Stella Gray > Quotes

“On the floor at my feet, there’s a tray holding hot tea, a little plate of sugar cookies, and a box of tissues. It takes a moment for me to comprehend what I’m looking at. Is he trying to…comfort me?”
― Stella Gray, The Client

“I tap my foot, listening to the steady clip, clip, clip of my three-inch heel as I take deep yoga breaths, attempting to gather my frustration into a little ball and toss it away.”
― Stella Gray, The Sham

“domination is my instinct—and”
― Stella Gray, The Deal

“Finalizing this deal. “Cigar?” my father”
― Stella Gray, The Deal

“Hurting inside does not make you weak. It makes you human. And sharing that hurt means you’re strong enough to admit you need a change.”
― Stella Gray, The Contract

“I wasn’t raised to be vulnerable. My father saw emotions as signs of weakness, but Brooklyn has taught me that they’re actually tools to navigate relationships with.”
― Stella Gray, The Contract

“it’s”
― Stella Gray, The Deal

“As my finger hovers over the camera app, I hear a peal of laughter from Emzee and realize that I’ve just missed a great joke—and that’s when it hits me. I don’t need my phone to capture this moment. All I need is to keep my eyes and ears and my heart open, to live in the here and now. My experiences with these people mean far more than the photos I was planning on getting.”
― Stella Gray, The Contract

“I took a shot before I left the doctor’s office.” Even better—effective immediately.”
― Stella Gray, The Client

“active internationally,”
― Stella Gray, The Lie

“lower back. I could only see them from behind, but he turned his head to whisper something to her and she pushed her hair behind her ear, giving me a look at her face.”
― Stella Gray, The Deal

“glad. I didn’t want to get in a fight, and I needed some time to process everything. He knew I wasn’t the kind of person”
― Stella Gray, The Lie

“We’re always on the lookout for fresh faces, but it’s essential that we find exactly the right model to represent our brand. Personally, I’m always open to unknowns. I like setting trends, not following them—and I hate when things in this industry get stale and predictable. You see the same face everywhere, you stop paying attention to the product.”
― Stella Gray, The Contract

“business at last.” “And what a business it is,” the senator said. He eased into the plush leather. “You’ve got quite the little”
― Stella Gray, The Deal

“An athletic, middle-aged man with ice blue eyes and gray streaks at his temples had been ushered into the office.”
― Stella Gray, The Deal