Cruel Winter with You Quotes

“I deserve you least of all. But I want you the most.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“That’s why I never thought of you as the one who got away, Jamie. You said that’s all you were to me, back on your birthday, but that’s just not true. Because for you to get away, I would have needed to let go of you. And I never wanted that.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“I actually have a boyfriend.” “Nice. He can fuck off.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“The thing is, you’re perfect, Jamie. Absolutely fantastic—always have been. I’ve never been anything but amazed by you. And I don’t think I’m there yet. I want to deserve you.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“It’s been years, and I’ve met a lot of people in the meantime, and not a single one has measured up. There hasn’t been a single person I’ve liked as much as I like you.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“And yet, he knew me. All the little tender bits, the building blocks that added up and made me who I was.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“But somehow, when I really needed him, he was always around.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“I fucking adore you.” His forehead dipped to lean against mine. “I was in love with you when I was fifteen, and . . . if I’m honest, not much has changed.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“. I want you. I want everything with you. I want to go to work in the morning knowing that I’ll see you at home every night. I want to be there when you have a terrible day at the hospital, and be the one who reminds you that you are a fantastic doctor. I want to introduce you to every single person I’ve ever met as my wife. I want to travel back to Illinois with you for the holidays. I want the two of us to be on the same team when we play Pictionary with our families, and—” He pressed a firm kiss against my lips. “I want to give you the world, Jamie. Let me. Just let me, please.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“What’s her name?” I asked Mrs. Compton. “His,” Dad corrected me. “He’s a boy, honey.” Suddenly, everything made sense. “That’s why he’s so ugly.” The adults burst into laughter—very mean spirited, I thought, given that the poor baby was already dealing with the adverse condition of not being a girl.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“You care way too much about pleasing the people around you, especially your dad, who absolutely takes advantage of it. You become sleepy and basically useless past nine thirty at night. You have this odd belief that you cannot tell people how you really feel, or you’ll be saddling them with the weight of the world and they’ll leave you. But it’s okay. I see these things. I’ve always seen them, and I love you because of, not despite, them. Because they’re what makes you you.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“No one. “What about you?” “I deserve you least of all. But I want you the most. And I won’t give up. The lengths I’m willing to go to . . . One day, I’ll show you.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“If you think I won’t tie you up and lock you in my bedroom before I let you step outside in this weather, then you don’t know me at all.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“I am, after all, just a girl.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“I actually have a boyfriend.” “Nice. He can fuck off.” “Marc.” “No, I’m serious. What’s his name?” “Shane.” “Shane can fuck right off.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“Are you really too busy, Jamie? Or are you just fucking terrified?”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“I love you because of, not despite, them. Because they’re what makes you you. And I love who you are—I love how thoughtful, and observant, and compassionate you are. I love that you never form an opinion before gathering all the available information. I love that your sense of humor is so dry, I never know if you’re joking. I love how gorgeous you are when you laugh, and I love the way your brain never stops working. I love you.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“In an ideal world, Marc Compton would be acting like a total dick. I’m not asking for much. Some gloating, maybe. Obnoxiously raised eyebrows. A sneered, “Well, well, well. Look who showed up unannounced on Christmas Eve.” I’m not picky: any of the above would make me feel exponentially better about the situation. But no. Marc opens the front door in a blaze of towering midwestern good looks, and when I look up at his handsome face, all I can detect is genuine surprise to find me standing on his parents’ snow-covered porch. Surprise that quickly morphs into worry.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“You have the prettiest hair in the world. It’s dumb that you don’t grow it longer.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“I didn’t think I had it in me to miss someone who programmed my computer to write scrotum every time I typed the word he.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“His hands twine with mine on each side of my head,”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“I’m not, though. I have a roommate I get along with. And lots of friends. And colleagues who—” “I don’t doubt that. You can still be lonely.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“Listen, Jamie, date us both. I can deal with that. And then choose the better guy.” I huffed. “You seem awfully certain that I’d choose you.” “Oh, sweetheart. I really am.” He leaned closer and my heart threatened to detonate. I could feel his breath against my cheek. His palm, wide open, climbing up my inner thigh. Heat licking through my spine. “I’d make sure of it.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“If a vengeful angel were to drop from the skies and chop off three of my fingers, I could still count our interactions on one hand.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“But then he stopped. “Jamie.” After a short hesitation, with some difficulty, he pulled back. “I fucking adore you.” His forehead dipped to lean against mine. “I was in love with you when I was fifteen, and . . . if I’m honest, not much has changed. Just . . . come home with me. Let me take care of you. Let me make you happy. I can tell that you’re lonely, and . . . honestly, so am I. I’ll never not be until we’re together.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“took my mind off my bad dream by telling me the backstories of every single non-playable character in his favorite video game.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“Or maybe this was just the nature of relationships: Transient. Fragile. Finite.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“You don’t have to say yes to every idiot thing he asks of you. Especially if it’s not safe.” Marc’s full mouth tightens into a thin line—and then curls ever so slightly, a bare hint of humor that is so exquisitely him, my heart loses a handful of beats. “You don’t even fucking like ham, Jamie.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“also explained that your attempts at pushing me away were so fucking clumsy, a toddler could have seen through them. ‘She’s afraid,’ I told her. ‘She has lost so much in her life, she can’t imagine a scenario in which a romantic relationship works out. But she’s smart, too. And brave. And once she realizes that she’s lying to herself, she’s going to come back to me.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“worst taste in TV shows. When you get angry, you get quiet instead of communicating. You care way too much about pleasing the people around you, especially your dad, who absolutely takes advantage of it. You become sleepy and basically useless past nine thirty at night. You have this odd belief that you cannot tell people how you really feel, or you’ll be saddling them with the weight of the world and they’ll leave you. But it’s okay. I see these things. I’ve always seen them, and I love you”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You