A Lover's Lament Quotes

“That’s the great thing about love … it finds you. And when it’s true love, it doesn’t go away, and you just know. You don’t have to wonder or guess, because it just … is.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“Katie,” he says, cutting me off. “You’re my home. I’m coming home to you. Where you are, that’s where I’ll be.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“If she only knew that my heart has ached for her since the day I left. I’d give the world to change what I did. Horrible decision? Try the biggest regret of my fucking life.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“You’re more than my best friend— you’re it for me, Dev. You’re my soul mate. You hold my heart in your hands.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“There is just something about being wrapped in your mother’s arms. For a few moments, I was a kid again, and her words and soothing touch had the ability to make everything better.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“Life is one big chance. You can either choose to sit on the sidelines and always take the safe route, or you can jump into the game.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“And trust me, I get it. The unknown is scary, and there are no guarantees where war is concerned, but if there’s one thing you need to know—one thing that I want you to carry with you—it’s that I will fight like hell to make it back to you.” Devin’s eyes fill with tears. “I’m coming back to you, Katie.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“So to answer your question; are we all monsters? No, we’re not. We are fathers, brothers, husbands and sons. We are dreamers, lovers, and God-fearing men. But the majority of us are just like you … people dealing with something so traumatic, so heartbreaking, and so horrific that the heart never quite learns to mend.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“… it's much easier to be angry than it is to be in pain.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“Because I’ll be moving forward without my dad,” I lament, gripping my hair in my hands. “Then he’ll really be gone.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“I will fight like hell to make it back to you.” Devin’s eyes fill with tears. “I’m coming back to you, Katie.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“She was the one that got away, man. And I don’t think anything or anyone will ever change that. She’s it for me ...”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“He’s just so damn gorgeous it isn’t even fair. That strong jaw, that fucking dimple … those eyes. It’s too much. He should be arrested for being too damn good-looking.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“He owns every single part of me, heart and soul, and if he leaves me again, I know that I won’t survive the heartache.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“That’s the great thing about love … it finds you. And when it’s true love, it doesn’t go away, and you just know. You don’t have to wonder or guess, because it just … is.” “That’s”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“What if this is a second chance? You’ve told me how much Devin meant to you and how crushed you were when he left. But what if it just wasn’t your time? What if the two of you needed to separate so that you could come back together, stronger and more solid?” “What”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“some things aren’t meant to be explained, they just are.” So,”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“There is no love like that of your brothers-in-arms. "Let’s”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“There is no doubt in my mind that a higher power is at work here, and I smirk at the thought that I could very well have my dad to thank for this.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“Son of a bitch. I don’t want him to come over tonight. I don’t want anyone to come over tonight. I want to write this stupid-ass letter and then go to bed, dinner be damned. “Are you okay, babe?” I can hear the concern in his voice and it annoys the hell out of me. I don’t say anything though, because I know Wyatt and he won’t pursue it. Hell, maybe it’s not even concern in his voice, maybe it’s agitation. Wyatt doesn’t understand what I’m going through and he’s done a good job at pushing everything under the rug. As much as I’m annoyed at everyone’s obsessive worrying, his lack of concern has put a huge strain on our already strained relationship. “I’m”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“Before the accident, I seriously thought that it was all in my head. I figured I had just gotten too comfortable in our relationship and it was a phase that I would have to work through. After the accident, I began to realize that the love I feel for him is no different than the love I feel for my mom and Bailey. Now the love I felt for Devin ... Whoa!”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“other”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“Love doesn't have an expiration date.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“His name isn’t on the tree because he isn’t my forever.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“angry and pushed the love aside, but it was too strong for me to fight. All my heart needed was to be near him again to remember that it beats for him.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“Love doesn’t have an expiration date, Katie. There is no cookie cutter for it, and there sure as hell aren’t instructions. It just is. Who says you can’t fall in love with someone who’s already broken your heart? Who says you can’t move on and then fall in love all over again from thousands of miles away via letters and emails? That’s the great thing about love … it finds you. And when it’s true love, it doesn’t go away, and you just know. You don’t have to wonder or guess, because it just … is.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“Life is one big chance. You can either choose to sit on the sidelines and always take the safe route, or you can jump into the game. I think you need to jump into the game.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“Death becomes merely a noun, something we neither process nor heal from.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“I swear to you that I’m not going anywhere. I am yours, whether you want me or not. I’ve given you my heart, and even if you don’t want it, you can’t give it back because it belongs to you. I know what I have— what we have. It’s special. It’s once in a lifetime.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“It’s always been you, and it’ll always be you.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament