In Her Own League Quotes

“You're my person. It took me thirty-five years to find you. I'm not letting you go.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“How lucky am I to have found the person I love most in the place I love most.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“This woman is truly in her own league in every sense of the phrase.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“I would tell them that they’re right. I’m not the right man for the job. I’m the right woman. Next question.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“You know I respect you, right?" I roll my eyes. "Yes. Of course I do". "Good. Remember that. Because it's about to seem like I don't.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“I didn’t have someone to witness my every day. The mundane moments, but also my biggest accomplishments. No one was there to see them for themselves. Even if they were technically there, no one ever saw me. It’s easy to get lost when you’re no one’s number one. Easy to be forgotten. It was strange and lonely, even if I didn’t admit it, to go through life without being seen. But I think you see me, Emmett.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“Fitting for you to wear black tonight. My heart practically stopped when you walked in”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“My head is here, Reese. My heart too. You’ve got the whole thing.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“She’s soft everywhere and I fucking love that. I love that she doesn’t hide it either. She’s confident in her body and my type to a T. It’s the bit of motivation I need to start my next set because, yeah, she’s my type. I lift heavy for a reason.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“We were two people who were lonelier than we realized and only found each other because we had the same hiding place.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“Isaiah wraps an arm around his wife”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“Do you think I made him cry? I’ve always wanted to make a grown man cry.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“Fire me.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“His calloused hand circles my throat. Light pressure. Warm skin. “You were right.” I attempt to hide my moan. “About what?” “My hand.” His eyes appraisingly assess my neck. “It does make an awfully pretty necklace.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“a couple of other athletes who play for Chicago—two hockey players and a basketball player.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“You know that I respect you, right?” I roll my eyes. “Yes. Of course I do.” “Good. Remember that. Because it’s about to seem like I don’t.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“Yes. I’d really like to call you mine”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“You are mine. That night we finally got together”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“Don’t tell me what to do.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“Miller lifts a single yet knowing brow. Should I call her Mommy? she silently mouths. Fucking hell. “Behave yourself,” I quietly remind her. “What?” Reese asks. “Nothing,” Miller and I quickly say at the same time.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“It’s not talked about enough. How settling it is to be understood without needing to make someone understand.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“I'm not the right man for the job. I'm the right woman.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“Tell me I can kiss you."
"Well, what are you waiting for, Em?”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“You expect me to stay away from you tonight after that?” “I believe in you.” “I’m a much weaker man than you give me credit for.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“Honestly. Who the hell likes to run? He’s a monster”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“Blame it on my daughter. She’s the reason I’m so damn soft.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“Is this the beginning of the end? It feels like the beginning of the end.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“How lucky for me that I’ll never finish falling in love with you.”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“My boss just told me she thinks my hand would look pretty around her throat”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League

“What if we risk everything and we don’t work out?” “But what if we do?”
― Liz Tomforde, In Her Own League