The Player Quotes

“I want to protect you. I want to spoil you. I want to have children with you and spoil them too. I want to grow old with you. And at the end of our lives, you will have no doubt you were loved and adored by me for every second.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“Ultimately, the blame for hurting you goes to your ex-fiancé. He didn’t appreciate what he had,” Dmitri grated. “So yes, I made him my mark, because you deserve a faithful husband. And unlike him, I can keep my eyes on the queen!” Oh.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“You know that I’m not for sale, right?”
“I know. Or I would have already bought you.”
I grinned, thinking he was kidding, but he just stared into my eyes.
Too intense! So I tried a playful turn. “And what would you do if you owned me?” I tweaked his strong chin. “Would I be your slave?”
He shook his head. “I would free you, Victoria. And then I would buy you the entire goddamned world.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“How can you be so sure about me?" He leveled his spellbinding gaze on my face. "When you've been in the dark as long as I have, moy angel, there is no mistaking the light.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“Gazing up at him from under a curl, I asked sincerely, “How can you be so thoughtful and generous?” He seemed to stand taller. “I live by one law: what my wife wants, my wife gets. Even if she doesn’t yet know what she wants.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“Imagine a pitch-black room with a single candle lit in the center," he said, his voice gone low. "The room is the world. You are the candle.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“Over the last year, I have thrown myself and every other available woman at that man. But he turned this”—she waved at her spectacular figure—“down. Repeatedly. Pickiest guy ever. Yet now he can’t take his eyes off his new ‘date’. You’ve beaten out millions. Tell me, was it as simple as swallowing?” I snapped my gaze to her. “I met him fifteen minutes ago.” Jessica nodded. “In those fifteen minutes, did you happen to swallow?”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“He's got more red flags than Soviet Russia.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“There’s a difference between being wed and being married. We were wed today, but I want our lives entangled, until they are seamless. Until the line between us blurs to nothing.” I”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“You must be leaving Vegas soon.”
He seemed to be weighing his words. Finally he said, “Not without you.”
My jaw slackened.
“That was one of those things I should haven’t said aloud, isn’t it?”
Red flags waved all over the place. “This is going too fast.” I struggled for equilibrium.
“Compared to most other couples? Yes. But you and I are both aware of what’s happening.”
I sputtered, “Spell it out for me, big guy.”
“You are going to be mine,” he said. “Exclusively. You’re as good as already.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“I want to grow old with you. And at the end of our lives, you will have no doubt you were loved and adored by me for every second.” Yep,”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“You know that I’m not for sale, right?” “I know. Or I would have already bought you.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“Look at you.” He gazed down at me as if staggered by what he found in his arms. “I carry my greatest treasure.” Irresistible”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“We always find out in the long run, do we not?”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“I want to grow old with you. And at the end of our lives, you will have no doubt you were loved and adored by me for every second.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“I want to protect you. I want to spoil you. I want to have children with you and spoil them too. I want to grow old with you. And at the end of our lives, you will have no doubt you were loved and adored by me for every second.” Yep,”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“He bought our foreheads together. “I would risk anything to have you.” He cupped my face and leaned in, his lips brushing mine. His thumbs rubbed over my cheeks, as if he couldn’t caress me enough, couldn’t feel me enough.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“There are two things you should know about me, Victoria. One, I will play games with you.”
Warmth flooded my body, centering between my thighs. I swallowed. “What’s the other thing, big guy?”
He palmed the back of my head, drawing me close. Yet then he hesitated, as if relishing that he was about to kiss me. “You will like my games.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“When you’ve been in the dark as long as I have, moy ángel, there is no mistaking the light.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“Point taken. Thank you for explaining these things to me. Please continue to do so in the future.” “I”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“I had a catalog of faults, but I possessed loyalty in spades.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“I stopped trying to bandage my mind and said, ‘Let it fucking bleed.’” His hold on me tightened. “But it didn’t, Victoria. My wounds were seared and closed.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“How is trust evaluated? By testing it.” He”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“He was railing my mind blank, long-dicking me into oblivion.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“Money expedited delivery.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“finding a guy who would never jeopardize his relationship. Because it equaled his very life. Why”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“His voice was hot-wired to my pussy. I”
― Kresley Cole, The Player

“Her enhanced boobs dwarfed my 32Cs; she could legit carry drinks without a tray. I always pictured her balancing martinis on her mammaries with circus music teed up.”
― Kresley Cole, The Player