Tara Leigh > Quotes

“Tragedy was a greedy motherfucker – it never contained itself to those who deserved it.”
― Tara Leigh, Rock King

“Not only will I discover every single nerve and crevice in your vulnerable, and very naked body, I will devour and exploit every one of your weaknesses. I won’t merely control you, Reina. I will own you.”
― Tara Leigh, Penthouse Player

“God, I wished I could take away her pain. Our pain.
I couldn’t. But I could give her forever.
And I would.”
― Tara Leigh, Throne of Lies

“I offered my most enticing smile, the one I’d been perfecting for years. Sincere and encouraging, it brimmed with counterfeit confidence. My smile had earned me forgiveness when I deserved none, a seat in first class though I’d only paid for coach.”
― Tara Leigh, Penthouse Player

“All my thoughts are of Aislinn Granville. She is the air I breathe. The beat of my heart. The light to my dark. The goddess of my dreams.”
― Tara Leigh, Corrupt Savior

“Been waiting my whole life for one person, Piper. You. I love you, and I’m not letting you go, ever again.”
― Tara Leigh, Rock Legend

“All I want is to be a mother. Even an imperfect one.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“I am his and he is mine and we are us.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“You’re so fucking beautiful.
I’ve wanted to fuck you, exactly like this, hard and raw, for so goddamn long.
I’m going to break you tonight, so fucking bad.
And then I’m going to put you back together, piece by piece.”
― Tara Leigh, Rock Rebel

“New York City isn’t the devil’s playground – it’s mine. You might think it’s the politicians and police that control just about everything that goes on in this city, but you’d be wrong. To bring a pail and shovel into Manhattan’s sandbox, my permission is required.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“Why don’t you want me on your tour?”
“Because I don’t get involved with women in the industry.” He gave a reluctant smile. “And the more I see you, the more of you I want to see.”
― Tara Leigh, Rock Rebel

“How about you—city mouse or country mouse?”
He leans forward and nibbles on the lobe of my ear, sending a shiver down my spine. “I don’t care, as long as this mouse gets his cheese.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“It wasn’t that long ago that I’d crushed on Shane Hawthorne: the untouchable, unattainable rock star. But the guy I’d spent the past few days with - Shane - he was guarded and vulnerable, intuitive and volatile. The jury was still out on attainable. But touchable…hell to the yes.”
― Tara Leigh, Rock King

“Our past is an engine, not an anchor. It’s what will drive us forward, not what holds us back.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“I’ve got you, Aislinn.”
Yes. He most certainly does.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“Baby, I’ve already given you every piece of me.” I dropped my forehead to hers, cupping her gorgeous face within my palms, feeling as if I’d been stripped bare. “You have it all.”
Delaney wound her legs around my hips, pulling me in tight, tighter. “I’ll take good care of you. I promise.”
― Tara Leigh, Rock King

“Even when I was trying to hate you, I still loved you. That was the only reason I could hate you—because I loved you so damn much.”
― Tara Leigh, Legacy of Lies

“I am his and he is mine and we are us.I must have spoken my thought aloud, because Gavin cups my face in his hands, the intensity of his gaze searing my soul. “I am hers and she is mine and—”
“—We are us.” My voice joins his, our hushed whispers leaving our lips like a prayer.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“I wanted to watch Verity blaze a path across the sky like the shooting star she was destined to be.
But I knew exactly what would happen if I got too close.
I’d be incinerated.”
― Tara Leigh, Rock Rebel

“Not every story has a happy ending. And not everyone deserves a new beginning. What if we’re beyond a fresh start?
What if, no matter how badly Tucker wants to be the hero of our story, he’ll only ever be a villain?”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“Do you have the sense that we were supposed to find each other somehow? Like fate is the one really in charge? That maybe our wounds make us the perfect people to heal each other.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“The thing about lying—the more you do it, the easier it is. Truth becomes an unsavory obstacle to be
avoided. Once you start lying to yourself, you lose perspective. You lose control.
That’s when you fuck up.
And I have. Royally.”
― Tara Leigh, Cruel Sanctuary

“I believe in you, Poppy. And I believe in us, too. We all have… stuff we keep hidden from view. If you didn’t have yours and I didn’t have mine – maybe we wouldn’t be here, together. But you do, and I do, and we are>.
… Our past is an engine, not an anchor. It’s what will drive us forward, not what holds us back.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“You deserve the world, Landon Cox.”
He touched his forehead to mine, his breath ghosting across my lips. “You are my world, Piper Hastings.”
― Tara Leigh, Rock Legend

“Right now, there is no distinction between need and want, necessity and luxury.
Aislinn Granville is both. And I want, need, must-fucking-have her.”
― Tara Leigh, Corrupt Savior

“The hurt and horror might never go away. But leave the shame for the one who mistook your silence for consent. An inability to say no is never the same as saying yes.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“This man could swallow me whole. Consume me. Own me.
And I might just let him.”
― Tara Leigh, Rock Rebel

“The court-mandated therapists I’ve been dragged to over the years have all said different versions of the same thing. Imagine the girl you want to be, and then be her.
As if life is a performance, and I can choose the role I’ll play.
So far, I haven’t managed to work up the nerve to audition.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“Jesus Christ, Pippa. Do you have any idea what you do to me? You completely wrecked me. The mess I’ve made of my life, you make me want to fix it. You make me think I can fix it. but more than anything else – when I’m with you, I want to fucking live. Just take everything I can out of this one shot we’re all given. And I want to rock the shit out of it. Not just on stage or in a music studio. But with you. Anywhere and everywhere…with you.”
― Tara Leigh, Rock Legend

“I’d fooled myself into believing that I was doing fine without her.
I wasn’t.
… Maybe I would get a second chance at something.”
― Tara Leigh, Rock Legend