Quotes from Maya Banks

I'm not supposed to be afraid of anything, you know? I'm a confident woman. I own my own business. But he...he makes me want things I've never wanted.

And make no mistake, Julie. We are having a relationship.

Now tell me you love me again. Tell me you're not going to run from me ever again.

Like I'm beautiful. Like I'm the only woman who's ever affected you this way. Like in a room full of other women, you'd only see me.

Pull himself together? This was a man who looked permanently cemented together.

I've made myself as vulnerable as a man can make himself to a woman. It's the same as if I just handed you a knife and offered you my balls, for God's sake.

As what-the-fuck moments went, this one was one of the bigger ones.

Then it's too bad I don't belong to you.

He kissed her temple, nuzzling her skin, and murmured again that she was the most beautiful lass in the world. They weren't just words he offered. Platitudes he didn't mean. He cared not about the scar that marred her face. In his eyes, she was the most beautiful lass he'd ever known and nothing would change that. Not a scar. Not circumstances. She was his, and he didn't give one damn what others thought.

You are my girl.

The arrogant man probably thought his path to heaven was already assured, and that he acted in accordance to God's will just by breathing.

If you keep gathering those reins, lass, you and the horse are going to end up back where you came from.

I don't want you to ever be touched by the gray areas I'm immersed in, baby. I want you clean. I want you to shine, just like you always do.

I know I'm asking a lot, but I need for you to be able to ignore me when I'm pissed and saying shit that hurts you. I'll try like hell not to do it, but I know me.

What did you do?

To girls' night out!

It's not ugly. It's a mark of courage. Of survival. I think you're beautiful.

If I have to bar the door, I will. I can be a very accommodating man, lass, but you've sorely tried my will. I've given you until tomorrow to trust me with whatever you're hiding. After that, I can promise you won't like my hospitality any longer." "I don't like it now," she said crossly. She waved her hand in his direction. "You can leave. I'll only be going to bed now.

You knew she was the one. I mean, the moment you saw her. Yeah. Kind of a cross between an 'I'm fucked' and a being struck by lightning sort of thing.

You were made for me, Eden. Just as I was made for you. We fit. We just fit.

It's okay to expect more from the people around you. That doesn't make you unreasonable. It makes you smart.

I love you Micah. You may not want it. You may not need it. But you'll always have it. It doesn't come with any strings or expectations. It's given freely.

Falling in love is the easy part. It's everything else that happens afterward that's hard and takes work.

I could seriously get used to having a houseboy," she said wistfully. He raised an eyebrow. "Boy?" "Er, um, house hottie then? House stud?" He winced. "Sorry I said anything at all. If it ever gets out that you called me your house hottie, I'll never be able to show my face to my team again.