Still Beating Quotes

“It’s still beating. You’re still okay. And I still love you. — Dean”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“Every love story is worth writing, no matter how messy it might be...”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“You can’t tiptoe around your heart in fear of pissing people off or hurting their feelings. Sometimes we need to be a little selfish in order to avoid a life of complacency.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“Maybe love is singing her favorite song in the dark, just so she can sleep. Maybe love is giving away the shoes on your feet to help keep her warm. Maybe love is coming over in the middle of the night when the power goes out because you know she's afraid of the dark. And maybe love is walking away because it's the only way she'll find the light again.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“Love is so many things I never thought about, never expected, never knew… and one of those things is being the best version of yourself you can possibly be, no matter how many obstacles stand in your way.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“We can’t give our heart to another without loving our own first.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“And maybe love is walking away because it’s the only way she’ll find the light again.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“It's still beating.
You're still okay.
And I still love you.
- Dean”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“love doesn’t exist without sacrifice. Sometimes those sacrifices are waking up ten minutes early to make your partner coffee. Sometimes it’s taking on a second job to support your family. Sometimes it’s staying up all night with a newborn so your significant other can finally sleep. Sometimes it’s shoveling the other person’s car out of the driveway after a snowstorm.” She places her palm against my wet cheek and smiles softly. “And sometimes it’s making the ultimate sacrifice and walking away for the greater good.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“I wish you fought for me as hard as you fought to get out of that basement.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“I want dinner dates and movie nights and homemade breakfasts after long, magical nights of lovemaking. I want to hold hands in public. I want to go on road trips, see the ocean, and laugh until our bellies ache.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“She’s stoned on sleeping pills and I’m drunk off my ass, and we’re messy, damaged humans clinging to each other as we battle through the storm together, but it’s okay because we’re together.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“There’s no shame in the struggle, but you can’t stay there forever.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“I don’t want to lose you, but I don’t know how to keep you.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“You don’t feel like my enemy anymore,” I finish. You feel like my lifeline.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“We’re all human and we all screw up. We all make big, messy, life-altering mistakes, and sometimes it’s for selfish, superficial reasons like what I did…and sometimes it’s because the universe throws you a curveball, forcing you in a direction you never saw coming.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“She feels like home.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“She doesn’t need to pretend with me, though. She doesn’t need to hide. I’m here, and I see her—every scar, every flaw, every broken, hollow piece. And I understand.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“I thought you could fix me. But you’re killing me, Dean.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“I’ve had sex with Dean Asher four times. And it’s not rape—I will never call it rape. Every time, he waits for my consent. Every time, he is willing to die in that moment if I choose to say no. And every time, he dies just a little bit anyway.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“I won’t do that to you. I’d rather die,” he says to me. And he means it. I swear to God he means it.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“It was only three weeks, but it’s burned into every cell, every vein, every tainted pocket of my soul. Forever. And so is she.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“The only time I felt safe was when you were inside of me.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“Someone who makes you feel so alive, you can’t imagine going back to the shell of a human you were before you met them. Someone who sees you, really sees you, stripped down and raw, and wants to collect all your broken pieces and cherish them like they are something beautiful.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“Happy anniversary, Corabelle.” “Happy anniversary,” I whisper back, the tears already threatening to spill. I reach for my locket with my free hand, fisting the heart pendant between my fingers as my other hand clings to my husband. And on the count of three, we rush into the ocean, tears mixing with laughter, love swelling higher than the tide, and we jump into the water. Together.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“It’s still beating,” he whispers, his words a soft kiss against my lips. “As long as it’s beating, you’re okay.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“Every love story is worth writing, no matter how messy it might be,”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“You’re right. My point is, no one is perfect. Everyone is a little selfish sometimes when it comes to matters of the heart.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” — John Steinbeck”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating

“We escaped from a serial killer, Cora. We can do anything.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating