Ruth Cardello > Quotes

“We all have control over what kind of person we are. Each word that comes out, each action that we take, defines us.”
― Ruth Cardello, Maid for the Billionaire

“When I create a fantasy world, I want it all.”
― Ruth Cardello

“It’s an uncomfortable moment when you realize that there is a crazy person in the room and it’s you.”
― Ruth Cardello, For Love or Legacy

“They say that courage isn’t a lack of fear. It is doing what has to be done, despite your fear.”
― Ruth Cardello, For Love or Legacy

“Every once in a while, life threw you an opportunity to redefine yourself. You could either rise up to the challenge or live with the regret.”
― Ruth Cardello, For Love or Legacy

“Some people become family through blood. Some people through marriage. Others find their way into your life and your heart through friendship. Raise a glass to all of our family tonight…those who share our name and those who we have come to care deeply for. There is no greater fortune than to be surrounded by so much love.”
― Ruth Cardello, Bedding the Billionaire

“There are things we can fix and things we can’t. I guess life is about figuring out which is which, and dealing with both the best you can.”
― Ruth Cardello, Gentling the Cowboy

“She wanted to leave," Gio defended himself, even as he kicked himself for letting her leave. "What was I supposed to do? Kidnap her?"

Stephan shrugged. "I've seen it work.”
― Ruth Cardello, Come Away with Me

“Never' is an unquantifiable and unrealistic amount of time.”
― Ruth Cardello, Rise of the Billionaire

“Life is scary, but I think it's supposed to be. If you're living it right, that is.”
― Ruth Cardello, Gentling the Cowboy

“What are the five stages of realizing you just did something too stupid to tell your friends?”
― Ruth Cardello, Come Away with Me

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― Ruth Cardello, Breaching the Billionaire: Alethea's Redemption

“If love was only for the perfect, what a sad and lonely world it would it be. We are the culmination of every good and bad choice we’ve ever made. Your mistakes have made you into an incredibly fierce and loving woman; one I am”
― Ruth Cardello, Bedding the Billionaire

“She rubbed a hand across her forehead. “Did anyone ever tell you that you’re bossy?” “When you have a dick they call it commanding.”
― Ruth Cardello, In the Heir

“Mistakes often lead to incredible discoveries.”
― Ruth Cardello, The Broken One

“True love makes people stronger not weaker, Jake. Remember that. I still miss my husband every day, but I can go on because something as strong as we had makes me believe in an afterlife. Treasure these times, boys. Love your women with all you have because the day will come when you must part from them – however temporarily. Arguments will happen but always apologize – even when you’re not sure that you’re the one who was wrong. Pride is a cold bed partner.”
― Ruth Cardello, Bedding the Billionaire

“if I don’t shoot my shot there’s a one hundred percent certainty he’ll never notice me.”
― Ruth Cardello, Forked

“People talk about how strong families are, but no one warns that they can also be as fragile as glass left out in the snow. One wrong tap and they shatter into hundreds of irreparable pieces.”
― Ruth Cardello, Tycoon Takedown

“Be careful. When you’re a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”
― Ruth Cardello, Always Mine

“She felt anger rippling through his muscles and knew that she had stumbled upon an old, yet still raw, emotional scar. ”
― Ruth Cardello, Maid for the Billionaire

“Maybe she'll let me start wearing my Superman boxers again.”
― Ruth Cardello, Rise of the Billionaire

“And that’s why you’re not satisfied. You don’t want someone you can control. You dream of being taken, roughly, again and again. You want to be the one who begs for release. I know what you crave, and I can give you that fantasy and more. But you have to submit to me fully. That’s what I like. That’s what I need.”
― Ruth Cardello, Breaching the Billionaire: Alethea's Redemption

“I think the men we lust over in books wouldn’t translate to good husbands. Do you really want someone you have to visit in prison because he offs every man who looks at you?”
― Ruth Cardello, Spooned

“there are no winners in a tragedy, only people struggling to survive the aftermath.”
― Ruth Cardello, Taken, Not Spurred

“He came in looking so rough on the outside, but there was a real sadness in his eyes. I just wanted to comfort him. Then he looked at me and—I was on fire. I’ve never felt that way before. It doesn’t matter that I don’t even know him.”
― Ruth Cardello, Maid for the Billionaire

“Happiness doesn’t just happen. It’s a decision.”
― Ruth Cardello, The Broken One

“The great part about getting older is you realize that you don't have to impress anyone else.”
― Ruth Cardello, For Love or Legacy

“Life shouldn’t be a story about what the world did with you; it should be about what you did with the world. “Thank you.”
― Ruth Cardello, Saving the Sheikh

“I want a real life partner. One who makes me feel like a valuable part of his team. A treasured piece of his life.”
― Ruth Cardello, Breaching the Billionaire: Alethea's Redemption

“I learned that in a tragedy there are no winners, only people struggling to survive the aftermath.”
― Ruth Cardello, Gentling the Cowboy