Top 100 J.J. McAvoy Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Truly good people, which are very hard to find, don’t think they’re good people. They believe that they’re doing what anyone else would do. The truth is, ninety percent of us are hiding from the world and our true selves. We force ourselves to do the “right” thing because we’re afraid of the consequences of doing what we really want to do.”

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2. “I swear to God – ” “God doesn’t come to this part of the house, so swear to me.”

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3. “Step one, accept she was a damn boss. Step two, hide all the knives, guns, and maybe the pillows, too.”

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4. “I love you more than the sun loves the sky. From:.”

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5. “She was dripping for me and I licked it all up as she shivered. SMACK.”

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6. “I want you to remember to laugh, remember that it’s okay to be happy without me.”

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7. “I always win gentlemen. Even if it looks like I’m losing I’m winning.”

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8. “Just like you know that is your problem not mine, and I will wait for you to sort it out. Now release my arm before I get upset.” The look in his eyes was so heated, so furious. If they could, they’d burn a hole in my face. “Last warning.” When he released me I walked out the doors simply saying, “Exactly why my name is still Donatella Aviela Callahan.”

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9. “You can’t win if you aren’t willing to lose it all.”

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10. “Money was not the root of all evil, it was just a vehicle that got you to power.”

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11. “You are not a black rainbow. I see every one of your colors.”

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12. “Mel had always reminded me that we all had the capacity to be ruthless, that all we needed was the right push.”

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13. “Feed his dark side, enjoy being there with him. Don’t change him. I made him and he is perfect. There is noting to change.” – Melody.”

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14. “I’m far too sexy to be suffering from blue balls.”

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15. “She looks like a sweet little lamb from afar, but when you get close, you find out she skinned and ate the damn thing just to use it as a coat. She’s a beast.”

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16. “Another human devoted to you; who loves you completely, selflessly, whose loyalty is without question, even after death? Who doesn’t want that?”

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17. “It might not have been a happily ever after for everyone, but it was everything I had ever wanted.”

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18. “Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless... ” – Oscar Wilde.”

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19. “We were the standard, the hope, and the law.”

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20. “If you think for a bloody second that I would ever let you go through any of this alone, you’ve lost your mind. I will find you, I will bring you home, and I will fix you, do you hear me? Because I need you to fix me too.”

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21. “It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.” – Vaclav Havel.”

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22. “How do you make anyone strong without breaking them?”

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23. “I want you to love me.” I said softly. “But if not, then I want to be the closest thing to you loving me. I want your loyalty. I want your honesty. I want you by my side and no one else’s. I want your body. I want your mind. I want to know your hopes and dreams so I could one day make them reality.”

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24. “Odette, because of you, I laugh, I smile, and I dare to dream of a future that is worthy of poets. The reasons that brought us together weren’t the best or the most romantic, but I am glad for them nevertheless, and I swear to you that from now until the day I die, your dreams are my dreams. Your joy is my joy. Your pain is my pain, and I will never betray you. You are now my body, my mind, my soul, and my heart. You are my sun, my moon, and all of my stars.”

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25. “God had the most twisted sense of humor.”

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26. “Rule One: You kill for family. You die for family. Because you can’t trust anyone else.”

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27. “She’s mine. I’m hers. It’s that simple. Truthfully, that’s how it’s always been. Neither of us are fighting anymore.”

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28. “I think I might love you.”

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29. “I’ve come to acknowledge my brokenness; I don’t try piecing myself together as if I’m normal. Instead I make a mosaic with the broken pieces of myself.”

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30. “My dear, if you were not my daughter, I would fear you.” I could hear the smile in his voice over the phone. “It’s because I am your daughter that you should fear me.”

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31. “You don’t become ruthless with hugs and kisses. It is pain that makes us.”

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32. “And if we must cry, we cry for family.”

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33. “I would have left you out there and thrown this ring back at you if I saw weakness. I see what your enemies see, a sleeping dragon. I’m the only woman who can make sure everyone knows you’re awake.”

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34. “If a man wants my heart he’s going to have to find it and then just take it because I don’t offer it to anyone.”

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35. “I knew not everyone would be intact at the finish line.”

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36. “He’s just the “one”. Not in a religious, demi-god sort of way even though I wouldn’t put it past him to think that of himself.”

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37. “This week in school they made us read Frankenstein. It was cool. I liked it. I like books that make me think. That’s why I’m in the advanced class. My favorite part is when the monster looks at Dr. Frankenstein and tells him it’s his fault. It kinda reminds me of now. You called me a monster. I walked way. Then you threatened the monster. And so if it comes down to you or me, I have to pick me.”

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38. “But you see we can’t all be the phoenix, some of us have to be the ash.”

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39. “I’m free to look at what I own.”

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40. “I chose me, and it might not be perfect, it might not be a dream or fairytale, but my good days outweigh the bad. That’s all we can hope for in life, isn’t it?”

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41. “I love you more than Cinderella loved Prince Charming. From:.”

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42. “Dawn, Cillian. That is how long I’ll wait for your apology. For you to remember you were nothing but a puppet king who forgot he was on strings.”

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43. “When you find out that someone you care about was hurt, how do you help them? How do you help them after pouring salt on their wounds?”

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44. “I loved her more than I loved myself.”

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45. “May we forever be rulers, may our enemies tremble at our feet, may we never forget our great love that is the family. Which we will rule with an iron fist.” “May we be ruthless and have no regrets,” she added gripping onto my back. “May we take what we want, when we want it, with the world at our feet.”

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46. “We were all fakers; lying to people who were lying to themselves.”

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47. “My mother told me never to hit a woman, but you are pushing my limits.” “Funny, my father told me the same thing. Would you like me to apologize?”

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48. “The world isn’t black or white. Sometimes you need to do bad to do good and worse to do even better.”

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49. “He is gone and I find myself staring at shoes so large that they could’ve only belonged to a giant.”

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50. “We’re in a give-and-take relationship, Felicity.” He pulled me off the table. “So give. On your knees.”

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