Kiss of the Basilisk Quotes

“A king does not beg.” “He does for his queen.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“A healed wound still bears a scar.”
― Lindsay Straube, Split or Swallow

“You should wink back.” “I’d rather die.”
― Lindsay Straube, Split or Swallow

“He stepped closer. “I am weak when it comes to you, Tem. I cannot control my actions. I cannot follow logic or reason. All I think about is you. I wonder what you are doing and who you are doing it with. I obsess over every moment you are with the human prince, and I want to rip his head from his shoulders every time he touches you. It is not rational. It is not acceptable. But it is my reality, and there is nothing I can do about it.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“His grip tightened on her shoulders. “Temptation, salvation, heaven, hell—you are everything, Tem. You are my undoing. You are beyond comprehension. There are no sufficient words to describe you, either in my language or yours.” His hands moved to her face, cupping her jaw. “My compass points to you. I could not change direction even if I wanted to.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“She was his sun. He revolved around her.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“Love is complicated. It never goes away, only changes.”
― Lindsay Straube, Split or Swallow

“Daddy issues,” Gabriel said knowingly. “Sexy.”
― Lindsay Straube, Split or Swallow

“This scene is NOT CANON”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“Why shouldn’t they seek pleasure together? Why shouldn’t she be worshipped by the two people who wanted nothing more than to claim her as their own? She wanted to sit on one cock, then the other. She wanted to taste them both.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“I know you want my cock, Tem. You woke up wanting it, and you want it even more now. I know exactly how wet you are for me. Your pussy is mine. So give it to me.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“And why shouldn’t she? She had two hands, did she not? One for each of them.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“True love was doing what was best for the other person at the expense of yourself. True love was sacrificing your happiness for theirs.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“I know my time with you is somewhat borrowed,” Leo said quietly. “And I know that I will never have all of you. But, Tem.” He paused, looking her right in the eye. “It is without ego that I say your presence in my life has changed me immeasurably. You are headstrong. And stubborn. And infuriatingly difficult to please.” She smiled at that one. Leo continued. “You are also courageous. And irresistible. And you invariably make me a better person, even when I struggle to return the favor. In short, you are too good for me. But I’m asking for you anyway.” Tears were coming. She didn’t bother holding them back. “I am greedy when it comes to you, Tem. I want every moment you’re willing to give me. Even if our marriage offers me nothing but the opportunity to humble myself before you, it would be worth it to spend what’s left of my life in your presence.” He opened the box. “Would you do me the honor of being my queen?”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“They looked like baby carrots.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“My compass points to you. I could not change direction even if I wanted to.”
― Lindsay Straube, Split or Swallow

“Split or Swallow is unlike anything you’ve ever read before, and you may not read anything like it ever again. Say goodbye to the person you were before this book. And once you’ve read it, hand it to your friend so they can read it too.”
― Lindsay Straube, Split or Swallow

“Love demands to be felt.”
― Lindsay Straube, Split or Swallow

“I will not survive you,” he said”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“Protecting you is only the beginning of what I want to do.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“He turned to her. “Would you do me a favor”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“The Split or Swallow series is unlike anything you’ve ever read before”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“This book is for anyone who has ever wanted more.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“Caspen paused”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“Caspen held her gaze. “Protecting you is only the beginning of what I want to do.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“I hate that you have this much power over me.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“You hold the stars in your hands,” her mother had always said”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“Tem would not yield—not her body and not her mind. Never.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“because a life without you is not a life I care to live.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk

“Perhaps all men were built that way. Perhaps it was women who bore the burden of sacrifice.”
― Lindsay Straube, Kiss of the Basilisk