Pretty Instinct Quotes

“You are not in charge, Cannon Blackwell. You do not eat my pussy or pay my bills, so you don’t get a say.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“Guys may be oblivious to, well, almost everything, but you can’t tell me they don’t know what the shirtless, barefoot thing does to a woman. They know. Sneaky bastards.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“Fuck me hard when you're mad, soft when you're not, bite my dick when I won't listen and deny me until I beg when I'm late or forget something important. But always, always love me?”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“I want you, Cannon, because I love you. And I love you because I never want to feel any other way than the way I feel when I'm with you. If I'm scared or sad, no arms but yours will do. When I fall asleep, the thought of you, your quirks, laugh, kindness and companionship ensure my sweet dreams. I want you inside me because that's when I'll truly by whole. I don't want to be strong by myself anymore. I want to be stronger, because I have you.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“I'm sorry, all I hear was 'I'm having a really bad day, gorgeous man of mine, so please ignore everything I say until I'm back to your sweet Lizzie.' Which, the answer's 'yes, Siren, I can do that.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“All my instincts tell me to cover and cherish you fiercely, with each breath, and work harder to make you mine. Each and every time you try and push me away, to put that guard of yours back up, I need to hold on tighter, chase faster. Until my arms are the ones you want to run into.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“Oh shut up—you know damn good and well there can be a hundred people in the room, 99 of them rushing up to say they love your dress, but until that one, the one you wore it for, says something, you might as well be wearing a trash bag.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“I'm who takes care of anything you crave, want, or require, You cry, my shirt gets wet. You scream, my eardrums bleed. You come, my dick's squeezed. All of it, everything”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“As you grow into a fine young woman, try not to make excuses. If you know the bottom’s safe - jump. If you know it’s returned - love. If you really want it - fairly take it. If you run, do it ‘til your lungs burn. Laugh until your cheeks ache. And forgive, as you’ll always want to be forgiven. I didn’t say forget, and certainly your spirit won’t allow you to be a doormat, but forgive. Ask yourself always, if they die tonight.. was I really that mad? The answer will almost always be no. So act accordingly.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“A daughter's your daughter for the rest of your life. A son's a son 'til he takes a wife”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“Trust me with your pain, Lizzie, please. trust me with your anger, confusion, resentment, fear, and all those feelings of powerlessness. Give it all to me. I will carry it, you, and us to the other side”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“In your life, you get five, maybe ten, if God thinks you’re super special, people you call “home.” I have two of the best on the line right now and I love them like fields love rain, birds love tiny, loose twigs, and campers love breakfast (‘cause let’s face it, you know it tastes better there).”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“I want you, Cannon, because I love you. And I love you because I never want to feel any other way than the way I feel when I’m with you. If I’m scared or sad, no arms but yours will do. When I fall asleep, the thought of you, your quirks, laugh, kindness, and companionship ensure my sweet dreams. I want you inside me because that’s when I’ll truly be whole. I don’t want to be strong by myself anymore. I want to be stronger, because I have you.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“Thank God opposites attract. Which means I’m officially nothing,” I choke up on a sob, “because you are everything. Everything.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“Never fails—say period, tampon, or cramps and men run like you asked them to take a look at things down there. Except for Jarrett, who’s oddly fascinated by periods,”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“Bland, disappointing, and heartbreaking is starting to slowly but surely morph into “huh, maybe there’s something to this clusterfuck called life after all.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“Enough of my excuses,” he continued, “and please, daughter, as you grow into a fine young woman, try not to make them. If you know the bottom’s safe—jump. If you know it’s returned—love. If you really want it—fairly take it. If you run, do it till your lungs burn. Laugh until your cheeks ache. And forgive, as you’ll always want to be forgiven. I didn’t say forget, and certainly your spirit won’t allow for you to be a doormat, but forgive. Ask yourself, always, if they die tonight…was I really that mad? The answer will almost always be no, so act accordingly.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“My whole life, my heart beat half this fast, no fire in my belly. With you—it’s like an inferno, every part of me burning, alive and excited. I can’t wait to wake up every morning to spend the day with you. Three weeks, three hours—I’ll still feel this way in thirty-three years. I know it like I know stars will always fall and it will always rain, somewhere, every day.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“Bring it on, penis packers!”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“Fuck me hard when you’re mad, soft when you’re not, bite my dick when I won’t listen, and deny me until I beg when I’m late or forget something important. But always, always love me?”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“We gotta get our poop in a group! Shouldn’t we be mobile by now?” I raise my brows at him questioningly. “Poop in a group? Is that like get our shit together?” He asks and Cannon chuckles. “Yes, same.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“Not sure that does it justice anymore...I worship, no, I live, because you make my heartbeat”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“I love you too, Lizzie. Pretty sure since the minute I met you, and certain I will forever”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“I’m gonna start watering the other parts of me too and see if they can’t blossom.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“Seems we all have “crazy” in us, most often hidden, but sometimes, in our own ways, it comes out full force.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“Girding my loins, I think, do women have loins and can they be girded or is that only a guy thing? Summoning my courage,”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“I’m who takes care of anything you crave, want, or require. You cry, my shirt gets wet. You scream, my eardrums bleed. You come, my dick’s squeezed. All of it, everything.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“I’ll have the corny with a side of corny please.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“Guys may be oblivious to, well, almost everything, but you can’t tell me they don’t know what the shirtless, barefoot thing does to a woman.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct

“What's the rule, Conner?"
I jostle his leg. "Huh? Tell me the rule."
Still shaken and ashamed, he doesn't answer, so I do it for him.
"You win and every other motherfucker loses, right?"
"Right," he grunts from his hiding spot, Rhett rubbing his back and smiling at me.
"Who's the winner?"
"I'm the winner.”
― S.E. Hall, Pretty Instinct