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61 " When my mouth meets hers, I swear that from that second on, she has me. You always hear people talk about how there are moments in your life when you just know that things will never be the same. I always thought that was all horseshit. But here, now, with the feeling of her soft, incredible lips moving with mine, I know that it happens. "
― Steph Campbell , Grounding Quinn
62 " Being loved sounds good in the movies, in books, in the memories of people who’ve survived the rough beginnings of their love. In real life, in the very beginning? It’s every deep fear you’ve ever wanted to avoid all wrapped in the most intense happiness and pleasure you’ve ever dreamed possible. "
― Steph Campbell , The Complete Silver Strand Series: 5 Full Length Novels + 1 Novella Boxed Set (Silver Strand, #1-5)
63 " It's like he took the words right out of the deepest, most secretive part of my heart, the tiny room that's always locked up with the key swallowed for good measure. "
― Steph Campbell , Lengths (Silver Strand, #1)
64 " Ani l'dodi, ve dodi li.” I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine. "
65 " But if you’re asking what I think you are, I don’t think relationships should be like our wrestling matches. Relationships are supposed to make you happy, and bring something good to your life. When that stops, for me at least, then it’s time to think about moving on. It’s just my opinion, of course, but I think you should get out while you still have some peace of mind. Why stick around until you’re yelling mercy, you know?”Campbell, Steph (2012-07-16). Delicate (Risk the Fall) (Kindle Locations 1794-1797). . Kindle Edition. "
― Steph Campbell , Delicate
66 " What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and I'm about to become a goddess of vengeance. "
― Steph Campbell , Drift (Silver Strand, #5)
67 " Trust is a tricky thing. It can bite you hard when you least expect it to. "
68 " The night we met, we started off with coffee and politics, but it was one of those nights where you just can't stop talking. Where you're finishing each other's sentences, and it's like you've just met.. but also like you've known each other forever. Where you find yourself telling secrets that you've never told anyone else before in your life. "
― Steph Campbell , Riptides (Silver Strand, #4.5)
69 " I think you are who you are. There is no waiting. There's no pausing any of this. And if you feel like you're on a break or whatever, okay. But you better get back to it. Life goes fast, and who wants to sit any of it out? "
― Steph Campbell , Depths (Silver Strand, #2)
70 " It's totally okay to fuck up. More than okay. It's normal. Our fuck-ups make us who we are, and if we don't accept that... well, there'd be nothing but more potential fuck-ups in our future. Or, worse, we'd just freeze up and stop doing anything at all. "
71 " This is just a stage, and one day, you're going to be so damn happy and you'll look back and wonder how you ever could have thought you wouldn't be. Because happiness will be a part of who you are. "
72 " I don't have the time or patience to not be a real priority "
― Steph Campbell , Ties (Silver Strand, #4)
73 " I'd rather err on the side of being super picky and happily alone than throwing it all away on someone who can't even be bothered to listen to his voicemail over the course of an entire three day weekend. "
74 " This could be like, this one perfect day. This one solid day that was just beautiful in every way. This could be the kind of day we think about when we're old people, rocking in our rockers. "
75 " What I wanted was to let her know there's no right way to do things, no certain path you can take when you meet the person you've been waiting for. The one who's worth taking a chance on. The one who proves you wrong, and makes you more than happy to admit you're not right. "
76 " I run my fingers along the thick, fabric wallpaper to steady myself. Putting one foot in front of another feels like learning to walk all over again. My body's still working. Heart's still beating. Lungs still moving. But not because I want them to. They do those things on their own, without me even asking. So why didn't they do it for Eamon ? How could his body just give up on him like that ? Fall apart. It made him seen so fragile, and I don't want to remember him that way. He was the strongest guy I knew. How could he break so easily ? It seems like our bodies would be built better. It just doesn't fucking seem real. "
― Steph Campbell , My Heart for Yours (Crawford, #1)
77 " How do you lose your brother ? You lose your grandfather, your distant uncle, your dog for Christ's sake. Not your brother. Especially brothers like mine. "
78 " I want to hate him for what he did. Leaving us. It's not right. He's gone and I'm stuck here in this fucking funeral home, staring at his casket. There's no way out. Not for me, and certainly not for him. The casket is closed. Bolted shut for eternity. No one forced him to be a Jackass wannabe, though. "
79 " I inhale deeply and hold it. Every time I do this lately, I feel like I need to see how long I can hold it. See if I can understand how Eamon must have felt. But I know nothing would make me understand that king of agony. The fear. Did he know he was taking his last breath when he gasped that last time ? "
80 " His light blue eyes hit me just like they always have. They go through me, strip me bare, and form a knot in my stomach that's impossible to ignore. How can just being in the room with someone do this to me ? He's just a guy. But as I take in his face, a year older, strained with sadness, he's so much more. "