Lauren Dane > Quotes

“Listen, I'm bossy. I can't help it. It's who I am and what I do. I'm pushy and I like to take over. But I'm going to work really hard not to do so much and your going to try and accept me the way I am. Flaws and all. Because I'm good in bed and I can carry heavy things and reach all the high shelves.”
― Lauren Dane, Coming Undone

“Like I need to play on the Wii when you're there willing to f*** me. Video games are what men invented to fill the sex void. Any man who chooses video games over sex deserves to live in his mother's basement with his mint-condition, in box Star Wars figurines and his real doll.”
― Lauren Dane, Coming Undone

“It was a huge comfort to have a person who'd keep you honest with yourself and who also gave you safe harbour.”
― Lauren Dane, Taking Care of Business

“I carry this thing between us, like a weight. A good weight, in my pocket. I reach out and hold it from time to time like a wonderful secret. I will always have that. I will never feel this way about another woman, ever. My heart will be yours forever, no matter who shares your bed, no matter whose children you bear. I’m here.” He tapped her chest. “And you’re here.” He tapped his own.”
― Lauren Dane, Relentless

“You? A man? Wants to come shopping with a woman? For clothes?”
“Ah, but not for clothes, not for skirts or shoes.” He shuddered. “For lingerie. And that, my love, is a whole different story. Any time you want to shop for silky underwear, I’ll gladly accompany you.”
― Lauren Dane, Giving Chase

“Sugar, I am not playing a game. This is serious. I mean to woo you, so shut up and let me do it.”
― Lauren Dane, Chased

“friends will sit your ass down and give you the 'Come To Jesus' talk when you need it most.”
― Lauren Dane, Taking Chase

“Dude you say the best stuff. You're so getting lucky.”
― Lauren Dane (Author), Giving Chase

“You don't always choose who you love, sometimes it just happens.”
― Lauren Dane, Coming Undone

“I hope you find a place in your life when you can let go and be happy. But I’m not a dirty secret. I’m not bad and wrong for being comfortable with myself, and I won’t let you make me feel that way.”
― Lauren Dane, Laid Bare

“Life can be about taking chances and finding really great things and yes, failing sometimes. Or it can be about wondering what if because you never dared to try.”
― Lauren Dane, Giving Chase

“I think the question is, can you live without her? Watch her fall in love with someone else?.....If the fear of some random thing happening in the future is bigger than the reality of her being with another guy, walk away now when it'll merely sort of kill you to do it. But you can't have this doubt between you. Man up. Love her the way she deserves it, or let another man do it.”
― Lauren Dane, Inside Out

“You shut up. I'm older and I'm not going to stay at your palace of decadence and deviance."

--Brody to Erin.”
― Lauren Dane, Coming Undone

“Not everyone deals with what they don't like or understand in a positive way. Some people are going to judge you. Sometimes it's someone you really love and being rejected by them is incredibly painful.”
― Lauren Dane, Tart

“Umm, let me see. Hmmm, what to say, what to say? Oh, I know. Fuck you.”
― Lauren Dane, Coming Undone

“You’re weird. I thought brothers were supposed to pretend their sisters were sexless.”
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“I’m your brother, not an idiot. If he hurts you, I’ll crush him, but I want you to be happy. You want him and that’s enough for me.”
― Lauren Dane, Laid Bare

“There had been no one thing at which to point blame. The break-up was the accumulation of months of dissatisfaction. But if there was one thing that had tipped her over the edge, it was the toothpaste.”
― Lauren Dane, Taking Care of Business

“In any case, in general, I prefer to avoid conflict when I can. Not because I'm afraid or because I'm too weak to fight back. But because conflict eats up your time. It is exhaustive in terms of energy you have to expend to be involved in it. More if you mean to win, and I'd never do it if I didn't mean to win. I'd rather spend my time on other things and in general, most people aren't worth that much of my time and energy.”
― Lauren Dane, Heart of Darkness

“...that's what friends did. Let each other off the hook when they didn't want to talk.”
― Lauren Dane, Taking Care of Business

“Sleep. I’m here to catch you.”
― Lauren Dane, Laid Bare

“I know your game, you know. You get nasty when you're backed into a corner.”
― Lauren Dane, Taking Care of Business

“Bull. Look, sometimes certain kinds of pain bring important lessons. Those lessons harden you, prepare you for your life and the only way to learn them, the only way to be a better, stronger and yes, harder person to survive the world outside is to learn those lessons first hand. Pain forges strength.”
― Lauren Dane, Chaos Burning

“You can't work me, Liv. I know you're a bitch, I know you're cranky, I know you're loving, I know you're smart and funny, I know you're giving and generous. I'm not walking off because you're not flawless. I don't want a diamond, I want a wife.
- Marc to Olivia”
― Lauren Dane, Chased

“Most people saw her as supremely confident and self assured but beneath that were the doubts.”
― Lauren Dane

“That’s love. Real love is scary. Because you know what you stand to lose.”
― Lauren Dane, Taking Chase

“I’m a nosy old woman, it’s a perk of getting old. You can be annoying and people just call you eccentric.”
― Lauren Dane, Taking Chase

“The last thing I want to do is harm her. Especially now. She’s in me. I breathed her in. I kissed her and took a good long taste. This is not just a female I enjoy. This one is so much more than that. My beast has chosen and the man seems to agree.”
― Lauren Dane, Chaos Burning

“He growled a sigh and her insides got all warm and gooey. She really needed to date nice men who didn't growl.
-Lily Travis”
― Lauren Dane

“Hi there! You’re cute. Do you have any girlfriends? ‘Cause Gran says Momma needs a man in her life. Then Pops says, ‘Pfft, Martine, the last thing Elise needs is a man!’ But I think my Gran is right.”
“Rennie, for tonight, let’s play the think-about-what-we-say-before-we-say-it-game.”
― Lauren Dane, Coming Undone

“Nina, before you i never spent the night with women. I had sex and left. I didn't bring them here. They served a purpose and it was a body-to-body thing. You are everything. Body, soul, heart to my body, soul and heart. You're it. We're it.”
― Lauren Dane, Enforcer