The Games We Play Quotes

“My gut tells me Iris is important.
My head tells me she’s trouble.
And my heart…well, in the middle of the night, when I can’t sleep and the tequila hasn’t helped, I wonder if she may be the very glue to put me back together.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Games We Play

“This is a hard life for those who want to live it, but it’s the women who get hurt by association, even though they’re not allowed a role in it. It’s bullshit, but you can’t escape your family no matter how you try.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Games We Play

“Never thought I’d meet my reason for being, Iris. Yet here you are.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Games We Play

“I’d set fire to the whole fucking world for you, Iris, and protect you from the flames”.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Games We Play

“This, you and me, feels like a fucking comet burning through the sky. Hot, fast, and so fucking beautiful it’s blinding.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Games We Play

“I feel like resisting you is like trying to stand in the path of a hurricane, hoping it changes course.”
Without shoes on her feet, she’s even shorter than I imagined. “Done resisting?” I asked the question casually, but I need to know the answer more than anything else.
“Yes, Spark. I think I am.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Games We Play