Rachel Jonas > Quotes

“A few seconds behind, Dane freezes with his mouth half-open when he finally spots her. Then, his brow jumps and he’s taking it all in, the details I refuse to find appealing about her—tight little waist, sun-kissed skin, legs for days, nice size rack, pretty face. Not the typical, magazine-class pretty face, either. It’s unique and ethereal, makes you want to stare. Makes you want to get closer. She’s the human equivalent of oleander. Beautiful. Delicate. Dangerous.”
― Rachel Jonas, The Golden Boys

“Well, the way I see it, you’ve got two options. You can step back while me and the guys embarrass the fuck out of this bitch and make her crawl back into whatever hole she crawled out of. Or… we could go with option B.” I’m trembling from head to toe. “Which is?” His lips just barely touch my ear when he answers. “Option B is you let us worry about the aftermath and you handle this shit yourself,” he says. “And when I say handle it, I mean I want you to completely… fuck… her… up.”
― Rachel Jonas, Break the Girl

“never let anyone make you powerless; you’re only as weak as you allow yourself to be.”
― Rachel Jonas, Heart of the Dragon

“Her pen moved across her notepad at warp speed and I found myself wondering what she could possibly be writing and I hadn’t said a word.”
― Rachel Jonas, The Genesis of Evangeline

“I want you, in a way that has nothing to do with wanting to fuck you.”
― Rachel Jonas, Never His Girl

“A girl with monsters like these three, menacing souls who haunt ever dark corner of her life, should always keep eyes on them.”
― Rachel Jonas, Break the Girl

“People always point out how blood is thicker than water, but the part they leave off is that the one thing that's thicker than blood...is pain. That shit will bind people tighter than you'd ever fucking believe.”
― Rachel Jonas, Break the Girl

“You can choose whether you believe what I’ve told you about the video,” he says, cutting into my thoughts. “You can even choose whether you believe what I said about Parker. But you don’t get to doubt that I feel something for you. Not even for a second.”
― Rachel Jonas, Never His Girl

“You're young. Men are gonna come and go, and you're doing yourself a favor by just letting 'em. Sure, it'll hurt a little, but what hurts worse is holding on to someone who doesn't want to be held onto. Then, when the right one comes along--if the right one comes along-- you'll know it and he won't leave for nothing.”
― Rachel Jonas, Mr. Silver

“They think you’re one of us now,” he whispers. “Don’t ever let that bitch think she’s got something over you again. Understood? We don’t do weak.”
― Rachel Jonas, Break the Girl

“My eyes lifted from the blue, white, and yellow pattern of my uniform skirt, to meet those of Dr. Cruz—school psychologist and seeker of the ever-elusive, emotional breakthrough. I realized that was her goal sometime during our first session. I suppose, in her world, that was a benchmark of successful treatment, but, from where I sat, it was just incredibly annoying.”
― Rachel Jonas, The Genesis of Evangeline

“Today, Dr. Cruz reached a new low. Apparently, my ‘yes’ and ‘no´ answers had pushed her over the edge, because she resorted to force-feeding me grief. Her tactic was to superimpose feelings onto me that she thought I should be experiencing, ending the statement with some patronizing variation of ‘You don’t have to say anything. I already know.”
― Rachel Jonas, The Genesis of Evangeline

“I want more of this. More from the wolf who’s made it crystal clear he intends to do more than just blow my house down.”
― Rachel Jonas, The Golden Boys

“Bird.” “Yeah?” He arches a brow and gives me this insanely sexy, chill-inducing look that has me locked in. “Next time you stay this late, the guys and I already discussed it… you’re ours for the entire night. It won’t be up for debate.”
― Rachel Jonas, Break the Girl

“Words I hadn’t spoken to any other guy, because with any other guy, it hadn’t felt right. “Liam … I love you.”
― Rachel Jonas, Dark Side of the Moon

“Professor Lange had a saying when I was his student. It was ‘showing up for class is showing up for yourself.’ What I took from that was that we should all treat being here, right here in this room, like it’s more than a means to an end. It’s an investment, a sign that you see the importance of adding to your arsenal of knowledge, properly arming yourself for the world that awaits you.”
― Rachel Jonas, Break the Girl

“Without you, I’ll die.” I knew how weak and desperate that sounded, but also knew how much lighter I felt now that it was out.”
― Rachel Jonas, Season of the Wolf

“A half-eaten chocolate bar sat wrapped on the corner of the short bookcase near the window. Maybe she had a major affinity to sweets like I did. I imagined her standing there before I came in, getting her fix as she stared down on the open field below. She was so tall and thin it was hard to imagine her indulging in anything other than a pile of vegetables, but that just goes to show where making assumptions gets you.”
― Rachel Jonas, The Genesis of Evangeline

“I know you can stand on your own two feet, and I know you don’t need anyone to take care of you, but… maybe you should let me. Just this once, at least.”
― Rachel Jonas, Forever Golden

“Because I need you to tell me you want this," he croons, heat from his mouth cover my skin. "Tell me you want me to eat your pussy. Tell me you want to come against my lips.”
― Rachel Jonas, Break the Girl

“The words left my mouth before I could catch them, before I could tweak them, make them softer, lighter.”
― Rachel Jonas, The Genesis of Evangeline

“But you don’t get to doubt that I feel something for you. Not even for a second.”
― Rachel Jonas, Never His Girl

“From dawn ‘til dusk, the only thing I’ve ever wanted more than my next breath was her.”
― Rachel Jonas, Dark Side of the Moon

“Now, be a good girl, stop talking so damn much, and do as you're told.”
― Rachel Jonas, Break the Girl

“I didn’t just pack my bags because I’m scared shitless,” she confesses. “It was also because leaving would be easier than hurting you, making you hate me.”
― Rachel Jonas, Forever Golden

“You’ll encounter a lot of people wanting to throw their weight around, those who will try telling you what to do, and who to be, but never let anyone define you in this life. You’re the only one with that measure of authority.”
― Rachel Jonas, First Term

“tens of thousands of moons have risen since I lost you,” I shared. “And, with each one of them, my last thought before closing my eyes to sleep … has always been you. No one else.”
― Rachel Jonas, Dark Side of the Moon

“damn, are those tears for me? he whispers. "Because that shit's like music to my ears.”
― Rachel Jonas, Break the Girl

“So, forgive me,” he repeated. “Forgive me for falling in love and not being able to stand the sight of you with another man.”
― Rachel Jonas, Fate of the Fallen

“mine, I was certain he felt it too. The heat. The tension. If I lasted here another week without exploding, it would be a miracle. “Be good while we’re gone.” A smirk followed the playful warning, and I nodded before watching him walk away.”
― Rachel Jonas, Second Term