The Heart We Guard Quotes

“Most people don’t get a do-over like this. You coming into my life has been a blessing, Greer. A chance at something I never expected. And I’m all in.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Heart We Guard

“You changed me, Doc. You’ve made me want things I didn’t deserve, so I’ve been working to earn them. I’m ready for this, Greer. Right down to my boots. I want this. I want you.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Heart We Guard

“If I said I was falling in love with you, Butcher, would it worry you?”
He smiles softly. “I’d just tell you catch up.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Heart We Guard

“I know I’m a work in progress, but you inspire me to be better every day.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Heart We Guard

“I’m winging this, Doc. Don’t know what I’m doing. But until we know each other better, if I’m fucking this up, you have to tell me.”
My eyes drift closed. “You’re doing fine, Butcher.” The words are mumbled as his lips brush my forehead.
“I need to do a whole lot better than fine.:”
― Scarlett Cole, The Heart We Guard

“You changed me. For good. Made me think about things I never knew I wanted. Made me realize that while most of the twists and turns in my life have been good, some haven’t. I’m not a man predisposed to romantic words and notions, but I don’t think I’ll ever add up to any more than I already am if you don’t do this with me.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Heart We Guard

“Don’t you feel it, Greer? An invisible thread, pulling us to each other so we can have moments like this when the pieces fit.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Heart We Guard

“In those few days I spent with her, it consolidated the kind of man I want to be … I can’t imagine being anything more than I already am without her.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Heart We Guard

“I never thought I’d want another kid. But the idea of Greer carrying mine sets something feral loose inside me.
And there is no way she’s disappearing from my life.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Heart We Guard

“The world stills until it’s just me and Greer, and all I can do is take in the comfort of her. Something I didn’t know she was capable of providing and didn’t know I wanted.
It’s as if the sum of the two of us just became something more, and I’m scared of it.
I’m scared it’s a magnet, trying to pull me away from who I am and what I know.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Heart We Guard