Things We Left Behind Quotes

“There are some things we never get over. Some things we hide from the light,”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“You remembered,” she said softly. “I remember every second of us.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“If I could have chosen a son in this lifetime, it would have been you. Take care of my girls.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“Grief had a way of infiltrating everything, even when you were prepared for it.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat others when things aren’t going well.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“Sometimes you have to stop waiting for something to happen and start making it happen,”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“Loving you has been a touchstone for more than half my life. But being loved by you? That’s a fucking miracle. You, Pixie, are my fucking miracle.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“He was tall, dark, and evil. I was short, fair, and awesome.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“You love me, you idiot. You’ve loved me since we were kids. You loved me even when I broke your trust. You loved me after I fixed it. You still love me.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“If you want a six-story library full of medieval first editions, I’ll buy every book for you. If you want to raise a family here, I’ll move back and feed your asshole cat every morning.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“I didn’t get anxious about shit. I made shit anxious about me.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“You’re mine and I’m yours. For better or worse.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“And for the first time in my life, I felt like the hero instead of the villain.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“Some people could withstand the worst without it damaging their souls.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“Broken men broke women.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“Sloane Walton, I have loved you for so long I don’t remember what my life was like before my heart was yours. It’s changed over the years. But I’ve loved you as a friend, an enemy, a lover. It would be my greatest honor in this lifetime if you would let me love you as my wife.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“I don’t love to hate you.” The words, spoken softly, brought me to a halt.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“Likes? That was easy. “Bad tempered cats, books, and comfy pants,” I muttered as I typed.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“You’re mine and I’m yours. For better or worse.” She sagged against me for a moment. “Only Lucian Fucking Rollins would think he could order a woman into a committed relationship.” “I’m just cutting through the bullshit.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“Girl, I don’t know what’s happening right now, but I’m a nurse and if you don’t go home with Tall, Dark, and Tight Crotch, I’m gonna check you for head trauma.” The man next to her nodded. “I’m her husband, and even I think Suit Guy is fucking hot.” “Noted,” I said.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“Always finding the good in even the ugliest places.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“Being alone meant not having to pretend to be okay.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“Well, I’ve got news for you, Lucian. No one feels worthy. Everyone feels like an imposter. It doesn’t matter what family you come from, your net worth, or how many powerful friends owe you favors. None of that is going to make you feel like you deserve to be here.” “Everyone? I find that hard to believe.” “The ones who don’t? The ones who think they deserve it all? Those are the ones you have to watch out for. Those are the ones who inflict the real damage. They’re the ones who don’t spend years in therapy trying to better themselves. They’re the ones who don’t bother asking themselves if they’re the good guy or the bad guy.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“Sooner or later, my friend, you’ll learn that embracing the messiness of life is where you find its greatest treasures.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“You love me. You love me, and yet you're content to never try. That's not sad. That's pathetic.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“You know what they say,” Mom said, tugging my sister to her feet. “Chardonnay is the most important meal of the day.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“I am a woman. Two weeks ago, I had cramps so bad I had to lie down on the floor of the public restroom at the mechanic’s garage. And then I had to get back up and go do my job for eight hours.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“Shut up and take my cock like a good girl,” I ordered.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“Sometimes in order to build things back up, you gotta tear them down to the studs.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind

“You’re wired to want a man who’s going to live up to every one of those heroes you read about. The ones who fight for their woman, who drag her off into dark corners because they can’t stand not touching her a moment longer. The ones who would do anything for her. That’s what you want.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Left Behind