Paula > Paula's Quotes

“You don't have to protect me. Just because I'm a woman doesn't mean I can't protect myself."
"I'm not protecting you because you're a woman. I'm protecting you because you're my woman.”
― Rina Kent, Rise of a Queen

“To all my ladies who see those walking Red Flags as a pretty shade of pink… repeat after me, only when the men are fictional.”
― S.J. Tilly, Nero

“The world is at the tip of your fingers."
"It is not."
"It is now. I'll bring the world to its knees in front of you. All you have to do is ask."
"Why?" I whisper.
"Why what?"
"Why would you do that for me?"
"Because the world needs to bend the knee for my queen.”
― Rina Kent, Rise of a Queen

“Treat me like your King, and I will make you a Queen.”
― Michelle Heard, Merciless Saints

“Submit to me and I will burn the world down for you.”
― Michelle Heard, Merciless Saints

“Lust. It’s the only other emotion that’s as strong as hate.”
― Michelle Heard, Merciless Saints

“I’m falling for you. Please catch me.”
― Michelle Heard, Merciless Saints

“I used to dream of finding a place where I can be me. Of having someone who sees me for who I am and not what others want me to be. Of being... loved" "And now?" "Your eyes. And I hear your voice in the shadows, whispering my name.”
― Abigail Owen, The Liar's Crown

“When did the man I desperately wanted to escape from become the only one I feel safe with?”
― Abigail Owen, The Liar's Crown

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“no me importa qué eres, sino quién eres.”
― Maria Martinez, Pacto de Sangre

“Atarse a nivel emocional con ella era absurdo. El problema era que ya lo estaba.”
― Maria Martinez, Pacto de Sangre

“—Diecinueve —respondió, y una sonrisa misteriosa curvó sus labios. «Desde hace ciento cincuenta y cinco años», pensó.”
― Maria Martinez, Pacto de Sangre

“Tell me, Nina, if there wasn’t this deal between us, would you have come when I nodded?” he asks. “Nope.”
I don’t expect him to ask me to elaborate, but he does, and his question surprises me. “Why not? Is it because of the wheelchair?”
He says it conversationally, but there is a hidden undertone I can’t quite define. I abandon watching the crowd and look him right in the eyes. “It’s because I’m not a poodle, Mr. Petrov.”
― Neva Altaj, Painted Scars

“Roman?”
“Yes?”
“I have a confession to make.”
I kiss her shoulder. “Something bad?”
“Yeah. It’s . . . well, it’s a kind of a problem. A big one.”
“Spill it, Nina.” She’s silent for a few moments, and then makes my world tilt on its axis with six short words. “I’m in love with you, Roman.”
I close my eyes for a second and squeeze her tightly. It’s like everything around me stopped. “Then we share the same problem, malysh.”
― Neva Altaj, Painted Scars

“She took my black heart with her the day she left, and if she says no, she can keep it. I’m ruined for anyone else anyway.”
― Neva Altaj, Painted Scars

“Decided to finally get out of your cave, I see.” I cock an eyebrow. “You should get dressed. We’re going down for dinner in thirty minutes.” “Slutty, serious, or something in the middle?” “Middle will work.” “Damn, I wish you picked slutty.”
― Neva Altaj, Painted Scars

“No one will be teaching you Russian, but me. Got that?” “Got it, kotik.” I close my eyes and shake my head. “You do not call a Russian pakhan ‘kitten’, Nina. I have an image to uphold here.”
― Neva Altaj, Painted Scars

“You are mine now and I am not letting you go. Ever.”
― Neva Altaj, Painted Scars

“Igor speaks only Russian. How can he teach her anything?” “I have no idea. He tells her what to do, and when she does it wrong, he yells.” My head snaps to the side to look at Varya. “He yelled at my wife?” “She yelled at him more.”
― Neva Altaj, Painted Scars

“The head of the Russian criminal syndicate. A drug dealer. A killer. And I managed to fall in love with him. Someone please just lock me up in a mental institution, because that’s apparently where I belong.”
― Neva Altaj, Painted Scars

“I googled you yesterday,” he says, still keeping my fingers in his hand, just an inch from his lips. “Who would have thought that such a delicate little hand could create such . . . disturbing art.”
― Neva Altaj, Painted Scars

“You give no second chances. There’s no place for mercy in our world. Show no weakness and fear. Never hesitate or second guess yourself. Be sure. Be cruel. You have to make them fear you. That’s where our power lies.”
― Michelle Heard, Cruel Saints

“Love him, and you’ll have my protection. You choose how your future will play out.”
― Michelle Heard, Cruel Saints

“-¿Cómo puedo saber si es amor y no lujuria?
- No puedes, hijo. Para mí, son lo mismo. No puedes amar lo que no deseas. Cuando más deseaba a tu mamá, más la amaba. Con cada día que pasa desde que se fue, mi amor solo ha crecido por ella. Ella es la única para mí.”
― Michelle Heard, Cruel Saints

“-Eres mi obsesión, amore mio. Cuanto más te deseo, más te amo y nunca dejaré de quererte.”
― Michelle Heard, Cruel Saints

“Guys don’t read instructions,” I reiterated. “No, the girls do and then we tell you what to do,”
― Odette Stone, Home Game

“Quizá la clave para volver a sentir que eres tú mismo es aceptar que ya no eres la misma persona que eras antes, y eso no tiene por qué ser algo malo.”
― Inma Rubiales, El arte de ser nosotros

“El negro no es solo la ausencia de luz. Es una mezcla de muchas cosas. Por eso me equivoqué en lo que dije. No estás vacío, Logan. Estás lleno de colores.”
― Inma Rubiales, El arte de ser nosotros