“It was better with the subs than it was with the gold diggers or the hookers. These were real people, with real lives, real jobs, real hearts. It meant something when they submitted to my demands. It meant trust, and… — A. Violet End Copy Share Image
“Well, fella, as much as I’d like to stick something up your ass, it ain’t gonna be my finger or anything else on my… — A. Violet End Copy Share Image
“I suppose if you take one part asshole and mix one part drugs, then stir in too much money for a man’s own good,… — A. Violet End Copy Share Image
“I'd always thought that in another world, in another time, if he hadn't been so crazy abusive, Tristan and I could have been a beautiful thing. Our connection could have been the work of art that every other relationship fell short against. I could feel it now in the way he held my hand. I could feel it in the… — A. Violet End Copy Share
“Look, that was some weird shit, you dying and then returning from the dead. I know it was no accident that you stopped by the Honky Tonk last time you were in town. You were in trouble, Lisa. I could see it all over your face.” He paused for a gulp of his beer. “You know what you did to… — A. Violet End Copy Share
“Between the inner and outer beaches, a strand of woods thrived: palms, palmettos, mahogany, figs, and calabash. Coconut palms and fig trees dropped enough fruit to feed the wildlife that swooped by in droves. It was so easy to catch a fish with your bare hands, Tristan and I had made a game of it during our weeks of lovemaking… — A. Violet End Copy Share
“I gotta hand it to ya, Tristan. You may be a world-class fuckup with what you done to Lisa, but you got taste, man.… — A. Violet End Copy Share Image
“Tristan stepped away from me. “No, Robbie, listen. If there were any other way to turn off her programming, I would tell you. Lisa wants to know what she really feels, free of the programming, and I think we should help her. The pills will still keep her a bit compliant until we get her weaned off of them, but… — A. Violet End Copy Share
“Tristan looked at me with pleading eyes, as though he could forget for one moment how I was programmed to respond to him—how even… — A. Violet End Copy Share Image
“Just know that I always have, and always will really love you, Lisa. Baby or no baby. Past or no past. I loved you… — A. Violet End Copy Share Image
“You think all I can do is frog legs? I got Legs on my mind, alright, but yours. I’ll do whatever it takes the… — A. Violet End Copy Share Image
“I’ve got something for you,” he crooned, reaching down and putting my wedding band back on my finger. The huge diamond ring sparkled in… — A. Violet End Copy Share Image
“It was better with the subs than it was with the gold diggers or the hookers. These were real people, with real lives, real… — A. Violet End Copy Share Image
