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Chess would teach me strategy, fencing would teach me human nature and self-preservation, and dancing would teach me my body. All necessary for a well-rounded person.
The closer you got to anything beautiful, the less beautiful it became. Allure was in the mystery, not the appearance.
“We don’t need sex to survive, but we need it to live,”
“Own who you are,” he commanded. “And don’t apologize. Do you understand? Own it or it will own you.”
“Men who hire escorts aren’t paying for the sex,” she corrected. “They’re paying us to leave when it’s done.”
“When you want to make an impression and you think you’ve gone far enough, go a little further. Always leave them wondering if you’re just a little bit crazy, and people will never fuck with you again.”
“They all thought I was a good girl, Michael.” I dragged his lobe through my teeth. “But there’s so many bad things I want to do. Do dirty things to me.”
Life is one-way, and there is no return trip. What are you waiting for?”
