Amber > Amber's Quotes

“She started walking toward me and perfect white teeth caught her full bottom lip between them. I’d fantasized about those lips way too many times. She’d barely covered up her long tanned legs with a pair of shorts that made me want to go to church this Sunday just to thank God for creating her.”
― Abbi Glines, The Vincent Boys

“One thing I learned a long time ago is that even if you think you're meant to be with someone, that doesn't necessarily mean you get to be with them.”
― Miranda Kenneally, Catching Jordan

“Sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do. To get something better, you know?”
― Miranda Kenneally, Catching Jordan

“There are three questions every woman should be able to answer yes to before they commit to a man. If you answer no to any of the three questions, run like hell."
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"Does he treat you with respect at all times? That's the first question. The second question is, if he is the exact same person twenty years from now that he is today, would you still want to marry him? And finally, does he inspire to be a better person? You find someone you can answer yes to all three, then you've found a good man.”
― Colleen Hoover, Slammed

“but what it all boils down to is three words that don’t mean nearly enough… I love you.”
― S.C. Stephens, Effortless

“Do you really think anyone in this world, compares to you in my eyes?”
― S.C. Stephens, Thoughtless

“I think in the end, you would have stayed with me, out of obligation...or maybe comfort. Maybe I was safe to you, and you needed to feel that. I know how scared you get of the unknown. To you...I must be kind of a security blanket. Do you see now, how that doesn't work for me? I don't want to be there, simply because the idea of me being gone is too...scary. I want to be someone's everything. I want fire and passion, and love that's returned, equally. I want to be someone's heart... Even if it means breaking my own.”
― S.C. Stephens, Thoughtless

“He closed his eyes and let out a jagged breath. "Okay."
He settled between my legs holding himself over me. "I've never been with a virgin, Eva. I'm going to try real hard not to hurt you."
"Will it hurt you?" I asked, thinking about his pained expression when he'd said I was too tight.
He smiled, "It's going to be the closest to heaven I'll ever get, baby.”
― Abbi Glines, While It Lasts

“I'll be like your bodyguard or something. Me Tarzan. You Jane.”
― Nyrae Dawn, What a Boy Wants

“I had to drink my first cup of soy milk with her. People bond over that shit.”
― Nyrae Dawn

“Who would have known kissing someone you love was so much better than kissing other girls?”
― Nyrae Dawn

“People think alcoholics are violent. They don't hold down jobs or they're out drinking every night. No offense to the people who believe that, but they don't know jack. Sometime, people do it to DEAL. Because fate sat down and decided, 'Hey, let's see how much shit we can throw at this person before they break.' Before all the skinned knees and bruised limbs keep them from getting up after one last fall.”
― Nyrae Dawn

“I knew the second I met you
that there was something about you I needed. Turns out it
wasn’t something about you at all. It was just you.”
― Jamie McGuire, Beautiful Disaster

“Choosing to be with you, isn't a difficult decision, Jacqueline...It's easy. Incredibly easy.”
― Tammara Webber, Easy

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

“Sometimes a moment defines you, defines how people see you for the rest of your life. You can accept it or fight it. If you're lucky, you'll recognize the moment when it happens.”
― Corrine Jackson, If I Lie

“Some words hit you like a tree branch slapping you in the face. And some words rip into your flesh, leaving scars so deep, they never completely fade.”
― Corrine Jackson, If I Lie

“The truth is, some apologies never see the light of day.”
― Corrine Jackson, If I Lie

“I’m two hours late when I pull in to the driveway. It won’t matter that I’m always on time. People never see how good you are. Fuck up once, and it’s like you are wearing a neon sign.”
― Corrine Jackson, If I Lie

“These days will be a shitty reminder of a time when we weren't the best versions of ourselves.”
― Corrine Jackson, If I Lie

“Everything’s not always black and white, Princess. Sometimes we have to do shit because there’s not another choice. Maybe you should think about that before you snub your nose at me.”
― Nyrae Dawn, Charade

“Still I pulled her into a hug, because I knew she let me off the hook on purpose and yeah, I'm a guy and I love my mom. So shoot me. I'm man enough to hug her without feeling like a mama's boy.”
― Nyrae Dawn, What a Boy Wants

“You are such a bad boy." She tugged on the hair that brushed my collar.
"I can be real bad. You haven't seen anything yet," I murmured, bending my head so I could take a nip at the soft skin at the back of her neck.
"I'm not sure I could keep up with you. I'm extremely inexperienced. We are in completely different planets when it comes to sexual experience," her breathing was labored as I licked and kissed different sweet spots on her shoulders and collarbone.
"I didn't say anything about sex, Eva," I grinned before kissing her jawline. "You're the naughty one who brought up sex.”
― Abbi Glines, While It Lasts

“When I'm with you, my world is complete. When I touch you, I understand the meaning of life. When I lost you, I completely shattered. You. Own. Me.”
― Abbi Glines, The Vincent Brothers

“You are not a body. You have a body. You are a soul.”
― Abbi Glines, Existence

“Unconditional love is hard to compete with.”
― Abbi Glines, Because of Low

“I was already headed for Hell, I might as well enjoy the ride.”
― Abbi Glines, The Vincent Boys

“I was taking the bad boy off the market for good.”
― Abbi Glines, While It Lasts