22 quotes found
“If I could do it all over again, I'd probably still leave. Except, this time, I would hold you closer, tighter, longer. I would kiss you a thousand more times, tell you I love you ten thousand more...”
“Sometimes you get this look in your eyes, like you've just realized I'm edible.""Well, I like looking at you." He angles his head. "Do you know what else I like? I like your thoughts, your imperfec...”
“Were just, those blue eyes blaze at me and steal my breath, drawing me in, just different people on different paths.He comes closer, until hes standing a centimeter away from me. Look me in the eye...”
“We don't lie to protect the other person. We lie to protect ourselves from the consequences. We lie because we don't want to deal with our own feelings. We lie because we don't want things to chang...”
“Everything about you fascinates me, Sophie. The smell of your skin. The sound of your voice. Your long legs. Your sense of humor. Your personality. You dont seem to need me, and if you dont need me...”
“What are you doing, Sophie?What do you think Im doing?Do you want to leave? Is that it? You want to run away from everything? You want to hide and pretend like its not happening? You never let up i...”
“You think I dont know what I want? You think I love the idea of relying on my looks for life? No! Its pathetic! In my head, I have a nice, quiet, normal job that involves me running my own business...”
“Have you been listening to a word Ive been saying? I dont do games. I dont do one-night stands. I dont do affairs. Usually, when I meet a woman and take interest in her, I will be loyal to her, and...”
“Come on, Oliver. Im saying no.Is it a fake no? Because your body keeps saying yes.My body doesnt know anything.What does your heart say?Thats number one on my list of unenlightened organs. It belie...”
“He terrifies me, Aunt Peg. I dont have the backbone to say it to her face. Oliver is such a self-contained person. Hes always so calm, so at ease, so refined. Im the one whos always losing my mind ...”
“Okay, you have to understand I was drunk.So?So dont believe anything I said.What about now?I dont know. I dont trust myself around you. Talking to you is like drinking tequila. One minute Im in con...”
“I can talk to you about my past, Oliver, not to make you pity me or make myself look weak for attention, but to let you know who I was and what happened. What made me cry. What gave me nightmares. ...”
“All right. Lets pretend Im so incredibly happy my brain is thinking about rainbows and butterflies and Im waving good morning to the mailman. I let my guard down. Next thing I know, something takes...”
“Because you decided I couldn't take it!" I shout. "You kept the truth from me because you thought I couldn't handle it. You were so wrong! I can take it straight up! That's what hurts me the most. ...”
“What are you doing, Sophie?”“What do you think I’m doing?”“Do you want to leave? Is that it? You want to run away from everything? You want to hide and pretend like it’s not happening? You never le...”
“You think I don’t know what I want? You think I love the idea of relying on my looks for life? No! It’s pathetic! In my head, I have a nice, quiet, normal job that involves me running my own busine...”
“Have you been listening to a word I’ve been saying? I don’t do games. I don’t do one-night stands. I don’t do affairs. Usually, when I meet a woman and take interest in her, I will be loyal to her,...”
“Come on, Oliver. I’m saying no.”“Is it a fake no? Because your body keeps saying yes.”“My body doesn’t know anything.”“What does your heart say?”“That’s number one on my list of unenlightened organ...”
“He terrifies me, Aunt Peg.” I don’t have the backbone to say it to her face. “Oliver is such a self-contained person. He’s always so calm, so at ease, so refined. I’m the one who’s always losing my...”
“Okay, you have to understand I was drunk.”“So?”“So don’t believe anything I said.”“What about now?”“I don’t know. I don’t trust myself around you. Talking to you is like drinking tequila. One minut...”
