Blue-Eyed Devil Quotes

“Dad," I said hesitantly, "I wish you could be there for me even when I'm doing the wrong thing. I wish you could love me even when I'm screwing up.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“I need you for a lot of things, Hardy. A lifetime's worth of things.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“You know," I told him on our wedding night, "I'm just as much me when I'm with you, as I am without you."
And because Hardy understood what I meant, he pulled me into his arms, against his heart.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“But it was too late now. A lifetime too late. A million wishes too late.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“His quiet certainty made the ground beneath my feet feel solid. Like someday everything might actually be okay.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“To Jack, there was nothing more powerful than a promise made over a handshake. He would have died ー literally chosen death ー before breaking his word.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“If you don't want to have sex, I don't want to talk about our feelings."
He scrubbed his hand through his hair, looking confused. "Well, that's for damn sure the first time a woman's ever said that to me.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“But I hadn't known what love was. And I wondered how you could ever be sure, when you thought you loved someone, if you really did.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“Falling hard and fast. And there didn't seem to be a thing I could do about it.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“I told him I had always kept my inner Martha Stewart chained in the basement, but for his sake I would set her loose.”

~ Haven Travis”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“Haven, don't ask me to define the boundaries of normal. You know how I was raised. My father once struck strands of his own pubic hair onto a painting and sold it for a million dollars.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“Hardy Cates," I said, coming into the room, "you behave, or I'll step on your tube."
The nurse seemed taken aback by my unsympathetic bedside manner. But Hardy's gaze met mine in a moment of bright, hot voltage, and he relaxed, reassured in a way that cooing sympathy could never have done.
"That only works if it's a breathing tube," he told me.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“Sometimes the closest-held secrets in the world can be pried out by the right question at the right time.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“Do you think I should stay away from him?"
I asked in a scratchy voice.
Todd took a long time to answer. "My advice is, if you're inclined in that direction, go with your eyes open. It's okay to let someone play you, Haven, as long as you know what's going on.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“Maybe he's not college-smart, but he's smart in a way they can't teach.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“It was a good hald minute before I looked over at Todd. his eyes were slightly foggy, like he was waking up- reluctantly- from a lascivious dream. "I didn't know they still made them like that," he said....
"Cool, tough, retro-manly. The kind who only cries if someone just ran over their dog. The big chested guy we can indulge our pathetic Daddy complexes with.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“I could apologize for all the women I knew before you. But I'm not going to."
"Didn't ask you to," I said sullenly.
His hand slipped under the sheet, gently sweeping over me. "I learned something from every woman I've been with. And I needed to learn a lot before I was ready for you."
I scowled. "Why? Because I'm complicated? Difficult?" I fought to keep my breathing steady as he cupped my breast and shaped it.
He shook his head. "Because there's so much I want to do for you. So many ways I want to please you." He bent to kiss me, and brushed the tip of his nose against mine in a playful nudge. "Those women were just practice for you."
"Good line," I said grudgingly.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“I think at this point, safety isn't a feeling, it's a process. Starting with trust.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“Rebound guys are the best."
"They are?"
"They never even think of getting serious, because everyone knows you don't jump into a relationship right after a divorce. They just want to be your welcome wagon when you start having sex again. It's your time to experiment, girl!"
"The world is my petri dish," I said, raising my drink.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“Todd? Are you still there?"

"Yeah. I'm just trying to think of a good reason to continue our friendship."
I grinned. "Jealousy is so unattractive Todd."

"It would help if you could tell me one thing that's wrong. One flaw. Bad breath? Warts? Some condition that requires anti fungal spray?"

"Would chest hair be a flaw?"

"Oh, yeah." Todd sounded relieved." I can't stand a chest rug. You can't see the chest cut.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“Those blue eyes glinted with uncivilized suggestion. A faint smile was tucked in the corner of his wide mouth. Definitely wouldn't want to be alone in a room with that guy, I thought. His gaze moved downward in lazy inspection, returned to my face, and he gave me one of those respectful nods that Texan men had raised to an art form. ”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“No," I said automatically, "don't do anything about Dad. You can't fix my relationship with him."
"I can block or run interference."
"Thanks, Jack, but I don't need blocking, and I really don't need any more interference."
He looked annoyed. "Well, why did you waste all that time complaining to me if you didn't want me to do something about it?"
"I don't want you to fix my problems. I just wanted you to listen."
"Hang it all, Haven, talk to a girlfriend if all you want is a pair of ears. Guys hate it when you give us a problem and then don't let us do something about it. It makes us feel bad. And then the only way to make ourselves feel better is to rip a phone book in two or blow something up. So let's get this straight — I'm not a good listener. I'm a guy."
"Yes you are." I stood and smiled. "Want to buy me a drink at an after work bar?"
"Now you're talking," my brother said, and we left the office.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“You can keep a bunch of crabs in a shallow container, and none of them will escape. Because as soon as one of 'em tries to climb out, the others pull him back in." -Hardy”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“There's only one thing a bully respected: bigger bully.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“You’re going to shoot the messenger?”

“Yeah, Dad, if the messenger can’t learn to keep his interfering ass out of my business.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“The Travises who had survived were the most purely stubborn people on earth, the kind who relied on their backbones when their wishbones were broken.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“Roy received my comments with a forced
smile. "Hardy, didn't I warn you not to date a woman who reads?"
Hardy seemed amused by my outspokenness. "Keeps the arguing to a minimum," he replied. "No point in trying when I know she's going to win.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“I had never ironed anything in my life. The proper pressing of a shirt was a mystery of the universe akin to black holes and dark matter.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“I have come to realize you can never be truly happy unless you've known some sorrow.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“Want to try it?" Dad offered, patting the arm of the chair. "Fifteen different kinds of massage. It analyzes your back muscles and makes recommendations. It also grabs and stretches the thigh and calf muscles."
"No, thanks. I prefer my furniture to keep its hands to itself.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil