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Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2) QUOTES

Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2) QUOTES

1 " Nate and me... we aren't built for truces, for good times, for light jokes and giggles. We're meant for the shadows. For the dirty, ugly, secret parts of our souls, the parts we can't hide because we know each other too well. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

2 " True friends don’t judge one another. They judge other people. Together. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

3 " I used to think it would be cool to read other people’s minds. Then I joined Facebook. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

4 " You hear my heartbeat?” I nod, cheek rubbing the fabric of his shirt. “It’s beating for you, little bird,” he murmurs, holding me closer. “That can be our music.” “But you can’t hear mine,” I whisper, voice cracking. He pauses. “I can hear it, Phoebe. I hear it in my soul. I set my life by its every beat. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

5 " I want him to bury himself so deep beneath my skin he’ll never find his way out, so he knows exactly how it feels to have someone so enmeshed in your soul, it’s impossible to remove them without tearing yourself in two. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

6 " Let’s be honest: in ten years, the man-bun of the 2010s will be equivalent to the rat-tail of the 1980s. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

7 " Loving someone isn’t about wanting them to evolve into someone better. My mom taught me that.
Real love is saying: here, take my still-beating heart and hold it in your hands and please, please, please, promise not to squeeze too tight or drop it on the pavement. Love is being naked and afraid, but refusing to flinch. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

8 " Because love, real love, the kind that lasts forever… it’s not patient or kind. Not pretty or perfect. It’s rough and hard as all hell. It’s ugly.” He steps closer, eyes never shifting from mine. “Love is holding someone’s filthy, tarnished heart in your hands and claiming it as yours anyway. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

9 " I spent a long time trying to convince myself you were better off without me. That keeping away from you was the best way to keep you safe. But I can’t do it anymore. I won’t. See, you and I mated for life about a million years ago, little bird. Without you, there’s no music. No love. No life. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

10 " you either die alone, surrounded by the ghosts of all the people who ever let you down, or you live a life full of flawed people whose imperfections you’ve made a choice to overlook. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

11 " Are you going to kiss me?” I ask quietly.
He pauses. “Thinking about it.”
I gulp and hope it’s not too obvious. I’m thinking about it too. And about earlier, in his bed, and the fact that there’s no one to interrupt us this time.
“Are you weighing the pros and cons?” I ask, leaning into his touch.
“Only cons here, West.” He shakes his head. “You and me… we’re a story that won’t have a happy ending. A tragedy. Nothing good comes from a tragedy.”
“Well, maybe…” I grit my teeth so I don’t say something I’ll regret, and take a steadying breath. “Maybe I’d rather live in the wreckage with you for while than fake a fairy tale with someone else forever. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

12 " Frankly, this whole pining-from-afar, I-hate-your-guts-but-I’d-like-to-ride-your-face thing you’ve got going is not working for you.”
“That was… visual. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

13 " you either die alone, surrounded by the ghosts of all the people who ever let you down, or you live a life full of flawed people whose imperfections you’ve made a choice to overlook. I don’t know about you but if given the choice, I’ll pick the imperfections every time. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

14 " I only cut carbs when I’m using a pizza cutter. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

15 " The only time the ghosts disappear from his eyes is when he’s looking at you. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

16 " I loved my mother. It took me a long time to forgive her for leaving us. It took me an even longer time to forgive my father for his part in making her leave. But I did, because when it comes down to it… you either die alone, surrounded by the ghosts of all the people who ever let you down, or you live a life full of flawed people whose imperfections you’ve made a choice to overlook. I don’t know about you but if given the choice, I’ll pick the imperfections every time. I choose understanding over resentment, love over hate, forgiveness over loneliness.' I look at Parker. 'Some of us are still working on the forgiveness part.'
His eyes are still red, but his lips tug up in a half smile.
I take a deep breath. 'You don’t get to pick your family. You don’t get to choose the people who work their way into your heart and build a home there.' My eyes move to Nate. 'And life is too damn short not to spend it with the people who matter. Not to say I love you when you still can. Not to hold each other close and admit, out loud, You matter to me. My life wouldn’t be the same without you. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

17 " The wildest stallions are the most fun to break. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

18 " I’m a classy bitch who happens to enjoy cursing and kid’s flicks. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

19 " I’ve had hundreds of boyfriends. So what if they’re fictional? Don’t you dare judge our love. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)

20 " Some people brag about one night stands. Whatever. I’ve got two night stands. Either side of my bed. "

― Julie Johnson , Cross the Line (Boston Love, #2)