Maya Banks Quotes

Because they weren't you.

Recognizing your illness is the first step in your recovery

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

No. You show her how very much you love her by not letting her go.

You know, Julie, someday a man's going to tame you.

Methinks marriage has made my brother soft," Alaric replied. " 'Tis a shame when a puny lass has to save his arse.

One of these days, you're going to quit running every time we get close.

Who loves you, Ren?

Medic, geek, badass ex-military guy? Is there anything you can't do?

You can't control my feelings, Hancock. You control my fate, yes. My ultimate destiny. My life even. But you can't control me.

And maybe that's was her biggest crime of all. Making him fall in love with her.

Let me love you. Let me show you how good it can be with someone who cares for you.

Words of a man were meaningless. But actions spoke volumes, and it was always through deeds that the true measure of a man could be ascertained.

This stinks like a roadkill skunk.

And you look beautiful without it, but I want you to feel just as beautiful as I see you.

You need to worry less about what everyone else thinks and focus on what makes you happy

And I have soldier dolls! My uncle Garrett bough them for me.

Never be afraid to tell me anything," he whispered against her hair. "No matter how ashamed you might feel. I'll never judge you, Rachel. I love you.

Not that she really wanted to mess with a pregnant woman. There was too much similarity between them and pit bulls for her liking.

You're what happened, Ash. You.

I want you. God, I want you. But only if it's real.

I can live with my husband risking his life because that's who he is and I wouldn't change him.

Don't push me away. I'm attracted to you.

I want a woman completely devoted to me and my needs. In return, I would take care of her and provide for her every need. But I would be in control.

This is hard ... Never said it would be easy. Nothing good ever is.'
Josie & Ash

Life was sweet. Even when it was bad, there was always the hope of better ... the future.

You're a hard-core cynic

I just want to hold you for a while.

You know what? Fuck you man. Cant believe you'd come in here like this, especially after all we had to say in the office today.

Cut the sarcasm. It makes you sound like an even bigger asshole

better, she couldn't control the wash

I can't let her go. Not when I've finally found her.

Here we are, a man and a woman, both wanting the same things, and yet, you aren't attracted to me.

Nothing good is ever easy. Or worth it.

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.

I wish you we're my daddy.

Oh Cole, I've missed you so much.

Tis a well-known fact that a man is either skilled in matters of loving or matters of war. 'Tis obvious that fighting is your skill.

And that makes Mia sad. But it's okay. She'll have Bethany. And me.

I don't want you to leave me.

Besides, what you need is a swift kick in the ass. If you want a hug, go see Ma.

Wasn't that the way of the world, though? Only the strong survived, and the weak perished.

You don't kiss the correct way," she blurted out.

Sometimes it was better not to ever live the fantasy. Because when reality descended, it outlined in stark detail just how much the real world sucked.

You don't want me. How could you? You know nothing about me.

Perhaps I'm tired of waiting for something I may never find.

Jesus has to be crying up there somewhere. Or laughing hysterically. I can't figure out which one.

Yea, kinda hard to be mad when he says shit like that.

But if I lost you, it would devastate me as nothing else has or ever could. You have so much power over me and that's frightening.

If you ever wake up and see the light and decide you want me back? You're going to have to crawl.

She's not just any woman. I don't know, man. She hits buttons that a woman have never pushed for me.

I'll never leave you.

Don't hide from me, honey. You're so beautiful. You take my breath away. Never hide from me. You're too beautiful for that.

Things are rarely as random as they appear

I love you, Serena. Stay.

My lady, I don't simply care for her. I love her. She is my entire life. Without her, I am nothing. I have nothing.

He was better than any drug, any remedy for her illness.

When would he learn that women never stayed where you put them?

Sometimes forgiveness is the
hardest thing to give, but the most cherished thing to receive.

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'll call you mine.

I would love her and care for her all of my days," Bowen said quietly. "There is no other man who would ever love her more.

Ahh, you're a man used to getting his own way."
"Always," he said in a husky growl.

Life works however the hell you make it work.

That shit stops now.

I'm timid, apparently I look like hell and have as many issues as People magazine

How do you know what I want? You've never asked.

My love for her is stronger than my hatred of you.

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

The only way you could disappoint me is by giving up on us, because all I ever want you to be is mine.

I love you, Faith. Lord knows I've tried not to.

I love you. You will always have my love.

I don't want to ever give someone that kind of power to destroy me.

If it ain't broke, then don't fix it

Because you're making a habit out of running away from me.

He walked hesitantly toward her and then wrapped his arms around her in a gentle hug.
"You just looked like you needed one," he said.

His heart was in the right place even if he went about it all wrong.

I don't want to disappoint you. I don't want to let you down. And I don't want to embarrass you in front of the people you love.

A woman who's survived all you've survived doesn't cry. She holds her head up and dares the world around her to fuck with her.

Fantasies were safe. It was a break from reality. A chance to act on desires for a short period of time.

As if he conveyed by actions what he could never say in words. Would never say in words.

If I have my way, you'll have her no longer.

When in doubt, call for back-up.

I need your dominance, your strength. Your control. I need that structure. It centers me. It reminds me that I have a place in this world. With you.

How do you maybe hit someone?" Michael drawled.
"Okay, so I decked him. At the time he deserved it.

I know when I've been given my marching orders.

No matter what she heard, how could she think it? I love her, damnit. How could she not know?

Tell me, warrior, how soon can we do this again?

We understand each other, Jensen. Who else would ever understand us and love us as much as we do?

Said to Mairin;
"There's little decency to good loving" Maddie said. "If 'tis decent, it isn't much fun"!

I need an alibi.

I know this woman."
"Who the hell is she?"
He stared both his brothers down. "She's mine.

It's no way to live, in fear of living in case of pain

I'm not wearing any underwear.

If I interrupted violence, by all means I'll step back. Always nice to see bloodshed first thing in the a.m.

Tell me what you need."
"You," she said simply, that one word tearing to the very heart of him. "Just you.

I'm not too proud to beg.

I am a good bitch on wheels when given the right motivation.

A good friend will bail you out when you land in jail, but a very good friend will be sitting beside you in that jail cell.

I want you, Jensen. I've been so lonely and empty without you.