Broken Vow Quotes

“I don’t want to trap you,” I say to Riona. “I want to unleash you. I want to set you free. I want to show you what you really are . . .”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“I told myself I wouldn’t kiss you again without your permission,” he says. I swallow hard. “But that was a stupid fucking promise,”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“I promise to choose you for the rest of our lives. To choose you over fear or selfishness. Over ambition or other cares. I promise to never let you down again. To always be there for you. I promise to give you every bit of joy this life has to offer. You are the most incredible man I’ve ever known, and I promise to be the wife you deserve.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“I’d go anywhere for you, Riona. I’d do anything. I know I probably shouldn’t tell you that. You don’t like anything if it’s too easy. But it’s true—you’ve got me wrapped around your little finger.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“I felt this duty to stay. But then I realized . . . duty isn’t the same thing as desire.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“When I try to shove him once more, he grabs me by the face and kisses me. It’s a rough kiss, his black stubble scratching my face. It’s hard and violent and I can taste the salt of his sweat. I wrench away from him and slap him across the face. “Don’t you fucking kiss me!” I shout.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“I like any book that puts you inside somebody’s head,”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“I want an equal. Someone who pushes me and challenges me. I want a partner.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“You can visit me, you know. And I’m sure I’ll come back here all the time.” “No, you won’t.” Nessa shakes her head with surprising seriousness. “When you really fall in love . . . that person becomes your world. You’ll come back sometimes. But mostly you’ll want to be with Raylan.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“It’s because I admire him. I’ve never fucked a man I actually respected before. I’m so fucking arrogant that I looked down on every man I dated. They didn’t impress me.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“I growl into her ear, “I want you to give yourself to me. I want you to do exactly what I say. And if you don’t love every fucking minute of it . . . I’ll leave you alone for good. I’ll never bother you again. Do you agree?”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“she has a force of will inside of her stronger than a hurricane. I admire it.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“Goddamn, woman…just when I think you couldn’t impress me any more than you already have, you step out of that car and blow my fucking mind.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“I wanted to tell Riona that I’ve never felt about anyone the way I feel about her. That I think I’m falling in love with her.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“Let me guess,” I say. “You’re calling me ‘cause Riona wants my number. It’s alright—I understand. The chemistry between us was palpable.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“There’s the parts that are the same, and the parts that fill up the holes in each other. You don’t know what’s missing inside of you, until you find it in someone else.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“You can’t have a best friend that you’re attracted to. That’s what being in love is. It’s wanting to fuck your best friend.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“Standing in the water with her red hair all wild and wavy around her shoulders, she looked like aphrodite. Like a goddess made of flesh for the very first time.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“And then there’s that heavy cock that swings and hits his thigh with an audible thwap.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“My love for my family is like the roots of an oak tree. A part of the tree, necessary for life. It’s always been there and it always will be. But romantic love . . . I’ve never experienced it. Maybe I’m just too selfish. I can’t imagine loving somebody more than I love my own comfort and having my own way. The idea of being controlled by someone else, doing things for their convenience instead of mine . . . no thanks. I barely tolerate that for my family. Why would I want to center my life around a man?”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“It’s nothing to do with Nick. It’s a problem I seem to have again and again. I get to know someone and I start picking away at all their flaws. I notice inconsistencies in their statements. Holes in logic in their arguments. I wish I could turn off that part of my brain, but I can’t.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“He knows me so well. He knows exactly what I need.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“Do I have to give up myself to have love?”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“I promise to choose you for the rest of our lives.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“you are everything to me,” she says. “My heart and my soul. My happiness and my safe haven.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“The reality of you is a hundred times better than my imagining.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“I’d go anywhere for you, Riona. I’d do anything. I know I probably shouldn’t tell you that. You don’t like anything if it’s too easy. But it’s true—you’ve got me wrapped around your little finger.” “I could say the same to you,” she says, arching one perfectly shaped eyebrow.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“She doesn’t like to do anything the easy way.” “Better not say that too loud,” Nessa smiles. “In case she can hear us.” “I wouldn’t dare say anything behind her back that I wouldn’t say right to her face.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“I think about the day I discovered that Waya wasn’t related to me by blood. He was only my father by caring for me, teaching me, protecting me, and loving me. He was only my father in all the ways that mattered. I wasn’t able to accept his love in that moment. But I felt it every day since.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow

“Parents love all their children,” he tells me. “But not all children are equally able to accept love. I’ve tried to show Riona how much I value her. But I don’t think she’s ever understood how much she means to me.” He touches her hair again, gently, just like Imogen did in the kitchen. “I’m not blaming her,” he says. “I only wish I spoke her language better.”
― Sophie Lark, Broken Vow