Top 200 Danielle Lori Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “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.”

— Danielle Lori

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

— Danielle Lori

103. “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.”

— Danielle Lori

104. “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.”

— Danielle Lori

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

— Danielle Lori

106. “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.”

— Danielle Lori

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

— Danielle Lori

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

— Danielle Lori

109. “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.”

— Danielle Lori

110. “I was making a deal with the devil. And I couldn’t even find the grace to save myself.”

— Danielle Lori

111. “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.”

— Danielle Lori

112. “He loved me forever.”

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113. “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?”

— Danielle Lori

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

— Danielle Lori

115. “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.”

— Danielle Lori

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

— Danielle Lori

117. “Why, Ace, did you hit your head on the overhang on the way in?” “Sometimes feels like it,” I thought I heard him say, as he glanced at Elena with a volatile and vulnerable look in his eyes. I suddenly feared for anyone who dared to touch a hair on her head.”

— Danielle Lori

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

— Danielle Lori

119. “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.”

— Danielle Lori

120. “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.”

— Danielle Lori

121. “Tears blurred my vision. Stars swam together and sparkled like diamonds. I was glad they weren’t. Humans would find a way to pluck them from the sky.”

— Danielle Lori

122. “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.”

— Danielle Lori

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

— Danielle Lori

124. “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.”

— Danielle Lori

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

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

— Danielle Lori

127. “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.”

— Danielle Lori

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

— Danielle Lori

129. “Ronan’s Steakhouse. Home of the largest sausage in Moscow.”

— Danielle Lori

130. “Finally, the black-hearted Russo knows what it’s like to be whipped.”

— Danielle Lori

131. “I’m moving back to New York.” My heart dropped. “What? Why?” His gaze touched mine as he said, “I missed the city.” Oh. “You called me flighty,” I breathed. “I meant perfect.”

— Danielle Lori

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

— Danielle Lori

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.”

— Danielle Lori

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

— Danielle Lori

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

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136. “But the truth was, I didn’t think there was another person in this world who could make me feel safer.”

— Danielle Lori

137. “I liked Ronan. I liked him a lot.”

— Danielle Lori

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

— Danielle Lori

139. “Sometimes the cheapest things are the most valuable.”

— Danielle Lori

140. “I thought we talked about that staring thing.” His voice was deep, slithering down my spine with a rough caress. He emptied his glass in one drink without turning around. “We didn’t talk about anything.” My response was quiet. “You talked and just assumed I was listening.” “You were listening,” was all he said, bracing his hands on the edge of the sink.”

— Danielle Lori

141. “All anyone has to do is look at him when you’re in the room to know he’s obsessed with you.”

— Danielle Lori

142. “Later, I pushed his meticulously-placed toothbrush an inch to the left in retaliation.”

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143. “Crazy, she called me. She had no idea how goddamn crazy I could be. I’d give Christian an hour before I started tearing this city apart piece by piece.”

— Danielle Lori

144. “I don’t need to keep you a secret, Elena,” he said, going to tend to his pan on the stove. “I just don’t have the patience to listen to what people think I should do with what’s mine.” Mine.”

— Danielle Lori

145. “I’d get more than that. I’ll tell you how her ass feels, Rus – ” Without a look in the Abelli’s direction, Allister pulled a pistol from his jacket. Pop. The gunshot reverberated off the walls and rang in my ears. Everything but my heart went still.”

— Danielle Lori

146. “Count down,” he ordered. “What?” I breathed. “Count. Down.”

— Danielle Lori

147. “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.”

— Danielle Lori

148. “Ivory skin and goose bumps. Soaked Brioni and tattoos. Selflessness and greed.”

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149. “Every inch his palm moved farther up my leg pounded deeper in my core, leaving an empty ache in its place.”

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150. “His eyes were what nightmares were made of, ice and fire, and filled with secrets no one wanted to know.”

— Danielle Lori