Wild Card Quotes

“The fuck did you just say to her?”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“To the outside observer, it would appear that I’m staring at the guy I showed up here with. But they would be wrong. I’m staring at his dad.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“You’re a fucking wild card. Unpredictable and never what I expect. You scare the hell out of me every damn day. But today more than any of them. Because I thought I lost you.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“Ma’am, do you have marijuana plants in the back of your truck?”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“You’re my limes, Bash. I’m the tequila. You and me? We’re gonna spend the rest of our lives making margaritas, okay?”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“If I leave first, no one can stop showing up for me.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“For the ones who were told their dreams were too dreamy but who went on to make them come true anyway. And for my awful high school English teacher, Mr. C, who looked me in the eye at sixteen years old and told me I’d never be a good writer. Thanks for the motivation.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“And I… Gwen, I need you. Like my next breath. It’s… I can’t breathe without you. If you leave for Costa Rica, I’m coming with you. Where you go, I’ll follow. I don’t care where we are as long as we’re together.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“enjoy your life while you’ve got it. That’s what I say. Tomorrow is never promised.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“don’t let that stop you from going after what you want. Sometimes things won’t just fall into your lap because the universe provides or whatever.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“if it was one of those moments in the universe where all the stars align—where every little choice made in life led us to that airport on that exact night. Maybe it was just a little bit of magic. Inexplicable and undeniable all at once.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“Sleeping next to Bash had been peaceful in a way that I don’t know I’ve experienced before. It was a quiet companionship, a soothing connection. It was just more. Everything with Bash has been, since the first time we met.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“When I pull up, the first thing I see is an exhausted-looking Ford Grant stepping into his Mercedes G-Wagon. He has a small plastic box in his hand. I hop out, coffee in hand, squinting to get a better look. I can see a small, gray mouse inside the box. When he catches me gawking, he deadpans, “Don’t even fucking ask.” I hold my hands up innocently. “I wasn’t going to,” I lie before changing the subject. “Did you just get here?” “No,” he grumbles. “I’ve been here all fucking night trying to”—he holds his free hand up in air quotes—“‘evacuate’ Rosie’s stupid mouse.” “Rosie’s stupid mouse?”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“This is beautiful.” “Yeah. It is,” Bash agrees. But when I turn back to face him, he’s not looking out the window. He’s looking at me.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“I usually have my guard up, reinforced and sky-high. Rock and ice. But Gwen has blasted right through.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“What I should have been brave enough to tell her is that I didn’t want that to be a one-night thing. I wanted it to be an every-night thing.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“Yeah, it’s like when life gives you lemons, don’t be an asshole to the service staff. Or something like that.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“I’ve been in her presence for just over an hour, and I can tell she’s got a knack for helping people. For making a dark room feel just a little bit brighter.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“And then, you meet that one person who makes you want to break out of your shell. Who it’s worth taking those risks for. Who…without them, you’d stay on the same miserable path. Never improving, never changing, never becoming a better version of yourself.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“What my girl wants, she gets.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“Gwen, baby, I need you to be quiet. You can scream for me later. But right now, I need you to shut your mouth and take this cock like the good girl I know you can be.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“Fuck it,” I mutter. Then I kiss her.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“He reaches a hand toward me. “Hi. I’m Beau. Here to help you out. What do you say we get the hell off this mountain?” I shake his hand through the open window, grateful. “Sounds like a really, really great plan. You are officially my hero.” “Ah, I don’t know if I would take it that far. I just got in from out of province to help out, walked into the station to hear a fella up in one of those planes losing his goddamn mind on the radio over finding you. Figured I could make a detour on my way to the front lines.” I wince. “Sorry. Is he being a nightmare?” The man grins. “Nah. I’d be the same over my girl too.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“He reminds me of my friend Emmett, a professional bull rider on the WBRF circuit. He travels a lot, so we don’t see each other often, but when we do, we just pick up where we left off.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“I told them I knew one of the best teachers around. Figured I’d try it.” My cheeks hurt from how hard I grin back at him. “Yeah?”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“Go look at something purple! It’ll help support your crown chakra!”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“Clyde nods solemnly. “Bash, we understand. This is your trash can, and we’re just living in it.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“And you are giving off some serious stay-the-fuck-away energy.” I quirk a disbelieving brow at the woman. “Stay-the-fuck-away energy?” She hits me with a conspiratorial smile. “Yes. If you were a house, I would sage you.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“Work is safe. Personal lives are dicey. Gwen is personal. And I sure as shit don’t want to talk to him about her. I don’t even want to think about her. With him.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“Is it weird if I tell you that this is the most romantic thing anyone has ever done for me?” I eye her carefully. It bugs me that no one has ever done something this simple for her. And I don’t need a bunch of accolades for it”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card