Top 180 Emma Chase Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “That’s because stacked on and around her desk, in neat skyscraper-high columns, are books. About three dozen of them. For a moment, I freeze, my mouth open and my eyes wide with shock. Then, inanely, I wonder how the hell she got them all up here. Kate weighs a buck-ten at best. There’s got to be several hundred pounds of pages in this room. It’s then that her shiny dark head emerges over the horizon. And, once again, she smiles. Like a cat with a mouthful of bird.”

— Emma Chase

152. “Do we still hang people?” Henry asks, philosophically. When he doesn’t get an answer, he adds, “If not, I’m bringing hanging back.”

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153. “It’s not my fault keys abandon me. I put them in a specific spot, so I’ll know where they are for later – and I swear to God, they sprout legs and run away. Slippery, little Houdini bastards.”

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154. “Challenge rises in her eyes. “You’re assuming I actually liked you to begin with. You know what they say about people who assume, ass.”

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155. “There are meetings in books that stand out, that alter the course of the story. Profound encounters between characters when one soul seems to say to the other, “There you are – I’ve been looking for you.”

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156. “Gossip is petty, but in the world of politics it’s also essential.”

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157. “She’s like a Rubik’s Cube. So frustrating at times that you want to toss it out the goddamn window. But you don’t. You can’t. You’re compelled to keep playing with it until you figure it out.”

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158. “Our job isn’t to protect them from their own dumb choices; it’s to teach them to make better ones. Teach them how not to be a screw-up in a screwed up world.”

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159. “For a guy, there’s something primordial about a woman covered in your scent – it’s the most primitive way of staking your claim. Of showing every other peckerhead that a woman is very much taken. It’s animalistic, sure, but that doesn’t make it any less arousing.”

— Emma Chase

160. “I can’t stave off the hurt that seeps into my voice. “Why can’t you be happy for me?”

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161. “That won’t give me my lipstick back, you little brat!” “I couldn’t help myself!” she pleads. And I unconsciously nod. That’s it, kid – go with insanity. It’s all you’ve got left.”

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162. “A good friends should be able to tell you anything. Maybe your boyfriend’s screwing around, or a dress that makes your love handles hang over like a shar-pei’s skin? In either case, if they’re not brave enough to tell it like it is? They’re not your best friend.”

— Emma Chase

163. “I shrug, trying to seem cool and unaffected. “Might look a bit too ‘Putin’ on the horse.” He.”

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164. “I got filet mignon at home, boys. I’m not interested in Sloppy Joes.”

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165. “A chaser-away of monsters under the bed, a sneaker of cookies before dinner, an encourager, a protector, a teacher of what a real man is supposed to be.”

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166. “Looks matter, but confidence is by far the most alluring accessory a woman can wear.”

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167. “The eighties are a sorely underrated decade in terms of musical composition. They don’t get nearly the respect they deserve. I try to use my platform in the world to bring attention to this travesty by singing eighties ballads whenever I get the chance.”

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168. “Rock bottom changes you. Glimpsing heaven changes you more.”

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169. “I take my time raising my eyes to hers. There’s a difference between pity and compassion, and I’ve had twenty-two years of practice in noting the distinction. Pity is feeling sorry for someone, while being glad you’re not them. Compassion is a shared pain – you hurt with them; their pain becomes your own.”

— Emma Chase

170. “I want you, Callie. For as long as you’re here, for as long as you’ll let me have you. I want all of you.”

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171. “Anyone worth doing, is worth doing well.”

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172. “I love her. It can’t end this way.”

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173. “My story hasn’t been written yet, but I know it begins with you.”

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174. “Then Tommy makes the sign of the cross in front of Logan. Blessing him.”

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175. “But you make me want to be brave.” Something.”

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176. “There’s no way the person who made these lists actually has kids. They should be shot. And at this moment, I would defend the person who shoots them, pro bono. Just saying.”

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177. “Ellie jumps out of her chair. “I knew it! He’s Jerry McGuiring you! He’s Jerry McGuiring you, because you complete him!!”

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178. “We shy away from the things that hurt us – that have hurt us in the past. That’s what scars are for. They protect the wounds. Cover them with thick, numb tissue so we’ll never feel the same pain again.”

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179. “We left modesty in the dust a ways back – around the first time she played jockey on my face.”

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180. “I’m an insomniac – the affliction of champions.”

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181. “You are driving me crazy!” Her cheeks are flushed, her breathing’s fast, and she’s got murder in her eyes. Beautiful. I raise my brows hopefully. “Crazy? Like you want to rip my shirt open again?” “No. Crazy like the itch of a yeast infection that just won’t go away.”

— Emma Chase

182. “Denial is a skill I mastered at a young age. Don’t think about it. Don’t talk about it. Suck it up. Choke it down.”

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183. “And yet, I just can’t be bothered to give a damn. I want Olivia. In my bed, on my cock, over my face. And I want her to know it. You.”

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184. “My pelvis swoons like a romance novel heroine who just saw her Brad Pitt circa Legends of the Fall–like hero riding toward her on horseback. Either.”

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185. “I don’t need a kingdom – if you’re beside me, I already have the whole world.”

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186. “When our children were young, Sarah and I decided against spankings, it wasn’t how we wanted to raise them. Now I’m thinking we were wrong in Jane’s case – she’s got too much of my petulant stubbornness. We probably should’ve beaten her, at least a little.”

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187. “You should go out with your friends, Chelsea. Have fun.” No matter how much I hate the idea. “The kids and I will be fine.”

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188. “When he’s gone, I turn around to ask Olivia if she’s all right, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t expecting a little show of gratitude. Perhaps with her mouth, hopefully with her hands – and just maybe if she’s really grateful, she’ll bring some hip-grinding action into the equation. She gives me some mouth, all right. “Who the hell do you think you are?” Her hands are on her hips, her cheeks are flushed and she’s livid. Cock-stirringly stunning – but absolutely furious. “Do.”

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189. “You were always my girl, Callie. Even after you weren’t any more.”

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190. “It was the easiest thing I’ve ever done. When I stood up there, in front of all those cameras, it was like when they say your life flashes before your eyes when you’re dying. I saw all the years ahead – and not one of them mattered worth a damn. Because I didn’t have you there with me. I love you, Olivia. I don’t need a kingdom – if you’re beside me, I already have the whole world.”

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191. “Never have children, Eleanor,” she tells me stiffly. “Ungrateful to the core, the whole lot of them. Write that down.” Dutifully, I tap on my phone.”

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