A Long Time Coming Quotes

“I think it's because in my mind, I've always been with you. You've always been mine.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“I hold my feet up and say, “Shoes. Please take off my shoes.” Huxley points at me, then JP, and says, “Go ahead, remove the shoes.” “Why don’t you remove the shoes?” “Because I’m the older brother, which automatically puts me in the managerial role.” “Are you saying you’ll manage how I take off his shoes?” “Yeah, now take them off.” “How about you both take one off?” I say, wiggling my feet.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“Consider this your last first date ever.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“Fuck, if you were my fiancée, my wife, I’d never let you leave the bedroom. Your voice would be hoarse from every fucking orgasm I gave you.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“Breaker: And what happens when I see her, and all I want to do is reach out and kiss her? JP: Uh, remember consent is a real thing.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“I did until he broke up with me and told me I was lame because I started a fan fiction for Supernatural.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“Uh . . . I believe I just blessed you hard with holy water.” I shake my head. “Baptism by fire just took on a whole new meaning,”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“You love me?” “Desperately,” I answer. “Pathetically.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“She reminds me of Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove, but minus the grayish purple skin, saggy tits that touch her belly button, and adherent henchman who cooks a mean spinach puff.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“I could not imagine living a life where you have to prove yourself to your parents day in and day out because their love is conditional at best.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“When he doesn’t text back, I almost walk over to his apartment until I hear one solid, heavy knock against the wall. Then four. Then three. And then there’s silence. One knock. Four. Three. My mind quickly translates it: I love you.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“First and foremost, I love her. I let that sink in. I let myself sit in my feelings and understand them. Lia is the most precious person in my life. She’s my ride or die. She means everything to me. She’s my girl.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“What does it feel like?” I ask him. When he turns toward me, he asks, “What does what feel like?” “To be that in love. You’re so protective, possessive, infatuated. I don’t think I’ve ever been like that with someone.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“Not only are they a direct depiction of your personality, but they make the beautiful, light green flecks in your eyes stand out even more. It’s already sometimes impossible to look away from them, but when they’re highlighted so exquisitely, you can’t help but be captivated.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“I was, but she wasn’t what I wanted.” “What do you want?” she asks. You. Everything about you. Your soul. Your mind. Your heart. Your body. I want all of you, every last fucking inch of you.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“Jesus fucking Christ,” I say as I look up at Banner. “Fuck, I think I like her.” Banner shakes his head. “Nah, man. You love her. End of discussion.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“Reaching up to the wall, I rap my knuckle four times. Like clockwork, she knocks three. Four knocks for four letters in love. Three knocks for three letters in you.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“You deserve more,” he says, his voice choppy now. “Your pussy deserves to be tongued, consumed, and fucked so hard that you can’t walk the next day.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“Nothing could ever hurt me because I have her in my arms.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“I grip the back of my neck as I give her another once-over. “Yeah, you look—” I swallow hard. Just . . . fuck. She looks so good, so fucking gorgeous that my mouth keeps watering, my heart is beating a mile a minute, and I want to just . . . reach out and touch her. “Wow,” I answer. “Just . . . really fucking beautiful.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“Breaker: Yeah, tell me about it. I was in awe, and my nipples got hard. JP: I appreciate a hard nipple on a man. Shows me that he registers with his emotions.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“idiosyncrasies.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“He glances down at the empty bowl and winces. “Uh . . . I believe I just blessed you hard with holy water.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“Yeah, but she has Brian, so shouldn’t there be like . . . a transition of power?” “You’re not the goddamn President of the United States.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“take time, but it will get easier with each day.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“I need something other than sitting at home by myself, wearing a Batman Band-Aid over my nipple because I thought it was funny.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“It will behoove you to know that I can dish it, but I can’t take it.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“You will always take her side, no matter what. She can say to my face how I don’t meet her standards, but because she’s so desperate to see you married, she’ll settle for me as a daughter-in-law. Do you understand how fucked up that is, Brian? Why would I want to enter a family who treats me like that? Why would I want to be with a man who allows his family to treat me like that?”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“I remember the first time I ran into her in the hallway of my dorm. She was unsure of herself but also so confident that she couldn’t help the things flying out of her mouth. Her vibrant red hair and mossy-green eyes under her purple-rimmed glasses stood out, but it was her pure honesty that really drew me to her—unlike anyone I’ve ever met. And now, I can’t go a day without talking to her.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming

“So just sit there in silence with her?” “Yes.” “You know I can’t do that. I don’t like silence. I can hear people breathing. It makes me uncomfortable.”
― Meghan Quinn, A Long Time Coming