Stone Princess Quotes

“The fight wasn’t won. Yet. But I’d walk away the victor. I’d win Presley Marks.
She was my anchor.
She was my heart.”
― Devney Perry, Stone Princess

“You’re stronger and better than your past. Choose the life you want and work your ass off to make it happen.”
― Devney Perry, Stone Princess

“What are you doing here?” she asked. “It’s been . . . months.” “I came to grovel.”
― Devney Perry, Stone Princess

“I fucked it up. Give me another chance. Please.” If we’d reached the begging stage, I’d drop to my knees this second.
“Why?”
Time to lay it all out there. “Because I fell in love with you this summer.” I framed her face in my hands as she gasped. “Because you fell in love with me too. And because he’ll never kiss you like this.”
Then I crushed my mouth to hers.”
― Devney Perry, Stone Princess

“Presley Marks, would you go to dinner with me?”
“This sounds more and more like a date. And my answer is still no.”
“But you still haven’t given me a good reason.”
She shrugged. “I think you’re ugly.”
My laughter filled the room. Christ. When had a woman called me ugly? Even that hadn’t happened at fourteen. “Liar”.”
― Devney Perry, Stone Princess

“You can’t always save someone. Sometimes, they need to want to save themselves.”
― Devney Perry, Stone Princess

“Haven’t you figured it out?” I whispered against his lips. “Sometimes when I say no to you, it really means yes.”
― Devney Perry, Stone Princess

“Time to lay it all out there. “Because I fell in love with you this summer.” I framed her face in my hands as she gasped. “Because you fell in love with me too. And because he’ll never kiss you like this.” Then I crushed my mouth to hers, hoping to erase every lick of Luke Rosen with every sweep of my tongue.”
― Devney Perry, Stone Princess

“Goodbye, Shaw,” she whispered. I lifted a hand and pressed it to the cold glass. “See you tomorrow.” Never again would I tell Presley goodbye.”
― Devney Perry, Stone Princess

“Presley was more important. Her happiness. Her dreams. Her love. I’d fallen in love with her. I’d fallen in love with her every time she’d told me no, sitting across from her at the Clifton Forge Garage.”
― Devney Perry, Stone Princess

“I was in Montana to fix my colossal fuckup and win back my girl. No more secrets. No more hiding. Presley was mine, and Luke had to go.”
― Devney Perry, Stone Princess

“Luke, huh?” A deep voice echoed in the night and I gasped. “Didn’t see that one coming.” I whirled around, searching in the dark for the voice I’d spent five months forgetting. Then he was there, standing on the porch of the house next door. The house that had been empty for months with a for-sale sign in the frozen yard.”
― Devney Perry, Stone Princess

“Someday, years from now, I’m going to remember that time the gorgeous movie star kissed the hell out of me in my kitchen on my birthday.” And any time I thought of Montana, I’d remember the woman with eyes bluer than the big sky. Or maybe I’d just think of her, no trigger needed. Maybe when it was time to go, there’d be no leaving her behind.”
― Devney Perry, Stone Princess

“I was almost twenty-eight years old and wanted to be desired. For once in my life, I wanted to be pursued”
― Devney Perry, Stone Princess

“Because maybe if I could understand why Marcus had turned, I’d be able to forgive my father for his crimes.”
― Devney Perry, Stone Princess