Onley James > Quotes

“Hallmark didn’t make ‘sorry your dad was a piece of shit’ cards. Though, given the prevalence of shit dads out there, maybe they were really missing out on something.”
― Onley James, Unhinged

“I licked it so it’s mine’ isn’t a thing in dating.”
― Onley James, Psycho

“Are you going to hurt me?” Noah asked, voice almost hopeful. Adam scanned his face for a long moment. “Probably, yeah. But you might like it.”
― Onley James, Unhinged

“Just you. My brain has picked you, and now, I can’t undo it. You’re trapped. With me. For life.”
― Onley James, Unhinged

“But, buried deep down, Noah wanted Adam because he knew he would burn the whole fucking world down for him and never feel a shred of remorse.”
― Onley James, Unhinged

“I’m a psychopath,” Atticus blurted. The stranger leaned forward, his whisper conspiratorial. “I’m a Scorpio. I still like banging dudes.”
― Onley James, Moonstruck

“Noah’s chest ached. Adam had called two people to find out what humans did when other humans were hurting. Was that romantic? What the fuck did Noah know? It felt sweet.”
― Onley James, Unhinged

“One man’s torture is another man’s kink.”
― Onley James, Psycho

“just…like the way he smells. I look at him and I find myself wondering what his skin tastes like.”  “Oof. Easy, Dahmer,” Adam said. “Maybe don’t start with that.”
― Onley James, Psycho

“He said you always wear headphones to drown out the noise. I’ve never seen you wear them.”  August brushed his hair aside, removing the tiny earbuds from his ears. “They’re not on. I don’t wear them around you.” “Why not?” August frowned in confusion. “Because I want to remember every word you say to me.”
― Onley James, Psycho

“I want to keep him.”  “Bruh. Those are thinking thoughts not speaking thoughts,” Noah coached. “You can’t just go around telling strangers you’ve imprinted on them like some werewolf in a Twilight movie. They won’t get it.”
― Onley James, Psycho

“Lucas frowned. “You’re a genius, billionaire, crime-fighting vigilante? You’re…Batman?”  August grinned. “Exactly.”
― Onley James, Psycho

“Feed me pancakes and tell me I’m pretty.”
― Onley James, Bad Habits

“You’re not going to lecture me on drinking my problems away?” Noah asked. “No. If this is what you need to cope, then I’ll keep you safe while you do it.”
― Onley James, Unhinged

“Does anybody really have a cat? We’re more like roommates. I found him outside when he was a kitten. His name is Kevin. He’s kind of a dick. I’m almost positive he likes my housekeeper more than he does me.”
― Onley James, Infuriating

“Yeah, but the difference is I’m Gen Z, pal. We can’t wait to die. Can you say the same?”
― Onley James, Bad Habits

“You have two seconds to get your hand off him before I tear it off your fucking body and beat you to death with it.”
― Onley James, Intoxicating

“pizza. “Let’s go watch this on the big TV downstairs. You can bring the blanket and your emotional support vodka.”
― Onley James, Unhinged

“Life isn’t meant to be lived in moderation.”
― Onley James, Mad Man

“How do you raise a house full of psychopaths, Dr. Mulvaney?” she asked, looking back through the glass at the small boy. “Very carefully, Dr. Arbor. Very carefully.”
― Onley James, Unhinged

“The boy was his now, and that felt like it needed a gesture with weight. A ritual. A sacrifice. Elijah deserved that. He deserved the justice he’d spoken of earlier and Shep would give it to him. Hell, he’d hunt down the man who hurt Elijah and carve out his still-beating heart if that’s what Elijah needed to feel safe at night.”
― Onley James, Captivating

“He’d been in a dating slump since his brothers had decided to start mating for life like psychotic penguins.”
― Onley James, Moonstruck

“Oh, do shut up, Martha. Wearing sensible shoes doesn’t make a woman a feminist or a lesbian any more than wearing that hideous yellow dress makes you a goddamn banana,” Violet snarked, shaking her head. “I swear with women like you, I don’t know why my mother fought so hard to win the right to vote.”
― Onley James, Intoxicating

“Are you afraid of Jericho?” Noah asked, frowning in confusion. “No, I’m afraid of Felix, and if Jericho says something to Felix, he’s going to fucking cut my balls off in my sleep.” “That’s not true,” Adam said, tone dripping with sarcasm. “He’ll do it while you’re wide awake so he can savor the look of agony on your face.”
― Onley James, Mad Man

“If you hurt him, he’ll probably kill you. He’s…fragile.” “Fragile?” Avi echoed. “Yes. Fragile like a hand grenade,” Noah said. “Fucking handle with care or he’ll blow up your whole goddamn life.”
― Onley James, Mad Man

“Avi frowned. “I don’t know. We just have this thing. We, like, see each other and say mean things and then we go our separate ways. I didn’t want to be a stalker.” “Killing people is one thing but stalking…yeah, no. That’s where he draws the line,” Adam said, voice dripping with sarcasm.”
― Onley James, Mad Man

“You girl-bossed too close to the sun.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“Can you fucking imagine the bloodbath that would ensue if the Mulvaneys played Monopoly?”
― Onley James, Mad Man

“Atticus was tall and fair with a gym body and ginger hair. He looked like a Mormon and a tax attorney had a baby with shitty eyesight. Even now, while they were attempting to dispose of his brother’s fuckup, he was wearing a pair of seersucker pants and a white button down shirt, though both were covered in blood.”
― Onley James, Unhinged

“Well, help me.”  “Dude, you broke into a stranger’s house, told him you were Batman, kissed him, impaled yourself on a blade, and then asked to spend the night. I don’t know that God could help you,” Noah said.”
― Onley James, Psycho