“Scars fade with time. And the ones that never go away, well, they build character, maturity, caution.”
―
Erin McCarthy,
The Pregnancy Test
“Did I ever tell you the difference between a Northern fairy tale and a Southern one?" she asked him, indulging herself and letting her head rest on his shoulder. God, he felt good. Her man. Where her head was meant to lie, right there, on him. "What's the difference?""A Northern one starts 'once upon a time,' while a Southern one starts 'y'all ain't going to believe this shit.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hot Finish
“I can't give you the sunset, but I can give you the night.” ― Erin McCarthy, High Stakes
“And everyone is always saying that marriage is really hard and takes a lot of work. But the thing is, when you know that you love someone, those things don’t matter. You have to push all the everyday things and the outside world away, and just enjoy knowing that this is the man who has the chest your head is meant to lie on.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hot Finish
“Love, no matter how it’s expressed, is still love. We all have flaws, and so our love will be flawed. But that doesn’t diminish it.” ― Erin McCarthy, The Pregnancy Test
“Alright, good night,” he said, his words a little slurred. “But before I pass out, I want you to know that you’re the hottest biscuit this side of the gravy boat.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hard and Fast
“If I'm working this hard in the morning, I'd prefer it be because my man has woken me up with an eight-inch nudge.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hard and Fast
“I think perfect love is any time you love unconditionally, without selfish intent, without concern for personal gain.” ― Erin McCarthy, The Pregnancy Test
“Honey, nobody ever knows someone completely. You have to just enjoy what you do know and have faith in the rest.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hard and Fast
“Me? I'm being ridiculous? You're the one flirting for your thesis. What the hell kind of degree is that anyway? A doctorate of dick tease?” ― Erin McCarthy, Hard and Fast
“He's a pig and I don't allow livestock in the house.” ― Erin McCarthy, My Immortal
“But the truth is, I want to be some woman's work boots, not her high heels.""Work boots?" What was sexy about that? And did women have work boots?"Yeah. You know, the boots she pulls out when she wants to get down and dirty, hiking or gardening or boating or painting the kitchen. The ones she relies on and trusts and lives her life hard and good and on her terms in. Her favorites.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hard and Fast
“Why?” she whispered. “Why should I dance with you?”“Because I love you. Because I love you so much I’m willing to do whatever it takes to make it go differently this time.”... "Because we should be a married couple, because I never wanted to not be married to you. Because all these men out here dancing with their wives can’t possibly love them as much as I love you. Because for me, there is only one woman, and I’m sorry to break it to you, but you’re it.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hot Finish
“Seamus: "I was wondering if you would like to go get some coffee"Cara: "Well that depends ... do you like to take long walks?"Seamus: "Yes"Cara: "Do you like sex?"Seamus: "Yeees"Cara: "Then take a f***ing hike and leave me the hell alone.” ― Erin McCarthy, Bit the Jackpot
“You need to decide whether you're willing to risk being hurt, plain and simple. You can go for it and have a wonderful relationship. Or you might go for it and crash and burn brilliantly. It's up to you if you want to take that risk, up to you if it's worth it or not.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hard and Fast
“Our relationship felt like a Christmas gift that you hadn’t asked for and weren’t expecting to receive, but the minute you saw it, you knew it was perfect for you.” ― Erin McCarthy, True
“I am successful because of my brains and my guts, put together, and I don't need some fancy-ass degree from a bunch of sweater-vest-wearing pricks who haven't gotten laid since Bush Senior was president... Do you know who studies sociology? People who would rather observe life than live it.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hard and Fast
“Literature wasn’t intended to be about perfect people, it was about flaws, very real and very deep human flaws.” ― Erin McCarthy, True
“Because that was what we all did—we searched for labels for people until we found one we thought might fit, and then we sighed in relief that we had placed them.” ― Erin McCarthy, True
“Did I ever tell you the difference between a Northern fairy tale and a Southern one?" she asked him, indulging herself and letting her head rest on his shoulder. God, he felt good. Her man. Where her head was meant to lie, right there, on him. "What's the difference?""A Northern one starts 'once upon a time,' while a Southern one starts 'y'all ain't going to believe this shit.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hot Finish
“I can't give you the sunset, but I can give you the night.” ― Erin McCarthy, High Stakes
“And everyone is always saying that marriage is really hard and takes a lot of work. But the thing is, when you know that you love someone, those things don’t matter. You have to push all the everyday things and the outside world away, and just enjoy knowing that this is the man who has the chest your head is meant to lie on.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hot Finish
“Love, no matter how it’s expressed, is still love. We all have flaws, and so our love will be flawed. But that doesn’t diminish it.” ― Erin McCarthy, The Pregnancy Test
“Alright, good night,” he said, his words a little slurred. “But before I pass out, I want you to know that you’re the hottest biscuit this side of the gravy boat.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hard and Fast
“If I'm working this hard in the morning, I'd prefer it be because my man has woken me up with an eight-inch nudge.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hard and Fast
“I think perfect love is any time you love unconditionally, without selfish intent, without concern for personal gain.” ― Erin McCarthy, The Pregnancy Test
“Honey, nobody ever knows someone completely. You have to just enjoy what you do know and have faith in the rest.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hard and Fast
“Me? I'm being ridiculous? You're the one flirting for your thesis. What the hell kind of degree is that anyway? A doctorate of dick tease?” ― Erin McCarthy, Hard and Fast
“He's a pig and I don't allow livestock in the house.” ― Erin McCarthy, My Immortal
“But the truth is, I want to be some woman's work boots, not her high heels.""Work boots?" What was sexy about that? And did women have work boots?"Yeah. You know, the boots she pulls out when she wants to get down and dirty, hiking or gardening or boating or painting the kitchen. The ones she relies on and trusts and lives her life hard and good and on her terms in. Her favorites.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hard and Fast
“Why?” she whispered. “Why should I dance with you?”“Because I love you. Because I love you so much I’m willing to do whatever it takes to make it go differently this time.”... "Because we should be a married couple, because I never wanted to not be married to you. Because all these men out here dancing with their wives can’t possibly love them as much as I love you. Because for me, there is only one woman, and I’m sorry to break it to you, but you’re it.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hot Finish
“Seamus: "I was wondering if you would like to go get some coffee"Cara: "Well that depends ... do you like to take long walks?"Seamus: "Yes"Cara: "Do you like sex?"Seamus: "Yeees"Cara: "Then take a f***ing hike and leave me the hell alone.” ― Erin McCarthy, Bit the Jackpot
“You need to decide whether you're willing to risk being hurt, plain and simple. You can go for it and have a wonderful relationship. Or you might go for it and crash and burn brilliantly. It's up to you if you want to take that risk, up to you if it's worth it or not.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hard and Fast
“Our relationship felt like a Christmas gift that you hadn’t asked for and weren’t expecting to receive, but the minute you saw it, you knew it was perfect for you.” ― Erin McCarthy, True
“I am successful because of my brains and my guts, put together, and I don't need some fancy-ass degree from a bunch of sweater-vest-wearing pricks who haven't gotten laid since Bush Senior was president... Do you know who studies sociology? People who would rather observe life than live it.” ― Erin McCarthy, Hard and Fast
“Literature wasn’t intended to be about perfect people, it was about flaws, very real and very deep human flaws.” ― Erin McCarthy, True
“Because that was what we all did—we searched for labels for people until we found one we thought might fit, and then we sighed in relief that we had placed them.” ― Erin McCarthy, True
