“Men kill you, but women eviscerate you first.”

“Some men want to win a gold medal, some want a family, some want to be rich, some want to be free, some want to kill other men, and some men want to do the right thing. Me, I only want you.”

“I like men with weaknesses, his father had said. I can buy them. Men without weaknesses I have to kill.”

“Train as if you had to bring the horse down, not the rider. Fight bulls, not men, and men won’t best you.”

“Falling in love with you isn’t easy. Most people waver between loving you and killing you, and you’re usually lucky they come out at the loving you side.”

“You seem to be the one for firsts,” his breath caught, “and lasts and always.”

“I tried that too, you know. After ... my family was murdered, and I was waiting for justice, I tried to hide inside a bottle. But some men, Tony, [..] are not small enough to fit into a bottle.”