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

“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

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

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

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

“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

“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

“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

“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

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

“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

“What’s his name?” His voice is still quiet, but it’s also different. A little menacing. “Wh-whose name?” His head tilts, and it reminds me of the nature channel when they show a wild animal stalking its prey. “The man who laid his hands on you. Tell me his name.”
― S.J. Tilly, Nero

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

“Keep teasin’ me, see where it gets you.” Pretty please, let it be pinned to his bed.”
― S.J. Tilly, Dom

“Something about this man tells me he doesn’t write his name on his luggage. He probably just narrows his eyes at his suitcase, daring it to get lost.”
― S.J. Tilly, Dom

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

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

“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

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

“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

“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

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

“You make me feel like a whole person. Like someone worthy of love. You make me a better man. Like I could take on the world and win.”
― S.J. Tilly, Sleet Banshee

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