Brain Creekmore

“She was wearing a pair of my pajamas with the sleeves rolled up. When she laughed I wanted her again. A minute later she asked me if I loved her. I told her it didn't mean anything but that I didn't think so. She looked sad. But as we were fixing lunch, and for no apparent reason, she laughed in such a way that I kissed her.”
― Albert Camus, The Stranger

“Take it all off. I don't intend to fuck somebody in his underwear. And you have to use a condom. I know where I've been, but I don't know where you've been. - Lisbeth Salander”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

“If there was one thing a former sniper could do well, it was wait. Patiently. Quietly. Without a sound. Barely a movement. Just him, a quiet mind and his breath.”
― J. Rose Black, Losing My Breath

“Với những người ta yêu thương thì không thể nói "không" được, ít ra là không thể nói thường xuyên. Đó là toàn bộ bí quyết. Còn khi buộc phải nói thì cần nói sao cho cái từ "không" của ta nghe như "có". Hoặc làm sao để chính người khác phải nói với ta cái từ "không" đó.”
― Mario Puzo, The Godfather