Always You Quotes

“The guilt slams into me. I did this to her. I’m the most despicable human being on the planet. She”
― Elizabeth Grey, Always You

“I’m sorry that I can’t tell her I’m totally, utterly, madly in love with her.”
― Elizabeth Grey, Always You

“I hate everything about Christmas, except food and drink. The absolute worst of it is the trauma of shopping for gifts none of my relatives need or want.”
― Elizabeth Grey, Always You

“he pulls two baubles out of his pocket and starts juggling with them. What a fucking wanker.”
― Elizabeth Grey, Always You

“says Nigel with a smirk, and my brain throws up an image of my fist pounding his bulbous face into the table.”
― Elizabeth Grey, Always You

“Violet is one of those women who has no idea how beautiful she is, which only makes her even more beautiful.”
― Elizabeth Grey, Always You

“why does it feel like I’m cheating on her when I’m with Zoe, but it doesn’t feel like I’m cheating on Zoe when I’m alone in my bed, dreaming about making love to Violet?”
― Elizabeth Grey, Always You

“she’s messy, complicated, enigmatic . . . different from everyone else.”
― Elizabeth Grey, Always You

“Imagine what sleeping on a bed of nails feels like, then imagine you’re strapped to the bed and you can’t get off. That’s what it’s like – and it’s my fault I lay down on that bed and my fault I got myself strapped to it.”
― Elizabeth Grey, Always You

“My ten-year-old self would think I was gross for having anything to do with a woman, but then my ten-year-old self spent his days selling conkers to his classmates in a futile attempt to save up enough money for a pair of Air Jordans. That kid knew nothing.”
― Elizabeth Grey, Always You

“She has a horse-face – like Tonya – but unlike her sister, she has a haircut last seen on a 1990s boyband member.”
― Elizabeth Grey, Always You

“I briefly consider waking her up and telling her to get over to her side of the bed, but demanding she shift when she’s showering me with affection would lead to the emotional equivalent of a nuclear fallout.”
― Elizabeth Grey, Always You

“There are some good things about having a girlfriend, of course. Sex on demand is one of them. Don’t get me wrong, hitting on women in bars, clubs, work socials, is kinda top of my skillset, but it’s hard work. Sometimes you just want to come home to something easy and familiar.”
― Elizabeth Grey, Always You

“SLOWLY I OPEN MY EYES. The haze of a late night coupled with a few beers pulls at my skull.”
― Elizabeth Grey, Always You

“I’m saying sorry because she’s cold, she’s drunk and – most of all – I’m sorry that I can’t tell her I’m totally, utterly, madly in love with her.”
― Elizabeth Grey, Always You