Top 200 Danielle Lori Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “We’ll figure the rest out. But I’m not letting you go.” His jaw clenched, eyes fierce. “I can’t.” He meant what he said.”

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

— Danielle Lori

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

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

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105. “I almost didn’t hear him over how shirtless he was.”

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106. “Who makes you come, malyshka?” “You,” I moaned.”

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107. “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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108. “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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109. “Sometimes the cheapest things are the most valuable.”

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110. “His jaw tightened, and his fingers gripped the inside of my thigh. Sparks ran from the heat of his hand straight to my clit, all my blood drumming in that area. He’d only have to run a palm across the fabric to realize how disturbed I was, how wet this was making me. How much I wanted him.”

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

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112. “And then my sister stared ahead and muttered two little words that would change both of our lives forever. “I’m pregnant.”

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113. “They were so close to my breasts I was losing my mind. I fell back until I was leaning against him, and my entire body sang like it never had before.”

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

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

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116. “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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117. “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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118. “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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119. “Control. Precision. He exuded it, like the colorful stripes on a venomous snake.”

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120. “If I could long for the devil, it meant I had some darkness in me too.”

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121. “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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122. “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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123. “What do you mean, like do I carry a membership card that says ‘Mafia’ on it?”

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

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126. “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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127. “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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128. “His hand ran to the back of my neck and he kissed me deeply. “You’re beautiful, baby.”

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

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130. “I was so full of him, and with his mouth on mine I felt overwhelmed. Complete. Consumed. And I never wanted to come up for air.”

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131. “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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132. “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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133. “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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134. “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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135. “Play with fire, sweetheart,” he rasped, “you’re gonna get burned.”

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

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138. “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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139. “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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140. “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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141. “Ronan’s Steakhouse. Home of the largest sausage in Moscow.”

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142. “If you want to turn me in, so be it. I’d go back to prison for you, kotyonok, but when I get out, there’d better be an ocean between us.”

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143. “I hated tall men, how they were always looking down on me, always looming over me like a cloud blocking out the sun.”

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144. “He pressed his lips to my ear, running his thumb across the fluttering pulse in my throat. “I’ll say when this is over, Gianna.”

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145. “He smelled so good. Felt so good. Like comfort, security, and need, all in one. There was a name to it, but I didn’t know what.”

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146. “I backed up and was only aided when a soft yet consuming grip came to my throat and he lightly pushed me. I fell back a step until I hit the wall. It was an aggressive move, but the way he did it so gently, so absolutely, made something flutter in my chest and spread throughout my body. Want. Need. He stepped.”

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147. “He loved me forever.”

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148. “She glanced up at me. Her eyes were a window to her soul. I suddenly knew, if I ever died, those eyes would have something to do with it. Somehow, it sounded acceptable to me.”

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149. “Me: I’m sorry, who is this? Christian: Funny. Me: Todd? Christian: I’m going to spank your ass. Me: Promise?”

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150. “And I love you, Elena Russo.”

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