Burning Daylight Quotes

“Because every time you smile,” I say, “every time you give me that little look like you can’t decide if you want to throttle me or kiss me, I want to keep you forever.”
― Emily McIntire, Burning Daylight

“See you when you come back.” “You’ll be waiting a while.” “Guess I’ve got a lot of daylight to burn, then.”
― Emily McIntire, Burning Daylight

“That sketchbook’s the east,” he whispers. “And you, Juliette, are the sun.”
― Emily McIntire, Burning Daylight

“I don’t normally do this, you know?” she says. The corner of my mouth lifts. “Good. I’m territorial.” “What’s that mean?” “It means you’re mine.”
― Emily McIntire, Burning Daylight

“Her tone doesn’t piss me off, but it does make me think of how badly I want to fuck the attitude right out of her. How easy it would be to press her up against the wall and give her mouth something to wrap around besides the cutting words she loves to throw.”
― Emily McIntire, Burning Daylight

“God, you’re like a lost puppy,” she mutters. My lips curve up, attraction flaring to life in my chest. Damn, she’s fun to rile up. She’s so wound tight and ready to snap. “Does that mean you’ll pet me if I’m a good boy?”
― Emily McIntire, Burning Daylight

“Then don’t be a cunt.” My father chuckles. “You know what they say—you are what you eat. How is your wife, by the way?”
― Emily McIntire, Burning Daylight

“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” I purse my lips, thrown by the response. “That’s oddly profound.” He nods solemnly, his hand to his chest. “Winnie the Pooh said that.” “Of course he did.” I laugh. “Leave it to a stuffed bear to make you sound enlightened.” “There it is.” He grins. “That mean streak of yours. Still incredibly hot, by the way.”
― Emily McIntire, Burning Daylight

“To wake up next to her; her leg tangled over mine, and her arm flung across my chest like she’s claiming me in her sleep. To hear the quiet sigh she makes when the sun hits her face, or the way she hums without realizing it while she writes her stories. To be allowed to know those tiny, ordinary moments like scripture.”
― Emily McIntire, Burning Daylight

“Psychology.” “Ah.” He clicks his tongue, tapping the pencil against his knee. “The degree you get when you don’t know what to get.”
― Emily McIntire, Burning Daylight

“Love doesn’t survive in the dark, Juliette. It demands for you to step into the light.”
― Emily McIntire, Burning Daylight

“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
― Emily McIntire, Burning Daylight

“continue”
― Emily McIntire, Burning Daylight

“Try to touch her again, and I don’t give a fuck who your dad is, or whether you own this place, you’ll be leaving in an ambulance.”
― Emily McIntire, Burning Daylight

“Maybe you just didn’t see me.” He takes a slow sip of his coffee without looking away. “Impossible.” “Is it?” “There’s no world that exists where I wouldn’t see you.”
― Emily McIntire, Burning Daylight