Little Dove Quotes
"Don't come out no matter what you hear. Got it?"
"I mean it, Jule-bug. Don’t open the door until I say so."
"If this is a castle, it’s owned by the Burger King. And his Dairy Queen. It’s their humble White Castle."
"Your loss cost people a shit-ton of money, Shamus. People who are not happy."
"If ya wanna book me, ya gotta call my girl. She schedules my fights."
"If Mr. Freddy hears you ask that, he won't cook for you again. Ever."
"Mr. Maximo owns four hotels, but this is not one of them."
"Always pushing. Always fighting. Always trying to survive."
"I’m gonna die out here. Alone. Always alone."
"I dug into the PB&J like it was the best thing I’d ever tasted because, right then, it was."
"Hope was an empty word on the way to disappointment."
"He ran his hand through his hair before nodding. 'I’m coming back in.'"
"I wouldn’t be a charity case. I didn’t want his pity."
"I was about to ask why it mattered when it hit me. He felt guilty."
"It was with rage, but I didn’t share that. 'I’m fine.'"
"If I was about to die, I’d go out with my pride—it was the only thing I had to my name."
"Rather than pointless begging, I decided to use my time to curse my bastard father."
"Life held enough disappointments, I wasn’t big on setting myself up for more by building up fantasies in my head."
"Desperation kicked in and I let the fantasy I’d been fighting take over."
"I’m a pervert. A happy and satisfied pervert."
"Thank fuck I had, because after she’d fallen off the couch, I had no doubt she’d have tried to walk and hurt herself worse."
"An education is important. A priceless gift that others die for."
"Men throw away their lives for pride. Women are smarter."
"I’m not that poor, I’ve seen a computer before."
"Every time I thought we’d discovered all the ways her piece of shit father had fucked up her life, another thing came along to show what a scumbag he’d been."
"I don’t give a damn if you leak on them. It happens."
"We’re women. Women bleed. Men would die from their first cramp."
"Despite her lack of ability, she had fun. Which meant I’d give her whatever the hell she wanted."
"Few things could get me excited about math, but cookies did it."
"I need a vacation on an island with no cell service and a supply of whiskey… And a pretty dove."
"No one hurts you. If they do, I’ll make sure they spend the limited time they have left on earth regretting it."
"It may have started as a way to kill some time and alter a romper, but it had grown into something I loved."
"It wasn’t that late," I argued as Freddy left. "It is," he said simply.
"It’s after seven. What would happen if you drank coffee this late?" "I wouldn’t be able to sleep," I grudgingly admitted.
"No, I don’t do age play. I know people who do, but it’s not for me."
"If you’re mine, you’re mine. Every fucking bit as much yours."
"I like control in all areas of my life. It’s what I’ve always preferred and who I’ve always been. Simple as that."
"We’d communicate like any other relationship."
"You’d do what I say. Beyond that, swim. Read. Sew. Do whatever the hell you want."
"It’s not playtime for kicks and giggles. It’s twenty-four-seven."
"I’m not going to ask you to dress in a gimp suit and beat the shit outta me or anything like that."
"This isn’t a choice between me and homelessness."
"Because I like you. And you need someone to take care of you for once."
"It’d be crazy. The whole thing is wrong. Right?"
"You’ve been up since I left and skipped breakfast and lunch?"
"I’ll have the snitch bring you a sandwich and then you need to rest."
"I promise my ego is very real and just as massive in real life as it is in your dreams."
"It wasn’t the kind of grin that said he was damn excited to throw fists."
"He doesn’t just want the victory, he likes the fight. That makes a difference."
"Each fight was like a dance. A boxer had to know when to lead and when to follow."
"The crowd went wild, growing louder with each show of unfettered brutality."
"Fuck typical. Fuck normal. Fuck what anyone else says. The only person who can tell you what to do is me."
"I’ll take care of you until you’re just as wrapped up and addicted to me as I am to you."
"It’s good for my unreal, massive ego to know you’re as possessive of me as I am of you."
"That’s something you never have to ask permission to do, Juliet. Touch me any-fucking-time you want."
"You’d never be in the way. A distraction, fuck yeah, but one I want."
"If you want something, you need to tell me. Sometimes the answer will be no, but telling me what you want is a rule. Understood?"
"You’re the only person who’s ever taken care of me."
"I don’t give a shit how much he wants to spend, unless he’s willing to sleep in a room coated in plastic, he’s not welcome."
"Artemis. She’s the Greek goddess of the hunt and the moon."
"I could spend the rest of my life buried in this pussy and it wouldn’t be long enough."
"Remember who takes care of you. Who knows what you like. What you need."
"We’re not forced. Maximo asked, we agreed. We could’ve said no."
"I like seeing your reaction. Ash said I missed out at Moonlight." He studied me as if he could read my every thought and secret. "Glad I didn’t miss it this time."
"You know you’re the only one who’s ever seen me, Daddy."
"I’m greedy. I like having you all to myself. For only me to see."
"You mean nothing to him beyond sex and money." He shook his head with pity. "He’s a billionaire who’s dated actresses. Models. Socialites. Why would he want a white-trash-nothing when he could have anyone in the world?"
"Maximo Black killed your father, Juliet. You need to come with me before he does the same to you."
"But you knew he killed Shamus, didn’t you? And you still slutted yourself out to him. You betrayed your father so you could live in that big mansion and feel like a somebody on the Strip."
"What kind of daughter would do that to her father? Thank God Shamus died before finding out his Jule-bug is a whore and a rat."
"Because it didn’t matter what he did, Maximo was going to kill him."
"I wanted to swear he wouldn’t, but a lifetime of betrayal and heartache had taught me to never trust anyone."
"I wasn’t sure what came over me, but at the metallic taste and the hot drops of blood sliding down my chin, I smiled."
"I was not going to be a victim. I’d die before that happened."
"Summoning every bit of will and energy and fury I had, I stopped fighting."
"Letting people in only leads to pain and disappointment."
"Each time she gave me more of that weight she’d always shouldered, the happier she got. Smiling more. Laughing more. Touching me more."
"Having someone in your corner who you can trust is important for your wellbeing."
"Because there is no one below us for three floors."
"But if you decide to take it further, I knew you could do it without my help."
"I told you things would be done my way and that I’d seldom ask, even for major things."
"I’ve wanted to marry you for months, but I knew you weren’t ready. I’ve been patient. I’ve waited. And I’m done. I want you tied to me in every way you can be, wrapped up like I am."
"I once told Juliet she was worth starting a war for, and I’d meant it."
"I’m still going to spank your ass raw for not listening to me, but it’ll have to wait because now we’re late."
"I’d have married him at any Elvis chapel, gimmicky destination, or street corner."