they’ll never find your body,” I warn. “Who will keep you warm at night?” “My anger will keep me nice and toasty.”
― Marie James, Cerberus MC Box Set 5