Lost and Lassoed Quotes

“I don’t have much to offer,” he went on softly. “Just a quiet life with a grumpy man from a small town, but I can promise to love you every day.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“It was a beautiful thing to watch your best friend be loved in the way you know she deserves.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“Life had begun to feel bittersweet, and I was getting all of the bitter and everyone else was getting the sweet.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“We balanced each other out in a weird way. And the truth was, I’d rather fight with Teddy than be happy with anyone else.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“Clementine Ryder and Theodora Andersen are written in the stars,” I said with a chuckle. “Doesn’t get more cosmic than that.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“Roll with the punches, Teddy Andersen. And punch back if you need to,”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“August Ryder,” I breathed as I sat up. “Are you offering me a mustache ride?” Gus smoothed two of his fingers over his mustache and said, “Saddle up, baby.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“He was just so…grumpy. Men who are that good-looking should not be allowed to be such assholes. It was false advertising.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“I need you to know that. Leaving this little house doesn’t mean you’re leaving me behind. It just means you’ve got something—or someone—worth chasing.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“It’s okay to love her, Gus. It’s okay to want her. It’s okay to want. You have so much love to give, Gus. I see it in the way that you love our daughter and in the way you care for your family—me included—and I just want you to have someone who can love you back the same way.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“Have I finally figured out how to get you to shut up?” he said. “Just gotta tell you that I’m madly in love with you, and I’ll get a little peace?”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“You are many things, August Ryder, and some of those things aren’t great, I’ll be honest,” I said. “But a bad father isn’t one of them.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“Hey, pornstache. Nice of you to join us.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“But as I was walking out, I heard Teddy say, “So when’s the last time you were arrested?” “Never?” Riley said. “Well, tomorrow you’re going to say yesterday,” Teddy said. “Lucky you’re mom’s a lawyer.” Jesus Christ, what had I done?”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“Luke is my fiancé, my partner, my everything. But you’re my soulmate, Teddy Andersen, and I’m the luckiest girl in the world because of it.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“As she did, she pointed a finger at my chest and said, “What’s that?” I looked down, and she moved her finger up to flick me in the nose. Damn it. I fell for that every fucking time.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“I couldn’t help but think that the last time I accepted help—it got me Teddy. Maybe that meant good things could come from realizing you can’t do it all on your own. Because, surprisingly, Teddy Andersen was turning out to be a damn good thing.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“And Teddy—our lion—might be the only person I know who loves as fiercely as you do.” Cam was speaking to a part of me that most people didn’t know existed—the part that desperately wanted to love and be loved.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“I’ve got you, Teddy baby.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“You’ve gotta stop squaring up with men who look like they eat raw eggs for breakfast, Theodora.” This wasn’t the first time I’d watched Teddy get in a man’s face—I wasn’t sure she had any sense of self-preservation—but it was the first time I’d been worried that she might get hurt. She rolled her eyes. “Why?” “Because it’ll be embarrassing when they lose.” That pulled a smile out of her. I didn’t get a lot of smiles from Teddy. We didn’t get along very well, but damn, she was pretty.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“There were parts of Teddy that would always belong to the world around her, but that didn’t matter because there were also parts of her that were all mine.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“don’t have much to offer,” he went on softly. “Just a quiet life with a grumpy man from a small town, but I can promise to love you every day.” “You love me?” I said. Don’t cry, Teddy. “I do,” he said. “And I want to show you how much I love you every single day. I want to do everything with you. I want you to be part of my daughter’s life. I want you at every soccer game, barrel race, and art show. I want you there when she sneaks into my bed in the mornings”—he kissed one of my cheeks then. “I want to marry you. I want to have babies with you—little copper-headed demons running around wreaking havoc”—a kiss on the other cheek. “I want to sit on this porch with you thirty years from now and look up at the sky and wonder what I did to deserve a life this good.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“I was a man on a mission. And that mission—to put it in the most respectful way possible—was to get into Teddy Andersen’s pants.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“If getting suffocated by your perfect cunt is the way I go, then let me,” he said. “Now sit on my face. I want my last supper.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“You kissed me yesterday, and you didn’t even use tongue. I didn’t think that made us exclusive. I’m not even convinced you like me.” “It doesn’t,” Gus said. “But I don’t want to watch you flirt with other guys while I’m at work.” “I flirt!” I shouted. “It’s what I do! It doesn’t mean anything!” “The flirting means something to me, Theodora!” “Get a grip, August!” “I can’t get a fucking grip. You literally make me insane!” “Likewise, asshole!”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“And Teddy—our lion—might be the only person I know who loves as fiercely as you do.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“The woman Dusty was in love with was the mother of Gus’s child. Did they ever talk about that? Probably not. Men.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“Dusty Fucker: Dinner?”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“Spit it out, Clementine,” I said, motioning for her to keep going.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed

“What can I do, Teddy baby?” I’d do anything.”
― Lyla Sage, Lost and Lassoed