Top 200 Kristen Callihan Quotes (2024 Update)
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151. “You do not want to get between a woman and her ice cream, bud.”

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152. “You’re bringing me back to life.”

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153. “Life, she insisted, is how you live it and who you live it with, not what you do to make a living.”

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154. “I wasn’t prepared to need you this much. I don’t know who I am anymore if you aren’t with me.”

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155. “We can’t protect the ones we love; we can only let them know we’ll be there to pick them up when they fall.”

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156. “He breathes in deep, then lets it go with a shaky gust. “I hate this. I hate it so much.” His grip makes my ribs protest, and his voice goes rough. “I feel like some essential organ is being ripped from me.”

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157. “Now I know the truth. Ethan’s love won’t fix me. I have to do that myself. So, no, his love isn’t the cure. But it is something to live for. Without him, I might not want to fix myself. Ethan Dexter makes me want to be a better person. To be brave.”

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158. “Men can’t go around introducing their woman as, “Mine; Touch her and lose a finger.” Can they?”

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159. “As much as I want your respect, you never, ever live your life to make someone else happy. You got me?”

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160. “Sweet Jesus,” Dad snaps. “Don’t you dare go Jerry Maguire on me.”

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161. “Honey, you could suck the center out of a Tootsie Pop and I’d still say no. Not that I don’t appreciate your offer.”

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162. “Infernal woman, you nearly gave me an apoplexy. They ought to count you among the ten plagues of Egypt!”

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163. “God, that’s a cute dress.” She plops down in the chair opposite me. “Is it wrong to want to hire based on that dress alone?” “I wouldn’t complain,” I say, shaking her hand. “But feel free to ask me more questions if you must.”

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164. “It’s different when it matters. She matters. Of course, she matters. She’s been a part of me for so long, I wouldn’t know how to function if she were gone.”

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165. “He’s going to kill me. They’ll find me lying on the floor, my heart burt wide open, too full of him to stay in my chest.”

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166. “Punching out an argument is an accepted form of conflict resolution in the man code. It’s part of our bylaws.”

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167. “They say there are times in your life when you realize everything is about to change. I never believed in that, until now.”

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168. “You were never quitting. You were searching.”

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169. “What did I say about speculating?” I warn. “One more word and I’ll have you all doing a music video with synchronized dancing faster than you can say Backstreet Boys.” Whip lifts up a hand. “Okay, geesh. Got it. You two are an impenetrable wall that no one shall gaze upon. No need to go all Simon Cowell on us.”

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170. “I don’t know where this will go, or if I’ll be any good at it, but I want to be on this road with you.”

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171. “The future is a dark, nebulous place that I’ve never wanted to contemplate. Mostly because when I think of it, I see myself alone, irrelevant, and adrift. I tell myself I don’t mind being alone.”

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172. “His fingers briefly touch my cheek as he kisses me back. “The fact is, Ivy, for me, there is one absolute truth. The sum of my existence equals you.”

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173. “Good God, it’s like a burly pirate landed in my bed and is waiting for another round of debauchery.”

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174. “You know those books and movies where the girl wears a guy’s pants and they hang on her tiny frame? Yeah, I’m not sure what sort of pixies populate fiction, but not so much for me.”

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175. “I want to tell her things. Important, emotional things that I’ve never said to anyone else.”

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176. “This is your fault, you know.” “My fault?” His brows lift, but he doesn’t look away from his magazine. “How on earth did you come to that conclusion?” “Your freaky good looks made her blind to all but you, sunshine.” His expression is blank, though his lips twitch. “If only I could strike women speechless.”

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177. “It’s simply biology,” Whip says as if he’s suddenly an expert. “Men are wired to love the hunt, and women are wired to love being hunted.”

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178. “As hoped, his mouth twists and his nose wrinkles. “Hot sick has just surged up my throat.” “‘Hot sick?’” I laugh. “That’s a new one.”

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179. “Kiss the girl, already.” Johnson begins to sing. Badly. A cheesy tot hits his cheek, and he chucks a wing at Diaz in retaliation. It goes wide. “Isn’t that the song the little crab sings in The Lion King?” Dex asks. “It’s The Little Mermaid. And stop playing like you don’t know.”

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180. “Be with me. Let’s fall together.”

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181. “This man is mine. My friend. My lover. My home. My heart.”

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182. “Dirt!” she shouted, no longer able to contain her ire. “Of all the gifts I could have received, I am left with dirt.”

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183. “I’m beginning to hate silence, because it means she’s not there.”

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184. “She’s finally let me in. And I’m going to take the chance, for however brief it might be. Even if I crash and burn and don’t survive the wreck. Because I can’t do anything less and still comfortably breathe.”

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185. “If only it were you.”

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186. “Brenna James has me by the balls, and I don’t want her to let go.”

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187. “Love is what you do in life – Gabriel Scott Love is who you do in life – Sophie Darling.”

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188. “I can try to be the best person I can be, but the world only wants to see one side of me. And I feel sick to my bones.”

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189. “Delilah. We react to each other like the vinegar-and-baking-soda experiments we used to do in science class as kids. Even now she brings out the immature ass in me. But the second she walked back into my life, I became aware of two uncomfortable but undeniable facts: I am lonely as hell, and Delilah Baker feels like home.”

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190. “I didn’t have a home until she came into my life. She gave me one without hesitation, as if she’s been waiting for me all this time, knowing I was meant to be hers. I touch her cheek just to remind myself she’s real.”

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191. “In that instant, I am God. Omnipotent. Endless.”

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192. “Loving you was inevitable. You got under my skin at age eleven and never left.”

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193. “I suspected that was the true mark of the devil: turning people into starry-eyed fools when they ought to know better.”

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194. “I hate small talk, always have. Hate the awkward, too tight effect it has on my skin, my throat.”

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195. “Man, I keep waiting for her to break up with Jay Z. Then I’m all in.” “Dude, your dream is dead in the water,” Jax says. “You don’t have a chance in hell with her.” “You’re gonna eat your words,” Whip promises. “Our love is destined. She totally winked at me during that charity concert we all did last month.” “It was windy,” Killian says with a snort. “She had dust in her eyes.” “She had me in her eyes.”

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196. “I simply don’t really care what I’m doing as long as I get to live life, be happy, and enjoy new things.”

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197. “Mama used to say the brain can lie to you, but the heart always knows the truth.” I shrug. “Problem is, most of us would rather believe the lie than face the truth.”

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198. “Have you ever looked in a bunny’s eyes, Libs? They’re just waiting for their chance to dominate. “Why do you think they are always so twitchy?” “Because they’re freaked something’s going to eat them for dinner?” “Nope. They’re plotting. It’s just a matter of time before they make their move. Mark my words.”

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199. “Just remember, it doesn’t matter how far you go; you’ll always be where your heart is.”

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200. “I need to talk. I need to be heard. Just once. And maybe, just maybe, I won’t feel like I’m falling apart anymore.”

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