Love Redesigned Quotes

“When did we go from wanting to murder each other to wanting to murder for one another?”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Turns out I’d rather build a home with you than a thousand houses by myself.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“If you have to change yourself to fit someone’s ideal version of you, then that’s not love.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Life without you was a series of pros and cons. Risks and rewards. Black and white with very few shades of gray. But then you came back and flipped a switch inside me, flooding my world with color after a ten-year blackout, and I don’t plan on giving that up. Not now. Not ever.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“He stares up at me like one does the sun—in equal parts pain and wonder.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“I’m falling in love with you, Dahlia. I don’t expect you to say it back after everything you’ve been through this year, but I didn’t want to go another night without you knowing how I feel. Just like I can’t go another day with you thinking I’m okay with us keeping things casual.” Por Dios. His eyes shimmer from the moon peeking through the clouds. “I missed out on a chance to make you mine before, but I don’t plan on making the same mistake again. We’re the real deal, sweetheart, and I’m done letting you believe anything else.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“To those whose love language is words of affirmation. Your praise kink is safe with me (and Julian Lopez).”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Sorry. The feminism left my body the moment you mentioned spiders.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Whatever it is, I’ll fix it.
Whoever hurt her, I’ll ruin them.
And whenever she needs someone to lean on, I will be there.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“I scowl. “You know what happens when you tell an anxious person to relax?” “What?” I squeeze his hand harder. “The complete freaking opposite!”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Julian won’t hurt you.” I rear back. “How do you know?” “The answer is obvious every time I catch him staring at you.” My heart misses a beat. “What do you mean?” “That man would rather hurt himself before putting you in true harm’s way.” I lock my knees together to stop myself from toppling over. “Mami.” “It’s been that way since you were kids.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Funny how I spent ten years searching for someone to make me feel a fraction of the way Dahlia did, only to end up here, hoping I get to spend the rest of my days with her.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Julian interlocks our fingers and tucks my hand against his chest. “Breathe.” He demonstrates, and I follow along. “Everything will be fine because you have me, and I’m not going to let anything bad happen to you,” he responds between deep inhales.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Your issue isn’t depending on people but rather finding the right people to depend on.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“I could find a hundred different ways to tell her I care enough to choose her, but none of them matter unless I find a way to show her.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Experiencing Julian’s love for a moment is far better than me spending a lifetime without it, wondering what might have happened had I given him a chance.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Screw guys in backward ball caps and gray sweatpants. Men in hard hats and work boots are my new kink, thanks to Construction Ken standing in front of me with muscular arms and killer cheekbones.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“You only have one negative.” Con: She may never love me back. “Little by little, your cons annoyingly started making their way over to the pros column.” Her laugh comes out like a half sob. “That’s ridiculous.” “No, Dahlia, that’s love.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“I love the little ways he shows he cares, like giving me the last piece from his favorite sushi roll or only stealing a single bite of dessert before handing it over, although I know we both suffer from the same unfortunate sweet tooth.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“There was nothing I wanted more than my mom’s hugs and her unwavering belief that Vicks VapoRub will cure everything, including a broken heart.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Dahlia, I'm not going to give up because you expect me to.”

“Because you like a challenge?”

“Because I like you enough to know you're worth fighting for.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“If he keeps talking that way, I might do something incredibly stupid and fall in love with him.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“But I know this will be good for him.”
“How so?”
“Because this is what life is all about.”
“Decorating?”
“Living rather than going through the motions.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Be patient with yourself and trust the process.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Her smile rivals the brightest gem, and I’ll be damned if anyone threatens her happiness again. She is more valuable to me than anything else, and it’s only a matter of time before she realizes that. And it’s my job to help get her there.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Truth is, I do care about Dahlia, regardless of whether I want to or not.
Caring about someone isn't the end of the world, I tell myself.
Except Dahlia isn't someone. She is so much more.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Mine to love. Mine to marry. Mine to cherish for as long as we live.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“When the right person comes around, you’ll know it, I tell myself. But what if the right person has been there all along and I screwed it all up because I was a stupid twenty-year-old who didn’t know any better?”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“Dahlia?”

“Yeah?”

“Te amo.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned

“There were a few reasons I pushed you away all those years ago. Grief. The stress of running a struggling company. My fear that we would never survive long distance and all the other obstacles standing in our way. But the biggest mistake I made was believing you were better off without me because I wasn't good enough. I let my low self-esteem and insecurities stand in the way of what I wanted with you, and I'll be damned if I let you make that same mistake. In fact, I forbid it, because I refuse to spend another ten years waiting for you to come to your senses.
I will always fight for what's in our best interest, even if it means fighting you in the process.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned