Riveted Quotes

“There was no good without the bad, no joy without sorrow, no peace without war, and there definitely couldn’t be love without the sour taste of hate. You had to know what one felt like to fully experience and appreciate the other.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“I was the girl that everyone always assumed was good... so they never asked... but he had and the world stopped.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“No matter what kind of armor we wear, all of it has a chunk, a dent that speaks to a battle we fought and lost.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“Sometimes the things that happen to those that we love are out of our control. The only thing you can make sure of is that you’re not the person or the reason she gets hurt. That you can control completely. If you hurt her, that pain falls squarely on you, Dash, and you don’t get the luxury of blaming God or piss-poor luck.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“There were days when all I wanted was a hug and for someone to tell me that it would all be worth it in the end. Every grin, every pat on the back, every thumbs-up and unwavering positive reinforcement I handed off to others, there were days when I longed to know that the universe would turn that back around on me and I would finally be rewarded with the simple dreams that I had nurtured for so long.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“I waited and watched so many weddings and babies that weren’t mine. I waited through danger and drama. I waited through one bad date and one failed relationship after another. I waited through nights alone and nights spent with the occasional someone I knew wasn’t the one for me. I waited and waited as good men fell for even better women, all the while wondering when it would be my turn. I waited and watched love that was easy and love that was hard, telling myself I was far more prepared for my fall than anyone else around me was. I wanted it so bad I could taste it … but the more I waited the more certain I became that I was never going to fall.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“Love doesn't go away because the person it's attached to has changed. It simply changes with them.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“Sometimes all people can see is what’s different, but those differences are what make us who we are.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“Good people usually have a reason for doing bad things.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“No one had ever given me any idea on how to handle it when the right one came along, but you weren't the right one for him.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“I want you to know I love you always, not just when I’m worried I won’t get the chance to love you anymore.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“I would hold Dixie while she cried, because I knew she would. And I would let her hold me while I cried, because it was long past time I let myself really and truly grieve for all that I’d lost. Then I’d kiss her until neither one of us could breathe because it was long past time that I celebrated and reveled in all that I had gained.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“You are very fucking cute. There is something to love about all women, no matter what form they take, so eat your salad and enjoy your chocolate doughnuts. If a man can’t appreciate what’s right in front of him then he isn’t a man that was raised right and he doesn’t deserve a taste of that sweet skin, no matter how much or how little of it there may be.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. —Walt Whitman”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“I am happy." And I was most days. It was the days when I got swallowed up by everyone else's wants and needs and forgot to focus on my own that I felt like I was missing out on a little something.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“There was always a light in the darkness if you opened your eyes and looked for it. “It”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“love will always outlast fear.” He”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“Love was supposed to make you better, not make you hate the person you became in order to obtain it. His”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“there was no time like the present for him to learn that actions, no matter how insignificant they may seem, all had consequences.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“Make good choices, son.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“Anyone else would have gotten up the instant their date showed up with parental supervision.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“...it was much easier to let life beat you down, to put up a shield and hide behind walls when life kicked you around, than it was to keep on smiling.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“That’s because it didn’t last long. I realized pretty quickly that I was an idiot. Fear can make a smart man do very hurtful things, but eventually the heart wins out because fear is fleeting and love lasts forever. It took me six months to win her back and another six plus an engagement ring before she would let me meet you. She said she could handle me breaking her heart again but there was no way in hell that she was going to let me mess with her little boy’s. She didn’t need to worry. It was love at first sight with you, son. I took one look at you and knew I would do everything in my power to be the best dad I could be for you. I knew that what my dad had taught me didn’t matter, that being a parent was something you could choose to be good at, and could make the effort to get better at every single day. He didn’t want to do the work, I did … and still do.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted

“I liked my days spent basking in the sun, not dancing in the rain.”
― Jay Crownover, Riveted