Forbidden Life Quotes

“She refused to be one of those girls who fell for a pretty face that just white-washed a total jack-ass underneath. She could ogle, but she would not fall until she knew he deserved her.”
― Kimberly Kinrade, Forbidden Life

“She flipped through the pages of her apps, as if Apple made an app for "Escape from a deserted island.”
― Kimberly Kinrade, Forbidden Life

“Would you like to hold my sword?" He asked the question with a gleam in his eyes.
Lucy burst out laughing. At least she didn't giggle again. "You did not just say that. But, um, yeah, I'd like to hold your sword, Agent Riley."
Hunter grinned and unzipped his backpack, pulling out something surprisingly small. He held it out to her, and noticed the disappointed look on her face. "Expecting something bigger?"
She smirked at his continued play on words. She had a lifetime of training in verbal and physical sparring; he was no match for her. "They say size doesn't matter, but I disagree."
Hunter, who apparently hadn't expected her response, choked on his own comeback and unsheathed the sword, then placed it in her hand. "You have to stroke it a certain way to make it bigger.”
― Kimberly Kinrade, Forbidden Life

“Do you have a sword in your backpack?" Because that's what all the girls used for pick-up lines these days.”
― Karpov Kinrade, Forbidden Life

“Would you like to hold my sword?" He asked the question with a gleam in his eyes.”
― Karpov Kinrade, Forbidden Life

“Well, that was sweet... and kind of gag-inducing.”
― Karpov Kinrade, Forbidden Life

“You can change, Lucy, but never pretend you're not yourself. When you pretend, your actions will always be for someone else's benefit, and change will never come.”
― Karpov Kinrade, Forbidden Life

“Selfish, but there it was.”
― Karpov Kinrade, Forbidden Life

“Maybe he's like James Bond and has his own Q." "Maybe. But he doesn't strike me as”
― Karpov Kinrade, Forbidden Life

“The more attention she paid to the sounds around her, the more they exploded into her consciousness. The sway and crackling of Mr. K's branches, the scurry of tiny bugs under the rocks, the sound of the waterfall in the distance—the world felt smaller and bigger, louder and quieter. Impossible to explain, but so alive and present. "Good." Mr. K's brown, bark-like eyes looked straight into her. "Excellent. Do you feel the difference when you open up?" She nodded. "Yes, but I don't know how to describe it." "It's about expansion verses contraction. You, and quite honestly most humans, spend all of your time contracted. Like a roly-poly bug or a snail stuck in its shell, you crawl into yourself and shut yourself off from the world.”
― Karpov Kinrade, Forbidden Life

“From that vantage point, everything looks isolated and big and scary, and you think you have to defend yourself. But, when you expand, you realize how connected things are. Life becomes much friendlier as you realize that you are not alone. Does that make sense?" It”
― Karpov Kinrade, Forbidden Life