Bait Quotes

“Concave and convex, we fit together like two praying hands. A prayer that begged for absolution and time. We were both sinners and the truth of that hurt. But having her in my arms, her mouth on mine, I couldn’t understand how I’d ever be forgiven. And I didn’t want to be.”
― M. Mabie, Sail

“I love you." Who said that? Shit! It was me.”
― M. Mabie, Fade In

“I didn't have to unfold the paper to know what it was. I'd waited for that moment for so long.”
― M. Mabie, Bait

“Love can make a dude do some messed-up shit.”
― M. Mabie, Sail

“That's how you know it's important. You miss the moment before it even happens.”
― M. Mabie, Anchor

“I won't be caught dead winking in a message. I don't wink at people normally. Why would I do it in a text? I'd prefer a middle finger emoticon, but those are hard to find.”
― M. Mabie, Fade In

“Who ever really knows that it is the first time the first time you meet? It's only the first time after there's a second time. Up until then, it's just an only.”
― M. Mabie, Fade In: A Celebrity Workplace Standalone Romantic Comedy

“It's the bait, Blake. The bait is this outside force that brings these two totally different, foreign, objects together. Neither the hook nor the fish have a choice. We have something like that. We have the bait.”
― M. Mabie, Bait

“I walked in and turned around to see her, standing in the doorway, she looked like a starved puppy. I wanted to feed her, but she wasn't my dog.”
― M. Mabie, Bait

“I like the way your future looks," I said anyway.
"Good. Then I'll share it with you.”
― M. Mabie, Sail

“Some people probably fall in love as if they’ve peacefully dropped into a bed of feathers. Falling in love for us was like right before a bike wreck when the front wheel gets all wobbly. Out of control.”
― M. Mabie, Sail

“Maybe he just wanted some strange. Ewww. That made me the strange.”
― M. Mabie, Bait

“She also cussed every time he pooped for the first year, so it came as no surprise when his first sentence was, “Shit, Momma.” Our sides hurt for days after that one.”
― M. Mabie, Fade In: A Celebrity Workplace Standalone Romantic Comedy

“Moist. That word alone made me want to take a shower.”
― M. Mabie, Bait

“I walked outside and then I kept walking. When I made it to the end of her property that butted up against the woods, I screamed. I swore. I damned everything I could think of.”
― M. Mabie, Bait

“Coop knows that I would rather douche with battery acid than pick a restaurant, so he already knew to tell him that it would be fine.”
― M. Mabie, Fade In: A Celebrity Workplace Standalone Romantic Comedy

“They were pronounced husband and wife. He kissed his bride. My Betty. My honeybee. She kissed me goodbye.”
― M. Mabie, Bait

“love her with all of your might. Love her until you feel like a fool. And let her love you back.”
― M. Mabie, Anchor

“Love doesn't give a fuck about a piece of paper.”
― M. Mabie, Bait

“I was her thrill. I wasn't her boyfriend, and I wasn't her fiancé. I was a spark. Something that excited her; something that made her bones hum with life.”
― M. Mabie, Bait

“She was more scared of me leaving her than being in a marriage that was just good. What a cop-out.”
― M. Mabie, Bait

“First, don't call me friend like it's a swear word. It's mean. Second, we're going upstairs and we might miss the whole fucking party. Third, you're going to take the ring off. It isn't fair to the guy to fuck me while you're wearing it and I don't want it scratching up my back. Aly will see it.”
― M. Mabie, Bait

“It’s fucking on Saturday night and making love on Sunday morning. Pushing buttons. Learning different ways to make her smile. It’s never the same.”
― M. Mabie, Anchor

“He was my normal. He was my home. He was everywhere I wanted to be and the place I most wanted to go.”
― M. Mabie, Sail

“Falling in love for us was like right before a bike wreck when the front wheel gets all wobbly. Out of control.”
― M. Mabie, Sail

“If we measured our love by the pain we felt, we’d be certified masters in the art.”
― M. Mabie, Sail

“Sometimes it feels like I started missing you the moment we met.”
― M. Mabie, Bait

“I didn’t want to be a flash flame. I wanted to be a slow burn. I wanted to heat her from the inside out.”
― M. Mabie, Bait