Garnet Flats Quotes

“I waited a long time for you, love. I’ll wait as long as you need. You are mine.” And he was here in Quincy to claim me.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“I have never stopped loving you … And I never will.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“Will you break my heart again?” “Never.” I’d die first. “Will you leave me?” “Never.” Not willingly. Not until the end. “Will you stop loving me?” “Never.” My love for her had no end. I’d love her in this world and the next. “Never, Tally. Never.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“Why is it tattooed on your body?” “As a reminder.” “Of what?” He gave me a sad smile. “Of what I lost.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“Your dreams were my dreams, Tally. I lost them when I lost you.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“I waited a long time for you, love. I’ll wait as long as you need. You are mine.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“A guy who was lucky to have twenty bucks in his pocket and knew he’d never be able to give you the world.” She pulled her knees into her chest. “I never needed the world.” “But I wanted to give it to you anyway.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“Just let me go, Foster.”
“I haven’t let you go in seven years. I’m not starting tonight.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“for the first time in a long time, I was beginning a year as my own man. Unless Talia would have me. Then I’d be hers until the end of my days.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“I never needed the world.” “But I wanted to give it to you anyway.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“Your dreams were my dreams, Tally. I lost them when I lost you.” He hooked a finger under my chin. “Did I lose you?”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“You loved those jeans. I loved those jeans. They made your ass look fantastic.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“An emotional shell? How could she say that? I laughed and smiled and joked all the time. I was happy. I was a blissfully content person.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“I hate you for being so fucking hard to forget.” A tear dripped down my cheek as I threw the next punch. My eyes flooded and Foster was blurry but I just kept on swinging. “Ashamed of you? I would have done anything for you.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“Maybe if he said it over and over, I’d stop worrying that love wasn’t enough.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“You were a coward. Do not say you were protecting me.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“So many apologies. They were getting heavy.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“I have never been, and never will be, in love with Vivienne,” he said. “I have never stopped loving you.” “Foster—” “And I never will.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“There were far worse things in a human body to break than bones.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“I hate you for choosing Vivienne.” Another punch. “I hate you for not loving me the way I loved you.” Then another punch. “I hate you for being so fucking hard to forget.” A tear dripped down my cheek as I threw the next punch. My eyes flooded and Foster was blurry but I just kept on swinging. “Ashamed of you? I would have done anything for you.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“This project was part of my penance. For Talia, I’d bear every ache and pain.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“When did you buy this ring?” She held up the pouch again. “Was it hers?”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“The man I’d dated for one year, two months and eleven days. The man I’d loved with my whole heart. The man I’d vowed to forget.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“I grabbed the bottle of wine to refill my glass because I’d most definitely be drinking it. “The bubble.” “What bubble?” “Our bubble. It’s about to burst.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“I waited a long time for you, love. I’ll wait as long as you need. You are mine.” And he was here in Quincy to claim me.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“Drop your shield, love. Put your hands down. All the way.”
“I’m scared.”
“Voice your fears. Let’s put them out there. Face them, together.”
It took her a moment to meet my gaze. “Will you break my heart again?”
“Never.” I’d die first.
“Will you leave me?”
“Never.” Not willingly. Not until the end.
“Will you stop loving me?”
“Never.” My love for her had no end. I’d love her in this world and the next. “Never, Tally. Never.”
Tears welled in her eyes. “I love you. Only you. Always you.”
Victory
This fight was over.
“I love you, Talia Eden”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“The sun cast orange and golden beams over the snow-covered meadows. It limned the tips of the evergreens on the foothills. It highlighted the towering mountains”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“It’s not about taking away your independence,” I said. “I know you can zip up your own coat. Open your own doors. But it’s a way for me to give back to you just a fraction of what you give to me.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“For all his faults, my dad is always a gentleman.” Even though I’d always insisted on doing the little things for her, I’d never told her why. “Even when he is furious with my mom for losing two grand in a night, he treats her with respect. Opens doors. Holds out her coat. Pulls out her chair.” I hadn’t learned much from Dad—mostly what not to do—but that had been one of the good lessons.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“I want to start over, Tally.” It sounded so easy. So simple. Foster and me, starting fresh. “Do you really think that’s possible?” He shrugged. “Why not? Unless you’re afraid to try.” “Are you baiting me?” Foster smiled, arrogant and assured. “Is it working?” I fought a smile and took a drink of my wine. Maybe. Maybe it was.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats