Sylvia Day Quotes & Sayings

I would have found Eva eventually. And I would've wanted her, given up everything to have her. I would have left you to be with her. The end was inevitable. — Sylvia Day

A wife is meant to be cherished and to be treated with a gentle hand, while a mistress is a convenient cunt to rut in. — Sylvia Day

Spank me pull my hair bite me — Sylvia Day

We were addicted to each other. — Sylvia Day

Romance isn't in my repertoire, Eva. But a thousand ways to make you come are. Let me show you. — Sylvia Day

I want to keep feeling the way I feel when I'm with you. Just tell me what I have to do. And give me some room to screw up. I've never done this before. There's a learning curve. — Sylvia Day

He engulfed me, his body so much bigger and harder. I felt safe in his embrace, cherished and protected. Nothing could touch or hurt me when he was holding me. I wanted him to feel that same sense of security with me. I needed him to know he could drop his guard, take a breath, and I could protect us both. I — Sylvia Day

I swayed into him, drawn to his obsessive and insatiable raw need for me, which reflected the depth of my need for him — Sylvia Day

As he'd told me once, he had been the recipient of many I love yous over the years, but he'd never believed them because they hadn't been backed up with truth, trust, and honesty. The words meant little to him, which was why he refused to say them to me. I tried not to let him see how it hurt me that he wouldn't say them. I figured that was an adjustment I'd have to make to be with him. — Sylvia Day

I had just finished polishing all the smudges off the mirror in the elevator when it began descending with me inside. In only a T-shirt and underwear.
"Seriously?" I muttered, yanking off my rubber gloves to try to put order to my hair. After rolling around with Gideon all night, I looked like an epic mess.
The doors slid open and Angus started to step in, his footstep halting midair when he spotted me. — Sylvia Day

Actually, you know what? You keep thinking I'm God's gift to women, angel. It's better for me if you believe I'm the best you can get. — Sylvia Day

I love you. Still not the right word, but i know you want to hear it. — Sylvia Day

Of course, Bella." The duchess leaned over, and pressed their cheeks together. "What are mothers for, if not to help their daughters find mistresses for their husbands? — Sylvia Day

You're not the only one who can get possessive. I'm very proprietary about what's mine. — Sylvia Day

I'm returning to England because the reason I stayed away no longer exists, and a reason to return has unexpectedly presented itself. — Sylvia Day

She's upset."
"Screaming upset? or crying upset?"
"Does it matter?"
"Yes. There's a difference between being mad at a guy and being a teary mess over him. For example: Deanna is mad and can plot your destruction; I was a teary mess and could barely crawl out of bed every day. — Sylvia Day

I felt drawn to him, as if a rope bound my waist and he were slowly, inexorably pulling it. — Sylvia Day

I made you all wet. — Sylvia Day

You're an addiction...my obsession... — Sylvia Day

Think with your other brain — Sylvia Day

Love will find a way against time itself. — Sylvia Day

He lounged on his side, bare-chested and barefooted, his jeans unbuttoned to show both the waistband of his underwear and the sleek lines of his ripped abs. His dark brown hair was sexily mussed and his emerald eyes were bright with mischief. — Sylvia Day

I can't go long without you either, Eva. You're an addiction ... my obsession ... — Sylvia Day

He was my drug, and I had no desire to kick the habit. — Sylvia Day

And yet I understood the alienation of being around others who couldn't really see you or chose not to. I'd felt the self-loathing that came with being a fraud, protraying an image of what you wished you could be but weren't. I'd lived with the fear that people you loved might turn away from you if they ever got to know the true person hidden inside. — Sylvia Day

Sex that's planned like a business transaction is a turnoff for me ... Listen to yourself. Why even call it a fuck? Why not be clear and call it a seminal emission in a pre-approved orifice? (Eva to Gideon) — Sylvia Day

Doctor." Gideon set one ankle on the opposite knee and settled back, creating a picture of unyielding decisiveness.
"The only way I'm keeping my hands off her is if I'm dead. Find another way to fix us."
Chapter 3 pg 50 — Sylvia Day

Revisit and revise, ace." -Eva — Sylvia Day

Gideon was a force of nature, his magnetic self-possession so powerful it put everyone around him in his shadow. I saw flashes of it every day and was awed by it, but not nearly as much as I was by the charming, wryly amusing lover I had entirely to myself in our private moments together. — Sylvia Day

As for discipline and rules, I confess, I've never been good with either. — Sylvia Day

I'd rather argue with you, angel, than laugh with anyone else."
Jesus. It took me a minute to be able to swallow the last bite in my mouth.
"You know ... I love you madly."
He smiled. "Yes, I know. — Sylvia Day

Who do you think monsters marry, you stupid bitch?" I walked back to her. "Pretty little breakable girls? Or other monsters?" I pushed up into her face. "You got the fairy tale right. But Gideon's the beauty. I'm the beast. — Sylvia Day

Gideon had killed Nathan to protect me. Clancy had made sure Gideon would never pay for it. — Sylvia Day

My domineering lover made no apologies for his caveman tendencies. — Sylvia Day

As long as I have you, I can wither any storm. — Sylvia Day

This one," he said, "is for my wife."
With a pointed glance, Gideon signaled the band to start. An instantly recognizable bass beat ratcheted up my pulse.
"Lifehouse!" Shawny crowed, clapping her hands. "I love them!"
"He's calling you his wife already!" Megumi yelled, leaning toward me. "How freaking' lucky are you?"
I didn't glance at her. I couldn't. My attention was riveted on Gideon as he looked directly at me and sang, telling me in a lusciously raspy voice that he was desperate for change and starving for truth.
He was answering my song.
My eyes burned even as my heart began to beat with a different rhythm. Had I thought he'd be unemotional? My Good, he was killing me, baring his soul in the rough timbre of his voice.
"Holy fuck," Cary said, his eyes on the stage. "The man can sing."
I was hanging by a moment, too, hanging on to every word, hearing his message about chasing after me and falling more in love. — Sylvia Day

I'm not going to have what I want from you until you've reached the end of the road with him. I've got all the time in the world. I can wait 'til you get there. — Sylvia Day

It shouldn't have to be said, " Arash went on, "but when confronted by crazy, Do Not Engage. — Sylvia Day

What in God's name does she see in you?"
"I wish I knew. I would show her more of it. — Sylvia Day

As long as Kline doesn't kiss you." The warning was clear in his voice. "Same goes." "If he kisses me, he's getting decked." I laughed. "You know what I meant. — Sylvia Day

It was an Argentine tango, fierce and sexy, and Reed was delicious with it. With his confident and elegant movements, their dance was almost like having sex with their clothes on. — Sylvia Day

When you are in love, you cannot stand to be away from your lover. Her touch, her smile, her attentions, are necessary things. You admire her above all other women; her faults are what you find charming. You want to care for her, protect her, be all things to her. Your desire for her stuns you, humbles you, and makes every other female pale in comparison. — Sylvia Day

I would always be obsessive when it came to her. I'd come to accept that. Eventually, she would, too. There are things I can't give you. Don't fight me on the things I can. — Sylvia Day

You're different, he said, touching my face.
Of course I was. The man I loved had killed for me. A lot of things became inconsequential after a sacrifice like that. — Sylvia Day

You've changed my life, Eva. And you did the impossible: you transformed me. I like who I am now. I never thought that would happen. — Sylvia Day

Brandishing sword and pistol, and flanked by several men, she managed to be sufficiently intimidating and the attackers had been frightened away. — Sylvia Day

It's a full time job with a part-time companion. — Sylvia Day

The only way I'm keeping my hands off her is if I'm dead. Find another way to fix us. — Sylvia Day

Angel,if I needed you more I couldn't function. — Sylvia Day

And he'll indulge you, because he's making an investment in you. You're an asset to him. You're beautiful, well bred and well connected, and independently wealthy. You're also in love with him and he can't take his eyes off you. I bet he can't keep his hands off you, either. — Sylvia Day

Honestly, Gideon Cross had been designed to fuck a woman right out of her mind. — Sylvia Day

Reminds me of the red dress you wore the first time I had you. That was it for me, you know. You devastated me. There was no coming back from that. — Sylvia Day

Good Morning."
"You're not at work," he said, his voice raspier, sexier, than usual.
"Neither are you."
"Are you going in late?"
"Nope. And you're not either." I went to him, wrapping my arms around his waist. He was still warm from the bed. My sleepy, sensual dream come true. "We're going to hole up today, ace. Just you and me hanging out in our pajamas and relexing. — Sylvia Day

... but don't ever forget that he's also Gideon Cross. You've got everything you need to be the perfect wife for a man of his stature, but you're still replaceable, Eva. What he's built is not. You jeopardize his empire and he'll leave you. — Sylvia Day

Eva: it's going to be a lot of work.,Gideon
Gideon: im not afraid of work
Im only afraid of LOSING YOU — Sylvia Day

I'll clear the room to get your honest opinion, if that's what it takes. — Sylvia Day

you Don't want what I'M ready to dish out — Sylvia Day

If you're going to worry about anything, Gideon, it should be me . Because I can't be rational when it comes to you. I'm crazy about you. Literally. I can't think about a future without you - it freaks me out. — Sylvia Day

I've learned to allow myself the room to fall in love with what I'm writing. — Sylvia Day

I want to be the man of your dreams, angel," he said, surprising me. "I want that more than anything."
I looked back at him. "You've got that in the bag already. — Sylvia Day

Without being told, he'd ordered what I wanted. It was another of the many serendipitous things that always made me feel like we were destined to end up in the same place, together, if only we could make it that far. — Sylvia Day

You definitely have the voice for phone sex, but I've got to go. I have a date with my vibrator."
"Oh, Eva." Cross spoke my name in a decadent purr. "You're determined to drive me to my knees, aren't you? What will it take to talk you into a threesome with B.O.B. — Sylvia Day

She's my mate; that makes her mine. Forgetting that will see your neck no longer serving its purpose." "I love it when you talk dirty," she purred. "Give my regards to Lindsay. — Sylvia Day

Because of you, the world makes sense to me in a way it didn't before. I have a place now, with you. — Sylvia Day

Oh, I'll fight you," she promised, her eyes clear of shadows. "That's the way I roll. — Sylvia Day

He buried his face in my throat. "Love you." Tears stung my eyes. He said the words so rarely. "Tell me again," I begged, holding on to him. His mouth found mine. "I love you . . . — Sylvia Day

What else can I bargain with? You have everything." "Your time and attention are the two things you can leverage. I'll do anything for them. — Sylvia Day

If you're going to give him a second chance, I should get one, too. — Sylvia Day

Gideon was a man who'd lived an entirely solitary life, and yet he'd accepted me into it so completely that he could envision a future I was afraid to imagine. I was so scared I'd only be setting myself up for a heartbreak I couldn't survive. — Sylvia Day

I need you to understand that you'll never have to settle for pieces of me. You shouldn't be settling at all. You deserve so much better. You could have anyone - — Sylvia Day

He rubbed the spot over his chest that ached for Jessica. And her regard will never alter or diminish. She knows the worst there is to know about me, yet she loves me in spite of my mistakes. No ... I would say perhaps she loves me because of them; because of how they've shaped me. — Sylvia Day

Grabbing his very fine, very taut ass in my hands, I squeezed. "I need more coffee to deal with your gift, ace."
Chapter 8, pg 131 — Sylvia Day

That was why we were going to get past this and every other hurdle we faced: We would always meet each other halfway. She — Sylvia Day

The kiss he gave her was fierce and passionate, relaying so much more than lust and desire. She clung to him, soaking up the flood of emotion from a man known for his reserve and austerity. This was why she could blossom for him, why she felt fearless and audacious. They were so much alike in that way, their still waters running deeper than most. — Sylvia Day

If souls could be mated with wishes, ours would be inextricably entwined. — Sylvia Day

He was the kind of guy that made a woman want to rip his shirt open and watch the buttons scatter along with her inhibitions. — Sylvia Day

If you don't open up, we're going to lose each other down the road — Sylvia Day

I WAS seriously hurt because of you. Seeing you in another guy's arms, kissing him ... It shredded me, Eva. Cut me open and left me bleeding. I kicked he ass in self-defense. — Sylvia Day

Caroline closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Standing on the foredeck of the merchant vessel The Dreamer, the misty salt air bit at her skin and caused her to clutch her shawl more firmly around her. She'd left the warmth and comfort of her cabin to find a reprieve from thoughts of Jack, but it was impossible. Beneath the smell of the ocean she could still detect his evocative masculine scent, a scent that heated her blood and made forgetting him impossible. — Sylvia Day

Sometimes you just have to be blunt and say, 'I rock. — Sylvia Day

As he stared back, he altered ... as if a shield slid away fro his eyes, revealing a scorching force of will that sucked the air from my lungs. The intense magnetism he exuded grew in strength, becoming a near tangible impression of vibrant and unrelenting power. — Sylvia Day

The thing about nightmares was that you couldn't prepare for them. They sneaked up on you when you were most vulnerable. — Sylvia Day

He nuzzled her loosened vest off her shoulder and whispered in her ear. One day soon, when you're ready, I'm going to mount you like this. I'm going to ride you while you arch your neck for me. I'm going to mark you with my teeth. Fuck you. Mate with you. Then you'll be mine, Vashti. Irrevocably. Every luscious, stubborn, dangerous inch of you. Mine. — Sylvia Day

She wasn't like any woman who'd come before her. Not just because of who she was, but also because of who I was when I was with her. — Sylvia Day

Let's order cheap Chinese and eat it out of the box with chopsticks."
"Let's order good Chinese and do that. — Sylvia Day

Well, for what it's worth, celibacy looks good on you."
He snorted. "Because I've put on a few pounds? Happens. You eat, because you crave the endorphins you're not getting with an orgasm, and you get less exercise, because you're not practicing any mattress gymnastics."
"Cary." I laughed.
"Look at you, baby girl. You're all tight and toned from Marathon Man Cross over there. — Sylvia Day

As I sat in my chair, her gaze followed me. I adjusted the fit of my headset and paused when I realized she was staring. She liked looking at me. — Sylvia Day

You put me through hell. On purpose. Made me suffer. And there's no end in sight. I don't know what the fuck you're doing, ace, but this Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde shit ain't cutting it with me. — Sylvia Day

It wasn't about finding the perfect guy; it was about finding a guy whose faults you could live with. — Sylvia Day

The simple fact was, Gideon and I were the best and worst things that had ever happened to each other — Sylvia Day

I didn't know I was looking for anything until I saw you. — Sylvia Day

When I married your daughter, I accepted full responsibility for both her and her happiness. If there are consequences to be faced, I have no problem facing them. His — Sylvia Day

What I want is for both of us to feel safe. What you and I have together shouldn't be draining us like this. It should be the one rock-solid thing we both count on. — Sylvia Day

It's not the right word, Eva," he pressed on stubbornly, his lips at my ear. "That's why I haven't said it. It's not the right word for you and what I feel for you."
"Shut up. If you care about me at all, you'll just shut up and go away."
"I've been loved before
by Corinne, by other women ... But what the hell do they know about me? What the hell are they in love with when they don't know how fucked up I am? If that's love, it's nothing compared to what I feel for you. — Sylvia Day

I'm an animal with you," he murmured. "I want to mark you. I want to possess you so completely there's no separation between us. — Sylvia Day

Even she agreed that a woman had a right to chocolate. — Sylvia Day

Your objections. It's time to discuss what it's going to take to get you beneath me. — Sylvia Day

Cary rocked back on his heels and twirled one index finger around another in a sign meaning, wrapped around your finger.
Only fair, I thought, since he was wrapped around my heart. — Sylvia Day

Don't take that tone with me, Gideon. I'm tired of being an open book for you while you hoard all your secrets. — Sylvia Day

There were indeed some shades of pleasure that could be colored only by another hand — Sylvia Day