“He looked at me like I was the moon. Pale and lonely and so far away.” — L.J. Shen Lonely Copy Share Image
“Alex Winslow was both an addict and an addiction. Pure and wild.” — L.J. Shen Addict Copy Share Image
“She could tell me a thousand things with her eyebrows alone, this girl. Sometimes I wanted to shave them off just to… — L.J. Shen Eyebrows Copy Share Image
“feeling sorry for myself and developing a steady relationship with my first (and last) boyfriend—a dude named Jack Daniels—my” — L.J. Shen Boyfriend Copy Share Image
“The most important dance you’ll have in your life is one that does not require music. Alex Winslow, Broken Hearts Blvd” — L.J. Shen Broken hearts Copy Share Image
“And I was going to crowd surf. Because tonight, it felt so real and right. Good and bright. Just. Like. Coke.” — L.J. Shen Surfing Copy Share Image
“I wanted what was forbidden, and wrong, and fucking crazy. I wanted my partner's daughter, who was nearly half my age.” — L.J. Shen Children Copy Share Image
“Forgiveness. I never forgave anyone. Not necessarily because I held grudges, but because no one who had let me down ever asked… — L.J. Shen Forgiveness Copy Share Image
“You’re mine, and you hate it. You’re mine, and I’m not a wave you can ride. I’m the fucking ocean. ~ Trent” — L.J. Shen Hate Copy Share Image
“You really are F****** arresting, love, but I reckon I'll be the one doing the cuffing tonight.” — L.J. Shen Arresting Copy Share Image
“How can it feel this good?” she nearly protested, reaching with her hand to touch me again. I moved away quickly, still… — L.J. Shen Touch Copy Share Image
“He was no knight in shining armor, a far cry from a savior. He was just a broken, sad boy who was… — L.J. Shen Knight in shining armor Copy Share Image
“I just received some very bad fucking news, and I’m really in the mood for some torturing. One last time—where’s the fucker?”… — L.J. Shen Whimpered Copy Share Image
“I’d finally found him. The one man scarier than my father. Not that I was looking. Because while Vicious made a lot… — L.J. Shen Parenting Copy Share Image
“It was a mistake of epic proportions, I knew that. And just like any huge mistake, payback was going to be painful.… — L.J. Shen Failure Copy Share Image
“Why was he acting like we were total strangers? I wanted to strangle and kiss the hell out of him and jump… — L.J. Shen Strangers Copy Share Image
“Yesterday I lay with you in a bed of glass We broke together trying to survive your past Still, in your pain… — L.J. Shen Beauty Copy Share Image
“Whatever we were, we were toxic. A lullaby on a thoroughly scratched record that keeps hiccuping again and again on the line… — L.J. Shen Lullaby Copy Share Image
“Are you calm now?” Trent’s voice caressed the crown of my head. “Physically, yes. But we’re entering danger territory. I’ve never been… — L.J. Shen Afraid Copy Share Image
“All you have to do is not fuck it up. Is it really that hard?” Was he kidding? Of course it was… — L.J. Shen Addicted Copy Share Image
“Group hug!” Daisy announced, and before I knew it, I was buried in my friends’ arms. I inhaled their scents, feminine and… — L.J. Shen Closing my eyes Copy Share Image
“Now, let me tell you something about my album. Midnight Blue broke the record for fastest-recording album in the history of that… — L.J. Shen Midnight blue Copy Share Image
“And it was also the moment I knew that I would burn down the city and stop at nothing to find my… — L.J. Shen Marriage Copy Share Image
“it was violent and needy. It was a cancer, spreading inside my body, multiplying into hundreds and thousands of new cells with… — L.J. Shen Cancer Copy Share Image
“Los Angeles was like a B-Grade prostitute. She let anyone in, looked less than average, and once inside, you realized there was… — L.J. Shen American express Copy Share Image
“I was going to yell my lungs out when I got to her for pulling this kind of shit. Once I got… — L.J. Shen Break free Copy Share Image
“Women like men who play hockey, football, basketball and golf (okay, scratch golf). Women love men who know how to fight.” — L.J. Shen Sport Copy Share Image
“I will always be in the right headspace to be inside you. You’re my home.” — L.J. Shen Inside Copy Share Image
“You shine, Baby LeBlanc. So fucking bright sometimes you’re the only thing I see.” — L.J. Shen Shine Copy Share Image
“Know what the difference is between you and me, Stardust? You watch me, but I see you. And what I see is… — L.J. Shen Stardust Copy Share Image
“The university is located between San Francisco, Oakland and my internal wish to kill myself.” — L.J. Shen Oakland Copy Share Image
“A hard life equaled a life full of obstacles and challenging moments but also full of people you loved and cared about.” — L.J. Shen Easy Copy Share Image
“Fuck, Dad, I promise if I liked dick, you’d be the first to hear all about it. In unnecessary detail, just to… — L.J. Shen Awkward Copy Share Image
“I never thought I’d fall in love with someone like Troy Brennan. As it turned out, love didn’t give a damn about… — L.J. Shen Fall in love Copy Share Image
“Everyone can—and does—see my scars. No exceptions. My soul is empty, because I whored it out. I” — L.J. Shen Scar Copy Share Image
“You look at me with dynamite in your eyes, waiting for me to light up the match and finally set you on… — L.J. Shen Dynamite Copy Share Image
