Top 120 K.A. Tucker Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “I might take risks, but they’re always worth it.”

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52. “But with Celine, she managed to amass a collection of a thousand pieces, each one hand-selected for its historical value and beauty, and then turn her apartment into a masterpiece that you could sit back and enjoy. She wasn’t just a collector, she was a curator.”

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53. “As a spider web of tingles skitters over my skin. I can’t believe it. I’ve never felt this. Not even with Penny. I’m actually nervous to be with a woman.”

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54. “It does feel magical. It does feel like a fairy tale. That a man like Brett – so charming, so talented, so breathtakingly handsome, so seemingly perfect in every way – would become infatuated with an ordinary woman like me.”

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55. “He was given an angel and he tried to break her wings.”

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56. “Probably the same thing she always says: Go live and let yourself make mistakes.”

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57. “But tonight, this is for you and me. It’s our moment.” He rests his chin on my head. “The first night of the rest of our lives.” I relax into him. “Does everyone know you’re such a romantic?” “Shut up.”

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58. “I wanted to make sure you’re okay. Because I was worried. Because I care.”

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59. “This man was once my salvation. Now, he will be my ruin.”

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60. “Any rose can succumb to rot, given the right conditions. But, with enough attention, it can come back better than before.”

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61. “My limbs curl around his body as I watch his broad chest heave with each thrust, and his hooded eyes alight with fire, our gazes locked, and I wonder how on earth I could ever possibly have not wanted this man.”

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62. “I watch people a lot, wondering what makes them who they are.”

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63. “Helped me?” he repeats. “Yes. Maybe now you have a shot at getting laid. As long as you don’t speak.” The wicked smile he flashes makes my throat go dry. “Do you think I have problems in that department, Calla?” “I mean with two-legged creatures.”

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64. “He has feelings for you.” Dakota’s eyes have that dreamy look in them. “Deep, consuming feelings. The kind that dominate your thoughts and control your decisions. And feed your soul.”

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65. “I study the titles in Dr. Stayner’s library, busying myself so I don’t have to look at the fat lip I gave him after yesterday’s group session. It complements the black eye I gave him in last week’s session.”

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66. “I love you, too,” I rush to say. “And I like who you are.” It turns out he is the man on the other side of the phone, listening to me prattle in childish wonder. He’s exactly who I wanted him to be, despite all his flaws, and all the pain he caused.”

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67. “I also sensed the tectonic shift somewhere deep inside – my time in Alaska had changed me in ways I couldn’t pinpoint but also couldn’t ignore. Who I was and who I am now seem like two different people.”

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68. “Mr. Cuervo and I – and all of his Mexican cousins are no longer on speaking terms.”

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69. “I destroyed her life and then got caught in her wake. And I realize now that it’s exactly where I’m meant to be.”

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70. “He died as he lived. Quietly, with a resigned sigh and a smile of acceptance. Leaving a giant hole in my chest that I can’t see how time will ever close. And yet I wouldn’t trade this emptiness for anything.”

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71. “By being in his favorite place, high up in the sky, getting away from everything he’d lost down on the ground.”

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72. “This is my last flight, kiddo,” he announces with grim certainty. He reaches over and takes my hand, and the smile on his face is oddly at peace. “And I can’t think of a better person to have spent it with.”

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73. “He leans in to press his forehead against mine, his mouth inches away. “Please don’t give up on me yet.”

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74. “I asked my cat what’s two minus two.” My father pauses for effect. “She said nothing.”

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75. “If I die today, I’m going to kill you.” I clench my thighs against the sudden urge to pee. “That would take talent,” he murmurs, his strong hands gripping the yoke.”

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76. “I can’t remember what it’s like to wake up and not have you be the first thing I think about. Every morning, I roll over in bed to check for a message from you. Every night, I go to bed annoyed because you’re not beside me. Because you’re so far away. I need you in my life like I need to fly. Like I need this Alaskan air. More than I need this air.”

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77. “When I’m with you, I forget about everything else. You make me feel like myself again.”

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78. “What if she could learn to love again? And what if I’m the one who can remind her what that feels like?”

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79. “I like a woman with a bit of fire in her.”

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80. “They can’t sense my loneliness, or the knot in my stomach. That’s the magic of social media, I guess. But there’s also an odd comfort to hiding behind the illusion. If.”

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81. “I’ve just kept on giving this man parts of me, not realizing that I was losing myself in the process.”

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82. “Iertarea are puterea de a vindeca”.”

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83. “Dogs know the good ones, Marie. Dogs always know.”

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84. “An immortal key caster. You can create with your caster affinities and manipulate with your elven affinity. There has never been another one like you in our realm.” There is awe in her voice.”

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85. “You wanted to see me break,” he whispers, his breathing uneven. “No, I wanted to see you love.”

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86. “I want it all. Consuming passion and camaraderie, laughter and strength, hope and comfort.”

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87. “I can’t remember what it feels like not being in love with you, Calla.”

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88. “I am still very much in love with you, despite my best efforts not to be.”

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89. “I was just remembering something my dad said. About how he knew it would never work out with my mom in the long run, but he wasn’t about to fight what was happening. I think I’m starting to get it now, Dad.”

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90. “Whatever makes you comfortable,” he says easily. “I don’t want you to worry. I’ll take good care of you.” I smile. And believe him.”

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91. “Whether it was a curse of the fates or prophecy that brought us together, I no longer care, and I will not allow anything or anyone to keep us from each other.”

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92. “A part of me wants to spin around and slam the bottom of my heel into her head. In kick-boxing, we’d call that a Spinning Back Kick. Here, it’s called, “how to get my crazy jealous ass fired.” There’s no way I’d get a thumbs up from Cain on that part.”

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93. “He leans forward to drag his lips over mine. “I’ve been dying to do this since you walked through the door,” he whispers, his long, thick lashes tickling my skin as he blinks. “I wake up every morning thinking about you.” My head thumps softly against the wall as I close my eyes, reveling in the feel of his mouth against my ear. “I go to bed at night thinking about you.” Blood rushes through my veins with the adrenaline his words create. “Please tell me it’s not just me.”

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94. “But there’s something about those guys that work up there. I can’t explain it. I mean, they’re crazy, landing on glaciers and mountain ridges, flying through whiteouts. They’re like... ” Her eyes search for words within my walls. “Sky cowboys.”

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95. “This is Shane Beckett I’m dealing with, I remind myself. My first love, my first heartbreak. Still the most beautiful man I’ve ever laid eyes on. Rationally, I can’t stop myself from being attracted to him. What I can – must – stop myself from doing is acting on it.”

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96. “That doesn’t matter. What matters is that you need to make sure you call him Daddy while you’re riding him. Repeatedly. Extra points if you scream it while you’re coming.”

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97. “But she’s not hiding in a room somewhere. She’s living her life, grateful to have survived.”

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98. “When I hear the buzz of a plane overhead, I like to think it’s Wren Fletcher, doing what he loves most, flying high over the mountains, over the land he loved so deeply. He just doesn’t need to land anymore.”

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99. “You should have called him. He should have called you. Your mom should never have left. Wren should have left Alaska for you. Who the hell knows what’s right, and what it would have led to, but it doesn’t matter because you can’t change any of that.”

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100. “And in that moment, beneath a cluster of tacky glow-in-the-dark stars, my face green with clay and red with embarrassment, I fall hopelessly in love with the boy next door.”

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