The Wildflower Quotes

“I’m not like most girls,”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“One minute, I'm fine, and the next, it hits me like I've forgotten somehow, as fresh and raw as the day I found out.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“All I want is to be loved, but I don’t want just any type of love. I want the kind that awakens the soul, that’s obsessive, and scary, and filled with fire that you feel in every cell of your body. I never felt or experienced any of that, not before Drew.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“Like it or not, I will never let you go. Like I said before, I’d prefer you be mine willingly, but I will take you however I can get you. Do your worst, Flower. Hit me. Hurt me. Fuck other men. I don't give a shit what you do, but that fact will never change. You are mine, and I don't give up what's mine. Not ever.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“He’s not the guy you bring home to Mom and Dad. He's not the gentleman who holds the door open for you or gives you flowers on the first date. He’s toxic, messy, a walking red flag, a terrifying nightmare you can never escape, and the villain in every fairy tale.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“I notice the arches on the bag, and it reminds me that this was one of my mom's favorite fast food places.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“every inch of my well-defined eight-pack on display.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“This is what you make me do when you refuse to listen.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“The dazzle.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“Lying flat on that floor, I don't think I've ever been more attracted to her than I am right now.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“and when she releases them, I shove my thigh roughly between them, hiking her body up high enough that she’s basically sitting on my knee.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“Whatever, Doc. Just do it.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“what my father is capable of.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“love you, Flower.” Her eyes go wide, and her mouth pops open. “You...?” “You don’t have to say it back. I don’t need you to, not until you’re ready. I just want you to know that I love you. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner. I didn’t know what it felt like to love someone until I lost you, and I had to endure the concept that you might never give me a second chance.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“It’s only a losing battle if you don’t try. If you fight back, there’s always the chance of winning.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“I loved you even when I knew I shouldn’t. I loved you when you weren’t deserving of my love, and I love you now.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“I often remind myself that grief is the price you pay for love.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“I get another ping on my phone from Bel but again, I ignore it. Not because I don't want to talk to her but because I want to talk to her too much.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“Men do whatever they want all the time and are never judged. I refuse to be judged.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“And that’s the kicker: sometimes admitting that you want something when you feel like it’s bad for you is the hardest thing to do.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“Praying and hoping I was good enough for you when it was never a question of if I was good enough for you, but if you were good enough for me.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower

“and if one thing in life is true, it's that hurt people always find a way of hurting those they care about.”
― J.L. Beck, The Wildflower