“It sounds like the men are men and the women are women.” Ava’s” — Lauren Gilley Men Are Men Copy Share Image
“people saw what they wanted to, expected to, and so rarely what was.” — Lauren Gilley Expected Copy Share Image
“Break up with him,” he said softly, “or I’ll put his head through a window.” — Lauren Gilley Break Copy Share Image
“Oh fuck, hot girl flying! Don’t break your hotass face, baby. Or your hot ass either, actually. She’s” — Lauren Gilley Hot girl Copy Share Image
“What the hell’s wrong with this generation?” “Participation trophies,” Mercy said. “And Adderall.” — Lauren Gilley Compassion Copy Share Image
“He was the king, damn it, the Lean Dog, an American hellhound. And fuck idiots like this who tried to challenge him.” — Lauren Gilley Dog Copy Share Image
“Women were tough as nails…and melty as butter when you loved them and showed them affection.” — Lauren Gilley Love Copy Share Image
“Behind every strong man is a strong woman?” he guessed. “Beside,” Ghost corrected. “She’s beside him.” — Lauren Gilley Strong man Copy Share Image
“I think when you hate yourself badly enough to slit your wrists, you can’t haul yourself out of the hole. You have… — Lauren Gilley Think Hate Copy Share Image
“A little fear’s healthy. The day we stop being afraid is probably the day we stop being human.” — Lauren Gilley Fear Copy Share Image
“I want to fuck you, trust that. And it would be very, very good for you. But I won’t try to trick… — Lauren Gilley Trust Copy Share Image
“Nights like this,” someone had told him, not so long ago, “feel like the world’s waiting for something.” He was sure, in… — Lauren Gilley Grocery store Copy Share Image
“Ghost didn’t tolerate shabbiness: When a sign faded, it was painted; if something broke, someone fixed it. If they wanted to be… — Lauren Gilley Ghost Copy Share Image
“They’d dueled in the lamplight of her kitchen that night, savaging each other with accusations that could never be recalled. Now, he… — Lauren Gilley Love hurts Copy Share Image
“Fillette.” He twisted his upper body toward her, so he could put both arms around her, press her back against the pillows… — Lauren Gilley Gaze Copy Share Image
“How many times have you been slapped on dates?” “Five,” he said as he checked over his shoulder and eased back out… — Lauren Gilley Dates Copy Share Image
“How did life get so messed up?” Maggie dabbed at the corners of her eyes and exhaled, quieting, gathering her composure. “Baby,… — Lauren Gilley Life Copy Share Image
“His voice was different in the small, intimate spaces that existed when they were pressed together like this; it was sweet with… — Lauren Gilley Voice Different Copy Share Image
“Did you tell that prospect over there that ‘not a hair’ on my head was to be touched?” “I think I said,… — Lauren Gilley Said Copy Share Image
“Calculated, focused destruction – the cold cruelty of an impartial predator – was devastating. A man in his forties, lean and sharp-eyed… — Lauren Gilley Copy Share Image
“It was hesitant at first, gentle. His fingers held tight at the base of her skull and she could feel the restraint… — Lauren Gilley Grocery store Copy Share Image
“She took a deep breath and it was her eighteenth birthday; it was Jess’s wedding and a summer evening at the pool;… — Lauren Gilley Summer evening Copy Share Image
“He knew he loved her in February: steam leaving the mug of coffee in her hands in thick curls; her hair a… — Lauren Gilley Oliver twist Copy Share Image
“She didn’t understand love, not the golden, shimmering, romance-novel stuff that existed between mates. She was skeptical of it, and had never… — Lauren Gilley Day by day Copy Share Image
“You know those lists that get put together? ‘Top Ten Companies to Work For’ and that kinda thing? Yeah, you are so… — Lauren Gilley Family Copy Share Image
“That’s a very long story that doesn’t need telling to a woman I’m trying to impress.” She felt her face grow… — Lauren Gilley Impress Copy Share Image
“Because I don’t like dating. I hate putting on a show and hoping someone will like me, and doing it again the… — Lauren Gilley Dating Copy Share Image
“Lisa Russell was the best thing to happen to him since…ever. And because of that, he had a feeling that, whatever he… — Lauren Gilley Best thing Copy Share Image
“The human heart was nothing but muscle, all meat and pulp, but she swore hers must be marble, because she felt the… — Lauren Gilley Heart Copy Share Image
“She didn’t know if she cried for what she’d lost as a teenager, or for the confused tangle of emotions inside her… — Lauren Gilley Cried Copy Share Image
“Ava propped a shoulder against the doorjamb and smiled to herself, watching. “Mmm, that’s what a girl likes to see first thing… — Lauren Gilley Objectifying Copy Share Image
“She was this lovely little girl setting his world on fire.” — Lauren Gilley Little girl Copy Share Image
“It was broken. It was haunted. Just like her. But it had bones, and it had memories, and it had the ability… — Lauren Gilley Haunted Copy Share Image
“The night was a runny, watercolor black, rain sighing high in the tree tops, rustling on the pavement.” — Lauren Gilley Color black Copy Share Image
