Silent Lies Quotes

“I swear, this woman must have been a crow in her past life to be so captivated by shiny things. It’s impossible not to be allured by her.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“I’m not spending a night without her in my bed. Not a single night. I lower her onto the bed, then lie down behind her and wrap my arms around her sleeping form. She might be a sneaky, scheming little spy, but she’s my spy.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“You love sparkly things, just like I do.” “So, why give them to me?” “Because the most sparkling one is already in my possession, and her glow can’t compare to any rock.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“People say that loving someone is the most amazing feeling ever. It’s not. It is absolutely the worst. The more you love them, the more it’ll hurt when they’re gone.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“My little devil who walks the world disguised as an angel.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“I’ve never been attracted to hard, grumpy men, but for some remarkable reason, I’m absolutely enthralled by my stranger of a husband.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“A smile breaks across my lips. It means my wife dressed the dogs after I left. She likes to coordinate their bows with what she wears. My sparkling little bundle of joy, who’s so much more than anyone sees at first glance.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“There is nothing more beautiful than seeing her like this. Unguarded. Without pretense. Mine.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“For years, I’ve watched you bury yourself in work, becoming more and more closed-off. I lost hope that something . . . someone will be able to pull you out of the dark pit you’ve resigned yourself to. You’ve been half-dead, going through the motions, until Sienna moved into this house. And now, it’s like you’re finally coming back to the world of the living.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“Your coat doesn’t serve its purpose,” he whispers in Serbian, his voice is husky and glides over me like liquid honey, “because you’re fucking perfect, Sienna. More beautiful than anyone I’ve ever known.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“There are moments that you know will haunt you forever, even if you live a thousand years. Those moments fundamentally shake your existence, changing the trajectory of your life. The new journey before you is one you never saw coming. One you couldn’t plan for. A path you’ve never seen. Whether karma or destiny, those moments are rarely of your own choosing. Faced with one such moment, you know nothing will ever be the same. It becomes a nexus, a pinpoint in time where everything is thought of as “before” and “after.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“All the pretty rocks on which I built my empire are used to make a person shine on the outside. My Sienna lights up every corner of my soul.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“my wife—the most valuable jewel I’ve ever held in my hands?”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“I can’t imagine my life without her sunshine anymore.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“Yes, her sole reason for coming into my home was to spy on me. Yes, she went as far as snooping on my phone to read my messages. And yes, I’m still angry as hell. But I’m not spending a night without her in my bed. Not a single night. I lower her onto the bed, then lie down behind her and wrap my arms around her sleeping form. She might be a sneaky, scheming little spy, but she’s my spy.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“says something to her driver and walks inside a bookstore that faces the street. I wait for a few moments, then take off my helmet and follow.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“Why don’t you wear hearing aids?” “I did. They helped when there was no background noise. But with sounds all around or several people speaking at the same time, every single thing got amplified. I thought my fucking head was going to explode.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“High-pitched sounds are the hardest for me to hear. Sienna has a moderately high voice, so it’s difficult for me to grasp her meaning when she talks, even if there are no competing auditory distractions. I can hear her speaking, but I miss too many words. With so many people in one room talking at the same time, the background noise makes hearing her impossible. And since she’s turned toward Jelena, I can’t even read her lips.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“Because I’m the only man who’s going to bathe in your sunshine, Sienna,” he says next to my ear. “No one else.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“Problems. Fears. Insecurities. Everything got nicely tucked away. If I don’t think about the problems, they disappear.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“11:16 Drago: Tell her to take that crap off my dogs. Right now. 11:18 Keva: Why? They’re cute. 11:18 Drago: Those dogs are trained for fucking combat. They’re not poodles. 11:20 Keva: They don’t seem to mind. But if you do, feel free to tell her yourself. 11:21 Drago: I’m telling you to do it. 11:23 Keva: Because you can’t say “no” to your wife?”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“It seems that this strange little creature has royally fried every brain cell I had. Every smile, every idiotic pair of shoes and glittery dress, and every fucking time she said my name, have sealed my fate.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“I love it when he pulls me into his body and wraps his arms and legs around me. I feel protected, like nothing can touch me when he’s there,”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“But it’s not her I’m angry at. I’m furious with myself. Because even knowing that my wife is a spy, she’s all I can think about. All the. Damn. Time.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“My bed is empty. Looks like my wife thinks she has a say about our sleeping arrangements.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“If any man approaches my wife, take care of him,” I growl and lower my visor. Time to pay a visit to the snitch. “Take care of him?” Jovan asks. “In what way?” I meet his gaze through the tinted shield. “In any way that ends with requiring a spot at a cemetery, Jovan.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“Life’s too short to wear boring clothes.”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies

“—Te veo”
― Neva Altaj, Mentiras silenciosas

“—Si sorprendo a algún hombre tocándote”
― Neva Altaj, Mentiras silenciosas

“There are moments that you know will haunt you forever”
― Neva Altaj, Silent Lies