Sanctuary Quotes

“I want to love you,”
― Claire Kent, Sanctuary

“I… I don’t know. I was just suddenly worried. I mean, some men… some men have fantasies. They want it like that.” “And some men don’t.” He cups my cheek and meets my eyes soberly. “Sweetheart, men are as different from each other as women are. We don’t all want the same things. I’m not like the men who’ve used you in the past. I don’t want to use your body to feed my ego, and I don’t need to dominate you to feel like a man. I guess I’ve always been rather an old-fashioned guy. I married young and never felt the compulsion to sow a lot of wild, dirty oats. Until you, I didn’t have sex with anyone after Sarah and the boys died. I barely even felt the urges. I want…” He turns his head to the side for a moment like he’s almost embarrassed at himself. But he continues, “I want to love you, not possess you. This is me, love. Getting everything I want with you. Letting go completely. This is what it looks like for me.”
― Claire Kent, Sanctuary

“Women can choose to be monsters too.”
― Claire Kent, Sanctuary

“feel really good. Thank you for being so good to me in bed.” He tenses up for just a moment before he relaxes again. “You don’t have to thank me for doing something any decent man would.” “Maybe. But I’ve never been with a decent man before. So thank you.”
― Claire Kent, Sanctuary

“I’ve never felt soft like this before. I’ve felt weak. Powerless. Terrified. And I’ve felt tough—with internal armor I would never take off. But I’ve never felt soft. Vulnerable in a good way, knowing it was safe. Not like I do with Aidan. It’s a gift. A blessing. I revel in it as my body responds to his tender advances.”
― Claire Kent, Sanctuary

“I told you before, and I still mean it now. There’s never going to be any pressure on you. Not from me. You’ve had enough of that in your life, and I’ll never force more on you. We can do whatever you’re most comfortable with. The only thing I ask is that you don’t go back to hating me. I’m not sure I could live with that.” “I don’t want that either.” I reach over and touch his arm over the sleeve of his coat. “You don’t really think I’d pretend none of this ever happened, do you?” “Not really. But sometimes we go to great lengths to protect ourselves emotionally. I’m exhibit one in that regard.” “What do you mean?” He turns his head to meet my eyes. “I was hurt. Very badly. And instead of dealing with it, I pretended I didn’t care. About anything. A good man would have worked through the pain and maintained his compassion and moral compass. He would have continued to do good in the world. I did none of those things.”
― Claire Kent, Sanctuary

“Lift my head to stare down at him. Fight back a flutter of fear. His eyes had fallen closed as I rubbed against him, but they open now. Scan me closely. He’s flushed and breathless as he says, “We can stop, love. We don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do.” “I don’t want to stop.” “You look… scared.” “I am scared,” I admit, too far gone to question my instinct to tell him the deepest truth. “I’ve never done this before.” He nods and lifts a hand to cup my cheek. “We can wait.” “I don’t want to wait. I want this. I just… it’s new to me. To be with someone like this. I don’t feel like I know what I’m doing.” “It feels new to me too, love. That’s the truth. I don’t feel like I know what I’m doing either. So why don’t we do the best we can?” I smile, just a little shaky. “Yeah. That sounds good. Let’s do that.”
― Claire Kent, Sanctuary

“Aidan, I’ve been made to know in the most tangible ways what selfish, violent men will do when they have power over women. Over anyone. I know how to recognize them. And even when I hated you, I never believed you were one of them.” The mood between us has shifted so abruptly it’s breathtaking. Aidan’s lips part slightly. Then he says, “You didn’t?” “No. I know how to tell the difference. And, yes, I thought you were an asshole, but not that kind of asshole. You’re different.” “I hope so.” He makes a rough sound in his throat and rubs at his face. “Because you’ve always been the most beautiful woman I’ve ever known, and you turned me on long before I even liked you. Even back when you were making me nothing but crazy.” My throat tightens. I swallow over it. “Seriously?” “Yes.” He shifts his position, turning toward me more fully. He doesn’t reach out to touch me, however. “And now… now, I’m having trouble focusing on anything other than how much I want to get you into bed.”
― Claire Kent, Sanctuary

“Look back at the leader of this group. “Thank you for your help.” “You’re welcome. You were fighting well. We saw some of it. But men will always have an unfair advantage in this world, and our goal is to shift the balance.” She holsters her weapon. As soon as she does, all the other women around me do as well.”
― Claire Kent, Sanctuary

“That’s an area of life that’s completely off-limits for me. I’m never going to have sex that wild and pleasurable. For me, it will always be tainted by the things I was forced to do in years past. All I want is to never have to fuck a man again for the rest of my life. If I can get that much and retain my independence, then I can be content with the life I have.”
― Claire Kent, Sanctuary