We Are Us Quotes

“The hurt and horror might never go away. But leave the shame for the one who mistook your silence for consent. An inability to say no is never the same as saying yes.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“Not every story has a happy ending. And not everyone deserves a new beginning. What if we’re beyond a fresh start?
What if, no matter how badly Tucker wants to be the hero of our story, he’ll only ever be a villain?”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“I am his and he is mine and we are us.I must have spoken my thought aloud, because Gavin cups my face in his hands, the intensity of his gaze searing my soul. “I am hers and she is mine and—”
“—We are us.” My voice joins his, our hushed whispers leaving our lips like a prayer.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“Our past is an engine, not an anchor. It’s what will drive us forward, not what holds us back.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“How about you—city mouse or country mouse?”
He leans forward and nibbles on the lobe of my ear, sending a shiver down my spine. “I don’t care, as long as this mouse gets his cheese.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“The court-mandated therapists I’ve been dragged to over the years have all said different versions of the same thing. Imagine the girl you want to be, and then be her.
As if life is a performance, and I can choose the role I’ll play.
So far, I haven’t managed to work up the nerve to audition.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“I want to build a life with the man I’ve never stopped loving—even when I believed I loved someone else. And maybe, one day, I hope our life includes children.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“I tried to get over you, Poppy. I tried and failed. Because you’re the only one who’s ever claimed a piece of my heart. And you still have it, even now.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“All I want is to be a mother. Even an imperfect one.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“Home isn’t here or there. Home is a cave inside an enchanted forest. Home is Gavin, his arms wrapped securely around me.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“I am his and he is mine and we are us.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“I believe in you, Poppy. And I believe in us, too. We all have… stuff we keep hidden from view. If you didn’t have yours and I didn’t have mine – maybe we wouldn’t be here, together. But you do, and I do, and we are>.
… Our past is an engine, not an anchor. It’s what will drive us forward, not what holds us back.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“You’re the only one who’s ever claimed a piece of my heart. And you still have it, even now.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“I tried to rescue you once before. This time, I hope you’ll let me.” He wraps me in his arms and presses a kiss to my forehead, adding, “I’ve never stopped loving you, Poppy. Never.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us

“I am his and he is mine and we are us.
I am hers and she is mine and we are us.
We are us.”
― Tara Leigh, We Are Us