Hoax and Kisses Quotes

“I want to live the kind of love that leaves me breathless. And honey, I can never catch my breath with you.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“You've ruined me in the most exquisite way.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“I think you and I were meant to meet at this exact moment in our lives. Neither of us would have been ready for such a profound change if it have come a few years ago.' I swallow, a steady current running through me. 'You altered my brain chemistry. My body responds to you in a way I've never known. You were meant to happen to me at this very moment. To prove to me that I could trust someone with my heart again. That I have the right to be happy. And I was meant to happen to you now too. To show you that you deserve a love that's honest and unconditional.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“With a chuckle, I pull her close, my nose brushing hers. 'I'll always keep you safe. No matter where we are. Even if I'm not next to you. I'll always keep you safe.'

She clutches my neck, holding my gaze, staring into my soul, 'You're the best decision I'll ever make in my life.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“You make me feel more alive than I've ever been,' she whispers, her breath warm on my lips.

I brush my mouth against hers. 'I was living my life in the dark until you showed up and switched all the lights on so bright.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“It's him.
He's my home.
Home is his steady heartbeat and his warm hands on my skin.
It's the slow mornings wrapped in blankets and the cozy nights bundled next to him on the couch.
It's the scent of his shirt that soothes me after an exhausting day, and the rhythm of his breathing as he sleeps beside me.
It's his name on my lips as I come undone in his arms.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“And those fucking beautiful smiles. I don't know what I did to deserve it, why you chose me of all people to open up to like this, but I swear to you, beautiful, I will never take this for granted. Not for one second. I'll spend every waking moment working to earn more of that laughter.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“Why did you have to become so damn important to me?'

I rise onto my tiptoes. 'Why did you have to be everything I never knew I needed?”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“It's a fucking privilege to get to share this life with you.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“My mind will forever recall The Day I Kissed Zoey Delacroix. Kind of like those pivotal events where, decades later, you still remember exactly what happened. A before and an after. A turning point where once you've tipped over to the other side, nothing can ever be the same again.

Kissing Zoey felt like that.

A defining moment in my life.

A permanent mark on my timeline.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“That kiss turned my world upside down. Reoriented my north to my south, tipped my sense of gravity toward his.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“Kissing Zoey now is a whole new experience. One I may never come back from. She tastes like rain and promises.

She's not a stranger anymore. I've spent the last two weeks peeling the layers off, stripping away the hard shell, and uncovering versions of her I've never met, ones that she had forgotten. And each one makes me want her even more.

Kissing Zoey now is kissing the woman she's always wanted to be.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“Does she notice how much she affects me? The way she stands, the way she moves -- every little detail draws me in, pulls at something inside me I don't want to acknowledge. It travels to my hands, through my chest, in my jaw. It's a tension that won't shake loose. I'm just standing here, wanting, aching, wishing I could do something . . . anything.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“Cheeks pink, she breathes a soft laugh. The sound lights me up from the inside. I worry I've become addicted to it.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“Her voice is so soft, so content, it makes me want to keep her nestles here forever. There's no one around, no one watching, but even if there were, I wouldn't be pretending. I couldn't fake this if I tried. I just need her near. And her eager response? It's like she's forgotten about it too.

My heart hammers so hard against my ribs I'm sure she can feel it. But does she realize that she's the reason why?”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“The low sun catches her hair, turning it a warm chocolate brown. In that soft morning light, she looks a little brighter than the rest of the world, and something inside me whispers that I've never known anything more true.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“His focus on me is magnetic, and I'm pulled into his gravitational force.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“She lifts her head, her face so close that the sweetness of her breath is like a ghost of a touch hovering over my lips. My gaze trips to her mouth, and for a second, I imagine what it'd be like to kiss her again. Soft and slow this time. Tasting her with care and dedication, until the motion becomes muscle memory.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“And what exactly do you want, Zoey?"
...
I inhale slowly. "You.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“His gaze softens, as if he sees right through me. The expression changes his whole face. Like this, he reminds me of a big teddy bear. His features are gentle and smooth, framed by long strands of dark blond hair, and the crinkles at the corners of his eyes make me want to reach out and brush my fingers over them.
Would he be gentle with me too? Would his large hands be soft on my skin? Or would they be rough and callused?”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses

“It takes strength and stubbornness to keep from being sucked into the gloom of adult life.”
― Elodie Colliard, Hoax and Kisses