Married to the Alien Mountain Man Quotes

“And then, my dumbass hormones decided to join the party, and I lay there for far too long feeling positively loopy with the stupidest sort of happiness possible.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“My heart had only barely recovered from my earlier worries about her. And now, it was being pummelled by her prettiness. I was going to die a very early death at this rate.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“Oaken’s eyes were never white. Except for every time he was around me.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“So even if it’s only for a couple of weeks, he is probably thanking his lucky stars. I bet his eyes are glowing white non-freaking-stop right now. Selflessly volunteered, my ass.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“Oaken got married?!” he cried, his gaze swinging wildly between Magnolia and me. “And I was not invited?!”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“But to remain good, right down to your core, even when life took and took and took from you… That was fucking impressive. And I admired that in a person. In my husband. Oh, boy.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“I was ninety-nine percent sure the guy was a weirdo. I was one hundred percent sure that he was also a total sweetheart.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“I can’t give you much. But I can give you a place here. And I can give you time. The time you need.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“I think you are beautiful. And I would very much like to perform cunni-linguine on you.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“My wife was in my arms. Perfection was a place. And it was here. Perfection had a name. And it was hers.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“I took a moment to simply watch her. To let her beauty wash over me like cool water. To give into the utter awe that, at least for a moment, she had, in some small way, been mine.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“This was just so cozy. And comforting. And enthralling and alarming and wonderful. A magical mix of contradictions. Just like Oaken.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“I don’t think we’ve covered any seduction techniques in the lessons yet!” I squawked. Oaken flicked his tail. “I was improvising.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“As far as I am concerned, he may sleep as close to the Lavariya as he likes.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“I could sense the happiness in her, the pride for what she had here. And for some reason, it made me want to hold her.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“As we crossed the Lavariya’s threshold, Jaya briefly took my hand to pull me all the way inside. When she touched me, I did not breathe.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“Being with her, getting to observe her at her work, left me ensconced in the hazy quality of a dream.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“Those two are becoming fast friends,” Jaya said, glancing at me from the side as we walked through the rocks and the dust. “Just like us.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“I thought of all the thousands of days that awaited me after she left, and the world seemed to get just a little smaller. A little less bright.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“I’ll wash your socks and give them back.” “No need,” I said. “They’re yours.” Everything I have is yours.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“Funny. I’d been standing in the sun all morning. But seeing her now, it was as if the sun had only just come out.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“I didn’t find Oaken in the house, but I saw signs of him and his thoughtfulness everywhere.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“My ridiculous hormones were apparently pleased by that, too, because I experienced a gush of giddiness when I realized that Oaken must have been the one to have helped with that.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“Instead, all my dumbass brain wanted to focus on was the part where Oaken had whisked me up into his arms and apparently carried me all the way home.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“I thought she was finished, but after a pause, she abruptly added, “And I like that you gave her your socks.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“I can take care of myself, she’d said. I could tell it was important to her.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“And memorizing the way she looked, with her lovely face resting so comfortably against my chest.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“In what felt like no time at all, I had reached my property, and was carefully bringing my sleeping wife through the door.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“Holding Jaya while she slept so soundly in my arms brought me more pleasure than I ever could have anticipated.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man

“He just looked at me with those bright, patient eyes, and said, “If you want it, then it is done.”
― Ursa Dax, Married to the Alien Mountain Man