Julia

“Those boys just want to get in your pants," he said. "You know that, right?" [...]

"That's not true," Tiffany said.

Well, of course it was true. But if Tiffany didn't know this, now was not the time to clue her in.

"How do you know we weren't trying to get in their pants?" I asked.”
― Jennifer Echols, Going Too Far

“I tried to gauge the cop's reaction. I couldn't see a thing. His dark eyes could have been laughing at me, or considering how I would look when I got out of prison just in time to join the AARP.

"Interesting," he said. "You've broken a lot of laws tonight."

Definitely laughing at me.”
― Jennifer Echols, Going Too Far

“A harem," she murmured into his neck and laughed at last at the notion. "I can't believe you had a harem. You are hilarious, Stuart." He laughed. At himself.

"I hated men. I loved women. I wanted them all. It seemed logical to start to accumulate them.”
― Judith Ivory, Untie My Heart

“I can't protect you from mean people, because they're everywhere, but I would be nice. That much, I can promise."

"Fine," she said. "If I"m pregnant, you can marry me." He folded his harms and contemplated her motionlessly from the dark. Then said,

"Not that nice.”
― Judith Ivory, Untie My Heart