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“You were never a pawn. You were always my queen. Everyone knew it but you.”
― The Temporary Wife
― The Temporary Wife
“Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.”
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“You drive me truly, utterly, entirely, mad,” he whispers, his forehead pressed against mine.”
― The Temporary Wife
― The Temporary Wife
“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! - I have as much soul as you, - and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you!”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“Good girl,” I whisper. “You’re such a fucking good girl, Valentina. You deserve a reward, baby.” She looks at me with such desperation that my heart skips a fucking beat. This is my every fantasy come true.”
― The Temporary Wife
― The Temporary Wife
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