Oceans of Fire Quotes

“The real question is, can you love the real me? Not the perfect person you want me to be, not that image you had of me, but who I really am.”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“If what he said was the truth, it broke her heart. If what he said was a lie, it was broken anyway.”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“It's all well and good to look back after the fact and see what we should have done, but we rarely know what path is best when we take that first step.”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“We never can just stop time. Or take moments back. Life doesn't work that way, does it?”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“I'll be damned if I apologize for the choices I've made. They were hard decisions, but I had good reasons for making them.”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“I had to work so hard to find myself again, Alexandr." There was pain in her voice. "I was so lost without you. You left me raw and wounded and trapped in a dark place with no windows or doors. I didn't know how to live without you. I didn't know how to smile or feel or be. It took almost two years before I really accepted that it was over and I had to find a way to go on. I made myself strong. I'm alive again. I can wake up some mornings and be happy. I can look at the ocean and find peace again. Now you're asking me to risk everything all over again and I'm not certain I could survive if it all came crashing down.”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“You can't be anything but who you are. I wouldn't love you the same if you stopped being you. How do I change enough to accept that ruthless streak in you.”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“Men always seemed to growl and sniff around each other, bristling over nothing, and just as suddenly become buddies at the least likely moments.”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“It's your way of fighting. You refuse to engage and then you can't lose.”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“...but you have to know when you close those doors, you don't leave anything for the other person.”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“Torture can be a two edged sword.”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“I realized I love him just as much or more than I did four years ago. That I'm never live with him" She raised her head to look at her sisters with haunted eyes. "And I don't know if I can live without him.”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“Abbey," Sarah said, "life is to be lived. If you're living, you're going to stumble along the way."
"All the time?" Abigail lept to her feet and began to pace. "I have such a bad temper and when I was in my teens, I wasn't above using my gift for revenge. None of you did that."
Joley slowly raised her hand, sliding down in the chair as she did so. Hannah followed suit, though she didn't look in the least remorseful. Sarah shrugged her shoulders and raised her hand and glared at Elle, who just grinned sheepishly and put up a couple of fingers. Carol tossed her head and waved her arm with gusto.”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“I love how you always want me, Abbey. Do you have any idea what a gift that is to a man?” Her fingers caressed the hair on his neck. “Do you have any idea what a gift it is to have a man look at me the way you do?”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“The past wouldn’t let her go, not her love for him and not her memories of his betrayal. “I remember.” She choked out the words against his throat. “Can you hear me screaming in pain? Can you, Sasha? It’s so deep I can’t ever get it out and it’s locked inside me forever.” He crushed her to him. “Yes. I’m screaming too.” He held her, staying to the shadows, his face buried in her silken hair.”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire

“I don’t know all that much about things, Abbey, but I do know guilt can eat you alive. You can’t let it rule your life.”
― Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire