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“I don’t want to make this marriage work. I’m a fine piece of ass who doesn’t need this shit. I want a man who keeps his word and is so brutally honest that it’s almost cruel. You are not that man, Adrien.”
“Men say women are complicated, but they aren’t. Just text back, and don’t stick your dick in other people. Pretty straightforward.”
“Are you in a relationship?” “No.” He looked at me head on, having so much confidence it was nearly toxic. “I don’t text back, and I like to stick my dick in a lot of places.”
“Trust is like glass. It takes time to heat and temper, to make it transparent for both parties to see through. But once it’s shattered, there are so many broken pieces on the floor that it’s impossible to put back together. A year may pass, and you’ll step into the kitchen barefoot for a glass of water and get a shard in your heel. And you’ll remember how it got there.”
“Power and wealth can be taken away—and all that’s left is your word. If you don’t have that, then you don’t have anything. He betrayed his word when he betrayed you, so he betrayed himself. There was a chance of redemption by being honest with you, but he chose cowardice instead.”
A man should treat a woman with the same respect he treats his boys. If anything, she should be his number one guy.”
“If you let me into your apartment, I’ll throw your ass on the bed. I’ll choke you. I’ll spank you so hard my handprint will still be on your ass in the morning. You’ve been warned.”
“I’ve got a lot more bullets in this gun.”
“It’s called honor. It’s called honesty. It’s called integrity. And more importantly, it’s called respect.
“The first French Emperor of the Senate hereby condemns you to death.”
All a man has in this world is his word. If he doesn’t have that, then he doesn’t have shit.
“You’re too fucking beautiful for this bullshit. Because if you were mine—” He shut his mouth immediately but kept his eyes locked on mine, like he wished he could take back what he’d said, but it was too late. “You wouldn’t have to make this decision in the first place.”
“I lost you the moment you stuck your dick in someone else.”
I’d quickly learned that it was easier to lie to strangers than to people you knew.
Marriage was sacred, and I didn’t blame anyone for wanting to fight for it until their dying breath.
It was hard to accept defeat, but surrender felt like the right option for me.
“If I fucked around on her, I wouldn’t deserve her anyway. The decent thing to do is let her go so she can find someone who can give her what I can’t. But this hypothetical question is stupid because I wouldn’t fuck around in the first place. Women are not as complicated as we make them out to be.”
The only time I felt a reprieve was when I was in the arms of a drop-dead gorgeous man with a magical dick.
“Fuck up once, it’s a mistake. Fuck up twice, it’s a habit. Fuck up three times, and it’s your character.
I was so miserable I didn’t even want to talk to my antidepressant.
“We never suspect the people we trust.
“When you become a parent, you sign a contract with infinite terms and agreements. And those terms and agreements bind you to love your child unconditionally, whether they become the president of France or take a seat on murderers’ row. It doesn’t matter whether I agree or disagree with his actions or yours. I love you both with all my heart. I will not betray him—and I will not betray you either.”
“I’m not scared. I just… It’s hard to start over.”
You can’t be brave if you aren’t scared—and you are brave.”
“Let me give you a life lesson, sweetheart. When someone opens a door, you just walk through it. Don’t wait for it to close because it might be locked the next time you try to open it. Life is fucking hard, and you should use every advantage you have at your disposal. The advantage you have right now is me. Use me.”
