Grimstone Quotes

“Hands are my kink—they show everything about a man’s competence. The way they move, the way they touch….a well-shaped hand resting on a steering wheel or shifting gears…I could come just thinking about it.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“Love is action. Love is trust.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“Love, trust, and respect—you can’t have one without the others.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“That’s what’s beautiful and tragic about human beings—for better or for worse, not a single one can be replaced.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“Oblivion is rest, absence is peace. I don’t want to dream.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“Why do we admit the truth even though it fucking hurts? Because that’s the way it won’t kill us anymore. It is painful to admit hard truths. But it’s incredibly healing to be forgiven and loved in spite of them.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“He’ll ask her on a date, that’s a given. Will Remi say yes? I’d like to think she has better taste, but I’ve seen her clothes.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“A relationship is only as strong as its trust.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“Nobody’s ever saved me before. I’ve always had to save myself.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“I want Remi to look at me like that. In fact, I just might make her.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“Who said I could feel happiness? Who said I was forgiven?”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“I started to feel more and more. And the guilt was overwhelming. I wanted to dance with you that night, Remi—I’ve never wanted anything so badly. And I hated myself as soon as I left. But I don’t know how to make it okay in my head for me to enjoy you…or anything else.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“I’d like to say that his kiss enrages me, but my body and brain have never agreed where Dane is concerned.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“The guilt is like sickness, like food poisoning. I wish I could vomit it out.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“It was that capacity for love that made me want her so badly. I saw it burning in her face. And I thought, No one’s ever loved me like that. Like they’d love me in spite of anything.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“Everything about Dane is a waving red flag, with flashing lights and sirens on top. But it also feels bright and burning and wildly arousing, the opposite of my usual instincts.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“Even when things were the best between us, even before I knew what he was doing, I never felt like I could share my whole soul. I had to censor what I told Gideon so we wouldn’t have an argument.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“Well, I am little. But I don’t let anyone make me feel small.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“Am I rebounding from a fake nice guy all the way to a possible murderer? I can't be that bad of a judge of character.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“I can't tell if he loathes me, or wants to eat me.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“Don't appeal to his better nature, he probably doesn't have one.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“Why do we admit the truth even though it fucking hurts? Because that’s the way it won’t kill us anymore.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“I love how intent she is on appearing strong and composed, while it’s obvious she’s completely fucked up inside. Takes one to know one, baby.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“But it’s all become more confusing than ever, the red noise only building in my head. Why does chaos follow me everywhere I go? It really is starting to feel like I’m the common denominator.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“Yeah, or hitch partway back.” “No way, that’s super sketchy.” “I’m not the type that gets kidnapped,” Jude says. “On account of the penis.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“And here I am, cross-legged before him, lunatic acolyte. Teach me, master… If I can’t get sane, I might as well get better at crazy.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“I watched her thrash and groan on that bed for over an hour… What was torturing her in her sleep? What was she seeing when she stared up at me and screamed?”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“Dane doesn’t seem ashamed of anything. But he does seem a little bit like someone who might murder his wife.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“I’m responsible for what happened to Tom and Gideon—responsible in a hundred different ways. I made so many mistakes. And I’ll make a million more. But different mistakes instead of the same ones. I’ll never be perfect, but I can be better than I was.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone

“When is it okay to hurt you?” “Never,” I whisper. “That’s right. And I won’t.” He still hasn’t. And neither have I. Which is pretty good for Doctor Death and the Black Widow.”
― Sophie Lark, Grimstone