Loverboy Quotes

“The world is full of terrible things. But there are beautiful things, too, and you’re one of them.”
― Lauren Gilley, Loverboy

“Maybe ‘normal’ isn’t what you should be trying for. You’re too brave for normal.”
― Lauren Gilley, Loverboy

“Tango tipped his head back against the bench, staring up at the denim-colored evening sky. This was the most dangerous, the most wonderful, the most daring addiction of all: life.”
― Lauren Gilley, Loverboy

“I think when you hate yourself badly enough to slit your wrists, you can’t haul yourself out of the hole. You have to be pulled out.”
― Lauren Gilley, Loverboy

“The sight of her hit him hard, a fierce shove against his breastbone. He was in love with her.               He”
― Lauren Gilley, Loverboy

“I burned that goddamn place to the ground. You will never go back there again. She can’t touch you anymore, I promise you that.”               The awful ball rolled in his stomach, and he gasped, all the air forced out of his lungs. “Never?” he asked, weakly.               “Never. Hand to God.”               And finally, finally, for the first time, the soul-quenching tears of relief came, pouring silently down his face.               And tears of grief, too, because what about Ian? What about Ian?   ~*~”
― Lauren Gilley, Loverboy

“Dude,” Mercy said. “I will fold you up and stuff you in this beer pitcher.”               “But”
― Lauren Gilley, Loverboy

“Her voice changed again, tear-choked now. “The world is full of terrible things. But there are beautiful things, too, and you’re one of them.”               She”
― Lauren Gilley, Loverboy

“I think when you hate yourself badly enough to slit your wrists, you can’t haul yourself out of the hole. You have to be pulled out.” She offered a bare smile. “Keep pulling, sweetheart. We can always use an extra set of hands.”   ~*~”
― Lauren Gilley, Loverboy

“That was the beginning of the next, the longest, the last chapter of his life.  ”
― Lauren Gilley, Loverboy

“Mercy’s a good listener,” Tango said in a small voice.               “Yeah, he is.” Ghost became gentle, seeming to choose his words. “And he’s, well, he loves hard. So his heart is in the right place. But there’s snakes in his head. Big ones. Man-eating ones.” His eyes widened for emphasis. “It kinda spooks me, thinking about the sort of advice he might give.”               Tango”
― Lauren Gilley, Loverboy

“She leaned sideways into him, and he put his arm around her, her and the baby, his precious girls.   ~*~”
― Lauren Gilley, Loverboy