Top 40 K.L. Walther Quotes (2026 Update)

1. “I miss her too – we all do. My heart aches everyday. But being here this week, it’s ached a little less. As impossible as it might sound. I feel her presence. I feel it all around us.”

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2. “It’s one of those special places where you feel like time doesn’t exist. Where it will always be summer, where I’ll always wake up with you.”

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3. “Claire never went anywhere without a book, and she’d taught me to do the same.”

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4. “You are affectionate without even thinking about it. You let me talk for hours, and you listen for hours. You make me feel absolutely golden.”

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5. “The sea air – I loved that smell. I’d missed that smell.”

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6. “Okay,” the kid said when he had the camera positioned. “Smile.” And I did smile – a smile so filled with happiness, happiness I hadn’t been sure I’d ever be able to feel again.”

— K.L. Walther

7. “And I do know how much you adore me,” he whispered. “I just wish it was as much as I adore you.”

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8. “Let’s pretend that time doesn’t exist. Let’s pretend that this week isn’t ending. Let’s pretend that we will always be us – happy, sunburnt, and tangled up together.”

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9. “Yes” I nodded. “That was Claire. She dazzled.” She just had no idea she dazzled, what big things awaited her.”

— K.L. Walther

10. “The sheets and pillows smelled like the sea and citrus. “Oranges,” I murmured. “My shampoo,” Wit murmured back. “I love oranges.” “So you love me.” I giggled. He hadn’t phrased it as a question, and for some reason – lack of sleep, probably – that made me giggle. Really giggle. “You have a nice laugh,” Wit commented. “A nice laugh?” I asked, giggles gone.”

— K.L. Walther

11. “I’ll tell you when I have my arms around you, he said.”

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12. “Yes,” Wit said. “He’s noticed me, I’ve noticed him, we’ve noticed each other.” He paused, then added in a softer voice, “And now I want an adventure.”

— K.L. Walther

13. “To you,” he said. “To you, my son. You are a stronger man than I will ever be.” We clinked glasses. “I love you, Charlie,” he told me. “I love you very much.”

— K.L. Walther

14. “Taylor Swift’s early albums that summer, and there was this one song.”

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15. “It was always about Ben, I was beginning to realize. Our relationship was uneven – never about me. Everything revolved around him.”

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16. “Of course, Sarah’s was not complete without quoting Taylor Swift, a line from the classic “Lover.”

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17. “Walking into the bookstore.” He sighed. “Which means he’s a reader, and whoever I date has to be a reader.”

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18. “I could’ve missed my chance. She saw me that day. There were two hundred people in the room, and somehow, she saw me.” He shrugged. “Any other day, maybe she wouldn’t have. But she saw me, she did, and now here we are. Here we all are.”

— K.L. Walther

19. “A Sheerio,” I replied. “For example, Sarah is a Swiftie because she’s part of the Taylor Swift fandom, so Michael’s a Sheerio because he loves Ed Sheeran.”

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20. “Rapunzel, Rapunzel!” I whisper-yelled. “Get your ass down here!”

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21. “How’d you get Michael’s cousin? I’ll tell you when I have my arms around you, he said.”

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22. “Sarah talked about her for months before her visit,” Wit said quietly. He chuckled. “It was like Taylor Swift was coming to town.” I half smiled. Sarah was the most devoted of Swifties.”

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23. “Babe in public, babe in private, babe always.”

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24. “Sarah was the most devoted of Swifties.”

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25. “This sad, beautiful, tragic hoax of loving each other.”

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26. “It slipped my mind,” Wit said as I traced the bridge of his nose. “I was busy.” “Yeah, being a serial killer.”

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27. “Nah, stay,” Wit said, his eyes fluttering open. His impossibly turquoise eyes. “I promise I won’t call you baby again.”

— K.L. Walther

28. “Taylor Swift’s.”

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29. “Dammit, Wit!” Michael’s best man shouted. “It’s not even seven!” Pause. “But, like, good for you, man.”

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30. “I didn’t get to tell her I loved her, and she didn’t get to tell me. We called each other every night and said it before hanging up.”

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31. “Sarah had introduced us to Taylor Swift’s early albums that summer, and there was this one song I played from dawn till dusk and even sang in the shower. I just couldn’t get enough of it. Now I hummed the tune softly as if I still listened to it daily.”

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32. “I know you don’t like hearing this,” I heard him say, “and I know I promised not to tell you, but you are pretty, Killer. You’re pretty, beautiful, stunning, mesmerizing.” He paused. “But that’s not all you are. You’re everything Claire said and more. Clever, funny, caring, lively, strong, brave – all of it. You are all of it.” He kissed the top of my head. “And I do know how much you adore me,” he whispered. “I just wish it was as much as I adore you.”

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33. “It was like Taylor Swift was coming to town.”

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34. “You make me feel absolutely golden.”

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35. “I just kissed him, and then he just kissed me.”

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36. “I mean, Amazon’s fast,” I’d replied, thinking he meant to order something online, “but out here, it’s not that fast.” “Oh, no.” He shook his head. “I don’t need Jeff Bezos’s help on this one! I already have an idea.”

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37. “Wit was too smiley around me, and I found myself too smiley around him.”

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38. “Meredith made quite the first impression,” he added now and motioned to his bruise. “The next Picasso.”

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39. “You have very nice lips,” I said. Amused, he put down his glass to encircle me in his arms. “I do?” “Yes,” I nodded, then whispered, “I kind of want to kiss them.” “Kind of?” He laughed. “Only kind of?” My breath caught. That was it. That was the cue.”

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40. “I shall either find a way or make one.”

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41. “But just like the sea air, there was nothing like the wind whipping through your hair as the island came into view.”

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42. “We danced the entire time and belted out Taylor Swift songs.”

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43. “Let’s pretend that time doesn’t exist. Let’s pretend that this week isn’t ending. Let’s pretend that we will always be us – happy, sunburnt, and tangled up together. It would hurt. It would really hurt, but it would be wonderful, too – one last perfect day with him.”

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44. “Enough with this pretending nonsense. If you want him, go get him. Don’t miss your shot.”

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45. “I wasn’t clinging to him; it was more like we were tangled together, an invisible string connecting us.”

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46. “The Fearless album flashed through my mind.”

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