L H Cosway Quotes

He sucked in a deep breath, his eyes travelling back and forth between mine as he swiped his thumb across my bottom lip. His voice was husky when he spoke, The way you come is fucking devastating. ~ L. H. Cosway

You've got me, Matilda. You always have." He pauses, and his voice lowers. "You're mine. ~ L.H. Cosway

I needed to get a handle on this girlish exhilaration. This girlish exhilaration needed a reality check. Maybe even a bitch-slap. ~ L. H. Cosway

I've always hated dating," I said instead. "In fact, if I could bypass all that might I bestow upon you a kiss business, I would. Why can't we all just skip to the comfortable part of relationships? Go straight to the bit where you can walk around in your undies, let farts go and blame them on the dog, and leave the door open when you're taking a piss?"
"First of all, there is no part of a relationship that should involve that last bit, and second of all, dating is the best part. All those butterflies and excitement, the sexual tension. Wanting to skip to the comfortable bit is laziness. It means you don't have to put in any effort to woo someone. Also, if memory serves, you've never had a relationship that lasted more than six months."
"Thanks for the reminder, oh Sarah of Ye Old Wet Blanket," I groused, but she was right. I hadn't dated anyone for longer than six months; and even then it hadn't really been a relationship with any meaningful or lasting impact.
"Ye Old Wet Blanket was my grandmother's name, I'll have you know...You're thirty years old, practically a baby. You've just burned yourself out. You need to find the excitement in life again, the thrill to be had from simple things."
"I do get a thrill from simple things," I countered. "Didn't I mention I fixed my tap this weekend? And I had Earl Grey tea with breakfast."
"Oh. Stop. Too much excitement. I can't handle it. ~ L.H. Cosway

Hurting with you is better than a painless life without you. ~ L. H. Cosway

Firing up my iPod, I selected my favorite workout playlist and started at a slow jog. "The Final Countdown" came on, putting me instantly in the zone. ~ L. H. Cosway

A picture is just a picture, but add music and there's emotion. There's a story. ~ L. H. Cosway

You are a fucking hoot, Fred. I'm officially making you my new best friend. It's quite an honoured and sought after position, I'll have you know. So far I have a grand total of four friends in Dublin. You've currently just snagged yourself the top spot."
"Oh stop, Viv, I'm welling up, here," I reply drily. ~ L. H. Cosway

Everyone thinks their opinion is the most important, even when they have no clue about a situation." "I know. ~ L. H. Cosway

Sometimes it's best to do nothing ast all where social networking is concerned. ~ L. H. Cosway

People love shit that's all obscure and mysterious. ~ L. H. Cosway

Stop looking at me like that," I say, frowning and rubbing at my chest. He has this habit of making my heart sore, making my lungs feel like there's not enough air.
He tilts his head attractively, which only makes matters worse. "Like what?"
"Like you're molesting me with your eyes," I blurt out.
His answering laugh is long and deep. I can barely handle the affection in his gaze. "Okay, I'll try to stop. But if it all gets to be too much for you, this apartment happens to have a very nice bathroom. You can go rub one out again to take the edge off. I'll come listen, too, if that will help."
There he goes again, pushing me.
I do a slow blink at him before coming out with a rather masterful comeback. And when I say "masterful," I mean shit. "Why don't you go and rub one out?"
He cocks an eyebrow. "I don't rub out, darlin'. I jack off. ~ L. H. Cosway

I put down my pencil and sigh. "Could you go eat that somewhere else? I swear, you must be the noisiest apple eater in the history of time."
One shoulder goes up in a shrug. "I like it here. And I love eating apples."
The way his voice lowers on the second sentence gives off the hint of an innuendo. It riles me up enough to respond harshly, "I'm sure you do, Jason. I'm sure you love eating all different sorts of apples."
Jesus Christ, did I just say that? Kill me now.
"Actually, I'm loyal to just the one apple," he counters.
The way his eyes dance and shine makes me want to laugh. I hate how he does this to me. Our conversation right now is verging on the ridiculous. Still, I don't let it drop.
"You can't be loyal to only one apple. Once it's eaten it's gone, and you need to go find a new one."
"Oh, I could eat my apple over and over again without ever feeling the need to find a new one."
"Maybe your apple doesn't want to be eaten. Maybe your apple is tired of your apple-eating ways."
He leans forward, one elbow resting on the table, his gaze growing even darker. "On the contrary, my apple loves to be eaten. In fact, my apple is a little cranky right now because she hasn't been eaten in a while."
The bloody cheek of him! ~ L.H. Cosway

Nothing worth having is easy. The same goes for people. The ones who take cold, hard guts to get inside of are the most worthy of all. The ones you have to fight for. ~ L. H. Cosway

Cruelty is easy, and it breeds only misery. Kindness is harder, and you have to be brave to give it. To be cruel, you can stay closed off from everyone, wear a mask, but to be kind, in essence, to show love, you have to make yourself vulnerable, show your true self to someone and open yourself up to rejection. ~ L. H. Cosway

You've got a wonderful way with words, disgusting but wonderful. ~ L. H. Cosway

I think we both know that I've never been most men. ~ L. H. Cosway

If I had to pick two words to describe Edinburgh, I would tell you that it's majestic and beautiful. Really, really old, but somehow more alive than any other place I've ever been. ~ L. H. Cosway

A long sigh escaped him before he said, "We're in something of a predicament, love."
I turned my face to look up at him. "We are?"
Reaching, out, he stroked my cheek with the back of his hand. "Yes, my darling, because I very much want to fuck you. ~ L. H. Cosway

I want to ruin you Freda, in the best way possible. ~ L. H. Cosway

His eyes sparkle with some kind of hidden knowledge as he lets me pass, like beautiful people know the meaning of the universe and are amused by us ordinary folks who have to bumble along in the dark. ~ L. H. Cosway

The world is easy to hate, especially when you think about all the pain in it. But there's a lot to be thankful for, so I choose to think about that instead. You should, too. ~ L.H. Cosway

I didn't mince my words, I said inappropriate crap, I acted inappropriately, and seemingly King found all of this endearing for whatever reason. ~ L. H. Cosway

I just really, really like you. I like the things you do to me, and I don't want to lose them."
Feeling his jaw move, I thought he might be smiling. "If it's any consolation, I really like the things I do to you, too. Actually, I fucking love them. And you won't lose me, so long as you make the choice to be with me. ~ L.H. Cosway

Bullies didn't care about the truth, they just wanted an easy target. ~ L. H. Cosway

That's because you hate parties," said Trevor. I corrected him. "I hate parties with more than 16 people, remember? It's an exact science," Trevor chuckled, the sound hitting me right in the pit of my stomach."The 16 person rule, I remember now. You were always specific about that number ~ L. H. Cosway

I care about you more than I care about myself, Fred. ~ L. H. Cosway

Why talk to a person if you had nothing in common with them? What would that accomplish, other than a painfully stunted conversation? ~ L. H. Cosway

He leans his face in agonisingly slowly, then tells me in a gravelly, possessive, stomach-flipping voice, Because you're mine. ~ L. H. Cosway

I never stopped loving you, not even in my darkest hour. ~ L.H. Cosway

Christ, I need you," he swears. "If you don't stop me now, I'm going to fuck you, darlin'."
He licks a line from my neck to my earlobe, taking it into his mouth and sucking, his tongue flickering.
"Jay," I moan his name, and an appreciative groan rumbles up out of his chest. "Yes. Please. ~ L. H. Cosway

He had a great laugh, a sexy laugh. My laugh was the mating call of the Yeti. ~ L. H. Cosway

Sometimes we're cruellest to the ones we care about the most. ~ L. H. Cosway

The online environment is unique, and that's a very good thing. Rather than be judged by what they look like or their ability to speak in front of a crowd, people are judged by the merit of their ideas and words. ~ L. H. Cosway

Little did she know, I really did want to get hurt. It was irrational and probably stupid, but I wanted to feel the pain of having my emotions stomped all over. All of the best creative minds in the world had their hearts broken. It's what made their art genuine, vital, human. It had the potential to elevate me from just a "good" artist into a great one. ~ L. H. Cosway

For the ones whose childhood was stolen. No matter your age, it's never too late to steal it back. Believe in the unbelievable, because this world we live in is magic. ~ L. H. Cosway

Sometimes it feels like I have so much to say, yet none of the ability to actually articulate it. So I remain silent, a quiet observer of human life as it orbits around me, so bright and fascinating. It catches right in my lungs, this need to express myself, and burns like a river of fire up to my vocal chords, stunting everything that's inside, struggling to break out.
Florence Vaine, A Vision of Green ~ L. H. Cosway

What did you do?"
Rubbing my forehead, I grimaced, preparing myself for Josey's reaction. "I went into the bathroom. When I came back out ten minutes later, he was gone."
Her mouth fell open and she gave me her uneven-eyes stare, where she made one eye slightly larger than the other.
"Don't give me that look."
"What look?"
"That look. The one you use instead of saying you're a fecking eejit."
"Oh, that look." She blinked and her eye sizes normalized. "Was I giving you that look?"
"Yes."
"Good. ~ L.H. Cosway

Eggs: Could go to my grave quite happily without ever seeing another one. ~ L. H. Cosway

And here's a life lesson for you, Miss Anderson. I'm not pretending. ~ L. H. Cosway

You don't have to be here," William offered with his trademark quiet solemnity.
I shook my head but kept my eyes fixed on the closed doors at the end of the hall. "No. I wouldn't miss it." Would rather be home in my slippers watching Judge Judy, sure, but duty calls.
That was my style of party these days. Throw in a slice of Battenberg and some Werther's Originals and I could go wild on a sugar high. But no, today was William's birthday, so I was going to try and keep my grumpy old man behavior to a minimum.
Try being the operative word.
No promises.
My teammate, and the guest of honor for this particular party, tugged on the sleeve of my suit jacket and brought us to a stop. "Hey. Seriously. You're eighteen months sober."
"Has it been eighteen months already?" I stroked the stubble on my chin and cracked a grin. "Time flies when you're killing house plants. ~ L.H. Cosway

I wanted to high-five the fuck out of myself then do a victory dance. But I didn't, because, you know, manly. ~ L. H. Cosway

We all see a lot when we decide to truly look. ~ L. H. Cosway

Kiss me, Jack," I begged, forcing myself to ask for what I truly wanted for once. "I can't," he replied with a sigh of frustration. "Please," I whimpered desperately. "When I kiss you, it will be everywhere. When I kiss you, I won't stop there. If I taste you, I'll want to taste everything. ~ L. H. Cosway

I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list ~ L. H. Cosway

To me, some people feel like the lives they've lived are novels. With Jack, I wanted to get my hands on the book and feverishly work my way through the pages until I got to the end. ~ L. H. Cosway

Do you know that's where the word comes from? Hangover? Historically, when there was a hanging, there'd also be a big street party, everyone boozing it up. Then the next day, when the hanging was over, they'd all feel like a steaming pile of shit, hence the now commonly used term. ~ L. H. Cosway

I don't think I'll ever be the man you deserve Freda."
"You already are. ~ L. H. Cosway

I have a history of trying to fix that which is broken, and I still don't think I've fully learned that people can't be fixed, they have to fix themselves. ~ L. H. Cosway

Twitter, twatter, fudder, motherfucker, I don't care what it's called. ~ L. H. Cosway

You think you could come again?" he asked in a sleepy voice. "You're exhausted, Oliver. Go to sleep." "But my hand is jealous of my mouth," he whined playfully. "It wants to feel you come, too." My ~ L. H. Cosway

Happiness was a stranger, but misery was dear old friend. ~ L.H. Cosway

I'm thinking he might be a sex pest. ~ L. H. Cosway

That's right, I'm a reclusive pervert, and I make no apologies for it. And, giving the matter some thought, a reclusive pervert is much preferable to an extroverted pervert. ~ L. H. Cosway

Something decidedly female was going on in her head, something of the mystery-to-men variety. I had no idea what she was thinking, but she looked both aggrieved and remorseful. I held very still because it seemed like the safest thing to do.
We stared at each other. ~ L. H. Cosway

We all paint on a face to show the world," Nicholas replies philosophically. "For some of us, that's quite literal. ~ L. H. Cosway

Nora, your self-pity monitor is beeping, it's telling me you're feeling sorry for yourself over something trivial and need to get a life. ~ L. H. Cosway

Perhaps your way of keeping yourself t yourself was cruel to the people who wanted you to show them your insides. ~ L. H. Cosway

Because when I touch you, you fucking bloom, ~ L. H. Cosway

Put on some tea. I'm coming over. And don't even think about having another childish fit and leaving the apartment. You might have given Ronan Fitzpatrick the slip, but I will hunt you down and make your life very uncomfortable until I am satisfied that you've learned your lesson. You can't run away from people who care about you and are invested in your success and happiness. It's a dick move, Annie. Don't be a dick. ~ L. H. Cosway

I was a glass half full kind of girl. I had to be, otherwise I'd be a hand me the crack pipe kind of girl. ~ L. H. Cosway

Don't say you'll try. Say you'll succeed. Trying means you're giving yourself the option to fail. Don't give yourself that option. I didn't and look at me five years sober. ~ L. H. Cosway

He's all smooth grace and sexy smiles, whereas I'm big haired, awkward and a touch frumpy. You may well roll your eyes at my low self-esteem. It's a condition for which there is no cure. ~ L. H. Cosway

So, you see, in essence, cruelty is a cycle. A person inflicts it and it spreads. It simply breeds more and more of itself in a loop. ~ L. H. Cosway

I'll miss you," he said, a catch in his voice. Those three little words held all the emotion of a hundred lifetimes, and we were both in danger of drowning under the weight of them. ~ L.H. Cosway

We all have thoughts that we would never, ever vocalise. And people who say they don't are liars. ~ L. H. Cosway

The moment you walk into a room you brighten it, Lucy Fitzpatrick, and I for one feel like the luckiest bastard in the world for having known you. ~ L. H. Cosway

Skin is important, Lille. Some marks last forever. You have to decide if they're worth it. ~ L. H. Cosway

The bigger our hearts, the more beautiful our souls. ~ L. H. Cosway

But God, the girl is just so cool, and she makes me laugh so much. I'm starting to think that we don't fall for looks or gender in the end. We fall for the person as a whole. We fall for their souls. ~ L. H. Cosway

You don't always have to judge people just because they might have had it easier than you. We're all struggling in our own way. ~ L. H. Cosway

I'll never hit a lady, but I'll slap a bitch. ~ L. H. Cosway

You had to hold your head high in this life. Take what was your due and never let anyone make you feel uncomfortable or inferior. ~ L. H. Cosway

I did, Matilda. I might tell you that you're mine, but you need to understand that it goes both ways. I belong to you, too. ~ L. H. Cosway

So yes," Sean gave me a pointed look, "I approve of it wholeheartedly. In fact, seduce her again."

I coughed, choking on nothing, and sputtered, "What? What did you say?"

"I said seduce her. And do it now. She has more unresolved feelings for you than Jennifer has for Brad." He paused, then added, "And do a good job. Do a great job."

I stared at him for several seconds, dumbfounded. "Of course I'll do a great job."

Sean pointed at me accusingly. "I'm serious. Look up some moves or watch some videos, do whatever it takes to make sure she enjoys herself."

Now I was offended. "Fuck you, Sean. Of course she'll enjoy herself. She'll like it so much she'll beg for-"

"Hey." My teammate narrowed his eyes, slicing his hand through the air. "I don't need or want to know the specifics. I'm just saying, take good care of her. Take excellent care of her. Give her everything she needs. And don't be selfish."

"I won't be." I shook my head with the denial, staring at Sean.

Staring at him because . . .

Did he just tell me to seduce his cousin? ~ L.H. Cosway

Will you promise to keep this to yourself, to not tell anyone of what we are? By his words you'd think he was giving me a choice. Like I could say,no deal, honey bunch, I'm off to shout your secret from the rooftops, and he'd be like, oh no please don't do that. In
reality, he'd have to kill me. ~ L. H. Cosway

We all have issues. Human beings are flawed, and all we can hope for is to work toward making ourselves better. Not perfect, just better. ~ L. H. Cosway

Do you ever wish, Alexis, that your heart was just that little bit smaller, so that you didn't have to care quite so much? ~ L. H. Cosway

You colour my world, Freda... ~ L. H. Cosway

You're so full of yourself."
"You wish you were full of myself," he retorts.
I shiver and blush. "I can't tell if that was the best comeback ever or the worst. ~ L. H. Cosway

I also had the distinct impression that, when he'd leaned into my space, he'd tried to smell me, and he'd managed to do it without coming across as a creepy creeper. Admittedly, if he were less epically good-looking, he might have come across as a creepy creeper. But, as he had the body of a gladiator and the face of a movie star, I felt flustered, flattered, and turned on. The fact that I felt flattered made me feel like an idiot. I hated this about myself. I hated that, even though I knew better, good looks negated odd behavior. His odd behavior being that he was attempting to use all five of his senses to experience me while trapping us in an elevator; I didn't doubt that, if I'd given him any indication that I was in favor of his advances, he would have tried to taste me as well. I shivered at the thought, a wave of warmth spreading from my chest to the pit of my stomach, stinging and sudden, like a hot flash. ~ L. H. Cosway

I feel ... very protective of you. Irrationally so? Yeah, maybe. But it's just the way it has to be. I promise you, once you realize all I want to give you, you'll like it. Hell you'll love it. This is us, and this is permanent. ~ L. H. Cosway

However, it still seriously pisses me off that we live in a world where you can't be free to express yourself in whatever strange way you happen to choose. ~ L. H. Cosway

The epic love I've always wanted was with me all along, and it's nothing like what I imagined. It's better, because it's real. It's not perfect or pretty. It's full of mistakes and sacrifices, and sometimes even ugliness. ~ L. H. Cosway

I don't really want tea," he murmured. "What do you want?" I asked shakily. "You," he replied. ~ L.H. Cosway

Ronan's eyes widened as though I'd just told him Santa Claus and Genghis Khan had been having a torrid love affair since the twelfth century. ~ L.H. Cosway

And," I went on, grinning now, "as far as I'm concerned, dogs are people, so never let anyone tell you otherwise." Sean ~ L. H. Cosway

I may act like a snarky bitch at times, but that's mostly a front for the scared, shy girl who's hiding behind her. ~ L. H. Cosway

No one knows who I am ... that I am she ... that she is me. ~ L. H. Cosway

The worst thing that happened to air travel in the past ten years was the bankruptcy of Xhibit Corp., the parent company of SkyMall. I recalled with clarity the first time I boarded a flight and it was missing from all usual nooks and crannies. It had been a dark day. ~ L. H. Cosway

The man was more highly strung than Margaret Thatcher on the rag, God rest her. ~ L. H. Cosway

Jumping into action, I chased after them to the bank of lifts. Sean pressed the button to go down as I caught up to them.
"Talk to me. Give me ten minutes."
She turned to look at me, a galaxy of emotion in her eyes. "There's nothing - "
"Please," I urged, almost begging.
The lift doors slid open and she stepped inside. I followed suit, while Sean hung back. "Actually, I need to use the bathroom. I'll meet you in the lobby, Eilish," he said just as the doors closed.
"Sean!" she yelled, but he was already gone.
If looks could kill, Cassidy would be six feet under. Eilish glared at the smooth, polished metal with absolute murder in her eyes.
I, on the other hand, could've fucking kissed her cousin. With tongue. ~ L.H. Cosway

What would you suggest, then?"

"I already told you that I quite like Mother Fitzpatrick," she reluctantly teased.

"Oh, fuck no. That's not happening," I said and let my voice drop as I moved closer so that our arms were touching. "Though I won't object to your calling me Daddy."

Her eyes got really big then, and I burst out laughing. "I'm joking, Annie; relax. I'm joking."

We were stepping out of the lift when she exhaled, "Thank God."

"I know." I chuckled. "I think I might have even creeped myself out with that one. ~ L.H. Cosway

She doesn't understand why I'd want to go by the name of some middle aged van driver when I could go by a pretty name like Freda. I told her I like to be economical with syllables. ~ L. H. Cosway

Maybe I would get a ferret. A cat just felt too benign. My kind of crazy deserved an ambiguously cute rodent with a penchant for biting. ~ L. H. Cosway

She said seals sexually assault penguins and deserved to be clubbed. That woman is nuttier than a Snickers bar. ~ L. H. Cosway

He moved closer and threw his arm around my shoulders, murmuring, Why are the beautiful ones always so troubled, huh? ~ L. H. Cosway

But that's who I was when I drank, a careless, greedy fucktard. She ~ L. H. Cosway

I was just a person, and he was just a person, and together we were scrambling in the dark to try to understand each other. ~ L. H. Cosway

I'd practically groped her under the guise of helping her get out a stain, but still, she looked like she found me about as appealing as second-hand underpants. ~ L. H. Cosway