Top 100 Penelope Douglas Quotes
#1. But we were different now. I wanted only his pain, and judging from the girl he'd come home with last night, Madoc was still the same. A user.
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#2. You can do a couple things and succeed, or you can try to do fifteen things and fail at all of them.
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#3. You were never clingy or a nuisance, Tate. The day you moved in next door I thought you were the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. I fucking loved you.
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#4. But still . . . there was a charge in the air. It was Mardi Gras in New Orleans, after all.
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#6. Today. Also, use the word motherfucker at some point. You'll feel a lot better. Trust me.
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#7. Fallon and I were a lot like them. Only I didn't love her, and she didn't love me. I was infatuated with her once - and loved that she let me take my pubescent urges out on her - but we weren't in love.
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#8. Now I wished I tried more and wasn't so afraid to put myself out there. Maybe if I had reached out for new experiences, I'd known what I wanted to do with my life. Now my options felt limited, because I'd held myself back in high school ...
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#9. What if her heart had hardened so much that she closed herself off in order to survive?
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#11. There were dark deeds and bad seeds, but who cared if the house was falling apart as long as it was pretty, right?
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#12. You don't have to be afraid or embarrassed. No one does you better than you. You can't be replaced. Not everyone will see that, but only you need to." He
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#13. He released my arms, threading one hand roughly through my hair and the other gripping my ass. Pulling my hips harder against his, he assaulted my mouth like he was starving. He sucked on my bottom lip and then turned his attention to my jaw and neck in hot, frenzied kisses.
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#14. This kid grew up," he threatened in a deep voice, grinding his hard-on between my legs. "And you're gonna fuckin' find out." Oh. My. God.
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#15. I'll do anything to be good for you, Tate."
"Anything, baby," I promised.
"Anything?" she laughed out, her eyes bright with happiness and love.
"Have you ever considered a nipple piercing?
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#16. You just think I'm cool, because I have all of the seasons of Vampire Diaries on DVD.
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#17. It will be my ring on your finger and my kids in your belly someday.
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#18. Letting yourself be vulnerable isn't always a weakness. Sometimes it can be a conscious decision to draw the other person out.
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#20. Misha, my best friend who got me into bed and fucked me with a lie.
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#21. The first thing that came to mind was an angel. Her hair flowing and shiny. Her legs dangling, long and smooth. She looked perfect where she was, like a painting.
And then I remembered that Satan was also an angel.
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#22. There are too many people that try to change us, and not enough people who want us to be who we really are. Someone once made me see that, and i wanted to give that to you.
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#23. I'm never letting you go again, Tate," I whispered, almost desperate. "I'm your friend forever, and if that's all I get, then that's what I'm taking, because only when you're here" - I took her hand and placed it on my heart - "do I feel like my life is worth a damn.
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#24. What they don't tell you is that you're more confused at twenty than you were at seventeen
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#25. They're hopes and wishes and reminders and all the times I smiled, knowing he'd remembered me while he was gone.
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#26. Jared is about as revealing as a hermit crab. He's like one of those piggy banks that you have to break to get anything out of. You can't just shake him and he'll give up the goods. You have to get the hammer.
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#27. Did you know that your open thighs are directly responsible for my renewable energy source?
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#28. Things done in the dark hours of night, behind closed doors, or in the heat of the moment looked a lot different in the morning, out in the open, and with a clear head.
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#29. Yep. I'm totally familiar with that look. The I-can't-stand-the-fucking-sight-of-you-so-get-off-my-planet look. His
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#31. She and I were the same, after all. We fought shame every day, struggling with who we could let see the real us, and we'd finally found each other.
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#32. I'm sorry," he whispered. "I know I can make this up to you. Don't hate me.
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#33. She can be a nightmare, but this still feels better than any dream.
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#35. Can we just skip to the end?" I asked softly. "I'm tired of missing you,
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#36. I'm your friend forever, and if that's all I get, then that's what I'm taking because only when you are here...do I feel like my life is worth a damn
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#37. She gave me a sad smile and did what good friends do - gave me a second slice of cake.
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#39. Well, it's like you're saving your energy for something. Holding back. But it doesn't make any sense. Life is one-way, and there is no return trip. What are you waiting for?
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#41. Redefine normal. None of us know the full measure of our power until we start pushing our boundaries and pressing our luck, and the more we do, the less we care what others think. The freedom feels too good.
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#42. I felt like no one wanted me and that life moved on without me. No one cared. Jared's
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#43. You have every right not to trust me, Tate. I know that. My fucking heart is ripping open right now. I can't stand the way you're looking at me. I could never hurt you again. Please ... let's try to fix this together.
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#44. Becoming hard at heart isn't an intersection in your brain where you have a choice to turn left or right. It's coming to a dead end, and you just keep going, over the cliff, unable to stop the inevitable, because the truth is you just don't want to.
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#45. Being a bitch could be a survival technique. They get respect. There was no honor in people thinking you were a slut.
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#46. When I thought about it, there actually weren't a lot of things or people in the world that I loved. Why had I left them here?
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#47. Bringing a shaky hand to my mouth, I sucked in air as if it were going out of style.
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#48. Son, women are easy. They simply want everything. It's not difficult.
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#49. His text took only a moment. You tell the guy you're dating that your boyfriend's back. I let my arms drift back down to the bed as I closed my eyes, sighing. Yeah, that's what I was thinking, too. My phone beeped again. And he's gonna be in trouble . . .
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#50. I can't change the past, Tate. I wish I could, because I'd go back and relive every day that I existed without you, and I'd make sure that you smiled." My eyes burned with regret, and I saw the pools in her beautiful blues, too. "Every minute of my future belongs to you.
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#51. Girlfriend isn't enough to describe you, Tate. That term is disposable. You're not my girlfriend, my girl, or my woman. You're. Just. Mine,
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#52. My heart only beat for her, and I'd rather spend my life hating, loving, fucking, and breathing her than losing her.
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#53. The point is some people think they have a leading role when, really, they're just supporting cast.
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#54. Okay, lesson on Tate and music. If fans do anything less than carve the band's name into their skin, then the band isn't worth listening to. Any music that involves more than jumping around and banging your head is about as exciting as Kenny G to her.
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#55. It's the moment when you know that you can have what you want if you're only brave enough to say so. It's a split second when everything can change, but you pussy out because you're too afraid to risk the rejection.
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#56. I wanted to make more than just money. I wanted to make a difference and be remembered.
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#58. It's odd to see how no one is really human to us until we talk to them and realize there's barley any separation between who we are and who they are.
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#59. Those who are patient, plan. And beware the man with a plan.
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#60. I'm going to hell. I'm pretty sure she'd going to drag me there herself.
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#61. Man, I wanted to unravel you, K.C.," he whispered, and then looked me straight in the eye. "I wanted inside you so badly.
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#62. There were so many times when we were kids, growing up next door to each other, that I thought Jared was the greatest. He was sweet, generous, and friendly. And the most beautiful boy I'd ever seen.
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#64. I love you more than myself, more than my own family, for Christ's sake. I don't want to take another step in this world without you next to me,
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#65. Bite me, hit me, scream at me. I don't care. I want to feel it. Fucking hurt me, K.C. Let me see you.
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#66. A man who endeavored to be better was already superior to the men who claimed to be great.
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#67. Then you have the gas." He smirked, and his eyes stayed on me as he revved the engine but didn't go anywhere. "Working the two together, you find the sweet spot. The point where she lets you take control.
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#68. I have no life there if you're not in it. You're part of everything good I've ever done, Ryen. Please.
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#69. Own it. Don't apologize for who you are. Own it. You can't win if you don't show up, right?
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#70. I'm not playing your games. You were wrong." I crossed my arms over my chest. "You want to know what I've learned? I don't win by playing your games. I win by making you play mine.
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#71. In our hearts, we always know what's right and wrong. That's not the struggle. The struggle is wanting what's wrong for you and gauging whether or not the consequences are worth it.
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#72. At ten years old, Jared was my friend. At fourteen, my enemy; at eighteen, my lover; and at twenty, my heartbreak. I'd known him more than half my life, and although the roles had changed, his impact was always all consuming.
Always.
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#73. Whether or not he still wanted me, I knew he wouldn't want anyone else to have me.
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#74. Oh baby", Madoc groaned to the girl next to him. "Snickers ain't the only thing king sized.
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#76. I bite my bottom lip, trying not to cry. I never cry in front of them.
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#77. A single composition can have so many meanings depending on the person playing.
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#78. Yeah, they're just matches," I continued, my voice growing thick with tears. "And memories and smells and sounds and butterflies in my stomach every time I heard the car door slam outside, telling me that he was home. A thousand dreams of all the places I'd have adventures someday.
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#79. Chess would teach me strategy, fencing would teach me human nature and self-preservation, and dancing would teach me my body. All necessary for a well-rounded person.
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#80. Life is fifty wrong turns down a bumpy road. All you can hope is that you end up somewhere nice." "I
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#81. My eyes burn with tears, and I'm so tired. So tired of holding back everything I feel and want to say. So tired of being someone I'm not and making mistakes that I didn't have any fun making.
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#82. He was giving me the same look I got Wednesday night right before he kissed me, and I knew I hadn't imagined anything. It was anger and desire mixed together to make something hot enough for my knees to go weak.
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#84. As my friend, I liked you," I whispered. "As my enemy, I craved you. As a fighter, I loved you, and as my wife" - I slid the ring the rest of the way on - "I keep you." I squeezed her hand. "Forever," I promised.
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#85. K.C. reminded me of that blonde chick on The Vampire Diaries that runs around acting like every problem in the entire universe has something to do with her.
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#86. Feeling strangely disconnected from the girl I used to be yet so glad to have found her again.
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#87. The thing is, Fallon ... I told you before to lock the door if you wanted me to stay out. Funny thing is ... " I leaned in. "You. Never. Did.
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#88. I wanted him angry and out of his mind. I wanted to trap him.
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#89. I didn't feel so lost when he was around. It was the only time I didn't feel lost.
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#90. Sometimes I wondered if the angels talked to get me to behave or to entice the devil to come out to play.
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#91. But that was two years ago. She wasn't sexy to me anymore. Now she was lethal.
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#92. They were untouchable, fascinating, and nothing they ever did was wrong. I wanted that. I wanted to look down at the sky.
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#93. We're all ugly, Ryen. The only difference is, some hide it and some wear it.
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#94. Sometimes I wore smiles but didn't feel them. Sometimes I felt them and didn't wear them. I didn't want her to know how much I craved this. I bit my bottom lip.
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#95. Life moves pretty fast," she stated. "If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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#96. There was a time when I had all of his attention and loved it. As much as I wanted him to leave me alone, I also liked how he seemed surprised. I liked the way he was looking at me right now. And then I remembered that I hated him.
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#97. And no matter how tough he acts, the stress of whatever situation he's in is in there somewhere. Buried deep or right underneath the surface.
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#98. You have to have something to love. Something to fight for to make living a goal instead of a job.
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#99. Do you notice that, too? How all of us just want to get through life as quickly and as easily as possible? And even though we know that without risk there's no reward, we're still so scared to chance it? I'm
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#100. I wrapped my arms around his waist. "You called me your girl." I nodded, waggling my eyebrows. "And," I continued, "you'd better believe this little wallflower will cut a bitch with that knife of yours if anyone lays a hand on you.
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