Handsome Devil Quotes

“You’re needed at the office.” “Now?” “No time like the present.” “I could think of a better time, and that time is not two in the bloody morning,” she countered in that defiant manner of hers, which reminded me that no matter how hard or far I pushed her, how unbearable or unreasonable I was, I still couldn’t, for some reason, break her. And I tried. Oh, I tried.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“He shook his head. “I’ll love them more than I do myself. But nothing and no one will ever compare to how I treat you. I worship at your altar.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“I’d say she is stupid as a rock”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“I love you so fucking much,” he said. Sadly. Dejectedly. Like he’d fought a war and lost it. “It sickens me.” He ripped himself away from me at once, scurrying to the end of the bed like I’d caught on fire. His back was to me, bare and moving wildly with his breaths. He gripped his hair, elbows pressed against his knees. “I can’t stand it. When I love someone, I lose them. I can’t lose you.”
“You won’t lose me.” I flattened my palm to his damp back. “I mean… you will, eventually, to death, I suppose.”
“Don’t be so sure,” he muttered. “You’d be surprised at the sum I’m willing to pay to make sure you’re immortal.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“Finally, she said, “You touched another woman.”
“You touched another man,” I countered.
She was jealous. I wanted her to admit it. To own it. To understand the implications of it.
She pinched her lower lip, staring at the carpet. “I don’t want you to touch anyone else ever again.”
“Done and ditto.” I peered around. I was going to need a lot of fucking soap and alcohol to wipe this place out.
“No more jokes about making someone else happy either,” she warned.
“Sweetheart, I’d never deliberately bring joy to anyone but you. You’re the only human I can stand.” The confession surprised me more than it did her.
I didn’t hate her.
I didn’t tolerate her.
I liked her.
Quite a fucking lot.
A terrible complication, obviously.
For the first time since I walked into the room, I softened, eating the space between us with one long stride. I put my hand on her damp cheek,
tilting her face up. She closed her eyes.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“If it makes you feel better,” his baritone was low, his eyes boring into mine, “hurt me. Transfer your pain to me. It’s just pain. I can take it.”
Just pain? Who said something like that?
“Slap me. Punch me. Kick me. Cut me.” He paused. “But don’t you dare leave me before our contract is up, Apricity, or you’ll feel the wrath of a thousand fucking wars.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“I’ve always loved you. You are my White Rabbit. I’ll follow you to the ends of the earth and back, no matter how terrible and awful the world you led me to is. I think there’s something wrong with me. Because even when I tried to convince myself I hated you, I never could walk away.” “And you’re my Alice.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“Listen, honey, the only time I care about a man’s opinion is when he praises me in bed.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“cell. Every atom. Every single breath has your name on it.” “And your heart?” Her voice came out scratchy and thick, eyes glittering with tears. “Is it mine too?” “Oh, Apricity.” I plastered my forehead to hers, gathering her into my arms. “If I had a heart to give, it would be yours. Without question.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“I see you brought your sister along.” I lit a cigarette. “For the same reason you brought your wife.” Tiernan’s cold gaze could frost over the sun. “Because you want to wine, dine, and fuck her afterward?” I cocked an eyebrow.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“You’ll have no job if you don’t obey me,” Tate clarified. “I am perfectly capable of protecting my wife.” “She’s not the one in need of protection. You, on the other hand, look like you’re about to get ripped a new one.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“Pick up the files, and put them on my desk.” No please. No kindly. He could sod right off. “Pardon?” He arched a thick eyebrow, the sharp blade of a warning dragging through his voice. “You heard me. I’m not one of the supermodels on your roster. I’m not going on my knees for you,” I enunciated slowly. “Pick up the documents, and put them on my desk. I will not buck, Mr. Blackthorn.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“I reckon any woman—any mother—of a child who is a person of color needs to come to terms with the fact that she must be a lioness. You have to advocate for them more, always have your finger on the pulse. I think, for a lot of children, evil is an abstract concept. But for children who must know history well, whose grandparents experienced atrocious inequalities, evil is just another facet of human nature. The world can be a very unkind place.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“You know damn well the minute you give Gia as much as a paper cut, I drain your sister, then make a nice high-end sex doll from her deflated corpse. We both have too much to lose. So how about we cut to the chase?”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“hands. “Al mal tiempo, buena cara.” To bad weather, a good face.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“Don’t be a hypocrite. You and I are cut from the same cloth, little Apricity.” He caught my wrist like a thief in the dark, his fingers wrapping around my own. “The only difference is that I don’t want to change to appease the world. You do.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“Tate unbuttoned his coat, producing the divorce papers from his breast pocket. “Thought I’d do this in person.” He proceeded to tear the papers in front of me, tossing them between us. They sailed to the ground like confetti. To have Tate fight for me, right when I was about to lose my last relative on earth, felt reassuring. But he wouldn’t feel the same if he knew the whole story. “She’s dying,” I said. “Not dead yet,” Tate countered. “You’re no good for me,” I said. “I can change. I have changed.” “I’m no good for you,” I tried again. “Let me be the fucking judge of that.” His eyes burned with determination.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“What happened?” “Uh, my dad happened?” He laughed humorlessly. “Have you met the guy? He doesn’t leave much room for agency. It’s cool, though. I made peace with what I do.” “What did the man do to deserve it?” “He killed an underboss’s wife and the baby in her belly.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“A jolt of panic rushed through my spine, followed by immediate orgasmic relief. She knows. She understands. She cooperates. She soothes.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“They fucking hurt my wife. My wife. Nobody touched what was mine.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“If you think you’re going to tell me what to wear—” I started. “You can wear whatever you want,” he cut me off. “What will happen to men who stare at you as a result is on your conscience, though.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“Ashley—was that the asshole’s name?—wrapped a protective arm over her shoulder. Thinking he could shield her from me was pitiful. Optimism was such an absurd trait.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil

“littered with security cameras, and while severely allergic to humans, I had a feeling I was even more averse to prison food.”
― L.J. Shen, Handsome Devil