Timeout Quotes

“I don’t think I can do this,” he says, and he takes a step toward me.”
― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout

“There’s only one more step to go before I’m in his arms, and I close that gap. As much as I’ve tried to fight it, I can’t. Not right now. Not when it matters the most. “Then don’t,” I say, and I grab the lapels of his tuxedo in my fists. “Don’t do it.”
― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout

“I’m so sorry. I wish you’d been there tonight. Maybe it would’ve been easier just to have you close. I wish I could fix all this shit. I wish I could sleep next to you tonight and you wouldn’t push me away. I always sleep better next to you.” He sighs. “I wish it was you standing at the end of the aisle tomorrow. I know this is all wrong, but it doesn’t matter. I’ve said it enough times and it hasn’t changed anything, and it won’t. It can’t.”
― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout

“When I married your dad, I was young, but I was in love. He was, too, and that’s what marriage has always meant to me. Not status or advantages or television shows. It’s not always peaches and carrot cake, but it’s commitment formed out of a mutual love and respect and need to be with the other person.”
― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout

“That’s the problem,” he says, and he shoots me a sad smile. “I am doing the right thing here. But sometimes the right thing is the harder thing.”
― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout

“As your friend, and as someone who could be fired for telling you these things, I truly believe there’s a way out. You deserve to be happy, Jack, and you’re not. Every time her name is even mentioned, your shoulders sag. You know you’re not doing the right thing here.”
― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout

“Because the minute you turn that on, we face reality. I think I’d like to live a few more minutes here with you.”
― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout