The Holly Dates Quotes

“Why is it so nerve-wracking knowing that you read my books?” “There’s nothing to be nervous about. You are a remarkable author.” “Remarkable,” she breathed out. “That’s a very nice word choice.” I leaned in toward her. “Holly, I need you not to make the next thing I say weird, okay?” She leaned in closer toward me and whispered, “I’m a master at making things weird, Kai.” “That’s true, you are, but I will say it regardless. You’re my favorite author.” She sat back with her mouth agape. “It’s like you’re trying to make me cry.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“So I did something that was probably idiotic but necessary for my soul. I got back on dating apps. I mindlessly swiped until I came across a profile that stood out. I froze in place as I stared at my screen. Name: Kai Age: 31 years old Profession: Restaurant Owner Bio: Just looking for Holly. I stared at Kai’s bio, completely stunned at the words. Just looking for Holly. My heart felt as if it were doing cartwheels in my chest as those four words filled my head. He couldn’t have meant me, could he? No way.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“If I ever saw Matthew again, I’d be more than willing to give him a piece of my mind. How dare he treat my Holly like that. My Holly. What the hell, Kai?”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“My Holly Jolly. My forever date. For as long as we both shall live.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“I think spring is the best season because things start returning to life.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“You are worth loving, Kai. You are the most loyal, gentle, beautiful human I’ve ever met. I need you to know that you are lovable in every single way, and I hate every person who made you doubt that.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“I like being alone.” “No”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“It’s clear that you feel like you have to hide your smut books from me. You don’t have to be ashamed. If you want to read about throbbing cocks”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“I’m just saying”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“Novels saved millions of people from uncomfortable situations.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“I love when you feed me so well.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“Alec gave me a small smile and shrugged his left shoulder. “What can I say? I only show care when I think people are asleep.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“Sometimes I wished our emotions were like faucets. Something we could turn on and off at our demand.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“My love for love characteristic came from my parents. I wondered if I could sue them for pain and damage to the reality of dating.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“I hated my mind for how it bullied me.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“didn’t even know that was one of my love languages until that night—acts of service.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“The other night when you washed your hair, you untangled it with a brush and some hair products,” he mentioned. “Can I do that for you?” My sad, tired heart… It began beating again.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“Sadly, love doesn’t just dissipate.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“Because you’re everything. You’re the sun, you’re the moon, you’re the stupid snowman in someone’s front yard with the stupid crooked carrot smile. You’re every good day and every crappy night and every in-between mundane afternoon. So I’m sorry, you can’t choose to leave me. It’s not an option. Do whatever you have to do to get past this. Be pissed at me. Ghost me for a day or two. Cuss me out and shove me around, but don’t leave me, Holly, please.” My voice cracked as I stepped closer to her. “Because if there is no you, then there is nothing.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“I didn’t realize how cold I was until her warmth found me.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“Even though I didn’t want to think about him, my mind went to Kai for the remainder of the night. I wanted to hate him that evening, but my heart wouldn’t allow it. All I cared about was making sure he was all right.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“You are what you feed yourself, and your current diet is shit.” “Are you talking about the pizza I ate last night?” “I’m talking about the toxic self-talk you feed yourself.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“Name: Kai Age: 31 years old Profession: Restaurant Owner Bio: Just looking for Holly.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“I now understood why they called them crushes—because they crushed your soul repeatedly.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“Don’t do that, Holly,” I whispered, lacing my hands together in my lap. “Don’t do what?” “Read the parts of my book that I don’t share with people.” “It’s a good book, Kai. I wish you’d let me read it all.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“Life happens when we’re not looking in all directions. Sometimes it’s messy.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“One of the only consistent things in my life was the fact I was going to read all the books possible. I was already at two hundred and fifty for the year, and I had no doubt I’d be able to reach my goal of three hundred and sixty-five by New Year’s Eve. Maybe a real man hadn’t gotten me off in a while, but enough fictional men said the right things to make me blush.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“Let’s just say sometimes books are better than reality.” “I gotta say, I almost don’t recognize you without a book in your hands.” “At this point, it’s my uniform.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“I thought you thought this stuff was cheesy and unrealistic.” “Yeah, well…what can I say? You make me believe in fairy tales.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates

“You’re just going through a storm right now. It can’t rain forever.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Holly Dates