My Bare Lady Quotes

“Mean girls were symptomatic of most patriarchal cultures. Their appearance had always boggled me, as women had enough odds stacked against them. You’d think they’d band together rather than tear each other down. But then again, I’m sure the roots were based so deep in our patriarchal society, that it sought to do exactly that—keep them fighting.”
― Piper Sheldon, My Bare Lady

“To both of our surprises, I gripped her closer and squeezed her until she relaxed back into my arms. "Don't apologize for feeling things freely. Just because I'm bad at it, doesn't mean I don't envy it."
She sniffled and looked up at me. She shook her head and frowned. "Your issue is not that you don't feel, Ford. Your issue is that you feel too much." She smiled and put her head back on my racing heart.”
― Piper Sheldon, My Bare Lady

“I sometimes forget to say the most obvious things,”
― Piper Sheldon, My Bare Lady

“It doesn’t hurt to never have their respect, but it hurts like hell to lose it.”
― Piper Sheldon, My Bare Lady

“I think you look very...sufficient."
"You can do better than that Ford." She frowned.
I squeezed my fists and on a whoosh of breath said, "You take my breath away every time I look at you." I gently shut the door and jogged around to the driver's side.
I started the car and pulled into the street without a glance in her direction.
After a few minutes, she relaxed back against the seat. "You don't look so bad yourself.”
― Piper Sheldon, My Bare Lady

“It's okay you know," she said without looking up.
"What is?"
"To have a little fire in you.”
― Piper Sheldon, My Bare Lady

“Every step brought me closer to a line I never thought I'd cross. But this was my life. My choices had all led me to this point. There was no changing those facts without doing what Occum asked. I had to live this role a little longer if I wanted to be someone new.

But it didn't change the fact that with every step toward that room, I felt like I was giving something of myself away I could never get back.”
― Piper Sheldon, My Bare Lady

“I was transfixed. It wasn’t just the way she mastered the room. It wasn’t just how her choreography perfectly correlated with the entrancing music. It wasn’t just her sex appeal. It was that unwavering gaze and focus on her task. To the rest of the room, staring blatantly at her admirable- ahem-assets, she was an object, but I recognize the barely controlled passion rolling under her skin. What would it be like to be that strong? Not just physically, but strong in a way that allowed her to bare her soul to a group of greedy strangers. My passions were locked away safely inside me and yet she had put it all out there. Such bravery and passion.”
― Piper Sheldon, My Bare Lady