Dottie Harris > Dottie's Quotes

“Jade, you know I’m not safe out there.” He says it as if he’s really in danger. “Did you see all those girls running around in towels and robes?”

I roll my eyes. “I swear. The insults are coming, my friend. So tell your ego to get ready.”
― Allie Everhart, Choosing You

“Jade, you’re doing the exact same thing you did after the pool that night. Don’t you know how to do this?”
“Do what?”
“Give a person a hug.”
“I’m not much of a hugger.”
“Well, you need one, so don’t just stand there. Put your damn arms around me.”
― Allie Everhart, Choosing You

“I’m sure I’ve confused him with my request, but I want him to kiss me. And I want a real kiss, not a friend kiss. I’m still committed to the friends-only agreement, but sometimes a girl just wants a damn kiss. Is that so wrong?”
― Allie Everhart, Choosing You

“If the bad stuff didn’t exist, the good stuff wouldn’t seem so incredibly good.”
― Allie Everhart, Knowing You

“He made me feel wanted and needed and not at all alone. I don’t understand how someone can affect me that way, but I don’t want that someone to go away.”
― Allie Everhart, Choosing You

“A year ago, I would’ve made fun of that guy, saying what a huge mistake he was making. Guessing how long the marriage would last. But then I met you and now I understand why he just got down on one knee in front of a room full of people and asked a girl to marry him.”
― Allie Everhart, Loving You

“He smiles and pulls me onto his leg to sit. “Why would you want to be alone? Alone sucks.”
I can’t argue because it’s true. Alone does suck. But it’s all I know. When you lose faith in people, alone is your only option.”
― Allie Everhart, Choosing You

“I don’t want to deal with it. Dealing with it sucks.”

“I know it does. But sometimes life sucks and you just have to deal with it.”
― Allie Everhart, Knowing You

“This seems like some type of romantic mood lighting.” I turn to him. “And I can tell you right now that you’re not getting sex tonight.”

He laughs and puts his hand on my shoulder. “Tonight? So you’d consider it some other night? Okay. That works for me.”
― Allie Everhart, Choosing You

“In the past year I’ve learned that love can make you do crazy, silly, stupid, ridiculous things. And the fact that one person can make you feel this way and do those things is amazing to me.”
― Allie Everhart, Promising You

“I swore I’d never be the girlfriend who spies on her boyfriend’s phone, but tough shit. I’m her today.”
― Allie Everhart, Loving You

“I want so badly to be more than friends with him, but if that’s all my broken soul can handle, I’ll take it. I don’t want this boy out of my life.”
― Allie Everhart, Choosing You

“I know this may come as a shock, Jade, but I’m not perfect.” He can’t even say it without laughing. “And neither are you.”
I sit up, trying not to laugh. “Hey, I’m totally perfect!”
“You’re not.” He lays me back down and drops a kiss on my lips. “Neither one of us is. But together we’re kind of perfect. So it works.”
― Allie Everhart, Promising You

“You make your own future, Jade. Other people don’t make it for you unless you let them.”
― Allie Everhart, Knowing You

“I love you more than anything in this world. And if I’m ever lucky enough to get you to be my wife, there’s no way in hell I’m letting you go.”
― Allie Everhart, Loving You

“I’ve never heard a girl say a diamond was too big.”
“I just think when they get too big they look fake.”
He leans down. “I say the same thing about breasts.”
― Allie Everhart, Loving You

“He knows exactly what I need even when I don’t. I’m not sure how he knows me so well, but he does. He knows that when I try to push him away, it means I need him even more. And when I say I don’t want to talk, it means I really need to. I’m crazy that way and other guys would’ve given up on me months ago. But Garret’s still here and he isn’t going anywhere. Just thinking about that makes me feel like the luckiest girl alive.”
― Allie Everhart, Promising You

“Trust me, Jade. I’m very skilled in the water. And it’s not just limited to swimming.” He loosens his grip like he’s going to let me go, but then tightens it again. “Oh, and what we did just now? That was nothing. I can get very creative when water’s involved.”
― Allie Everhart, Knowing You

“I knew I had to let you go, but I didn’t know how. I could barely go a week without you, so how the hell could I go a lifetime without you?”
― Allie Everhart, Promising You

“Even if we fight, don’t you ever think I don’t want this. I want this more than I’ve wanted anything. I want YOU more than anything.”
― Allie Everhart, Promising You

“I glance away, trying not to gawk at his naked body.

“You can look, you know,” he says as he takes a clean t-shirt from his closet. “I’m yours. You can look all you want. And you can touch, too. An added bonus.”
― Allie Everhart, Knowing You

“I’ll see you later, Garret. I need to finish this bio homework. My lab partner bailed on me again.”

“Do you want me to kick his ass? Because I can do that now. As your boyfriend, it’s one of my jobs to kick the ass of anyone who pisses you off.”
― Allie Everhart, Knowing You

“I missed you like I’ve never missed anyone. I missed the future I was going to have with you. I missed the feeling of having you in my arms like this. I missed hearing your voice and seeing your face and sleeping next to you. I missed all of it because I was sure it was gone.”
― Allie Everhart, Promising You

“I’m Jade, the sarcastic, independent, smart ass who has no interest in marriage or weddings or rings or any of that stuff. And yet my stupid heart skips a stupid beat when that stupid boy tosses out the idea that someday he might marry me.”
― Allie Everhart, Knowing You

“I want to kiss him so bad right now but I can’t. I told him we had to wait until that first date. Now I totally regret saying it, but I’m insanely stubborn so if I said it I can’t go back and change my mind. If I did, he’d know I was too weak to resist him. Which I am. But he doesn’t need to know that.”
― Allie Everhart, Knowing You

“Damn, he’s good. He knows exactly what to do to. Gets things started, then leaves me wanting more. Dying for more! I can’t believe what this guy does to me.”
― Allie Everhart, Knowing You

“You said you'd stay with me forever if I wanted you to, Garret." I keep talking to his unresposive face, tears streaming down my face. "So you better not leave me. Because I want that. You and me. And whatever this is we have together. I want it forever. I want it so bad.”
― Allie Everhart, Knowing You

“I hate to break this to you, Jade, but you're more than pretty. You're beautiful." He kisses me. "And gorgeous." His lips travel down my neck. "And sexy." His mouth trails back up to my ear and his voice drops to just above a whisper. "And so. Damn. Hot.”
― Allie Everhart, Knowing You

“But we shouldn’t end it the way it ended. That was someone else’s end. We need our own end.”
― Allie Everhart, Choosing You

“It’s not that hard, Jade. You just sway side to side while a hot guy holds you in his arms.” “So we’re not even dancing together?” I tease.”
― Allie Everhart, Knowing You