Promise Canyon Quotes

“I didn’t want to cry in front of you.”
He wiped away the tears with the pad of his thumb.
“I want you to cry only in front of me.”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“She has to agree to have me. It could take some time, but I’m confident I can trick her into it.”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“There was rarely a real punishment at our house. Disappointment was punishment enough. Discontinued praise was punishment. I lived to please my parents. And sometimes I resented that and rebelled, but not for long. The Tahomas are strong and very proud. They’re influential. If I rebelled I got over it fast. They were always there for me.”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“Tell me your secrets. Tell me when you were most afraid.”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“Tell me something from your childhood on the reservation. Something I couldn’t guess—like the happiest day of your life.”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“I like the music we make together whether there’s music or not.”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“Don’t people disappoint you sometimes?” she asked Mel. “Sure,” she said. “But fortunately not as often as they surprise and impress me.”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“I can talk to him about anything. We have the same kind of education and—” “What kind of education?” Clay asked. “We enjoy the arts. Music, literature, theater, art. My degree is in classical studies.”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“He’s my best friend. His name is Dane, he owns a coffee shop near my yoga studio. I’ve known him for a few years, since he opened the place. We go to movies, sometimes we hike, we have long talks, political arguments, discuss books we like. When there’s live music around here, we try to go.”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“He’s my best friend.”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“Why couldn’t she just let herself go?”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“It was a long time before she relaxed and even began to enjoy life. To let herself enjoy life.”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“Annie and I were talking about doing trail rides for groups of girls—nothing gives a young girl a sense of power like taming a beast, like proving she’s capable of doing it on her own, without a parent’s guiding hand.”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“There’s a lot more to you than meets the eye.” “There’s more to everyone than meets the eye,” Clay said. “I hope you’ll forgive me—”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“Stay a little while… Oh, boy. Lilly hadn’t realized she’d been longing to hear a man breathe that in her ear. That was nice.”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“Whether we like it or not, the people who raise us leave an indelible mark.”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“From the time they glanced down and noticed they were males, they assumed the dominant role.”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon

“possible”
― Robyn Carr, Promise Canyon