Off Season Quotes

“Reading romance novels means I’m able to experience thousands of different love stories. I’ve had my heart broken and put together again in so many beautiful ways through words on a page. They’ve given me the chance to learn so much about myself and to escape to another world when reality becomes too much. I know I’m always guaranteed a happily ever after with these books, so they help keep loneliness at bay.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“Grieving is a sign of love that has nowhere to go, and that is such a powerful thing.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“I’ve never been in love, and while I desperately want to experience it for myself, I don’t know when or if it’ll happen. Reading romance novels means I’m able to experience thousands of different love stories. I’ve had my heart broken and put together again in so many beautiful ways through words on a page. They’ve given me the chance to learn so much about myself and to escape to another world when reality becomes too much. I know I’m always guaranteed a happily ever after with these books, so they help keep loneliness at bay.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“People have different love languages, and love languages aren’t just exclusive to romantic relationships—they filter into platonic relationships, too.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“Grieving isn’t something to be ashamed of. Grieving is a sign of love that has nowhere to go, and that is such a powerful thing. It’s a brave thing because you get up every morning even though your heart is broken.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“But grief is a tangible thing. It ebbs and flows like an active current. At different speeds at different times. Sometimes the wave is small and shallow, a gentle reminder it’s there, but then it grows and becomes huge. It’ll pull you under, leaving you struggling to breathe because the pain is so intense. Making you feel like your heart is being pulled from your chest.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“He’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. Nothing could hold a candle to his beauty.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“And Jacob? That cherry lip gloss?” I lick my lips, savoring the taste of him on my tongue. “You better wear that more often because you taste fucking delicious.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“I’m here because I want to be here, E. You could ask me to go to the other side of the world with you, and I would find a way. Don’t you see it? You can ask me anything, and I’ll say yes. You just have to stop being afraid to ask.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“Don’t argue with me. You wanted today to be like a date, so this is my rule. You want a book? I’ll buy you the book. You want a hundred books? I’ll buy you every damn one.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“Oh, and another thing that has added fuel to my very inconvenient crush? Ethan wears glasses. Yep. He was in full-on Clark Kent mode: dark eyes, dark hair, dark-framed glasses, and a broody expression.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“For being the sunshine I need to help me escape the dark gray clouds.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“He’s like sunshine personified, and I’m a lazy street cat seeking his warm rays.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“He should come with a warning label—I may scowl, but I’m hotter than the sun.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“Someone you can open up to. Who loves you, and adores you, and appreciates you for who you are.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“Kids don’t realize the impact their words or actions can have on someone until it’s too late and the damage is irreparable.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“Sometimes you just need that one person. Someone who can be your safety net, your sounding board. The one person who won’t give up on you, no matter how hard things get. Someone who can hold you and tell you that they’ve got you through the good and tough times.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“Society tells you that after a certain time, you’re supposed to “get over it” and move on, even though you’re still numb inside.
But grief is a tangible thing. It ebbs and flows like an active current. At different speeds at different times. Sometimes the wave is small and shallow, a gentle reminder it’s there, but then it grows and becomes huge. It’ll pull you under, leaving you struggling to breathe because the pain is so intense. Making you feel like your heart is being pulled from your chest.
Grief never goes away. It has no expiration date. No timeline. It’s always there, and you learn how to disguise it with time. To hide it behind a mask. But sometimes the mask slips, even over something inconsequential, and the pain washes over you again.
Raw and excruciating.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“A boyfriend would hold his boyfriend’s books, no?” “Uh…I don’t know. I’ve never had one.” “Well, I would. I would also buy all the books my boyfriend wanted, so pick whatever you want.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“He closes his eyes and takes a deep inhale, a bright smile on his face. “The smell of books is up there with cake fresh out of the oven and peonies.” “I don’t know what peonies smell like.” His mouth drops open. “Don’t you smell the flowers in your backyard?” I shake my head. “No. They were there when I purchased the house, and I pay a landscaper to handle the yard for me, or Mom does it.” He looks at me like I’m insane, then shakes his head, tsk-ing under his breath. I make a mental note to smell every flower in my backyard when we get home before asking him which ones are his favorites, so I can buy some for him when we’re back home. It’s normal for friends to buy each other flowers, right?”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“I’ve got you, J,” he whispers so quietly that I barely hear him over the noise of the aircraft. “I always will.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“Mitch: Don’t be suspicious. Mitch: Don’t, don’t be suspicious!”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season

“Maybe the walls I’ve built around myself have become so high I can no longer see over them. Like I’ve unconsciously placed an imaginary blindfold over my eyes because my heart can’t get hurt that way.”
― Jodi Oliver, Off Season