Top 160 Devney Perry Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “I want a big, chaotic family to fill the house. I want to step on toys in the middle of the night. I want to break apart fight and bandage up skinned knees. I want the mess. I want the passion. I want to watch you grow our kids.”

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52. “The rocks at the base of this sable cliff glowed silver as they caught the moonlight.”

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53. “One morning spent in a rocking chair, and the world had shifted. Like going for a ride and veering off the main path to get a look from a different angle, and then discovering that the trail you’d been on was lacking in every way imaginable.”

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54. “But if there was a woman to steal for the future, it was her. I’d thought there wouldn’t be time to add another person, another commitment, to my life. But being with her wasn’t work. She fit. Seamlessly.”

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55. “Then here’s another truth. I’m going to take them. I’m going to take all of your bests. Every damn one until you can’t keep track of the top five anymore because there are so many bests that you’ll need a hundred to capture them all.” “Promise?” I whispered. “I swear it.”

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56. “The ranch was all I’d ever wanted. From the time I was a kid, I’d known that I’d live and die on this place. My heart belonged to the land. My soul was tethered to the earth. A day of honest work gave me peace.”

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57. “I’d killed that version of myself. I’d stabbed her to death with the shards of a broken heart.”

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58. “Your dreams were my dreams, Tally. I lost them when I lost you.” He hooked a finger under my chin. “Did I lose you?”

— Devney Perry

59. “He had a treasure, a pure gold treasure, and rather than cherish her, he did used her for his own greed.”

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60. “A guy who was lucky to have twenty bucks in his pocket and knew he’d never be able to give you the world.” She pulled her knees into her chest. “I never needed the world.” “But I wanted to give it to you anyway.”

— Devney Perry

61. “Memphis was a sweet temptation and a sinful craving.”

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62. “It’s easy to love someone when times are good. Real love is about holding on to one another when times aren’t.”

— Devney Perry

63. “Your dreams were my dreams, Tally. I lost them when I lost you.”

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64. “She was my best friend. But damn, I wanted to kiss her. To say to hell with our friendship and see what we could make of this spark between us.”

— Devney Perry

65. “Maybe being strong meant learning to lean on those who would take some of the pain away.”

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66. “Millie is an assistant AD,” Kurt said. Hold up. Did that make her my boss?”

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67. “I cook for you because it’s how I show someone I care. I cook for you because I love the look on your face after that first bite. I cook for you because I’d rather cook for you than anyone else.”

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68. “The Quincy rodeo was a standing tradition, much like Christmas or Thanksgiving. It was one of the few events we always made sure to attend together, even if that meant closing shop. Except that evening, surrounded by my family, a piece was missing. I hadn’t realized until late in the evening, when I’d glanced across the arena and found Winn at the fence, that the missing piece was her. Another shift. She belonged by my side, not standing alone.”

— Devney Perry

69. “Millie might want to see the photo Joey had mentioned at the alumni fundraiser, and I didn’t want her to know that, at the moment, that photo was the only item on my bookshelf.”

— Devney Perry

70. “The thunder to his lightning. We were a storm. Two souls lost in the pouring rain.”

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71. “How long could a person hold on the end of their rope before their grip slipped?”

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72. “She’d told me that one day, she hoped I’d find a man who’d fight with me. Who’d love me even when he wanted to strangle me. Who’d never quit fighting because what we had was worth a few angry words.”

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73. “Except that evening, surrounded by my family, a piece was missing. I hadn’t realized until late in the evening, when I’d glanced across the arena and found Winn at the fence, that the missing piece was her.”

— Devney Perry

74. “But I’m happy every day too. I still have a lot of people in my life. Family. Friends. You. The trick is learning to let the happy outweigh the sad.”

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75. “And for the first time in a long time, I knew the man holding me tight wouldn’t let me fall.”

— Devney Perry

76. “For so long, I’d pretended to be a professional. I’d maintained a professional distance. I’d kept our interactions professional. I’d stayed away from her to maintain professionalism.”

— Devney Perry

77. “In that mess, there was passion. In that passion, we were perfect.”

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78. “You realize early in life that beauty is only skin-deep, and ugly goes straight to the bone.”

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79. “Though he was missing the hat and the horse, this guy was every cowboy fantasy come to life.”

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80. “Stop,” I whispered. “Let me go.” “Never.” His face gentled and he looked down at me with his own desperation. “Emmy, don’t do this. Don’t stay with him just because you’re.”

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81. “I’d eat you alive, pretty boy. Save the special service for someone who’ll take your orders in bed.”

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82. “When I hadn’t been strong enough to do something myself – when the pain had been too much – he’d done it for me.”

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83. “Hey, Mills.” I swallowed hard. He was the only person in the world who called me Mills. “Hey, Ford.” “Long time.” Ten years and three months. But who’s counting?”

— Devney Perry

84. “It’s okay to always love Jamie.” “I always will.” Always. “But maybe you can love someone else too.”

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85. “Hey.” His thumbs caught the two tears that escaped. “You can’t cry, Winn. It destroys me. Don’t cry, baby.”

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86. “Memphis? My Memphis?” She arched her eyebrows. “Your Memphis?”

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87. “Standing on your own doesn’t mean you have to be alone. There’s a difference.”

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88. “Maybe I’d lost my shine, but I was a better person without it.”

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89. “Isaiah and his simple gestures. He took the quiet moments, the ones most overlooked, and made the most of them. “I.”

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90. “Lean on me.” He kissed my forehead, then hugged me again, squeezing so tight that if my knees buckled, I wouldn’t drop an inch. I leaned on him. And for the first time in a long time, I knew the man holding me tight wouldn’t let me fall.”

— Devney Perry

91. “This project was part of my penance. For Talia, I’d bear every ache and pain.”

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92. “In a sea of people, above the noise and below the lights, one look from him and the world had melted away.”

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93. “I’d listen to them laugh for the rest of of my life over any music.”

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94. “Maybe motherhood wasn’t always being the person your child leaned on, but finding the person they needed when you weren’t enough.”

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95. “He chuckled. “What about whisky?” “I don’t drink whisky.” “Hmm.” He took a long, slow sip from his glass, then set it down. “That’s a shame. A beautiful woman drinking whisky is my weakness.”

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96. “Why is it tattooed on your body?” “As a reminder.” “Of what?” He gave me a sad smile. “Of what I lost.”

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97. “My heart lurched. The girls. There was no question who he was referring to. I knew, deep in my soul, exactly which girls he meant. Lily Green. Harmony Hardt.”

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98. “The thing about divorce is, there isn’t always one mistake. One nuclear bomb dropped on a couple that destroys their marriage. Sometimes, it creeps up on you slowly. And one day, realization hits and all you know is that you.”

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99. “Passion comes from the mess, Memphis.” He threaded his hands into my hair. “So does everything lasting.”

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100. “Nothing in this world could have prepared me for Genevieve. She’d crept up on me, consuming more and more of my thoughts, day by day. And then she’d stolen my dreams.”

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