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21 " Maybe I'll hurt you," I whisper as my eyes search his. "I'm broken Tucker. I'm hopelessly broken inside, and I'm not sure there are enough pieces in me to put back together. But when I'm with you, I feel like maybe I can actually be whole. "
― Denise Grover Swank , After Math (Off the Subject, #1)
22 " Why do any of us do what we don't want to do?" I don't respond, unsure what answer he's looking for.He smiles, but it's sad. "Because we're afraid of what will happen if we don't."I always considered fear to be a motivator or a reason not to do something, but I never considered it a reason to continue an ongoing behavior. This opens a vault full or questions about my own life. I've always assumed I'm afraid to engage in activities because I'm afraid of what might happen. But maybe I'm looking at it all wrong. Maybe I should be asking myself if I'm really afraid of leaving what makes me comfortable. "
23 " Do you want to work out with me tonight?' he asks.I waggle my eyebrows. 'And here I thought we were working out.'He laughs. 'God, I love you. "
24 " The next morning, beer and I mutually decided our relationship wasn’t going to work out. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes (Rose Gardner Mystery, #1)
25 " There are lots of girls out there, Joshy. You’ll probably date a bunch of them. Or maybe you’ll only date a few. But one day, you’ll find the one.” He’d given Josh an all-knowing smile and wiped his hands on a napkin. “It will probably knock you over when you least expect it. At least that’s what happened with me. Your mother walked into my Biology 101 lab in college and there was something about her that made me take notice. We were lab partners and I could hardly focus on what we needed to do. I asked her out before we left the room. We were engaged a year later, but I knew right away I’d marry her someday. And every day I spent with her only made me more certain. She’d look at me in this special way…and my heart would melt. I wanted to make all her dreams come true and you know what? I’ve spent my life trying. I’ve never loved anyone as much as I love your mother and I never will.” And with that, his father had picked up another slice of pizza. “Someday you’ll find the one. And I can’t wait to meet her once you do. "
― Denise Grover Swank , The Substitute (The Wedding Pact, #1)
26 " His hand caresses my cheek. "Scarlett, I don't want to lose you by fucking up our friendship. I want you in my life, and if we do this, I will lose you. If that means showing some self-restraint for once in my goddamn life, then I will." Both his hands cup my cheeks. "You make me want to be a better person. This is me being a better person. "
― Denise Grover Swank
27 " I sighed, a deep and heavy sigh. If only sighs could carry all my troubles away. "
28 " I wondered if somehow, without my knowing it, I had been cast in a Lifetime channel movie. "
29 " I'm not sure which is better-the chance to experience love and lose it, or to live my life without it. "
30 " Because as long as you know the rules, you know what’s expected of you, and as long as you have the necessary information, you can always find the answer. "
31 " ...with the company of just myself, my thoughts presented themselves like unwelcome houseguests. "
32 " The thing about wearing big girl pants is sometimes they don’t fit. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons (Rose Gardner Mystery, #2)
33 " I find it ironic that someone so ambivalent about living fights so hard to survive. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Here (On the Otherside, #1)
34 " How many times can a person shatter and have enough pieces left to be whole? "
35 " His eyes burn bright with desire. "I want you to see me when I come into you. I want you to know I'm here. I want you to know I see you. "
36 " I faced the real possibility of spending the rest of my life alone, never experiencing great love. But then again, I might not live long enough for it to matter much. "
― Denise Grover Swank , The Curse Breakers (The Curse Keepers #2)
37 " Are you mentally ill? A gigolo? A terrorist?” “Blair, stop.” Megan put her hand on her friend’s arm. “And I already accused him of being a terrorist.” “And you believed him when he said no?” “Actually,” she mused, casting an ornery grin at him. “I don’t think he answered me.” “Tricky bastard, aren’t you? "
38 " He glanced at Megan’s mother, his gaze allowing for no argument. “This woman by my side is the woman I want to marry, exactly as she is right now. I don’t want her transformed into some cookie-cutter Barbie doll, so don’t you dare try to do it. "
39 " Megan’s grandmother was stark naked next to the bed, with her hands and feet on the floor and her saggy butt up in the air, giving him a view he would—unfortunately—never forget. Josh’s brain told him “Retreat! Retreat!” but his feet refused to move. “Josh!” Gram’s face appeared between her ankles. “Good morning!” “Sorry!” he sputtered out. “I was looking for a bathroom.” “This isn’t it, but come do yoga with me.” He squeezed his eyes shut. “Uh… I’m not really a yoga fan.” He started to back up and ran into the doorjamb. “That’s probably because you haven’t tried it au naturel.” He cringed. “Yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s not it. "
40 " was probably the worst idea of all ideas since the beginning of time, but I found myself saying, “Yeah. Let’s go. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Thirty-Four and a Half Predicaments (Rose Gardner Mystery, #7)