Top 200 Danielle Lori Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “His gaze met mine. Blue. Cool silk sheets beneath a darkening sky. Although, there was something else. A flicker of something bright and full of life. Like the reflection in a neurotic person’s eyes. It was madness. It was obsession.”

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102. “Smart girl.” The words were deep and soft, and a strange part of me felt like I’d done something good.”

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103. “The little girl’s scowl at Nadia faded, then she mimicked the feigned look of pity she’d observed countless times this morning. “I’m sure you’re only so rude because of lots of past ’motional trauma.” Then she added, “No offense, of course.”

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104. “My look was inspired by Clueless star Cher Horowitz’s closet – the small white dress her daddy had refused to let her leave the house in without a coverup. I had some issues with daddies, so here I was, in a small white dress – even sans sheer cardigan – as the clouds grew heavy with rain.”

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105. “Burn that shirt.” He then left without another word. I glanced down at my pink Yankees t-shirt. I guessed Nico was a Red Sox fan. We really wouldn’t work out now.”

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106. “Climbing back into bed, I lay there and flicked the Zippo open and closed, filling the room with a flame for a man I shouldn’t have. Before I snuffed it out.”

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107. “It tasted like hope and happiness. But as the words faded from existence, the slightest aftertaste of heartbreak remained.”

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108. “I’m going to ruin every part of your body for any other man, malyshka, and you’re going to thank me when I’m done.”

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109. “I’m going to ruin every part of your body for any other man, malyshka, and you’re going to thank me when I’m done.” I was making a deal with the devil. And I couldn’t even find the grace to save myself.”

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110. “Like regret, there wasn’t room for hate. Hate changed someone’s make-up. It made them reckless. Hate killed its host. I never let myself hate because I loved to live.”

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111. “He didn’t want to want me. I didn’t know how I was supposed to take that, but for some reason a rush of confidence spread through me. I had never undressed for a man before. The only one I’d been with had done it himself, but I should have known Nicolas Russo would demand I do it for him. I wanted to do it for him, whenever he wanted.”

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112. “But then he dropped to his haunches in front of me, ran a hand across my cheek, and kissed me. Shock and warmth erupted in my chest. I moaned, wrapped my arms around his shoulders, and climbed onto him until I sat on his thighs. He tasted so good, so addictive. And I savored every lick and dip, every press of our lips. He kissed me without any reservation, like he had a right to, like I was his.”

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113. “What if someone arrests me while you’re in the bathroom?” “I’d bail you out.” “If you couldn’t?” “I’d be locked up beside you.”

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114. “Why would you bet on him if you knew he wouldn’t win?” “Wouldn’t you want someone to believe in you, even if you knew you couldn’t do it?”

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115. “Whiskey and flame. Sleepless nights. Tattooed skin, white t-shirts, and rough hands. Love and lust and happiness. He was everything.”

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116. “Sometimes it felt like you needed to be the worst you could be to survive in this world.”

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117. “Maybe they really did exist. Just not with a shining knight in armor, but with the villain.”

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118. “I only spoke Italian when I wanted to curse. I hardly ever swore, except for damn, hell, and maybe ass with a hole on the end now that I’d met Nicolas.”

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119. “A car alarm sounded from somewhere on the street, but the noise barely registered as his eyes followed his hands over my body. He wasn’t kissing me anymore. Just touching me, in the soft sound of our breaths and the patter of rain.”

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120. “Interrogation. It takes about twenty minutes to break someone – to make a grown man cry for his mother. I could have you screaming in two.”

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121. “I knew then I’d follow this man to the fiery gates of hell if he just held my hand.”

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122. “Most of all, I did it because I wanted to. I screamed.”

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123. “They always knocked three times,” I said. “Who?” “The men who made me.”

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124. “I’d let him inside of me. And now I’d never get him out.”

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125. “Say something too many times and it becomes meaningless.”

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126. “You’re not afraid of me.” We were so close his cheek brushed my tear-streaked one when he rasped, “And, baby, I’m worse than the dark.”

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127. “He was much different than a man I would choose in a crowd, but maybe that was why I found him so appealing. He terrified me a little bit, and I always did like to live on the edge.”

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128. “Behind every great fortune, there is a crime. – Lucky Luciano.”

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129. “How about because I love you, Gianna? Because I think I have since the moment I saw you? Because if you weren’t in this world anymore, I would find a way to take myself out of it?”

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130. “Do you know what assuming gets you?” “Killed?” I breathed. His eyes fell to my lips. “Smart girl.” The words were deep and soft, and a strange part of me felt like I’d done something good.”

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131. “Control. Precision. He exuded it, like the colorful stripes on a venomous snake.”

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132. “A sudden feeling that I’d met this man before overwhelmed me. Though, the thought soon faded. It would be impossible to forget his face, no matter how much I wanted to forget his presence.”

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133. “Hands braced on the bar, he only watched me unclasp his watch. My breath grew dense in my lungs. I was simply removing his watch, yet somehow, it felt like I was undoing his belt.”

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134. “I’ve thought about you so much you’re mine now.” It was a growl that lowered into a threat. “You’re lucky you didn’t let him touch you, Gianna, because I really don’t like it when people touch my things.”

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135. “When you’re groomed and praised for being a certain way your entire childhood, sometimes there’s no escape.”

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136. “Most recently, and more so than even that, I regretted signing the contract for Adriana. I wanted her sister. In my bed. Against the wall. On her knees.”

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137. “You hit him,” I challenged. “That was necessary to regain my concentration.” “Your concentration of watching me sleep.” “Yes,” he growled.”

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138. “How could I say every strand was mine any clearer than washing it every goddamn night?”

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139. “His hand ran to the back of my neck and he kissed me deeply. “You’re beautiful, baby.”

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140. “That’s not a good enough reason for me to marry you, Christian.” “Fine.” He shook his head, his eyes flashing with darkness. “How about because I love you, Gianna? Because I think I have since the moment I saw you? Because if you weren’t in this world anymore, I would find a way to take myself out of it?”

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141. “How fast does this thing go?” I asked. His head tilted to the side, catching my gaze. He held it for a moment before turning back to the road. “Fast.” I pulled my bottom lip between my teeth, trying to think of how to respond. What I came up with was, “How fast?” He didn’t glance at me, but a small smile appeared. “Show me.” It escaped my lips on a breath, quiet and suggestive.”

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142. “He looked at the dessert in my hands as though he’d never tried sugar before. He nodded toward it. “Chocolate?” “Arsenic.” “My favorite.”

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143. “Keep digging yourself into a hole, Celia,” Nonna muttered, taking a sip of coffee. “You’ll be to China in no time.”

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144. “Because you’ll fall in love with her,” she said. “And she won’t love you back.” The chatter was low, Elvis Presley’s Can’t Help Falling In Love a little quieter. The soft lighting sparkled off the glass view of the city, and Nicolas’s black-suited form.”

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145. “Play with fire, sweetheart,” he rasped, “you’re gonna get burned.”

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146. “There are plenty of women who could make you happier, Christian.” “You’re the only one I want.”

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147. “Gonna come,” was all he said. My brows pulled together. “That was quick.”

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148. “We lay side by side and watched a girl fall in love. One of us already had, and the other knew she never would.”

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149. “Ronan tipped my chin to meet his eyes, brushing away the tear with a thumb. “Lions don’t lose sleep over the opinions of sheep.”

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150. “I had a bad, bad feeling that if this girl used the word please, I would give her anything she wanted.”

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