Laurence

“Let’s be very clear. If anyone touches her or so much as looks at Valentina, I will kill him.”
― J.L. Beck, Vow to Protect

“Sweetheart, you can do whatever you want. I don’t have it in me to say no to you.”
― Nash Summers, Arrows Through Archer

“Let me make something crystal clear, Zoey,” he says, shifting his hold on me. He releases my arm and takes my books, setting them on a nearby desk. Then he drags me fully against him, locks his arms around me, and gazes down at me patiently, like a teacher with an unruly pupil. “If you fuck someone else just to spite me, you will regret it. Not as much as he will though,” he adds, silkily. “I might not have the heart to destroy you, but I damn sure won’t feel so merciful toward him. Any asshole who is seen alone with you from now on will wind up between my crosshairs. Understand?”
― Sam Mariano, Untouchable

“Anyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket.
But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear