Top 35 Apryl Baker Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “I don’t know why you matter to me. I mean, I barely know you, but I need to know you’re safe, that you’re happy, and that you have everything you need. You’re important to me. That’s about all I’ve figured out right now, at least until you get a little older. You really are jailbait until you turn eighteen.”

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2. “I’ll make you a promise, okay? I promise no matter what you do, I will always be here for you. I will never leave you and I will never let you drive me away, no matter how hard you try. You’re stuck with me, kid.”

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3. “You either love me or hate me, no middle ground to be had.”

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4. “I know I’m a mess, have trust issues like no one else, and I’m difficult on the best of days. No one but Dan has ever really cared enough to fight through those, or so I’d thought. I grew up knowing no one wanted me. That does terrible things to a person, things most normal people would never understand.”

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5. “Thirty minutes later, Dan is sipping his double something or other frappe latte. His order nearly made me cross my eyes trying to keep up with all the extra stuff he added. I still don’t get what everyone sees in all those overpriced flavored coffees. Don’t get me wrong – I love my caramel macchiato from Starbucks, but even I can’t see paying five dollars every couple of hours for coffee. You’d spend an entire paycheck in.”

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6. “Secrets tend to get found out no matter how hard you try to hide them.”

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7. “My theory is you can look at all the eye candy you want and still appreciate what you have at home.”

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8. “No one wants to believe that when we die, that’s it. Everything we are, that we were, will just cease to exist when we die. We need to believe there is something more out there. If there isn’t, what’s the point of all this?”

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9. “I’m not sure any of us can really answer. Guys don’t go through half as much trouble as we do to impress. All they do is throw on just anything and look good. It’s so unfair. Meg’s.”

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10. “He looks me right in the eyes, and those brown ones of his are full of comfort. Not sympathy or regret, or even hesitation. His eyes make me think of home. I feel at home with him. I’ve never felt that before, not even when my mom was still alive. She loved me, but never made me feel the warmth and comfort of a real home, but Officer Dan can. “Mattie.”

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11. “No way do I ever want to try to do anything without my trusty Google search.”

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12. “She used to smile so much, before the drugs. In the end her eyes were dull and lifeless. She looked about ten years older than she really was too. It was definitely the drugs. That stuff burns you out, ages you. I won’t touch that crap. I’ve seen what drugs can do. When you see the damage firsthand, you’ll never, ever even think about trying them yourself.”

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13. “My right fist connects firmly with his nose. I hear a nasty pop and blood flows. I twist so that my legs are free of the booth and place a well-aimed kick at his kneecaps. He goes down hard.”

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14. “He nods and comes to sit back down, his face serious again. “Are you going to do this a lot?” “Define ‘this.’ I do a lot of stupid stuff.” “Leave me voicemails breaking up with me.” “Officer Dan, we can’t break up ’cause we were never together.” “Mattie,” he growls. “Maybe.” “Well, get over it because I love you, Mattie Hathaway. I’m not sure what that means right now, but I do. You’re stuck with me, Squirt. I’m not going anywhere.”

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15. “I trip in two-inch heels. Any woman who can walk in stilettos deserves just a bit of respect. “We’re.”

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16. “Everyone has some darkness within, but few admit to its existence, much less let it out.”

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17. “He smiles at me and his brown eyes are full of warm chocolate gooeyness.”

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18. “Even I can appreciate a cute guy. How can a girl not? It’s not the looking part that counts anyway. It’s the touching. My theory is you can look at all the eye candy you want and still appreciate what you have at home.”

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19. “Killing yourself might stop your problems at the moment, but it left everyone who cared about you in as much pain or more than you were in before you offed yourself.”

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20. “This boy loved me the way I’d always wanted to be loved, the way I needed to be loved, and he gave his life for me.”

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21. “Yeah, he’s taking this little kid home.” I let the sarcasm drip. “At least I won’t whine like a spoiled brat, unlike you, you bleach-blonde brainless moron. Really, Officer Dan, I am sooooo disappointed in you. This is your girlfriend? Really? I thought you had better taste than this.”

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22. “No one has ever affected me the way you do. It was so intense, I ran away from you, but once you looked into my eyes, I was a goner.”

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23. “God knows what kind of weapon I can build out of Band-Aids and triple antibiotic.”

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24. “I’m a screwed up mess that no one can ever love, not really. Why did I ever let myself hope I could find a little happiness? Pointless.”

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25. “Mason will run faster than Forest Gump if I tell him I almost got strangled by a ghost.”

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26. “We all have that inner fear of the dark, no matter how old we get. It’s an ingrained instinct to fear the velvety blackness of the night, of things you can’t quite see, but know deep down in your bones is there, waiting.”

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27. “That ghost isn’t interested in crossing over. He wants something from me, and I can bet it’s not something I’m willing to give.”

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28. “She smiles at me and then goes over to stand in front of the light. She tells me one thing before she walks into that glowing warmth. “I’m not your mother, Mattie.”

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29. “Easy, dushka,” he mumured. “You’re safe.”

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30. “I took my bike instead of the car so I wouldn’t wake Mom. I remember it started to rain and then I saw headlights coming when I turned the corner. I tried to get out of the way, but it all just happened so fast I couldn’t stop.”

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31. “You’d be amazed at how many self-proclaimed atheist will start to pray right before they die.”

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32. “For Granny – You are missed every single day.”

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33. “Why can’t I have someone care about me so much the only thing that matters to them is me? I just want someone to love me like that and I don’t think I’ll ever have it.”

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34. “She could break him, and he didn’t care.”

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35. “According to him, people who can see ghosts the way I can are meant to be reapers after they die. Reapers help souls get from this plane to the next by navigating through The Between, a place of shades and horrors that want to consume the energy of the newly freed soul. That’s why I can see ghosts and open a doorway to The Between.”

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36. “Did Officer Dan just admit he likes me?”

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37. “If you’re not happy, then have enough balls to ’fess up to it. Don’t disrespect someone else by cheating.”

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