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The Tied Man

Tabitha McGowan

Top 10 Best Quotes

“The momentary discomfort was nothing at all compared to the realisation that she was finding refuge in my flawed embrace.”

“I don't expect you to be like them. Don't want you to be. It's not them I want, it's you. From the moment we met, it's only been you.”

“What did you call me?" "Ah. A chuisle. Gaelic. 'My darling'. I prefer the proper translation, mind you." "Which is?" He gave a bashful smile. "My pulse.”

“Oh, Jesus Christ on a fuckin’ pushbike.”

“But at the end of the day, everything I do costs me. The only question is how much.”

“She wore a cantilevered, augmented-breast-skimming satin dress the colour of egg-yolk. Somewhere in deepest Nebraska, a prom queen two sizes smaller than Selena was wondering where the fuck her outfit had disappeared to.”

“Even at this ridiculous hour, and clad in a faded blue t-shirt and ancient pyjama pants, he looked like something Michelangelo might reject for being too beautiful”

“It was the first time I had ever felt guilt at finding a man attractive.”

“In a fortnight Lilith had figured out more about me than anyone had ever cared to know, and I could only hope that she would hold it gently.”

“Just out of interest, what did you make of my Finn? Probably the most beautiful man I've ever seen.”

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