Tabitha McGowan Quotes & Sayings

I didn't know what the hell to say to that. I just gave an ungrateful sigh of exasperation and pulled the sweater over my head.
'It's just your colour,' Henry enthused.
'And you can fuck right off,' I said. — Tabitha McGowan

I pleaded, like a naughty schoolgirl persuading the class swots to bunk off for the afternoon. — Tabitha McGowan

I had never thought about what made someone a good whore - too close to home, perhaps - but I only needed to watch Finn for moments to see he was skilled at his trade. — Tabitha McGowan

On balance, I'd say I prefer performing in front of a few thousand adoring women, but 'Security Guard at the Castle of the Damned' comes a pretty close second. I should be fine, as long as there are no ghosts. — Tabitha McGowan

Finn gave a soft laugh. 'What's so funny?' 'I think you're the first person to actually apologise for inflicting pain. Usually it's someone's hobby. — Tabitha McGowan

It was easy to forget that other people lived in a world where rules and laws and common sense could keep you safe. A world where, if you did the right thing you were allowed to get on with your life in whichever way you chose. — Tabitha McGowan

I can't do this alone, Finn. I need you beside me.
Nobody had ever said that to me. — Tabitha McGowan

You, my delightful Irish friend, terrify me," Gabriel said, and pulled the blanket over his head like a shawl. "You look like you've just stepped off the catwalk, you've got the stare of a serial killer, and you're clearly one of the hardest bastards I've ever met. Basically, I'm terribly keen to ensure that I'm never on your wrong side for the remained of my existence-will that do for now, you fucking sociopath? — Tabitha McGowan

What I did know was that as we sheltered from our own private tempests, something immutable happened to the bond between Finn Strachan and me, and our unnamed relationship shifted into something far stronger than either of us knew how to control. If I'd had the energy, I might have halted it there, kept my face turned away and driven on through the storm. But right then, I needed the haven that Finn offered more than oxygen. — Tabitha McGowan

It was the first time I had ever felt guilt at finding a man attractive. — Tabitha McGowan

I've got one of those horrendous personalities that needs to know every detail about whatever I'm working on. — Tabitha McGowan

Just out of interest, what did you make of my Finn?
Probably the most beautiful man I've ever seen. — Tabitha McGowan

Oh, Jesus Christ on a fuckin' pushbike. — Tabitha McGowan

She wore a cantilevered, augmented-breast-skimming satin dress the colour of egg-yolk. Somewhere in deepest Nebraska, a prom queen two sizes smaller than Selena was wondering where the fuck her outfit had disappeared to. — Tabitha McGowan

Lilith Bresson, innocent of everything except having a bastard for a father, took her new fate with a calm that was terrifying. — Tabitha McGowan

In a fortnight Lilith had figured out more about me than anyone had ever cared to know, and I could only hope that she would hold it gently. — Tabitha McGowan

The summer I met Lilith Bresson, I had begun to die. Not physically, you understand. I had never been that lucky. But each day a little more of my soul disappeared. — Tabitha McGowan

I have this prodigious talent for painting the person behind the facade, but with Blaine the facade is all there is left - just artifice, guile, and an expensive pair of silicone tits. — Tabitha McGowan

Even at this ridiculous hour, and clad in a faded blue t-shirt and ancient pyjama pants, he looked like something Michelangelo might reject for being too beautiful — Tabitha McGowan

Each move seemed to take a lifetime: more than anything, I needed him to know that this was all done with his consent; that at any moment he could say 'no' or move away and everything would still be okay. But he stayed, his eyes never leaving my face. — Tabitha McGowan

Congratulations on your moral bankruptcy, Ms Fenworth. — Tabitha McGowan

Well golly fucking gosh how terribly delightful for her. Now get out. — Tabitha McGowan

The fanciful theory that a person's life was etched on their physical form - be it despair, happiness, or in this case sheer depravity - was entirely disproved by Blaine. That, or she already had a huge portrait or herself slowly decaying in the attic. — Tabitha McGowan

Normally the first to read the small print, I had deliberately hidden away any paperwork that referred to this ridiculous task, and now I found myself kissing goodbye to a laptop, a mobile phone and two fully-loaded MP3 players, not to mention the halogen light that allowed me to work through the night if I so desired. I stared disconsolately out over the shimmering tarmac and wondered if I might be granted permission to shave my legs. — Tabitha McGowan

Well if it's Santa on an early shift, I hope he's brought plenty of coal. — Tabitha McGowan

The tricky bit was figuring out where we were because I couldn't imagine anyone, God included, daring to send Lilith Bresson to hell. — Tabitha McGowan

[ ... ] Lilith turned on me with the same fury I had watched her unleash on that fat bastard on the TV and I seriously feared for my balls. — Tabitha McGowan

A good Catholic boy like myself? You must be joking. Anyway, it kind of changes things when your equipment's used for business instead of pleasure — Tabitha McGowan

I don't expect you to be like them. Don't want you to be. It's not them I want, it's you. From the moment we met, it's only been you. — Tabitha McGowan

But at the end of the day, everything I do costs me. The only question is how much. — Tabitha McGowan

The momentary discomfort was nothing at all compared to the realisation that she was finding refuge in my flawed embrace. — Tabitha McGowan

What did you call me?"
"Ah. A chuisle. Gaelic. 'My darling'. I prefer the proper translation, mind you."
"Which is?"
He gave a bashful smile. "My pulse. — Tabitha McGowan

The voice in my head is is fond of upper-case. It's like having a sub-cranial golden retriever. — Tabitha McGowan