Ella Gets the D Quotes

“I want to be her anchor, to laugh through the storms, dance in the rain, and take new adventures together. I want to love her and her kids for the rest of my life and”—he pulls a hand from behind his back—“I want to give her this.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“Cherish the unexpected blessings in your life. The people who bring goodness and peace. Everything will work itself out. Keep the faith, and keep pressing on.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“You deserve both.” I hesitate to say the next part. “You also deserve someone who appreciates all of you. Your children are a bonus, not a burden.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“I’d grab the stars and pull down the moon for you.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“I’d hang the stars for at the chance to stand in her light.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“They have good sex, I know they do. The sweaty kind where you keep a water bottle nearby and need Megan Thee Stallion knees for extra bounce.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“How many women do we know who suffered in silence? Women who loved their spouses and gave up their careers to handle things at home—only to have their trust betrayed and that love thrown back in their faces? I know you’re scared, but I want you to hear me when I say I will not let you go through this alone.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“I yearn for her, whether I’m thousands of miles away or stuck in meetings downtown. She’s not just a bright spot in my life—she’s become my source of my peace and joy. My love.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“Juneteenth is tomorrow, a historic commemoration of Black liberation and, now, my own freedom.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“My stare stalls. “She’s still married. A cannonball from one relationship into another is a bad idea.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“You are priceless, El. Full of goodness that you pour into the people around you. Your circumstance is a blip in time, and it doesn’t make you worth less or unworthy of love. Priceless, got me?”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“I’m already forty, and no one will make me feel anything less than fine and fabulous.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“her and her kids for the rest of my life and”—he pulls a hand from behind his back—“I want to give her this.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“With Julian, intensity and intimacy weave together through an electric current that binds us regardless of time or distance. It’s an equation I’ve yet to solve: how the desires I have for this man are foreign but also feel like home.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“want a life partner who cherishes my kids and pursues me with a desire that won’t stray with temptation. I want to laugh through the storms, dance in the rain, and enjoy new adventures beyond motherhood.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“I got you, El.” Julian presses his cheek to the side of my head and moves us around the dance floor like we’re the only two people here.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“When you aren’t trying to save the day and be a superhero in someone else’s story, you have room to pour into yourself. The pain of picking up the shards of my life doesn’t compare to the love shared with friends by my side. With Julian.”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“You are priceless, El. Full of goodness that you pour into the people around you. Your circumstance is a blip in time, and it”
― Tanvier Peart, Ella Gets the D

“Now be a good girl and keep that pretty mouth quiet before I find use for it somewhere else.”
― Tanvier Peart, The Seven Month Itch