The Third Best Thing Quotes

“She was made for me, and I’d spend the rest of my life giving her every beautiful thing she deserved—starting with my love.”
― Maya Hughes, The Third Best Thing

“She was the kind of girl you didn’t come back from.”
― Maya Hughes, The Third Best Thing

“There was a tightness in my chest. One that wasn’t from pain or hurt, but from how hard it was to contain all the feelings she brought out in me.”
― Maya Hughes, The Third Best Thing

“Stitched, healed and smoothed, my heart belonged to her.”
― Maya Hughes, The Third Best Thing

“And you were never the third best thing in my life, Jules. Never. I’d never play a game again, if it meant I could be here with you.”
― Maya Hughes, The Third Best Thing

“This was my freaking body and I loved the shit out of it. And if I kept telling myself that, maybe one day I’d believe it.”
― Maya Hughes, The Third Best Thing

“This was a perfect moment, the kind they make slow motion in a movie so you get every excruciating detail of the action.”
― Maya Hughes, The Third Best Thing

“How with my arms wrapped around her, I felt safe, and the closest I’d ever come to having a home.”
― Maya Hughes, The Third Best Thing

“Stop trying to make people prove they love you.”
― Maya Hughes, The Third Best Thing

“The electric fire of desire coursed through my veins and the only antidote was her touch.”
― Maya Hughes, The Third Best Thing

“Alexis is family, but you’re my forever.”
― Maya Hughes, The Third Best Thing

“LJ and Marisa barreled down the steps arguing about something. Anything. Probably whether or not an ant could lift an ant-sized car or who could hold their breath the longest.”
― Maya Hughes, The Third Best Thing