Cruel Paradise Quotes

“Life is short. You don’t get a do-over. Kiss who you need to kiss, love who you need to love, tell anyone who disrespects you to go fuck themselves. Let your heart lead you where it wants to. Don’t ever make a decision based on fear. In fact, if it scares you, that’s the thing you should run fastest toward, because that’s where real life is. In the scary parts. In the messy parts. In the parts that aren’t so pretty. Dive in and take a swim in all the pain and beauty that life has to offer, so that at the end of it, you don’t have any regrets. “We only come this way once. Our obligation for receiving the miraculous gift of life is to truly, fully live it.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“How do you always know where to find me ? '
His voice achingly gentle, he says, 'The same way a compass knows how to find true north.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“It’s not inexplicable. I like you the way Newton liked gravity.” “I don’t know what you mean.” “Once he found it, everything else in the universe made sense.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“Let me in. Let me take care of you. Give me your trust, and I’ll give you the world. I’ll give you anything you ask for.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“My point is that when it comes to hot men, your vadge can’t be trusted. If Satan had tats and a strong jaw, you’d fuck him.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“if it scares you, that’s the thing you should run fastest toward, because that’s where real life is. In the scary parts. In the messy parts. In the parts that aren’t so pretty.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“Life is short. You don’t get a do-over. Kiss who you need to kiss, love who you need to love, tell anyone who disrespects you to go fuck themselves. Let your heart lead you where it wants to. Don’t ever make a decision based on fear. In fact, if it scares you, that’s the thing you should run fastest toward, because that’s where real life is. In the scary parts. In the messy parts. In the parts that aren’t so pretty. Dive in and take a swim in all the pain and beauty that life has to offer, so that at the end of it, you don’t have any regrets.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“It’s not inexplicable. I like you the way Newton liked gravity.” “I don’t know what you mean.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“Before he got his ass kicked out of heaven, the devil was the most beautiful angel of all.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“I know this is hard for you to understand, B Cups, but the girls need air.” “What they need is scaffolding.” She arches her brows. “Are you suggesting my glorious cleavage is sagging?”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“She insulted the head of the Irish mafia so badly, he forgot to kill her.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“I like you the way Newton liked gravity. (...) once he found it, everything else in the universe made sense.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“It’s not inexplicable. I like you the way Newton liked gravity.” “I don’t know what you mean.” “Once he found it”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“Why is an explanation bad?” “Who knows? It just is. They even have a word for it: mansplaining. It drives them crazy.” I mutter, “This is why blowup dolls were invented.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“Life is short. You don’t get a do-over. Kiss who you need to kiss, love who you need to love, tell anyone who disrespects you to go fuck themselves. Let your heart lead you where it wants to. Don’t ever make a decision based on fear. In fact, if it scares you, that’s the thing you should run fastest toward, because that’s where real life is. In the scary parts. In the messy parts.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“I know you did. And I’ll take it. Whatever punishment you need to dispense, I’ll take all of it, lass. Because I know that once we get past the anger and you give me all of you, it will have been worth every pint of blood you needed to extract.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“There is something very wrong with me.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“his touch. He says softly, “It’s not inexplicable. I like you the way Newton liked gravity.” “I don’t know what you mean.” “Once he found it, everything else in the universe made sense.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“Letting go is what I’ve been trying to do my whole life. But a person’s life history isn’t a butterfly’s cocoon or a snake’s dead, outgrown skin. We can’t walk away from it. We carry our history around in our hearts and our memories and deep within our bones. It’s alive and well, circulating in our bloodstreams. Our pasts know exactly who we are, even when we don’t. Or don’t want to admit we do.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“There’s a married man walk, an unmarried man walk, and a cheating married man walk. That one is super distinctive. Cocky but also furtive, like a fox slinking away from a henhouse with a dead bird between its teeth.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“Married men are neutered. You can see it in the way they walk. That ‘I’ve-surrendered-my-free-will’ slouchy, shuffling walk. They’ve lost the desire to live. Your Mr. Black walks like a peacock. Like a lion. Very unneutered. Very unmarried. His balls are very much intact.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“Maybe she’s right. Maybe this is a disaster. She’s an iceberg, and I’m the Titanic,”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“If her eyes were loaded guns, I’d be riddled with bullets.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“How do you always know where to find me?” His voice achingly gentle, he says, “The same way a compass knows how to find true north.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“Diego is obviously not your average delivery boy. Aside from the suit, he’s also got that cocky swagger that I know all too well. Made men all walk like they’ve got a million dollars in cash stuck up their butts.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“Okay. Here’s my advice. Take it for what it’s worth. You ready?” “Yes.” “Life is short. You don’t get a do-over. Kiss who you need to kiss, love who you need to love, tell anyone who disrespects you to go fuck themselves. Let your heart lead you where it wants to. Don’t ever make a decision based on fear. In fact, if it scares you, that’s the thing you should run fastest toward, because that’s where real life is. In the scary parts. In the messy parts. In the parts that aren’t so pretty. Dive in and take a swim in all the pain and beauty that life has to offer, so that at the end of it, you don’t have any regrets. “We only come this way once. Our obligation for receiving the miraculous gift of life is to truly, fully live it.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“He props his elbows on his desk, drops his head into his hands, and groans. “Please stop talking.” This is why you don’t confide in people. The truth makes them twitchy.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“He’s by far the most interesting man I’ve ever met. And—aside from my father—also the most dangerous.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“I met a man.” I stop and take another breath. “Go on.” I look down again. This is way too hard. “Um. He’s…” Beautiful. Complicated. Aggravating. Interesting. A king among criminals. Sexy beyond compare. “I can’t decide if I like him or I hate him. I mean, I should hate him. He’s everything I shouldn’t want. But he’s also…unexpected. Intelligent. Fascinating.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise

“Anyway. To answer your question, no. I don’t regret not having children. They absolutely terrify me.” That makes me laugh. “Kids scare you?” “Their sole purpose is to grow up and replace us. We’re breeding our replacements. Have you ever thought of that?” “You’ve been watching too many alien movies.” “My sister has six of the little monsters. Six.” He shudders. “Visiting her house is like descending into Dante’s seventh circle of hell. Half a dozen violent, miniature tyrants going around smashing things and screaming like a bunch of Vikings on crack. It’s total chaos. She’s forty-two but she looks a hundred and two. If I hadn’t gotten a vasectomy in my twenties, watching her raise those future criminals would’ve definitely sent me running to the doctor.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Cruel Paradise