To Hold Quotes

“You really thought my Superman T-shirts were cute?”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“Everything faded away except one emotion. One so pure and innocent that it seemed intangible. I was encompassed and filled with a sensation that was consuming, warming me throughout. There was a word that was the closest thing to describe it, but the gravity he held of it was so much more than a word could possibly convey. He saw everything I was to God, to this world, to his own heart. Our souls were entwined with it, our destinies written by it, our hearts beat to it.
Love.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“I chose you. It was always you. From the first moment I held you, I knew you were mine.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“Without you, I am lost. Without you, I am dark. You are my light, my Heaven, my Abby.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“I now noticed he had a Superman T-shirt tucked into his jeans; Elijah never was one for subtly.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“How do you do that? How do you have the ability to make me feel like I was made for you and you alone?”
“Because you were, Abby.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“There is only one who could ever love you more than me.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“While you may be by yourself, alone you are not. It was not an act of coincidence you have been given four Guardians. Nor was it a coincidence I answered the prayers of your Guardians. Your purpose has yet to be revealed. We are not meant to understand His Design, but rest assured, He is with you. He is watching. He has not abandoned you.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“If you fall apart, it’s a bad omen for the rest of the couples on Earth.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“I am speaking English, correct? I ask because sometimes I speak another language without meaning to.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“No one was coming to save me. I was alone. I welcomed the darkness to take me, and I closed my eyes to this world.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“My soul unbound from the human as if my skin was ripped away, layer by layer, flesh from muscle, and muscle from bone, until every nerve was exposed to the fire. The light was blinding, too pure, torturing my tainted soul with my own sins. It was too much to bear, too much pain. I screamed as my blood boiled in the purity of his light. With an unearthly force, he cast me home.
To Hell.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“The world went silent; everything surrounding me stilled and faded only leaving her. My vision blurred and tilted. My chest felt empty, stripped, hollowed out by an unseen force. My knees buckled.
My love. My Abby.
She was gone.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“I can’t shut my ears off. If you give me a warning, I will gladly leave the house.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“I’m coming back. And when I do, I get to look into your deep blue eyes, they are the color of the oceans I would gladly fly over if you asked it of me. And maybe you’ll let me touch your hair, the spun gold silky strands encase you like the sun. And possibly you’ll let me caress your rosy cheeks, because I stole a touch once or twice and my fingers ache to touch them again.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“I blinked, rubbed my eyes, and dug my fingers in my ears. I was still dreaming. I must be. “Miracles do happen!”
“No, they do not. They are simply planned events orchestrated by His Design.”
I shot him a look. “Raphael, we should work on your acceptance of my sarcasm. If you’re going to be here with me, you have to get used to it.”
“Very well, Abigail Miller. I shall put forth the effort. I do not have any doubts I will be able to. I tend to excel at all tasks.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“He used the light that was once mine against me. For me, that was the worst part. That my former brethren was the one to sentence me to death.
He cast me back with a hurtling force of Heaven, straight into Hell.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“Is this the part where I have to prove how much I love you, ’cause I will. It might get a bit difficult to fly, but…”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“I would have cuddled up with you, but someone had to fly.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“Stop doubting me, Abby. It terrifies me. Please, I need you to believe in me.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“The guilt and abandon her words held wounded me like a sharp knife to my gut. She not only doubted me, but Heaven, too. But it was her doubt in me that hurt the most.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“I let all of my emotions out so she knew, without a doubt, without question, I was her Xander.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“I remember a haze of blonde and red tangles in my face and Caleb cursing something about a duck, but I could have been off a consonant.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“If I were a woman, what you are doing to my chest right now might have earned you a slap or a lap dance. It could go either way.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“Elijah pried Caleb’s hand away and his eyes locked onto my wrist, or what used to be my wrist. “Oh dear.”
This was gonna suck. I swallowed. Hard. “Do it.”
“I’m so very sorry,” was my warning.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“Do you typically wear men’s clothes or is that an American thing?”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“I fell into the night. I fell into the darkness.
My end belonged to me.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“I do not show mercy or make bargains. I take what I want and revel in the spoils”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“Between you and me, it’s nice to have it affirmed now and again. It’s good to keep your skills up to par, don’t you agree?”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold

“Seeing you like this tonight makes me think of how much I want to marry you. Me in a tux, and you in a gorgeous dress with the hair and makeup and sparkles and heels. A beautiful reception where we share our first dance as husband and wife. And afterward, the seal between us will become permanent under God. Our wedding night will be the best night of my existence. It was foolish of me to assign it so quickly, but you make me do foolish things.”
― Donna AnnMarie Smith, To Hold