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1 " That macho protective bullshit is just some asshat man pissing on his territory so the other dogs will stay away. "
― Tammara Webber , Where You Are (Between the Lines, #2)
2 " Graham runs a hand through his hair and takes a deep breath. Finally, with a determined scowl, he crosses the room. His hands grip my shoulders. “We are not,” his voice is a gentle tremor, “breaking up "
3 " I tilt her chin up and bend my face to hers, silently praising every woman who's had a hand in making her who she is. "
4 " Who gives a shit what everyone thinks?” he said. I see now that this has long been some sort of mantra for him. I've never been that free. I want to be, and sometimes I pretend to be, but I’m not. I’m forever chained to giving a shit about what someone thinks. "
5 " It’s my baby. I can’t just let her give it away— "
6 " As logical as she is, she makes me feel reckless. I'm heedless of consequences. My plans and targets and goals and common sense go out the window in the face of what she makes me want. She scares the hell out of me and calms my soul at the same time. Maybe that's what love is- a total contradiction that somehow balances out. "
7 " First love defies duplication. Before it, your heart is blank. Unwritten. After, the walls are left inscribed and gratified. When it ends, no amount of scrubbing will purge the scrawled oaths and sketched images, but sooner or later, you find that there's space for someone else, between the words and in the margins. "
8 " Something about first love defies duplication. Before it, your heart is blank. Unwritten. After, the walls are left inscribed and graffitied. When it ends, no amount of scrubbing will purge the scrawled oaths and sketched images, but sooner or later, you find that there’s space for someone else, between the words and in the margins. "
9 " I say I don't believe in love, but that's not really true - love is just the name of an emotion. It's like on steroids. It's lust with ethics. "
10 " Brooke?”I puff out a sigh. “For chrissake, Reid, who do you think it is? And haven’t you put me into your contacts yet?”“Yeah... It just says Satan, though, and I forgot I’d assigned that title to you. "
11 " When you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. "
12 " I suppose love is never a sure thing, no matter what words are spoken. Love requires a leap of faith into the abyss, every time. "
13 " I belong to you. There is no one else. All I want is to be where you are. "
14 " When you find yourself about to say something that crosses a line, something that could cause irreparable harm, sometimes the best you can do is just not say that thing. "
15 " She scares the hell out of me and calms my soul at the same time. Maybe that’s what love is—a total contradiction that somehow balances out. "
16 " Sorry, boyfriends everywhere—you’re doomed to sit through an hour and forty-seven minutes of syrupy drivel. The payoff? Between my face, Tadd’s abs and Quinton’s biceps, your girl will be ready for takeoff as soon as the credits roll. You’re welcome. "
17 " They call it 'falling in love' because it's less like stepping and more like tripping. Tripping is the part where you're still trying to remain upright "
18 " I miss you Emma." I'm not sure, but it looks like her eyes tear up. "I was fine for months without you," she says, the words hushed and forlorn. "Why does it hurt now?" I'm sighing and shoving a hand through my hair, which I know from experience leaves strands of it stabbing out in numerous directions, defiant and crazy-looking. Maybe crazy is exactly how I feel. "Because now we have hope of something more. "
19 " Look at me, Emma."Her eyes are full, the lids heavy. "Graham," she breathes. "I need you to hear me." Cradling her head in my hands, thumbs sweeping her tears away, I stare into her eyes. "I belong to you. There is no one else. All I want is to be where you are. "
20 " She chews her lip, staring into my eyes. "Okay... Why did you kiss me in Austin?" I laugh softly and she frowns. "Sorry. That one's too easy." My gaze flicks to her mouth and back. "I'd wanted to kiss you ever since Quinton suggested playing spin the bottle, and by that night in your room, I'd run out of willpower to fight it. "
