The Striker Quotes

“To loving every version of yourself, even the ones you want to leave behind.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“I’ve been here since day one, darling. I was simply waiting for you to join me.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“The past was the past, and the future was unpredictable. But the present? It belonged to us, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“He wasn’t my brother’s nemesis or my trainee—he was the person who’d carried me up three flights of stairs, stayed with me until I regained consciousness, and didn’t make me feel like an object of pity when I told him about my accident. And that’s exactly why he’s dangerous.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“Does she know what an idiot she’s dating?” “Yes, sir, and she loves me anyway.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“If her smile was a burglar, her laugh was a fucking thief because I was pretty sure she just stole a piece of my heart from right out under me.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“Asher laughed. “Scarlett, this is Jules, an old friend of mine.” “And this is Josh, my boyfriend,” Jules added, gesturing at the man beside her.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“I looked at her, this beautiful, incredible woman whom I never would’ve expected would turn my world upside down, and marveled that she was mine.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“But at the end of the day, you have to ask yourself what you’d regret more—trying and failing, or not trying at all?”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“If Scarlett had plagued my thoughts before, the kiss had built her a permanent home there and invited her in for tea.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“now I found out the girl I couldn’t stop thinking about was related to my biggest rival. The universe had a sick sense of humor.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“If we think we're perfect and there's nothing we can improve on, we'll never grow. If there's no growth, we stagnate. And greatness doesn't come from stagnation; comes from progress.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“Even if there were seven hundred thousand instead of seventy thousand people here, I would’ve found her just as easily because a part of me would always be connected to a part of her.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“God definitely had favorites, and Asher was one of them.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“For Scarlett, I could do anything.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“No matter where we were or how many people surrounded us, she commanded my attention like a lighthouse in a storm.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“If it makes you feel better,' I said. 'I prefer Asher to Asher Donovan.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“He’s hot.”
My head snapped toward her. “Who? Markovic?”
“Yeah. In a scary, I-might-kill-you-after-I-fuck-you sort of way. But it works. What?” she said defensively when I arched my eyebrows. “I have a thing for bad boys.”
“Sometimes, you worry me.”
“I always do.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“Her other hand carried a sign that said Kick Holchester’s ass from here to Pluto in huge, bright purple letters. I burst into laughter. God, I loved that woman.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“You’re telling me the Asher Donovan has nothing better to do with his time than drop by a ballet academy?” A shadow flickered in those crystalline green eyes. “I have other things I could do,” he said. “I wouldn’t say they’re better.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“You won’t because I won’t race anymore. I don’t need it, but I need you.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“She’s moping around?”
“Out of everything I said, that was your takeaway? And yes, she is, unfortunately, moping.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“The point is, your injuries don't define who you are. Maybe you're not the same dancer anymore, but who says you have to be? Growth isn't always linear, and I've seen you in the studio. I think you're still pretty damn incredible.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“I could handle it if they were just coming after me. I know what I signed up for," Asher said. "But you're getting caught up in this mess, and that's not fucking okay.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“We didn’t speak. We didn’t need to. Sometimes, actions were enough.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“Amusement slid across his infuriatingly perfect face. “What’s this?” “The flirting. It’s unprofessional.” “I’m afraid flirting is part of my nature, darling.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“One more thing,” she said. “You’ll see you have several blocks of free time. They’re highlighted in yellow. You are, of course, free to spend that time however you wish. But”—she jabbed a finger at his chest—“if I find out you’ve so much as stepped foot near a sports car while you’re here, I will personally fetch a Japanese steel knife from the kitchen and castrate you with it. Scarlett is my witness. Do. You. Understand?”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“Her eyes shone bright in the sunlight, and looking up at her, even after all this time, I couldn’t quite believe she was mine.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“Tomorrow would always be there.
Tonight, it was just us, and I was going to enjoy every second of it while it lasted.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker

“The noise around us dulled into an indistinguishable roar. No matter where we were or how many people surrounded us, she commanded my attention like a lighthouse in a storm. Bright. Beautiful. Unwavering.”
― Ana Huang, The Striker