“Someday he’ll actually kiss me, and I’ll turn to dust and blow away.” — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“But love isn’t something that can simply bend around all barriers. It isn’t a coat you can wear for all occasions.” — Charlotte Stein Barriers Copy Share Image
“I’ll tell you, got it? I’ll tell you—it’s because you are the kindest person I’ve ever met. Just the kindest fucking person.… — Charlotte Stein Kindest Copy Share Image
“Hey, calm down, OK? My penis isn’t going to suddenly lunge at your face.” — Charlotte Stein Calm Copy Share Image
“He had lovely eyes, really—not assessing, at all, but big and dark and…waiting.” — Charlotte Stein Eyes Copy Share Image
“When she finally pulled away from him—much to Aley’s stuttering forward reluctance—he wanted only to echo Aley’s words: “Oh! Do it again.” — Charlotte Stein Kiss Copy Share Image
“She’s so elderly that I’m sure she was alive before sex was invented. She conceived Mick’s Dad by shaking hands with a… — Charlotte Stein Elderly Copy Share Image
“I would never forbid you. I can’t forbid you. It’s not in my power to, and it never should be.” — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“Ohhh that’s good. Fuck you’re greedy. What do you want, huh? Tell me what you want.” — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“Are you fucking kidding me? How do you get this wet? Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ. I don’t even…ohhhhh God. It’s all over… — Charlotte Stein Dirty talk Copy Share Image
“You know it feels good. I can hardly geta…I don’t even…” There was something amusing about watching him trying to form a… — Charlotte Stein Amusing Copy Share Image
“You don’t know what I long for.” “How can you imagine so when you make it this clear? You long for something… — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“shakily. She tried not to grin, even though it was straining at her face. He wanted to play this seriously—to keep his… — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“It’s really kind of you,” she settled on, finally. But in response he just shrugged. No big deal. The nicest thing anyone… — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“I can’t just live here, Van. I can’t. You know I can’t. What would I contribute? What can I give to you?… — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“There were times, many, many times, when she just didn't get him. She'd heard on numerous occasions that men were bad, wicked… — Charlotte Stein Evie Copy Share Image
“I like you. I like you so much that I … I think about you an inadvisable amount. But I really need… — Charlotte Stein Dating Copy Share Image
“Did you just have an orgasm, after hearing me talk about giving you an orgasm?” All I can do is sob helplessly… — Charlotte Stein Dirty talk Copy Share Image
“I’d never leave you, either. You know that, right? You know that I’d never hurt you. Just in case that’s what you’re… — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“Either way, we wake up tangled together. He’s already kissing me, and I have no problem kissing back. In truth, I kiss… — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“Well, that’s good to know. ’Cause man, do I ever like looking at you.” “You do?” “Oh yeah. I like these,” he… — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“All that matters is the way he’s angling my face up to his, thumb and forefinger still on my jaw and my… — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“Kiss him back? That seemed like a ridiculously unobtainable goal. She’d only just remembered that the word was kiss , for God’s… — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“One of the biggest lies out there is the one that says you have to be whole to be loved—that if you’re… — Charlotte Stein Deserve love Copy Share Image
“Oh my God, I’d forgotten what this felt like.” “Not a lot of huggers in Hollywood, huh?” “None like this—holy shit. Okay,… — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“I know,” he says, and it’s the strangest thing. I can tell he’s smiling, slow and syrupy, when he says it.” — Charlotte Stein Smile Copy Share Image
“You're a bad girl, trying to force me over the edge. ... But you don't have to. I'm already there. I'm already… — Charlotte Stein Bad girl Copy Share Image
“Girl with a pie, I’ll call it. It’s almost like guy with an axe, if you squint hard enough.” — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“I missed the strangest, most exciting event of my life, because I couldn’t believe it was real.” — Charlotte Stein Life Copy Share Image
“She would have punched him, if she’d had a magical punch-erasing time machine about her person.” — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“It would never be a half-life, with you. You are the other half of me. I will always be my truest self,… — Charlotte Stein Half life Copy Share Image
“We’re never doing this again. The next time I leave, you’re coming with me.” — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“Who cares what most men do?" I say. He looks startled. Clearly the idea of not giving a shit has failed to… — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“And Jamie didn’t want her either, even though he’d kissed her like her mouth had been made of candy in the middle… — Charlotte Stein Candy Copy Share Image
“Dear God, she couldn't give this man sex. She could barely give it to Van, and he currently smelled so good she… — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
“I try to act cool. I’ve never had a hand on my thigh, under the table. Cathy—my brother’s wife—is telling a very… — Charlotte Stein Grandmother Copy Share Image
“Go to sleep now, Abbie. I’ll go to sleep with you, and dream my blackbird is gone, too. You looked up at… — Charlotte Stein Dream Copy Share Image
“And I want the heart. I do. I don’t care if it’s black with despair and riddled with rot. I’d live inside… — Charlotte Stein Despair Copy Share Image
“It’s enough to send a spike of sensation through me, and enough to make him push out this delicious sound. It’s like… — Charlotte Stein Copy Share Image
