Forbidden Hearts Quotes

“You aren’t the mistakes you make—you are how you respond to those.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“I have never felt this way before, Phoebe. You consume my thoughts, dreams, wants, and desires. You make me want to fight every man who looks at you, touches you, or even breathes your air. I want to protect you with every bone in my body, but more than that, I want to be the man who makes you happy.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“I shouldn’t be here. Why am I unable to stop myself with you?” His voice is soft, almost dreamlike. “You’re going to wreck my world, and I’m going to let you.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“You are trying to kill me, aren’t you?” “Definitely not.” “That’s what you’re doing, walking around here in those shorts and no bra, looking far too fucking perfect. You’re sin, Phoebe, and I am going to hell.” “Take me with you.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“This is bad,” he admits, his voice barely a whisper. “I shouldn’t . . . want this.” “Want what?” I breathe the words, not wanting to break the spell. “You.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“There was something about the way she looked at me standing in my kitchen with her big, pouty brown eyes with thick lashes framing them, that made me forget she was the nanny and my boss’s daughter and not one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen. For just one second.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“No matter what happened, I couldn’t let my friend deal with the blowback of my stupidity. I”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“You’re not who anyone proclaims you to be. You’re who you are, and no one makes the right choice every time. It’s not possible. If it were, we wouldn’t have that saying about hindsight. You aren’t the mistakes you make—you are how you respond to those.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“Remember your why, Phoebe, and maybe the how will become clearer.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“You’re willing to stand by me? Why?” “Because I love you, Phoebe.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“I want the whole town to know you’re mine and I love you.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“I haven’t moved, but you, you’re a comet in the night. You found me when you flew across my dark sky.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“Her leaving is going to kill me. Watching her drive off, wanting her to turn around and turn to me but knowing that’s not fair to ask and selfish to desire. So I will have to take the pain because it’s what’s best for her. “I won’t let anyone hurt you. I will destroy anyone who hurts you.” Even if that person is me.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“If you could have this be our reality, what would you want, Phoebe?” “You. Us,” I blurt it out, too tired to be more eloquent. “I would want to be a couple, to date, to fall in love, to dance at these stupid contests every year.” My fingers inch up, resting above his heart. “I would want my days to be spent helping people in this area with quality care. My nights would be spent in your arms, making love to you. That’s what I would want, but no one ever said we could have what we want, did they?”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“I may not be able to give you forever, but I can give you right now. I can show you what a real man does for a woman he wants,”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“I am not one to judge. I’m sleeping with my boss’s daughter, who is almost fifteen years younger than I am.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“Because I wanted you too much. It felt cloudy when you left, and I needed to see the sun.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“Late night?” Chief Bettencourt asks as he slaps my shoulder. “You look exhausted.” Yeah, I was doing rude things to your daughter until four AM. Fuck my life.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“The entire night is just kind of . . . surreal. Asher Whitlock, my employer, the police officer I can’t stand, and the bossy asshole, is still buried deep inside me. I must be dreaming.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“What I don’t know is whether they are shaking from endorphins or because I’ve just made the biggest mistake of my life. Does the reason even matter if the result of both is the knowledge that I’ll never be able to let her go now that I’ve had her? That question scares the fuck out of me.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“And what do you see?” I ask, afraid of the answer but unwilling to let this moment go. His eyes close, and he brings our foreheads together. “I see a selfless girl. I see a smart woman who is going to change the world. I see a woman who is so fiercely protective of the people she loves that she’ll do battle for them. I see the most beautiful and desirable woman in the world. What I can’t have. What I want. What keeps me up at night. What has my entire belief system at war, trying to convince myself that I can’t give you what you want, even if I wish I could.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“I think I’m just exhausted.” “Don’t,” he warns. “Don’t what?” “Don’t pull away from me or tell me this is just exhaustion. I saw you when I pulled up, and it’s not about being tired. I saw your face as you talked about someone hurting Olivia. I know there’s something hurting you and can see it play across your face when you don’t think anyone is watching.” He shifts closer, and his hand moves to my cheek, rubbing away the trail of tears. “I see everything, even when I wish I didn’t. So, don’t lie to me.” My throat is tight as I look at him. “You see me?” “Everywhere I look.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“Are you all right, dear? Did you hit your head?” Mrs. Cooke asks. “Maybe Asher was too hard for you?” I force myself to stop for a second, but then I laugh so hard I make a choking sound, which causes me to snort, and that sets off another round of hysterics. “Jim! I think Asher was too big and hard for Phoebe!”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“Mind if I sit?” she asks while already pulling the chair out. I smile. “Of course not.” I’ve been here the last two hours, filling out applications and pulling copies of my transcripts from Penn as well as my grades and test scores from Iowa. I haven’t gotten all that far because every five minutes someone comes over to tell me how good it is to see me. “What are you up to?” “Just waiting for Liv to be done with school and working on some college stuff.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“You have me mystified. You had billions of stars to choose from, but you picked me out.” “I think you chose me, sweetheart. I haven’t moved, but you, you’re a comet in the night. You found me when you flew across my dark sky.” I smile at her as she starts to look away. “Does that embarrass you?”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“you can’t fight fate, no matter how forbidden your relationship is. The heart wants what it wants and often doesn’t lose.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

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― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“I had no idea youʼd capture my heart and soul. I didnʼt know that youʼd be my starting point and finish line, the reason I breathe, why the sun rises and falls. You are the rays of sunlight in my ever cloudy skies.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“When it’s unexpected, it just feels like you’re cheated in some way.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts

“I may not be able to give you forever, but I can give you right now. I can show you what a real man does for a woman he wants, and it isn’t keeping you locked up like a dirty secret.”
― Corinne Michaels, Forbidden Hearts