Darlin’, the last time I walked into a mall was two presidents ago.” I stared at him in shock. Then I asked, “Is that even possible?” “I got a dick, and I was single so, yeah, it’s possible.

— Kristen Ashley

Don’t go woman on me and tell me you don’t need a man to complete you. It’s bullshit. Woman looks like you, goddamn waste. But a woman who has the love you got to give, that’s not a waste. That’s a crying shame.

— Kristen Ashley

Even one voice in a wilderness of ignorance is a voice that is heard by someone.

— Kristen Ashley

Even though I felt like crying, I did my very best to smile.

— Kristen Ashley

Exquisite pain. The kind you wanted to feel every day for the rest of your life. It was the pain of finally having something you wanted. Something you’d longed for. Longed for since you had memories. Something life taught you to believe you’d never have. Something, if you lived without it, it left a void in your soul you knew would never be filled. Something, without it, you knew you’d never be whole. It was something you needed. It was as necessary as breath. Furthermore, it was what was required to complete you".

— Kristen Ashley

Food is love," I replied." No, babe, it ain't. But makin' it for the ones you love so they can brag about it is," Take returned.

— Kristen Ashley

Forgiveness is beautiful, and it feels good when someone gives that gift to you. But it’s one thing for someone you wronged to forgive you. It was another to forgive yourself.

— Kristen Ashley

Had, Arlene. What’s shakin’?” Cotton greeted.“Don’t shift some of this weight, everything,” Arlene replied.

— Kristen Ashley

He flipped it open, gently tugged out the oft-touched photo and looked into a pair of familiar golden eyes. "She's happy, Andie," he whispered to his wife. Andromeda Quinn did what she always did. She smiled back at him, her beautiful eyes lit with that bright, golden light Harold Quinn loved so fucking much.

— Kristen Ashley

He immediately went down with a thud, and I was pretty certain most of the furniture in the room jumped when he landed.

— Kristen Ashley