Deep End Quotes

“From the very start, you had all the power. From the very start, I was in the palm of your hand.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“That’s where it lives, my love for him. In the space between the things he could do, and what the chooses instead.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“I’m afraid of the unpredictability of existing. I’m afraid of not being able to control the direction of my life. I’m afraid that no matter how much I plan, I won’t be able to avoid hurtful and sad things. But above all…” I take a deep breath and laugh softly, because what I’m about to say is ridiculous, even if it’s true. Even if it’s me. “Mostly, I’m afraid of attempting something and not being perfect at it.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“A minute later she's asleep. The entire universe is here, in his arms.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“Confidence is showing up, and trying, and not giving up because deep in your heart you know who you are and what you’re capable of.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“I’m afraid of the unpredictability of existing.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“If you decide to go for it, I think it should be me.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“Mostly, I'm afraid of attempting something and not being perfect at it”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“Scarlett.” His fingers come up to my chin. Grab it gently, but tight. “The only time wasted is time we are apart.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“Sometimes I’m afraid that this is the best thing I’ll ever have. For the rest of my life.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“If you don’t think that I’m very aware of your presence, always, you have no idea what’s going on.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“Sometimes, when she's in deep sleep, a thoughtful little frown furls on her brow. Lukas cannot physically get out of bed until he has smoothed it over with his lips.
He used to want to prove to himself that he could thrive, even without her.
He has given up on that. Now he just wants her.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“His renamed contact reads 'Lukas Scarlett'.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“I can be brave. I can be anything for noodles.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“Ah, the frazzling ordeal of being known.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“It takes him a while to answer. When he does, he’s not looking at me. “Because sometimes I can’t breathe when you’re around.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“Scarlett. I can’t be without you. And for the first time in my life, I don’t care. I think of you all the time, and I want to make plans with you, I want to talk about the future, and I’m fucking happy about it—”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“Stay home for long weekends and have morally bankrupt amounts of sex with someone I’m in love with. Kinky, vanilla, I want it all. I want to adopt rescue animals with her. I want to take care of her, and watch her be cold in Sweden, and marvel every day at how much smarter than me she is, and . . . Scarlett.” His thumb swipes under my eye. “Why are you crying?”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“It has to be love. It’s expansive and all-consuming and full and joyous. Hungry. Thick. At once heavy and light. Everywhere and golden. It’s him and me and the myriad of little strings that tangle us together.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“I may be at my worst, but I can masquerade as someone who’s doing perfectly fucking fine.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“I could tell when you didn’t know I existed, and I could tell when you became aware of me.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“but the way he looked at you . . . I don’t think he’s ever wanted anything or anyone the way he wants you.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“But I saw you, and you made sense to me.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“Come closer,” he orders. Lukas stopped a step behind me. I turn and frown up at him. “Why?” “Because I just asked you to, Scarlett.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“You know," he says against my lips, "I wanted to be righteously angry at you. I told myself I wouldn't be with you until you were ready to be honest." I don't ask about what. That would be supremely dishonest. "But I'm just so fucking happy to see you, Scarlett. I can't be mad at you, when every time I think about you, I am reminded that you exist.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“I’m not clueless,” I repeat. “You’re not. You just keep your head down. Focus on what you can control, and cut the rest out as much as you can without letting your world collapse.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“We work together, in every possible way. Expect the chaos you live in, but I can probably train that out of you. Punishments. Positive reinforcement." He pushes my hair back. "You respond well to that kind of stuff.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“Herr Karl-Heinz, may both sides of his pillow always be cold and his favorite fanfiction update every night,”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“I’m a stack of hypersensitivities in a trench coat”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“I’m usually comfortable with silences—have to be, since I never really know how to break them—”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End