The Temporary Wife Quotes

“You were never a pawn. You were always my queen. Everyone knew it but you.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“Aut viam inveniam aut faciam,” he murmurs. “What does that mean? You’ve written it on several notes, and you’ve got it stuck to your desk at the office, too.” I raise my brows, surprised he noticed that. “It roughly translates to I’ll either find a way or create one. It’s my favorite quote, and it’s the one that kept me going throughout the years.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“I don’t hate you. I hate how much I fucking want you. I hate how beautiful you are, and I hate how much you mess with my mind. Above all, I always hated that you weren’t mine.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“I’m just in love with you,” he counters. “I’m irrevocably, insanely, unconditionally, in love with you.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“My wife is unnecessarily beautiful, and it irritates me that I’m not the only one who notices.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“He bought this restaurant after he found out I was going on a date?”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“She knows I hate the color pink, and I’m certain all of her stationery is pink just to spite me.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“You know what?” I tell him. “I haven’t gone on my knees for him yet.” I frown, regret washing over me. “It’s not fair, now that I think about it. I should really remedy that.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“You were never a pawn,” he says, his voice soft. “You were always my queen. Everyone knew it but you.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“Yes, wife,” I tell her. “We’ve long determined that you drive me completely fucking insane, so take some responsibility.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“I push away from him a little, but his hold on me doesn’t loosen in the least. “Stay,” he growls. “Stay right here in my arms, where you belong.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“Thank you for loving every single part of me, especially at times when I didn’t think I was worthy of love. I love you.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“Aut viam inveniam aut faciam”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“if Grandma doesn’t agree with my decision, I’ll lose everything. But if I get to keep Valentina close, I think it’s a risk worth taking.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“I think I hate you,” I whisper. Luca’s hand threads through my hair, and he grips tightly. “Hate me as much as you want, baby. Resent me. Despise me for shackling you to me when I should’ve offered you unconditional help. Torment me for using you, Valentina, but don’t you fucking leave me.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“Luca, the last two days have felt endless, and I miss you more than I thought was possible. I can’t wait to walk down the aisle, but even more so, I can’t wait for the rest of our life together. Thank you for loving every single part of me, especially at times when I didn’t think I was worthy of love. I love you.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“I pity the fool that’ll end up marrying my sister.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“Good girl,” I whisper. “You’re such a fucking good girl, Valentina. You deserve a reward, baby.” She looks at me with such desperation that my heart skips a fucking beat. This is my every fantasy come true.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“I thought you hated pink?” He laughs and looks away as he runs a hand through his hair, the gesture oddly… shy. “I do, but you love it.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“You drive me truly, utterly, entirely, mad,” he whispers, his forehead pressed against mine.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“She truly is everything to me. The calm to my chaos. The light to my darkness. The love of my life.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“You’re mine, baby. Your moans, your pleasure, your body. It’s all mine. Only mine.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“I always used to wonder what your hair would feel like, and then I found out, so I started to wonder what it would look like spread over my pillows. It kills me that I’ll never know.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“Valentina is beautiful beyond compare, but I have no doubt she’d be just as cold and unpleasant in bed. If I tried fucking her, I’d walk away with frostbite, no doubt. I shudder, annoyed with myself for even thinking about it.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“I once heard you say that we should normalize walking away from toxic situations, isn’t that right? So let me walk away, Luca. Let me go. I’m begging you. Can’t you see that you’re hurting me?”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“I blink in confusion. “It’s got a name?” She laughs and sits down on my sofa. “You wouldn’t understand,” she tells me, “because you’ve never had to swallow down your dignity, but most of us common folk have a fake smile we’ve perfected.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“The mere fucking sight of her makes my heart skip a beat. My wife is unnecessarily beautiful, and it irritates me that I’m not the only one who notices.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“Today, she’s in a simple pair of leggings and a loose t-shirt, yet I can’t tear my eyes off her.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“that’s most likely not the only first he took. They say a woman never forgets her first love, and I’m starting to worry that it’s true.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife

“I fucking hate that she’s showing that fucker a part of her that she hides from me. He doesn’t deserve it. No one does. Not even me.”
― Catharina Maura, The Temporary Wife