Stephanie Tyler > Quotes

“I don't like rules, especially the unwritten ones that say I need to let myself be controlled by my man.”
― Stephanie Tyler, Defiance

“There were two things Chris knew well: his rifle and a woman's body. With either, he could spend hours studying their intracacies, their individual quirks and hots spots...their flaws.
He knew when one of them was going to jam up and let him down or to give him the shot of his life. Rifles and women - he loved them both, but not necessarily in that order.”
― Stephanie Tyler, Hold on Tight

“You’ve got to start admitting it.”
“Why are you doing this to me? Are you trying to break me?”
“No, you won’t break. You’ll bend, but you won’t break. Because until you admit it, it’ll never really go away,” he said. “You might’ve taken control, but that man took something from you he shouldn’t have. And that’s not your fault—whether or not you gave in is irrelevant. Come to terms with it now, Isabelle, before it’s too late.”
― Stephanie Tyler, Hard to Hold

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.
—William Faulkner”
― Stephanie Tyler, Promises in the Dark

“It’s the worst thing that could ever happen to a woman, and they know that. It’s why it’s their best weapon. But after months of healing physically, I’m going to accept that I’ll never be the same. That’s all right. I’m still strong. I’m just different. And to change is to live. To survive.”
― Stephanie Tyler, Unbreakable

“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for. –Bob Marley”
― Stephanie Tyler, Rule of Thirds

“What you need to do is stop trying to control this situation. You have your own to deal with.
You are my situation. Don’t you get that? Ever since I first kissed you… And I’m not going to let something happen to you because there are circumstances keeping us apart”
― Stephanie Tyler, Hold on Tight