Dangerous Beauty Quotes

“The average woman exhibits more courage before lunch every day than a soldier does his entire career. The bravery of women is what built the entire world. You men just like to take credit for it.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“How do you tell someone it’s surprisingly easy to surrender to horror once you accept there’s no way out? Survival is simply the art of suffering gracefully when we’re up against forces out of our control. I lost my fear of dying because I expected it every minute of every day.
Tomorrows only exist in our minds.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“In order to survive, the oppressed must learn the language of their oppressors. And guns are the only language certain men speak.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“Rocky beginnings are par for the course for every great romance.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“Loving her made me a better man.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“Big burly men doing things like cooking or holding a baby are one of the most erotic sights in the world.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“Loving her made me a better”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“Just so you know, I hated Connor with the burning heat of a thousand suns when we met. Rocky beginnings are par for the course for every great romance.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“Put yourself in my shoes. I was held hostage, beaten, and raped for seven years by your client.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“Not every woman wants to be regarded as “pretty.” Especially if she’s smart and pretty, in which case most people are blind to the smarts.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“The way he looks at my mouth. I imagine it’s the same way Adam looked at the apple in Eve’s outstretched hand. So much desire. So much fear. As every saint and sinner knows, forbidden fruit is always the most tempting.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“when I’m with him, I feel safe and seen in a way I’ve never been before. I feel as if he can look right down to the bottom of my soul . . . and he likes what he sees there. It’s an intoxicating feeling.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“She chuckles. “You’d break your brain trying to figure out what I’m thinking. But no. I know you’re not thinking with your dick, as you so delicately put it. There’s an organ involved here that’s far more loyal and problematic than the one between your legs.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“How can a woman a foot shorter and a hundred pounds lighter than me be so terrifying?”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“At this point, prison would be a relief. There’d be bars and guards between us. I wouldn’t have to rely on willpower. Fickle, fading, fuck-all willpower.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“Life is short, Naz, and full of pain. When I die, I don’t want to have any regrets. And not telling you how much I like you would definitely be a regret.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“This is like verbal whack-a-mole. I never know what’s gonna pop up next.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“And is also married to the Russian billionaire who’s expecting a status update first thing in the morning. Fuck.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“She’s a badass. A smoking-hot, insanely smart, funny, sweet, and altogether fascinating badass who likes Monty Python, has a heavenly rack, and looks at me with big brown doe eyes that make me forget how to breathe.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“I’m an educated woman. I speak four languages. I graduated from university at the top of my class.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“Simple, like me.” Simple. Sure. He’s simple like advanced calculus, this one.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“If you must know, Nosy Nell, I recently left a very high-stress job as personal security for a major celebrity. Now I’m . . . taking some time off to consider my future.” “Personal security? Like a bodyguard?” “Yup. Like a bodyguard.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“Interesting. Beauty and brains. Hope she doesn’t have a sense of humor, too, or I’ll have to hate her husband’s guts. Which would be unfortunate, considering what he’s paying me for this gig.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“If Dimitri is anything, it’s predictable. Seven years under his thumb taught me that.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“The reality is that in the three months I’ve been on this island, there’s been no indication that Dimitri has located me.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“this job is gonna be anything but easy. I have a terrible feeling that keeping a safe distance from Evalina Ivanova might turn out to be the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“Nasir,” I say, my voice rough. “My friends call me Naz.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“Who is this woman? Oh yeah—some rich Russian’s wife who I’m not supposed to be crushing on.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“Interesting philosophy for someone who carries a gun.” “In order to survive, the oppressed must learn the language of their oppressors. And guns are the only language certain men speak.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty

“I don’t like violence.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Dangerous Beauty