Top 200 Devney Perry Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “Only fools and liars burn books and people’s homes.”

— Devney Perry

152. “It was like the colour he’d brought into my home with his laugh. Ford’s kiss was a symphony of blue and green and red and yellow. A kaleidoscope.”

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

154. “Worried about me, my queen?” I rolled my eyes. “Only that you’d die and I wouldn’t get to spit on your grave.”

— Devney Perry

155. “It wasn’t that he’d chosen Jocelyn. It was that he hadn’t chosen me. Why was I never the first choice?”

— Devney Perry

156. “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.”

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

159. “The struggle is what affirms you’re alive. Without it, the bright moments don’t shine.”

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

161. “If I truly wanted to be in control of my destiny, then I couldn’t wait for someone else to save me from danger. The only person who was always going to fight for me was me.”

— Devney Perry

162. “I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t stop staring at her. Millie. My Millie.”

— Devney Perry

163. “Did he regret telling me his name? Well, too bad. I liked saying it.”

— Devney Perry

164. “We were like kindling. All we needed was an ember, and we went up in flames.”

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

166. “I didn’t ask to be married to a stranger and shipped across the continent. I didn’t ask to come to Turah. I didn’t ask to be jailed in a wilderness treehouse. Those were decisions made for me by the whims of men. So you can threaten to take away my freedom all you want, but I will fight you. Every step of the way. Until my last breath. And I will not go quietly into a cage.”

— Devney Perry

167. “I could stare at this naked man for days and not get enough.”

— Devney Perry

168. “We can’t get married.” “Why not?” the guy asked, still walking, his arms raised. “Yeah,” Jasper said. “Why not?”

— Devney Perry

169. “Who would I become if I wasn’t at the mercy of men?”

— Devney Perry

170. “What was wrong with me that I wasn’t enough?”

— Devney Perry

171. “A cuddler. Of course I’d marry a woman who cuddled. I loathed cuddling.”

— Devney Perry

172. “When I’d made the wrong choice for myself. And the right one for my daughter.”

— Devney Perry

173. “He had her past. I was taking her future.”

— Devney Perry

174. “Except it wasn’t just dinner. It was dinner with a man whose touch made me tingle. It was dinner with a man who seemed to bust right through my defenses. It was dinner with a man who stirred feelings I’d reserved for my husband alone.”

— Devney Perry

175. “What if I jumped? Would anyone notice? No. Not for this princess. A smile tugged at my mouth. I raced for the cliff. My drab, gray dress streamed behind me as I ran, faster and faster, arms pumping, legs pushing. I didn’t think. I didn’t falter. One moment, my feet were tethered to the earth. The next, I was flying.”

— Devney Perry

176. “Touch her again and they’ll never find your body.”

— Devney Perry

177. “If I just pushed him over the railing the next time he invaded my privacy, would he die? A girl could dream.”

— Devney Perry

178. “You don’t have to hide who you are, Cross. Not here.”

— Devney Perry

179. “I didn’t like having people in my kitchen. Even Mom and Lyla knew not to intrude when they came over. For Memphis, I’d make an exception.”

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

181. “To the characters who came before. To the stories that led us here. To the chances we take. To the dreams we chase. Trust your wings.”

— Devney Perry

182. “Last night was the ultimate example of Vegas’s poison. Eloise, a pure, beautiful woman, had been corrupted by Sin City. Tainted by a man whose demons had come out to play.”

— Devney Perry

183. “The man I’d dated for one year, two months and eleven days. The man I’d loved with my whole heart. The man I’d vowed to forget.”

— Devney Perry

184. “Collisions on crossroads. West and I were nothing but collisions on crossroads.”

— Devney Perry

185. “You’re yelling at my wife.”

— Devney Perry

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

— Devney Perry

187. “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

188. “There were far worse things in a human body to break than bones.”

— Devney Perry

189. “No one in Quincy needed to know I’d given the chief of police three orgasms.”

— Devney Perry

190. “So many apologies. They were getting heavy.”

— Devney Perry

191. “Tell me you want to leave, and I’ll take you back to Roslo myself.” He was giving me the choice. All I had to do was say yes. “No,” I whispered. His eyes drifted closed, his forehead dropping to mine. “Good. I have no desire to live in Quentis.” “Wh-what?” I leaned away. “You are mine.” His hands dove into my hair, fingers threading through my curls. “Even if we are kingdoms apart, you are mine. But I’d rather not be a kingdom apart.”

— Devney Perry

192. “I’ve got you. When it comes to the baby and life and all things. I’ve got you.”

— Devney Perry

193. “It was a smile to chase away that sullen fog. A smile to brighten a miserable day. A smile, just for me. It lasted for only a heartbeat. Smiles faded too fast these days.”

— Devney Perry

194. “If I was her future, then she was mine.”

— Devney Perry

195. “I love you.” “Yes, you do. Don’t forget.”

— Devney Perry

196. “When she was in the room, I struggled to look anywhere but at her.”

— Devney Perry

197. “It was a kiss between two people who hadn’t memorized each other’s mouths yet but were cramming in every detail, like there’d be a test tomorrow and we were hellbent on a crash course.”

— Devney Perry

198. “I craved her, more than id ever craved anyone in a long, long time. And that scared the hell out of me.”

— Devney Perry

199. “Gods save the men who make you mad.”

— Devney Perry

200. “You are the crown prince. It was all a ruse.” “Not all of it.” His eyes darkened, shifting to that forest green as he took my arms, keeping me on my feet. Pulling me close and into his chest. “You have always been my queen.”

— Devney Perry