Angel Lawson > Quotes

“I know I’m right. Love makes you stronger. And they’re the weaker ones for not feeling it.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Mercy

“Rip. “Son of a motherfuck!” I screech. After that, she plucks my eyebrows, moisturizes my face, and then spends a long time combing the tangles from my hair, looking unbothered by the verbal abuse I hurl at her along the way.  “How much do men pay for this?” I sneer, head snapping back forth with each pass of the comb. “Am I getting the sadistic whore premium?”
― Angel Lawson, Dukes of Ruin

“I know she doesn’t want to hear it—doesn’t want to believe it—but I know deep in the pit of my wandering soul, this woman is mine.  Even if she never loves me back, I’m never letting her go.”
― Angel Lawson, Dukes of Ruin

“I’m not a fickle little bitch like you. I keep my promises.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Mercy

“I can see it crystal clear in his eyes that he’s washed his hands of the business of caring.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Mercy

“When the blood bubbles up around the glass, dark and wet, everything seems very clear. This is how I free myself. Once and for all.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Wrath

“Sometimes, appearances are all we have. The mask we pull over our faces to hide the ugly sadness beneath.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Mercy

“We are whatever people see.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Mercy

“I don’t want to burn her down. I want to burn with her, high and bright.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Mercy

“She’s the woman who took the brunt of my darkness at a time when I couldn’t find the light, and then she was the woman who forgave me for it.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Mercy

“You think we’re psychopaths? Motherfucker, you haven’t seen shit.” Tristian gives him a cold grin. “It’s true. She uses metal utensils on Teflon pans. In forty years, we’ll all be full of cancer. Downright diabolical.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Wrath

“Maybe they’re not used to being confronted with their past crimes. Maybe they expect their trash to stay gone once they’ve thrown it away.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Pain

“Tristian’s nostrils flare and Killer and I share a glance at the impending bitchfest. “I said I wanted a vegetable tray!” Ms. Crane goes to the fridge and pulls out a bag of half-thawed baby carrots. “There,” she says, dumping them on the counter with a loud ‘thud’. “Go fucking wild, you useless rabbit disguised as a man.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Pain

“But you don’t fight for yourself, Remy. You let everyone else do that for you.” He just stares at me, unblinking as I turn away. “That’s our albatross.”
― Angel Lawson, Dukes of Peril

“No one hurts us more than we hurt ourselves.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Mercy

“Was he born this selfish and insecure, or did something happen to make him this way? Are monsters born, or are they made?”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Pain

“You know what this means, don’t you?” Remy leans forward, holding my gaze. “We’re going to have to ask Nick for relationship advice.” I drag a palm down my face, hiding my laugh. “God, help us.”
― Angel Lawson, Dukes of Peril

“None of us want to be remembered for our worst moments.”
― Angel Lawson, Dukes of Peril

“Family isn’t blood or the right series of letters, Sy. It has to be something a hell of a lot stronger than that.”
― Angel Lawson, Dukes of Peril

“I give Killian a meaningful look, tossing a hand in her direction. See? You’re the reason we can’t have nice things.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Wrath

“This is the man who put stars into my sky. The man who first showed me what it felt like to be touched with reverence. The man who looks at me as if I could save him, even though I can’t.”
― Angel Lawson, Dukes of Peril

“Rath rolls his eyes, reaching out to spin a finger in Tristian’s direction. “Don’t point your boner at me.” The sponge Tristian throws smacks Rath right in the middle of his chest. “Wash yourself!”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Wrath

“Not until you understand something, bitch.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Mercy

“I made the mistake of letting you go once,” he says, guilt etched into his features. “Once, Little Bird. It’ll never happen again.”
― Angel Lawson, Dukes of Peril

“Let me in, let me in, let me—fuck.” He goes rigid, and then I feel it: his dick pumping me full of his hot come. He lets out a growl that tapers off into a long, pained groan. “Goddamn, little sister. You’re trying to fucking kill me.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Mercy

“There’s nowhere you could be that I couldn’t get to you. You understand me?”
― Angel Lawson, Dukes of Peril

“I’d laid awake long after Twyler fell asleep, thinking about our relationship. It wasn’t just sex brain talking when I told her that I wanted her to be mine. This girl is everything I want. I can’t get enough of her. I want her in bed and out. I want to see her wearing my name and number on her back—in public. I want to hold her hand and kiss her whenever I want to. Because I can’t keep going on pretending like this isn’t a thing. I love her and it’s time we figure out how we’re going to move forward.”
― Angel Lawson, Faking It with the Forward

“A meeting of two souls each seeking something distinct yet vital.”
― Angel Lawson, Faking It with the Forward

“He raises his chin. “I’ll need your help, little brother.” “Didn’t you hear me before?” Nick asks, nodding toward Ballsack. “We’re a package deal. All of us.”
― Angel Lawson, Dukes of Peril

“I’m not a good person, not a good brother, and god knows I’m absolute shit at being something more. But sometimes, when she looks at me like that, all soft and assured, it makes me think I could try.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Mercy