“Pretty is different,' he murmured. 'Pretty has no scars. You are...' jaw muscles tensed again. 'Like the morning sky in Afghanistan. Not 'pretty'. Word's 'breathtaking'.” — Aleksandr Voinov Copy Share Image
“If I don’t wear anything, I’d probably make the food go off, and the children run away screaming. What with all the scars and all. I’m not what one could call particularly pretty.” Unlike you, Vadim, and your goddamned perfection,… — Aleksandr Voinov Copy Share Image
“Arousal is a fairly complex thing. Many people masturabate when they're bored, not because they're aroused." (Dima)” — Aleksandr Voinov Copy Share Image
“All men die, Kendras. Better get used to it. And then fight until the end, with every breath, every heartbeat, every single, last thought.” — Aleksandr Voinov Copy Share Image
“Sometimes history is just an excuse for incompetence at getting along with each other.” — Aleksandr Voinov Copy Share Image
“I thought I was better than you.” He felt too much, was tearing himself open with all this, but nine years deserved all his pain. “How wrong was I.” Vadim reached behind him to touch Dan’s neck. “I wanted you even then. And I was... curious. I tried to... get into your mind, and instead let you in. Not good,… — Aleksandr Voinov Copy Share
“And so he sat, waited in the silent night, occasionally checkin his watch to stay awake, and letting his mind wanter once more. Across the decades, across the countries and across the wars. His family, his friends, the sex he'd shared and the love he'd known. Lust and laughter, anger and jealousy, and a thousand other things, and he smiled… — Aleksandr Voinov Copy Share
“I’d die for you, Dan. No questions asked.” “No, Vadim. No.” Dan’s dark eyes were unforgivingly intense. “You must not die for me, not ever. You must live for me, you understand?” His fingertips rested on Vadim’s face. “Give me your word, you will live for me, whatever happens. Even if I never see you again. I need to believe… — Aleksandr Voinov Copy Share
“To love you is to love water that either parches the throat by its absence or drowns me with its anger!” — Aleksandr Voinov Copy Share Image
“He broke me and since then, I just couldn't get rid of him. Not that I wanted to, but..." Vadim shook his head, chewed on his lip. "Ah, fuck." "That's not love." The words came out of Hooch, without thinking. The truth did not meet the expectation, not after what he'd witnessed. Vadim shook his head. "It wasn't. Of course… — Aleksandr Voinov Copy Share
“Tiger and mountain lion. Fuck you. Fuck you for getting me out. You should have shot me. But you didn't have the guts to… — Aleksandr Voinov Copy Share Image
