“Sometimes that’s all it takes. Just one person to turn everything on its head. Remind you of the person you were.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“If you can't live longer, live deeper.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“Pain of the past never goes away, you just find a way to deal with it. And the future...all the promise it holds...that's what keeps you moving forward, and out of the darkness.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“I realize that I didn’t start breathing until him.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“But best of all … I got love. Not love under fear or condition. Not love that comes with a price. I got real, honest to god love in all its purest forms. Family love. Friend love. Unconditional love.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“Pretend to the rest of the world, Mia. I understand your need to do that. But don't pretend with me.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“Then it hits me. I was just in a pissing contest with my dog. There are no words.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“It’s easy to be worthless to someone, but to matter to someone … well, I think that would be harder.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“All I know is, being away from you......makes it hard to breathe. I miss you so much”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“Pain of the past never goes away, you just find a way to deal with it. And in the future....... all the promise it holds.... that's what keeps you moving forward, and out of the darkness.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“When he cares about someone, he cares about them with everything. And he takes, losing someone he cares about, badly.' 'His mom?' 'Holy crap! He told you about his mom? Shit, he does like you. Just do't break his heart now that he's finally got it working, please.' 'I don't think I have the power to do that.' 'Oh, you'd be surprised.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“Fuck it,' I hear him mutter, and the next thing I know he's taking hold of my hand.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“Do you want me to leave?' 'What? No fuckin' way do I want you to leave. What I want is for you to relax and enjoy yourself with me tonight, so all I'm doing by canceling our date is taking it our of the equation. If it happens to turn into a date later, then awesome. If it does't, then I might be a little disappointed...' He grins to let me know that he is teasing. 'There isn't any pressure here. I like you - a lot. I think that is pretty obvious. But I want you to want to be here with me in the same way as I do you. If you're not quite there yet, then that's ok. I'll wait until you are. However long it takes.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“Morning. I didn't wake you, did I?' God, he looks gorgeous, even at this early hour. 'No. I've been awake a while. Couldn't sleep.' 'Me eighter. I've has this girl on my mind all night' 'Anyone I know?' 'You might know her. Blond hair, blue eyes ... beautiful. We went out on a date last night as it happens.' ' Really? So how was the date?' 'Well, that's the thing... The date was amazing, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about her... or her gorgeous mouth ever since...And the thing is, I really need to kiss her again.' ' I think she needs you to kiss her too.' 'You do?' 'Mmm”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“Did you make a picnic, Jordan Matthews?' For the first time EVER, I see a blush in his cheeks. 'I might have' he mumbles and sets off walking.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“Pain of the past never goes away, you just find a way to deal with it. And the future … all the promise it holds … that’s what keeps you moving forward, and out of the darkness.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“I love you, Mia. Every part of you. The best and worst. The broken and perfect. The bad, the good. You’re it for me, babe. I see only you.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“He gave me the one thing he's never given to anyone before..
He gave me his heart, and his trust.
And in return, I gave him the same right back....”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“He has been talking to you. I'm glad, but surprised he told you that stuff. Still, I'll take it as a good sign considering you are on a date with him. You must really like him. And he must really like you.''What makes you think that?''Because he's never been that honest with a girl befor. Hell, he's never been on a actual date befor. And if he's telling you all his shit up front, the you must really mean something to him. He must think a lot of you. He wants you to know the truth, and that's a big step for him.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“I’ve never had feelings for a girl before, but the first time I do, I’m falling in love, and hard. I guess this is what happens to us men who don’t love easily. We love quicker and harder.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“Honestly, the look he’s giving me right now … I think if he could flip me off, he would.
Yep, you lost that round, Dozer.
I turn the ignition , feeling pretty satisfied with myself that I’ve got Mia sitting up front with me… Then it hits me.
I was just in a pissing contest with my dog.
There are no words.
No. Fucking. Words.
Towle, Samantha (2013-11-18). Trouble (p. 125). . Kindle Edition.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“You were a boy scout?''Lasted a day.But it's the truth about food. I just broke my breakfast virginity with you.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“Because I fuckin' love you Mia...
That didn't come out exactly as I'd planned, but it is the truth. I'm in love with you...”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“I don’t woo. We’re not in the nineteenth century. I fuck. And I’m awesome at it. Hence why women keep coming back for more. ”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“Handsome boy that you are…aren’t you…yes, you are.” She smooshes his face in her hands, and I actually find myself jealous of my dog.
I’m jealous of my dog.
I really need to get laid.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“I’ll always be waiting for you.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“Mia might be the hottest girl I have ever seen … okay, she is the hottest girl I have ever seen in life, and the sweetest. And I’m so horny for her that my dick actually hurts. It motherfucking hurts. But the girl’s got enough to deal with. And me spending an invariable amount of time around a hot girl that I cannot put my dick inside … it’s just not possible. I might as well be in prison. Or hell. That’s it, I’m in hell.
Towle, Samantha (2013-11-18). Trouble (p. 99). . Kindle Edition.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
“Taking me in, he sweeps his hair back revealing eyes the color of maple syrup. I have the sudden urge to eat pancakes.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from Trouble
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“It will certainly show what our ancestors would be thinking if they were alive today. People have often speculated about this. Would they approve of modern society, they ask, would they marvel at present-day achievements? And of course this misses a fundamental point. What our ancestors would really be thinking, if they were alive today, is: "Why is it so dark in here?”
― Terry Pratchett, quote from Pyramids
“Martha: ... I cry allllll the time; but deep inside, so no one can see me. I cry all the time. And Georgie cries all the time, too. We both cry all the time, and then what we do, we cry, and we take our tears, and we put 'em in the ice box, in the goddamn ice trays until they're all frozen and then... we put them... in our... drinks.”
― Edward Albee, quote from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
“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,” I bit out every syllable, so she would fucking understand. “And I’m yours,” I added, a little calmer.”
― Penelope Douglas, quote from Until You
“At last the cold crept up my spine; at last it filled me from foot to head; at last I grew so chill and desolate that all thought and pain and awareness came to a standstill. I wasn't miserable anymore: I wasn't anything at all. I was a nothing-- a random configuration of molecules. If my heart still beat I didn't know it. I was aware of one thing only; next to the gaping fact called Death, all I knew was nothing, all I did meant nothing, all I felt conveyed nothing. This was no passing thought. It was a gnawing, palpable emptiness more real than the cold.”
― David James Duncan, quote from The River Why
“Eventually, mercifully, the waitress prised the spoons out of our hands and took the dessert stuff away, and we were able to stumble zombielike out into the night.”
― Bill Bryson, quote from The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America
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