Dominique > Dominique's Quotes

“Alive isn't living.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Bridge Kingdom

“forgive her. She loves you."
He dropped the old woman's arm, feeling Lara's gaze on him. Knowing she was listening. "she doesn't know what love is."
"That's why you should forgive her.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Traitor Queen

“You’re my favorite,” I whisper, leaning in to kiss her flushed cheek.  “Even if I had crab hands?”  “Even if you had crab hands, Anastasia.”
― Hannah Grace, Icebreaker

“That isn’t a yes. Do I need to get on my knees and beg you, Anastasia? Is that what you want?” She shakes her head and laughs. “The only time I ever want to see a grown man on his knees in front of me, Nate, is when his face is between my legs. So no, I don’t want you to beg me.”
― Hannah Grace, Icebreaker

“I pinch the book from between her fingers, examining the turquoise cover, then flicking to a random page in the middle of the book. “You’re reading porn in public? You’re disgraceful!”
― Hannah Grace, Icebreaker

“I do. And I know you, Raven. A trickster you might be, but you’ll fly to the ends of the earth to take care of those you love.”
― Claire Kingsley, Chasing Her Fire

“Another tip you picked up from my books?”
“Those things are like a treasure map. Just follow the tabs and highlights to find the pot of gold.”
― Kandi Steiner, Blind Side

“You don’t want to be someone’s muse, you want to be someone’s undoing. And let me tell you, Kitten… You’re mine.”
― Kandi Steiner, Blind Side

“That’s the thing about love,” he said, kissing my hair. “It doesn’t need to be reciprocated to be real.”
― Kandi Steiner, Blind Side

“Their bodies lined up next to each other in that perfect way, and he pressed his cheek to hers like he was savoring being close to her.

“Please, don’t let me make you cry,” he whispered in her ear. “If something is wrong, tell me so I can fix it. Please.”

Her heart squeezed, and she hugged him tight. “I’ll tell you.”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“My heart works in a different way, but it’s yours. You’re my one.”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“Quan gave him an impatient look. "Did you touch her clit at all?"

"What's that?"

"Oh hell," Michael said.

Quan smacked his palm to his forehead. "Her clitoris. It's where you stimulate her to make her come."

"Where is it?"

Quan rubbed both hands over his face as Michael repeated, "Oh hell.”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“Warm. Content. Safe in his arms. Him safe in hers. She hugged him tighter. He was bigger and stronger, but she would protect him with everything she had.”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“In a split second, she redefined perfection for him. His standards aligned to her exact proportions and measurements. No one else would ever live up to her.”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“Khải’s jaw dropped, and he stared at Jade. “There’s a tiny Esme.”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“Show me how to make it good for you, too,” he said as he looked at her directly, no trace of shame on his face. “Because I need you to feel the way I do right now.”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“Don’t forget to apologize. First with words. Then with your tongue.”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“He was a puzzle she never would have been able to solve if he hadn't shown her how. Those were the best kinds of puzzles, though, weren't they? The ones no one else could figure out?”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“froze up when people teased him or didn’t realize he was being teased in the first place.”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“Anh Yêu Em”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“Sometimes, he worried she’d fall off. Other times, he hoped she’d fall off. So he’d have an excuse to tell her to come closer.”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“That took "delayed reaction" to an extreme. But he was an extreme kind of person.

His heart wasn't made of stone, after all. It just wasn't like everyone else's.”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“Everyone deserved to love and be loved back. Everyone.”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“He kissed her like she was his whole world, and if she weren't already kneeling, she would have collapsed to the floor.”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“Fascinating. You look all frail and breakable, but you’re really a violent little thing, aren’t you?”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“There’s nowhere in existence you could go that I wouldn’t find you, Violence.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“I’m going to keep you. You’re mine, Violet.”
“Only if you’re mine.”
“I’ve been yours for longer than you could ever imagine.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“I would rather lose this entire war than live without you, and if that means I have to prove myself over and over, then I'll do it. You gave me your heart, and I'm keeping it.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“Lies are comforting. Truth is painful.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“Ithicana needed a queen who was a warrior. A woman who’d fight to the death for her people. A woman who was cunning and ruthless, not because she wanted to be, but because her country needed her to be. A woman who’d challenge him every day for the rest of his life. A woman Ithicana would respect. And there was one thing he was certain: Lara Veliant was not that woman.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Bridge Kingdom