Knights Like These Quotes

“At seventeen, he was sweet and nervous, trying so hard not to hurt me. At thirty-one, he’s unhurried and thorough; the confidence is devastating.”
― Kendall Ryan, Knights Like These

“She’s smiling—not the careful smile she’s been wearing since the speech, but the real one. The one I’ve been in love with since I was too young to understand what that meant.”
― Kendall Ryan, Knights Like These

“I lost her anyway,” I say. “Not entirely, but I lost the version of us that could have existed.”
― Kendall Ryan, Knights Like These

“I can’t say that,” I whisper. “Can’t say what?” “That I don’t want you. I can’t say it because it’s not true, and I’m a terrible liar, and you’d know.” “Yeah.” His voice is low. “I’d know.”
― Kendall Ryan, Knights Like These

“You just listed every reason this won’t work,” he says. “Because there are a lot of them.” “You didn’t list a single reason of why you don’t want it.”
― Kendall Ryan, Knights Like These

“He gives me a hard look. “If you say ‘best friend’ one more time, I’m going to check you into the boards so hard your grandchildren will feel it.”
― Kendall Ryan, Knights Like These

“Me: And nothing. Having coffee. Everything’s normal. Lauren: Liar. I put the phone down. She’s not wrong.”
― Kendall Ryan, Knights Like These

“most people send a casserole. Maybe offer to take the kids for a weekend. They don’t dismantle their entire life and move across the country.” “My life was already dismantled.”
― Kendall Ryan, Knights Like These

“Syd.” “What?” “You quit your job.” “I was going to quit anyway.” “You ended things with Matt.” She ticks these off on her fingers.”
― Kendall Ryan, Knights Like These

“Now Archer is divorced, overwhelmed, and raising two toddlers alone during an NHL season. When he calls for help, I pack a suitcase and fly to New York.”
― Kendall Ryan, Knights Like These

“He was my first kiss. My first everything. And then he married someone else.”
― Kendall Ryan, Knights Like These

“In one, you showed up out of obligation. In this one, you’re showing up because you can’t imagine not being there.”
― Kendall Ryan, Knights Like These

“he stands at a distance and waits and hopes the problem resolves itself without him having to do anything messy or vulnerable.”
― Kendall Ryan, Knights Like These