Drowning to Breathe Quotes

“His expression was somehow both cruel and dripping with affection. Devastating. And I thought perhaps I’d lost a piece of my mind, a part of my soul, because my mouth watered and my body hummed with need that bordered on unhealthy. Vivid. Violent. Dangerous.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“You take what you’re given and make the very best of it. Live life to the fullest even when it might feel empty. Live like there are no barriers when there are walls towering in front of you. Be prepared to fight, even in times of peace. And be willing to live in peace when there are wars raging all around you.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“This girl who was so gorgeous and broken and scared. The woman who’d become my responsibility. My future. Because I’d be damned if I remained a prisoner to my past. One I’d never walk away from again. I loved Shea Bentley and she loved me. It’s where it started and where it ended. Nothing before or after or in between mattered.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“Live life to the fullest even when it might feel empty.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“You know when you think things are finally coming together…that you know you’ve finally touched on something good? Hurts that much worse when it’s ripped from your fingers.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“So Shea sang her praise, thanking God she got to be right there, because Shea’s favorite places were the ones where she got to be with her grandma.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“I never knew there was happiness like this. And then there was you.”“I never knew there was happiness like this. And then there was you.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“And be willing to live in peace when there are wars raging all around you.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“Be prepared to fight, even in times of peace.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“Live like there are no barriers when there are walls towering in front of you.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“You see me, Shea"?”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“might feel empty.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“I will never give you up or let this love go. My forever is forever. My life yours to keep.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“I could never outshine you.”

This dark, mysterious man had become my brightest light.

With a slight grin, I pulled back. “Besides, I’m not sure I could pull off all those growly screams you’re so famous for.”

Deep, seductive laughter rolled from him, and he hugged me closer, wrapping a single hand in my hair and murmuring low. “You scream just fine, baby. Just make sure what you’re screaming is my name.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“If I were your daddy, then I’d tell you no, too, because little girls aren’t allowed to get tattoos. And then when you got big, I’d encourage you to do whatever makes you happy, as long as it doesn’t hurt you or anyone else. As long as it’s good, just like you.”

Cheeks going red, she grinned wide, gripping the covers and holding them at her chin. “I think I would like that.”

“What would you like?”

“If you were my daddy.”

My heart lurched. And I tripped.

Falling.

Falling.

Falling.

Going under.

Sinking deeper.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“You give Momma too many kisses.”
I pulled back, fingers still burrowed in Shea’s hips. “What?” I teased, voice going deep with disbelief. “There’s no such thing as too many kisses.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“That’s what I wanted. To be her breath.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“When I look at you, I see a future I never thought existed, Shea.” Everything went serious. My mind and my heart and my words. “I see my wife. I see the mother of my kids. I see all the shit I never wanted until I met you. I see everything I thought impossible.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“Do you see me, Shea?”
Never had I seen anyone so clearly. “I will never look away.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“Do know want to know what I see when I look at you, Sebastian? I see someone who takes the burden of the entire world and places it on his shoulders because he somehow thinks he deserves that weight. The one who'd bear it all if it meant those he loves would suffer a little less. I see someone who's made mistakes just like the rest of us. Just like me....I see a man who's loyal. Devoted...I see the one I love.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe

“I loved Shea Bentley and she loved me. It’s where it started and where it ended. Nothing before or after or in between mattered.”
― A.L. Jackson, Drowning to Breathe