Sweet Filthy Boy Quotes
"I like this view of the street at dusk. The sky is bright high above me, but beginning to fade where the sun has started to slip low on the horizon."
"Thinking of his home as mine is a little like pretending a movie set is home or learning that euros are real money."
"As I follow the crooked sidewalk, I realize this is the first time I’ve walked all the way from Rue St.-Honoré to the métro, gotten off at the right stop, and then made it all the way home without needing to check the app on my phone."
"There’s a lightness in my chest as I near our building, followed by a distinct jump in my pulse when I spot Ansel’s motorcycle parked on the sidewalk just out front."
"I fill my lungs as I step into the tiny lobby and walk toward the elevator. My hand shakes as I press the button for our floor and I remind myself to breathe."
"Behind me I hear cars on the road, motorcycles, a bicycle bell. Someone laughs from an open window."
"All the windows are open here, balcony doors and shutters thrown wide to catch the cooler evening air, curtains billowing out into the breeze."
"I think it’s great you’re having such a good time. Have you been to the Musée—?"
"Legally, yes, we’re married. But I’m already relying on him for shelter, and food. There is no way I’m comfortable taking his money when I don’t even know his middle name."
"Holy shit I don’t even know his middle name."
"You say my name better than anyone ever has."
"It’s why I wanted to start by making you dinner."
"I feel guilty I’m out there having so much fun and you’re stuck in the office all day."
"I promise. I’m fine. Paris doesn’t exactly suck."
"I’d like to be enjoying you while you’re here."
"The problem is, I’d like to be enjoying you while you’re here."
"The simple wooden table is set in bright red dishes, a bouquet of purple flowers spilling from a small vase in the center."
"I also try to tamp down the thread of uneasiness that’s begun winding tightly in my gut."
"If this hurts then bend your legs a little. Who can count to fifteen for me?"
"I’m not mad. I just… I can’t believe you’re actually here."
"You thought I would just stay there and fix it at some random point in the future? I couldn’t be so far from you."
"You look beautiful. In fact, you look so beautiful I’m a little at a loss for words."
"Please don’t be mad. Lola called to tell me you were here."
"I forgot my cards. But I did bring my penis."
"I know the exact sound you make when you come; you could never fake it with me."
"I hate killing spiders, because I think they’re amazing, but I’ll do it for you if you’re afraid of them."
"I broke my arm when I was seven, trying to ride a skateboard."
"My childhood best friend’s name was Auguste and his older sister was Catherine."
"My greatest trauma was my mother leaving for the States."
"I lost my virginity to a girl named Noémi when I was fourteen."
"I’m not sure I ever made a woman come with my mouth before I met you."
"Talk to me. Tell me what happened that morning you left."
"It was shitty of you not to tell me about Perry, but really it just gave me the shove I needed."
"Show me you’re still wearing my ring and you’re forgiven."