S.J. Tilly > Quotes

“To all my ladies who see those walking Red Flags as a pretty shade of pink… repeat after me, only when the men are fictional.”
― S.J. Tilly, Nero

“You know,” he says, when he sees where I’m looking. “Cinderella only left one shoe behind.” I fight my embarrassment by rolling my eyes. “Yeah, and Prince Charming didn’t break into her home to find her.” Nero grins. “The villains always have more fun.”
― S.J. Tilly, Nero

“King might have his flaws, but pussy eating skills aren’t one of them.”
― S.J. Tilly, King

“You’re crazy,” I breathe. His hands dart out, gripping my ankles, and he yanks me down the bed. Again. Nero bends over me, putting our faces an inch apart. “For you, I’m fucking certifiable.”
― S.J. Tilly, Nero

“If I decide I’m too good for Taco Bell, put a bullet in my brain and end my misery.”
― S.J. Tilly, Nero

“This book is dedicated to Nero, the beautiful bastard who started it all. I love your unhinged ass. - This battle belongs to all of us. Because we’re all human. And that makes it ours.”
― S.J. Tilly, Hans

“Her thick, jiggly thighs that I want to take a fucking nap on.”
― S.J. Tilly, King

“I’ve never punched a geriatric, but I’m not strictly against it.”
― S.J. Tilly, Hans

“Because I want to know that there’s someone – anyone – that might love me the way I want to be loved.”
― S.J. Tilly, Latte Darling

“if he’s gonna be obsessed with me, he’d better be obsessed with only me.”
― S.J. Tilly, Hans

“And it’s okay to daydream about a different life, so long as you’re still giving yourself credit for what you’ve accomplished on your own.”
― S.J. Tilly, Dom

“Relatives are the people we’re born with.
Family are the people we chose to keep around.”
― S.J. Tilly, Dom

“But if you ever look at my wife like that again, I’ll remove your eyeballs from your skull. Understand? Him calling me his wife shouldn’t mean anything. And him threatening to blind a man, painfully, shouldn’t be endearing.”
― S.J. Tilly, King

“I’m not staying,” he mutters it this time. He sounds so resigned, even as he does the opposite of what he just said, and I almost laugh. Nero drops onto his back, shifting the pillow, lifting his head and smacking it back down against the lumpy cotton, trying to get comfortable. With one final sigh, he stretches his arm out in my direction. “Come fucking cuddle with me.”
― S.J. Tilly, Nero

“A man with a basement full of guns and camera angles of my house, who also keeps body bags in his truck, has to be a red flag. Right?”
― S.J. Tilly, Hans

“Stop,” Nero snaps, and I do. I swear my eyes widen comically when he yanks the blankets back and climbs into bed next to me. “What, um…” I trail off. “I’m not staying,” he mutters it this time. He sounds so resigned, even as he does the opposite of what he just said, and I almost laugh. Nero drops onto his back, shifting the pillow, lifting his head and smacking it back down against the lumpy cotton, trying to get comfortable. With one final sigh, he stretches his arm out in my direction. “Come fucking cuddle with me.”
― S.J. Tilly, Nero

“I’ve done bad things, Valentine.” I brush my lips over her pinkened cheek. “But I’ll always be good to you.”
― S.J. Tilly, Dom

“do things with purpose, you have nothing to apologize for.”
― S.J. Tilly, Dom

“My girl is here. I close the distance between us. Reaching out, I wrap my fingers around the front of her throat and hold her in place. “Hi, Bunny.” Her throat moves with a swallow against my palm. “Hi —” My lips find hers. I can’t wait another moment.”
― S.J. Tilly, Love, Utley

“He was the family I’ve always wanted.”
― S.J. Tilly, King

“I’m Payton’s wrath. And you’re about to die.”
― S.J. Tilly, Nero

“The hard lessons are the ones you usually heed more.”
― S.J. Tilly, Hans

“I need to get away from civilization before I punch someone in the throat.”
― S.J. Tilly, Sleet Kitten

“Val, trust me, we get it. Good dick is hard to come by.”
― S.J. Tilly, Dom

“Please stop pushing me away. It’s okay if you don’t love me yet. Just don’t—” King closes the distance, his big palms cupping my face. “There is no yet, Savannah Baby.” His thumbs brush across my cheeks. “Please stop crying. I love you too fucking much to watch you cry.”
― S.J. Tilly, King

“Valentine, you’re my wife. I’ll give you whatever the fuck I want.”
― S.J. Tilly, Dom

“Who’s that?” Nero asks as he tries to slip his hand into my pocket to grab my brass knuckles. I knock his hand away. “Rob, my second. Now quit trying to grab my nuts.” King gives us a look.”
― S.J. Tilly, Dom

“I’m not a kid, but when I get yelled at like this, it makes me feel like one. Like another powerless victim. Again.”
― S.J. Tilly, Nero

“N’s words suddenly sound louder. “Do you, King Bartholomew Vass, agree to take Savannah Jane Oates as your reluctant wife? In sickness and in health. In rich and richer times. Do you promise to be a faithful captor for as long as you both shall live?”
― S.J. Tilly, King

“Yeah, Valentine. And when you do things with purpose, you have nothing to apologize for.”
― S.J. Tilly, Dom