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.”

— Devney Perry

52. “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.”

— Devney Perry

53. “Don’t look at me like that.” “Like what?” I stepped closer, fitting my hand to her jaw. “Like you need to be kissed.”

— Devney Perry

54. “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.”

— Devney Perry

55. “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

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

— Devney Perry

57. “I’m just saying, you think he’s cute. From the look in his eye, he thinks you’re cute too. You two should spend some time being cute together.”

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

60. “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.”

— Devney Perry

61. “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

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

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

68. “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

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

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

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

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

— Devney Perry

75. “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

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

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

78. “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

79. “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

80. “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

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

— Devney Perry

82. “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

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

— Devney Perry

84. “If my heart left her breathless, then hers gave me a reason to breathe.”

— Devney Perry

85. “Cole had earned these heart flutters. And he should have them.”

— Devney Perry

86. “Maybe if he said it over and over, I’d stop worrying that love wasn’t enough.”

— Devney Perry

87. “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.”

— Devney Perry

88. “I looked up into his eyes, so kind and compassionate, and nearly cried again. He was a dream. How had I found a man who was so understanding and patient, who saw me so clearly? It was nothing short of a miracle.”

— Devney Perry

89. “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

90. “How would I ever pretend like this hadn’t happened?”

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91. “She’d be the last. The last woman I’d kiss until the end of my days. It was Millie. It always had been Millie.”

— Devney Perry

92. “When you lived with sharks, you marked the days when a life raft came floating your way.”

— Devney Perry

93. “You were a coward. Do not say you were protecting me.”

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94. “Casual was becoming a craving. We’d sailed past uncomplicated weeks ago. Whatever boundaries we’d erected had been destroyed.”

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95. “My imagination wasn’t rich enough to afford this kiss.”

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96. “But that was another part of Vegas’s appeal. This city welcomed all shapes and sizes. A couple could get married by Elvis beneath the glow of neon lights at a chapel that offered ninety-nine-dollar weekday specials. Or they could come here.”

— Devney Perry

97. “I like perfect,” I murmured. “I like imperfect too. I like wild and reckless moments that you never forget.”

— Devney Perry

98. “I have never been, and never will be, in love with Vivienne,” he said. “I have never stopped loving you.” “Foster – ” “And I never will.”

— Devney Perry

99. “We survive the goodbyes so when a hello comes along, we appreciate its beauty.”

— Devney Perry

100. “Maybe the others doubted me but I wasn’t about to doubt myself. Much.”

— Devney Perry