Roustabout Quotes

“I love you … And I didn’t want to be in love with you … The people you love always let you down; they always leave you. That’s all I knew. But you…you kept coming back.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, Roustabout

“Do I think I’m good enough for her? Hell no. Do I want her to give up her life to follow me around the country? No fucking way. But whatever she wants, I’ll break every bone in my body to give it to her.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, Roustabout

“What am I going to do with you, tucker?”
I grinned back at her. “Whatever you want, darlin’.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, Roustabout

“What we’ve got…it’s too good to throw it away without giving it our best shot.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, Roustabout

“I don’t know if I can be the man you need, Tera,” he said, his voice dropping to a whisper. “I don’t know anything about the kind of upbringing you’ve had … I don’t think I’m enough for you, but fuck it, I’m going to try.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, Roustabout

“Won’t you even try?”
He closed his eyes, a pained look on his face.
“Is that really what you want, Terra? A guy like me?”
I shook my head. “No, Tucker. I don’t want a guy like you. I want you.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, Roustabout

“We’re on two different roads, TC. Crossing paths was an accident, but it’s not meant to be.”
… “Can’t we make our own road, choose our own path?”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, Roustabout

“I like you,” I stated. “I like like you”
He raised an eyebrow. “You like like me?”
I smiled at him and turned away, my eyes closing. Slowly, I let my hand creep towards his, our fingers twining together.
“?Yes, I like you,” I repeated simply.
There was a be3at of silence, then he said, “Your Dad isn’t going to like…”
“No, he isn’t.”
“And Kes isn’t going to…”
“Probably not.”
“And I’ll be travelling…”
“I know.”
“And you’ll be in San Francisco…”
“Tucker,” I sighed. “Do you like me?”
His fingers tightened around mine compulsively.
“Do I like you, or do I like you?” he teased.
… “Answer the question: do you like me?”
“Yeah”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, Roustabout

“Why are you here, TC? I don’t mean in this shitty little town…why are you here with me?”
“Because I like you.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, Roustabout

“Erotic is…when I use a feather … Kinky is when you use the whole chicken.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, Roustabout

“You’re so ugly that when you were born, I heard that the doctor slapped your momma.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, Roustabout

“I’ve met a lot of right men … but it seems as if it’s the wrong man that I’m attracted to.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, Roustabout