Charade Quotes

“Everything’s not always black and white, Princess. Sometimes we have to do shit because there’s not another choice. Maybe you should think about that before you snub your nose at me.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“Don’t cry, Princess. You know what they say. You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you meet your prince.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“Colt lies on my bed and pulls me down behind him. I expect him to go for my clothes, but instead he kisses me again.
“Blanket.” I mutter, between kisses.
“If you’re cold I’m doing something wrong.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“I'm fucking good at this boyfriend shit. Who would have thought?”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“I'm a prick half the time, but you make me better. You make me happy. I don’t want to lose you. I love you. I don’t want to lose you.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“This isn’t a fucking game anymore. No charades here. I don’t know exactly what to call it, but whatever it is, it’s ours. I’m going to latch onto it. And never let go.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“But when he smiles? Really smiles, it’s perfect. Like toothpaste commercial, boy-next-door beauty that makes it really hard to be pissed at him.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“Just know that you can. I won’t tell. I might not be able to do much for you, but I’ll hold your secrets.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“I thought this was a game,” I remind him.
“Not anymore and you know it. Everything else in my life is all fucked up. This is the only thing that’s real.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“You don't have to do it on your own. Let me take some of the weight, baby."

But he has so much already. "You have your own problems."

"We'll share each others.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“It's easier to hide in the dark...but easier to let go too.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“The cup is half full, sunshine and flowers and I try to act like I agree, but really I’m pissed someone dumped out half of my drink.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“I’m tired of running … This is the only thing that’s real. Don’t run from me, Tiny Dancer.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“My face is in his neck and I think if I was going to cry, this would be the perfect place to do it”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“Tomorrow… don’t remind me I said this. I won’t want to talk about it, but tonight… keep me safe.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“Words are so ridiculous sometimes. They don't really mean anything, but they're all I have.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“Pity isn't the only thing I don't do. Princesses are high on my lists too.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“A laugh jumps out of my mouth, surprising me. I can’t even remember the last time I laughed and it puts me on edge. I suddenly want to do the same thing to her. Let her see how it feels to teeter on that cliff.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“I feel like a dick for being an ass.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“I don’t know how in the fuck we got here, but somehow this game is more real than anything else.
And I want it.
I fucking want it.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“Is it crazy that I’m proud of her for standing up to me at the same time that I’m pissed at her?”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“When we pull away we’re both breathing hard, but I don’t think she’s thinking about her aunt or her mom anymore. “Damn I’m good.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“She loves him the way a mother should love their child. Thoroughly. Completely. To her, he's the most important person in the world and I'm so very happy they have that.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“We can't always control what we don't like, Tiny Dancer.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“I grab her arms and pull her toward me. Now she has her arms wrapped around my waist and we’re chest to chest. She’s laughing and I almost want to laugh with her. For a second it feels real and okay. The knot in my gut loosens and I’m not scared to breathe.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“There’s no talking. No laughing. Nothing but eager hands and sad eyes.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“You guys think you fooled me in the beginning,” she rasps. “You were only fooling yourself.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“you're just pissed you liked it”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“I squeeze my eyes shut as though that will somehow make it go away, but I know it won’t. It happened and there’s no changing it. No changing any of the things that happen to us. All there is to do is move on. Starting now.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“Yo podría no ser capaz de hacer mucho por ti, pero yo voy a guardar tus secretos.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade