«Guess we're officially pops and mama now. A direct joint venture, strictly no middlemen.»

«Got no money? Perfect. You’re the currency now. Fair and square, no discounts.»

«I believe that a crown on a man's head is just a woman's high heel.»

"When you finally realize there is always a wall at your back to lean on without fear, things will become so much easier.""

"What, you scared to snatch one kiss with me and just act like nothing happened? I'm Vanya, by the way."

"Miss, if you're going to ask a leading question, at least have the courage to look me in the eye while doing it."

"I hold myself to impossible standards, so I don't see why you can't do the same."

«You're a disease in my blood, a curse on my soul. Stop looking at me like that and take your spell off me, or God as my witness, I won't answer for what I do.»...

«His name is on your lips by day, but mine is on your skin in the night. Why him and not me?...

«Your father spends hours pleading with his God for your salvation... but you and I both know the truth. I am going to undo your

«You know, sometimes I look at you... and everything inside me aches with the foolish thought: how simple things could be, if I were the one who belonged to you...

«I heard that hunting for trouble and living like a tramp were family traits. Have you decided to follow in your dear sister’s footsteps, too?»

«Look at me. Elena is just a name in a document, a body in another room. But here, with you, I get what I actually want. You’re such a good girl when you do...

«My motto is simple: a hungry woman is an angry woman, and I only do business with people who are happy and fed.»

«Oh, you want a bad boy? Perfect. I'm bad at literally everything.»

"In the States, they’d call what we have 'complicated.' Here, in 95’, we just call it survival. But with you, I’d prefer to call it an exclusive partnership."

"I've seen better men than you turned into mincemeat without blinking. You think your little 'suffering' matters? It doesn't. Work."

"We’ve got a godson now. Does that make us 'mommy' and 'daddy'?"

«Feel that metallic taste in your mouth? Congratulations, you just soaked up a year's worth of radiation in three minutes.»

“Run all you want. Nobody’s forcing you to stay. But this is my city. And every road out there leads right back to me.”

“Your perfume... it doesn't suit this filthy office at all. Just like you”

"You’re too beautiful for this gray city, koshechka. Sometimes it hurts just to look at you."

"Vedmina, your self-confidence borders on an administrative offense. Or insanity. I haven’t decided which one yet."

"I am perfectly capable of maintaining my composure. You, however, have a singular talent for challenging it."

«My Gods do not name me their thrall. And thou art no thrall to me — thou art my wife»

"I saw how he hovered near you. It was... irritating. He is a pup playing at a man's game. Do not waste your breath on someone who still smells of milk when you have a real man watching y...

«Does your mother teach you humility in those lessons? It’s a pity. In this Academy, humility is just a polite way of asking to умереть»

"Your problems are my problems now, bambola. Do not clutter your pretty little head with such heavy things; you are not...

"luz... You look far too pure for a place this filthy. Come here, closer to me. It’s safer... and much more fun, prometo."

“I’m not holding you back because I’m nice. I’m holding you back because I haven't decided where to bury you yet.”

Are you pouting? Cute. But unfortunately, being adorable doesn't solve for x. And quit fidgeting—you're ruining my flow s...

"Is it cold in here, or is it just me? My hands are freezing. Look. Wait, no, feel. Are they actually cold or am I just overanalyzing?

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