The Birthday List Quotes

“Cole Goodman was—simply put—gorgeous. He could give a woman a speeding ticket and get a thank-you in return.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“Sometimes, it takes more strength to let go than it does to keep it all inside.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“The rest is still unwritten.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“To tell myself to keep breathing,”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“You have to live for you too. That’s how you’re going to move on.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“I don’t want to step on your toes. This is an awesome list and he had some cool ideas. If you want to do them on your own, I understand. I get that this is incredibly personal. But if you’d like, I’d be glad to help you with some of these.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“I’m as sure as I’ve ever been. This. Us. I want this. I want you.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“I didn’t want to cry anymore. I didn’t want to be sad anymore. I didn’t want to hurt.
When would it go away? When would I find the strength to put the pain in the past and stop letting it tarnish the present?”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“We were getting closer and closer to that invisible line in the sand. The line that, when crossed, meant I’d no longer be Jamie Maysen’s wife. I’d be some other man’s girlfriend.
A part of me wanted to run away from that line. Another wanted to take a flying leap to the other side. As it was, I was just standing with my toes on its edge. Frozen.
Because I knew the man who’d pull me across was Cole.
… He was the man of the future, patiently waiting on the other side of the line. I could imagine him standing there, holding out his hand.
I wanted to take Cole’s hand.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“Crying doesn’t make you weak, Poppy. Sometimes, it takes more strength to let go than it does to keep it all inside.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“He had her past. I was taking her future.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“I’m not trying to take Jamie’s place or erase his memory or make you forget that you loved him. I’m just trying to explore this thing between us.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“Maybe being strong meant learning to lean on those who would take some of the pain away.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“I’m just saying, you think he’s cute. From the look in his eye, he thinks you’re cute too. You two should spend some time being cute together.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“It’s okay to always love Jamie.” “I always will.” Always. “But maybe you can love someone else too.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“I looked up into his eyes, so kind and compassionate, and nearly cried again. He was a dream. How had I found a man who was so understanding and patient, who saw me so clearly? It was nothing short of a miracle.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“But I’m happy every day too. I still have a lot of people in my life. Family. Friends. You. The trick is learning to let the happy outweigh the sad.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“Minute by minute.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“In a heartbeat.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“If I was her future, then she was mine.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“Cole had earned these heart flutters. And he should have them.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“When I hadn’t been strong enough to do something myself—when the pain had been too much—he’d done it for me.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“Except it wasn’t just dinner. It was dinner with a man whose touch made me tingle. It was dinner with a man who seemed to bust right through my defenses. It was dinner with a man who stirred feelings I’d reserved for my husband alone.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“His eyes, locked on mine, darkened a shade. “I’ll take whatever you’ll give me.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“Maybe I didn’t have to be strong enough to banish the pain away all by myself. Maybe being strong meant learning to lean on those who would take some of the pain away.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“That no matter what life threw at me, this was my chance to prove I could handle it all. Blistered feet, shattered heart—I could survive it all and keep marching on.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List

“Practice makes progress.”
― Devney Perry, The Birthday List