Daphne Elliot > Quotes

“You’re one hell of a woman,” I said, staring at those glossy red lips. “Tell me something I don’t know.” She gave me a bored shrug before pushing past me. “We done here? I’ve got criminals to prosecute.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“And then the most amazing thing happened. Delia grabbed the shovel hanging on a rack by the wall and brought it straight down on the snake, beheading it. She full-on killed it. Chopped the fucker in two before it could bite me. “See?” She scooped it up with the shovel. “No big deal. They don’t call me Medusa for nothing.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“I needed my heels for this. When a soldier goes into battle, she needs to armor up.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“We've got a dragon."
What the fuck? This man was drunk. Or maybe on drugs. Whatever kind of shit rich people did.
"And we need a dragon slayer." He hung his head, the move causing his suit jacket to pull against his back and shoulders.
"Dude." Miller elbowed him hard in the ribs. "We need a dragon tamer."
Langfield shook his head, but he didn't look up. "A dragon slayer. You can't tame a dragon."
"Semantics, Bossman. We don't want to kill her."
Her?
"I said what I said," Langfield grumbled into his glass.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“Never mind all my professional and personal achievements. Because I wasn’t married and I didn’t have children, I’d failed them all.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“And then I snapped. I'd been an overachiever all my life, so it made sense that I'd excel in all things. Including emotional breakdowns.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“The night owl versus early bird question? What a joke. Those distinctions were so quaint now that I had two kids and a full-time job. I was both. At thirty-five, my body didn't always like it, but it was what it was.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“She belongs here,” he said firmly. “Because of you. Because you see her and you believe in her. Because you taught her to be brave and bold.”
― Daphne Elliot, Bonus Daddy

“Not like that putana Isabella.” “Mom!” Amara snapped. “What? I can’t speak the truth in my own home?” She cupped my shoulders and gave me a kiss on each cheek.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“What a pair we made, jogging up a hill with our bits swinging around in the sunshine.”
― Daphne Elliot, Wood You Marry Me?

“Every single cell in my body was screaming danger. But I was charging forward.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“A lot of people think we just cut down trees, but it’s so much more. We plan and strategize and plant to create sustainable forests that can keep providing for future generations.”
― Daphne Elliot, Wood You Be Mine?

“I had spent my thirty-four years on this planet on autopilot. Waking up every day to do what others wanted while ignoring myself and my needs. Living in a perpetually numb state while I lived the life others expected of me. Day by day, I smiled and nodded and behaved, paralyzed by the need to please those around me.”
― Daphne Elliot, Wood You Be Mine?

“Though I was poorly paid and overworked, I loved my job.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“I was face to face with a moose. And not just any moose, but the largest moose to ever walk the earth. A Guinness Book of World Records moose. The moosiest moose to ever grow antlers and stroll lazily across my path.”
― Daphne Elliot, Wood You Be Mine?

“She carried herself like a ballerina turned Navy SEAL.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“I've never had a type. But then I took one look at you and thought, 'That's it. That's what I want.' You're the one I want. My type is you. That's it for me.”
― Daphne Elliot, Wood You Be Mine?

“Because I plan to love you like Lloyd loves Diane. I’ll never hold you back. I’ll always champion you. And I’ll be the guy rooting for you every day.”
― Daphne Elliot, Caught in the Axe

“Alexandra and Graham were having a baby. Together. My baby sister. And my ex-husband.”
― Daphne Elliot, Axe Backwards

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
― Daphne Elliot, Wood Riddance

“How about I get my Kindle—I’m behind on this book Magnolia has been yelling at me to read; something about a school where people learn to ride dragons—and I’ll read while you knit?”
― Daphne Elliot, Axe-identally Married

“Justice was rarely just. And almost never equitable. I'd learned that lesson fast. Criminal court looked nothing like it did on TV. It was filled with sadness, lost opportunity, and broken people desperate for redemption.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“You can talk to me. I'm available for whatever you need. Venting, snuggles, a shoulder to cry on, a face to sit on. I'm your man.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“I’m serious. The way we speak to ourselves matters. If you’re walking around thinking you deserved to be treated so badly or that you caused it in some way, then I’ll make it my mission to correct you. Because you’re dead fucking wrong.”
― Daphne Elliot, Axe Backwards

“Mom says we have to fight our people-pleasing urges and express our authentic selves,” Greta said, sounding so much like her mom.”
― Daphne Elliot, Bonus Daddy

“the person grieving just got better at dragging it around with them every day.”
― Daphne Elliot, Pain in the Axe

“God, he was such a grown-up. An actual man. He listened, he validated my feelings, and he apologized so willingly. What a fucking turn-on.”
― Daphne Elliot, Caught in the Axe

“Maybe he was a serial killer? Shockingly, that didn’t bother me. Shit, I needed to stop reading so much dark romance.”
― Daphne Elliot, Wood You Be Mine?

“But it was making it very difficult for me to keep a handle on my growing attraction to Enzo. He was just so… competent.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“I had spent my life trying to be enough.
Smart enough.
Pretty enough.
Tough enough.
Successful enough.
And then I became a mom and had to figure out how to be nurturing yet firm.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater