Any Old Diamonds Quotes

“You do know that bad people aren’t generally redeemed by the love of a good woman, or man, don’t you? Most people don’t change, and if they do, it’s not because of someone else.”
― K.J. Charles, Any Old Diamonds

“I see no reason the duties of Second Villain shouldn’t include being First Villain’s helpless sexual plaything. It would make the melodramas a great deal more entertaining.”
― K.J. Charles, Any Old Diamonds

“The question was never whether I loved you," Alec whispered. "It was, How brave am I? or maybe How afraid am I? And it turns out I'm slightly braver than I am afraid when it comes to you.”
― K.J. Charles, Any Old Diamonds

“Talk about making a profit on a job. I stole you, and I’m keeping you.”
― K.J. Charles, Any Old Diamonds

“They say Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, but it’s not true. Hell hath no fury like the one who did the scorning, especially when they’re made to face up to their actions.”
― K.J. Charles, Any Old Diamonds

“Alec, my sweet, you trampled me, Temp, and your family underfoot, and no less effectively because you did it in velvet slippers. I’m genuinely impressed.”
― K.J. Charles, Any Old Diamonds

“The question was never whether I loved you,” Alec whispered. “It was, How brave am I? or maybe How afraid am I? And it turns out I’m slightly braver than I am afraid when it comes to you. Tell me what I need to do so we can be together and neither of us gets arrested for anything, and I’ll do it.”
― K.J. Charles, Any Old Diamonds

“I don’t understand it. Why can’t people let everyone else get on with their lives? What possible reason is there for seeing someone not doing any harm, taking a bit of pleasure, and deciding to ruin it, for nothing?”
― K.J. Charles, Any Old Diamonds

“I've spent my life hoping people don't let me down and waiting for them to do exactly that and believing it's inevitable and thinking it's my fault. I don't want to do that anymore.”
― K.J. Charles, Any Old Diamonds

“I only steal from people who
can afford to be robbed, but that’s not a moral principle. It’s just that poor
people don’t have jewels.”
― K.J. Charles, Any Old Diamonds

“Explain it to me. The heart of it, the thing you need. Not to be hurt, I grasp that, and not to be treated with contempt. So what is it that's making your breath short and your eyes so deliciously dark at this moment?”
― K.J. Charles, Any Old Diamonds

“Alec picked up the cue and leaned in, bending over the table with legs braced wide. He circled the smooth length of wood with thumb and forefinger, then slid his hand deliberately along it and back, up and down.”
― K.J. Charles, Any Old Diamonds

“the other shorter and giving evidence of a lifetime of good dinners,”
― K.J. Charles, Any Old Diamonds

“Jerry was a walking insult to civilised rules, yet he sauntered into great houses and got waiters’ attention”
― K.J. Charles, Any Old Diamonds