Top 50 Denise Grover Swank Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Sometimes you have to break something to make it stronger. Remember that.”

— Denise Grover Swank

2. “Good, bad, they’re just words. Who’s to decide what is good or bad? In the end, only the consequences matter.”

— Denise Grover Swank

3. “Sometimes what we see as our purpose hurts us in the end.” Was.”

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4. “It’s a sad day when you miss your old boss, despite the fact she tried to kill you.”

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5. “The dam of tears broke again and I cried softly, grateful for the love I didn’t deserve because the gift of me didn’t seem to be enough.”

— Denise Grover Swank

6. “When the Greek goddess Hera married Zeus, the goddess Gaia created three golden apples and gave them to Hera as a wedding gift.”

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7. “It all started when I saw myself dead.”

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8. “That girl’s dumber than a dried stick in a match factory.”

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9. “Girls can drive trucks if they want to. They can do pretty much anything a boy can do.” “They can’t pee standing up. I tried it, and Mommy got really mad because I made a huge mess.”

— Denise Grover Swank

10. “I find myself thinking about her all the time. But I hurt her. I didn’t mean to hurt her. I’d do anything to take back the pain I caused, but I don’t think she’ll listen to me. So the only thing I know to do is start over, then maybe she’ll give me another chance.”

— Denise Grover Swank

11. “The last time we saw each other, he begged for my understanding. I’d told him to go to hell. They were wasted words. He was going there anyway.”

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12. “I fell asleep, lying against his chest listening to the soft beat of his heart in my ear, my own full of joy.”

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13. “Rose Gardner was done with letting people make her feel badly about who she was.”

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14. “You are a rose bush left out in the wild, scraping for survival. You have fought for everything you have, and you thrive on the struggle. You’re called to it. The harder things are, the better you get.”

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15. “No! I did not say he is a mistake. You’re worried I’m makin’ one, but you can’t save me from mistakes. You have to let me live my life – all of it. The good things and the bad.”

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16. “But misery is misery, no matter what its cause and we were both drowning in it. I.”

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17. “But problems are like weeds – pluck one and five more spring up.”

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18. “I faced the real possibility of spending the rest of my life alone, never experiencing great love. But then again, I might not live long enough for it to matter much.”

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19. “I know. You’re right. I’m sorry. Turns out getting tackled, being snatched nearly bald, auditioning for a pole dancing job, and then throwing up on your old Sunday School teacher makes you cranky.” I grinned. “I think you’re entitled. Not to mention you lost not one, but two jobs today.” She snorted. “I’m really on a roll.”

— Denise Grover Swank

20. “That’s why you’re so good as president of the busybody club, uh, I mean the neighborhood watch.”

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21. “Because as long as you know the rules, you know what’s expected of you, and as long as you have the necessary information, you can always find the answer.”

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22. “At some point you have to stop relying on logic to get you through life and live with your heart. You’ll be a whole lot happier if you do.”

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23. “This here’s war, and sometimes there’s casualties. You hope to God not to be one, but you go in accepting the risk. Especially if something’s worth fighting for.”

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24. “Half the world’s awake by ten, and the other half is sleeping in China.”

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25. “Collin and I were fire and ice, love and hate. When you climb to soaring heights, the fall is much more deadly.”

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26. “He wanted me more than he’d ever wanted anything in his life, but something was holding him back. Something that frightened him.”

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27. “Don’t be so dramatic, Magnolia. So you flashed your tits to the world. At least you’re still young and they look good. Just imagine if I showed my drooping bowling balls. I could have started a world war. Or at least instigated a minor economic depression.”

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28. “Trust was a tricky thing. Usually the perosn asking for the trust had to prove they were worthy to receive it.”

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29. “You don’t see black and white. You see gray. People aren’t all good and bad. You have a way of bringing out the good.”

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30. “Losing someone you love is harder. One minute they’re there, the next they’re gone. There were times I wished they would rise up from the dead.”

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31. “Then why go through this farce?” “Just like hell has multiple levels, so does disgrace.”

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32. “Say what you like, Ellie, but the minute I joined my soul with yours, I became yours. Completely.”

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33. “But life is meant to be messy, Scarlett. You need to live a little.” “You can’t live a little or a lot, Caroline. You simply live.”

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34. “For the first time, I wondered if our expiration date was approaching. I’d always suspected our relationship would end when he got spooked and ran, but now I wondered if I would be the one to end it. I already realized I needed so much more.”

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35. “I’m going to guess that you hate coconut, so I should probably answer that I make killer margaritas.” She laughed again. “I knew you were smart.”

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36. “He accepts me as I am and no longer looks for the girl he loved.”

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37. “I find it ironic that someone so ambivalent about living fights so hard to survive.”

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38. “He glanced at Megan’s mother, his gaze allowing for no argument. “This woman by my side is the woman I want to marry, exactly as she is right now. I don’t want her transformed into some cookie-cutter Barbie doll, so don’t you dare try to do it.”

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39. “The next morning, beer and I mutually decided our relationship wasn’t going to work out. I wondered why it decided to turn on me as I clung to the toilet, waiting to puke my guts out. Everything had been going so well the night before.”

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40. “Libby giggled. “Do you even know what WTF means, Gram?” “Yeah. Wild turkey fun.”

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41. “What time do we start?” I resisted the urge to grin. “Show up at the New Living Hope Revival Church at ten tomorrow morning.” His eyes flew open. “Ten? That early?” “Half the world’s awake by ten, and the other half is sleeping in China.”

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42. “Hilary glanced up at Joe with a bright smile, which she then turned toward me. I wished I had ten-foot-long legs so I could kick her.”

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43. “He was Darth Vader, and I was Jar Jar Binks.”

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44. “Afraid of flying?” the man next to her asked, sounding displeased by the prospect. “No, just crashing and burning.”

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45. “I was paving the highway to hell in beet bottles and kisses.”

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46. “Logically, I knew I’d get over this. People broke up with each other every day and you didn’t see them falling down and dying of unhappiness. But unhappiness didn’t kill you that way. It was a slow malignancy that stole your hope. You didn’t fall over dead, you faded away into nothingness.”

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47. “I’ve faced a hell of a lot worse than you today, you lizard-tongued monster!”

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48. “Sometimes the choices we make are part of the path that takes us to where we need to be.”

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49. “Let me guess, you don’t function until after a cup of coffee?” “Actually it’s two cups. And yes. Coffee is the elixir of the gods.” Her brown eyes danced in amusement. “Are you calling yourself a god now?” “You were a participant in last night’s activities, so you tell me.”

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50. “Are you mentally ill? A gigolo? A terrorist?” “Blair, stop.” Megan put her hand on her friend’s arm. “And I already accused him of being a terrorist.” “And you believed him when he said no?” “Actually,” she mused, casting an ornery grin at him. “I don’t think he answered me.” “Tricky bastard, aren’t you?”

— Denise Grover Swank