There's Still Beauty in This Street Love Quotes

“Don’t put all that shit back on. How the hell do y’all breathe in that?” he scolded me. “Just so you know, when I say keep my pussy on lock, that ain’t what I mean.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“Baby, I’ma just take this to Angel. Nigga ain’t finna blow up our reception cuz he thinks Tamar finna marry someone else.” We all laughed as he did just that. Angel, however, just nodded.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“She was obviously the prettiest five-year-old in the world. My little flower girl held her basket tightly, her face showing her serious concentration at throwing the petals. Until she looked up, saw me, and grinned. “You look pretty, Daddy!” she yelled before running toward me, flower petals forgotten. I stepped off the stage and scooped her into my arms. “So do you,” I whispered, kissing her hair. The crowd let out a mixture of laughter and “Awws.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“Bout time they ugly asses do something right,” Tamar said. “Tamar, your brothers may be a lot of things, but ugly is surely not one of them,” Chantal said dryly. “And the church said, Amen!” we chorused. Shaking her head, Tamar smiled.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“Don’t you dare let those tears fall and ruin your makeup,” I told her softly. “You always with that crying, Mouse,” I said, mimicking Tre, hoping to lighten the moment.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“Ma, unless you want this wedding delayed and everybody to hear you screaming from one of these rooms, I’d advise you to stop looking at me like that. I know you thought you were safe, but don’t EVER underestimate me and my willingness to fuck you into a coma.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“Fuck you, Dominique,” I responded with a smile on my face. “But seriously, I want to go up there and ride him until we both pass out,” I admitted with a laugh, my eyes still pinned to Ty, who suddenly started walking.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“So sensitive. Do I use my tongue there, baby? Does that wake you up?”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“This dress gotta go. But I do like your boots. You know what?” “What?” “I’ma fuck you in them. Make you spread your legs so wide, then I’ma grab them crystal heels and drill your ass.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“We glared at each other for a minute until Mir started to relax. “Actually, nigga, you look like you kick puppies and eat babies,” he said.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“Do I look like I hit women? Get the fuck away from me with that weak-ass shit.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“So, you the queen of the streets one day and a thot the next?” my big brother snapped.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“TeTe, tell my uncles to hurry,” Naa pleaded. Yeah, those bitches were getting an extra bullet for scaring her.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“He bit down on his bottom lip, before speaking. “Girl, I’d drink your bath water then sop you up with a biscuit!”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“He can’t even afford a place to stay, and he’s having a baby with a child—” “I’m almost nineteen years old,” Shanicia jumped in. Briar laughed. “Like I said, with a child, and we gon’ sit here and act like it ain’t an issue?” “We gon’ sit here and act like it ain’t none of your damned business,” I told her. “That’s what we gon’ do.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“You think I’m in this game tryna be a lady? Nigga—” “But didn’t you just tell me you weren’t one of the guys? That you had to do this your way?” Angel interrupted.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“You don’t have to put yourself on display to be taken seriously,” I said. “I’m also not gon’ hide who I am because I’m worried about some random. I been putting niggas in their place forever. And trust, this is dressed down for me.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“It’s the twenty-first century, cherie. You know you can initiate things, right?” Chantal asked in her softly-accented voice.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“Nigga snatched you up and whisked you off to safety? Giiiirl, I woulda never come back!”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“I’m tryna let you rest. You just said you were tired. I know Daddy wore that ass out last night,” I bragged. Briar tangled her hands in my shirt and yanked me forward. “I am tired, but that just means you finna do most of the work, Tyrese Kinsey. Come get this pussy, Daddy,” she whispered before pressing her lips to mine. Shiiiit! A nigga named Ty was not about to say no.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“It was one of our damned administrators, and I was sitting here, daydreaming and about to nut on myself. Fuck my life!”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“Go find Storm, huh? Briar, don’t you ever in your fucking life tell me go find some other bitch, understand?”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“Ty tongued me ruthlessly until I felt myself begin to cum in his mouth. “That’s right, baby, give it to Daddy,” he whispered.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“I laid there on my stomach, exhausted, meekly listening to his words and thinking surely, I had “learned my lesson” enough. Ty flipped me over, then moved to stand beside the bed, stroking his erection. His dick was just as hard as when we started. Hell naw. This nigga gon’ kill me, I thought. “Tyrese,” I whined. He just shook his head mercilessly. “Stand up, Briar.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“Ty laughed. Arrogant jackass. “Nah, Dr. Rose, shut that shit up. You been acting up and when you act up, I gotta remind you who running shit in this relationship. You take my age for weakness. Told you I’m a grown-ass man.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“Briar… rain on this dick, ma.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“As I attempted to regain some control, Ty suddenly slammed his dick into me. Swear a bitch like me almost fainted. It was like Kevin Hart said: She wasn’t ready!”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“Don’t come offering yourself to me because you feel sorry for me. I don’t want no sympathy pussy. I’m good. You should feel sorry for yourself, trying to save a nigga who almost killed you!” I grated out.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“I’m taking you back to the Kinsey Compound tomorrow.” I hated to say the fucking words. She froze. All of a sudden, her mug was back. “I ain’t going nowhere till I get ready!” she snapped.”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel

“You motherfucka!” I damned near screamed. “First of all, how dare you do that shit to me with your family in the same fucking room!”
― Elle Kayson, There's Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel