Top 200 Lucy Score Quotes (2026 Update)
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51. “Just goes to show you can say anything you want, but that don’t make you a different person than what you are down deep.”

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52. “Yeah. You do,” he countered. “Pain is what tells you you’re alive. You numb that, and how do you know you’re still here?”

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53. “I thought I was too damaged to know what real love was. But I was wrong. I know what it is because of my scars, because of my past. I know what love is. I know that I love you and that I’ll spend the rest of my life loving you if you let me.” Her voice trembled. “Hell, I’ll spend the rest of my life loving you even if you don’t let me.”

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54. “What the hell kind of name was that? Was it a hard Knox life? Did he tell a lot of Knox Knox jokes? Was it short for something? Knoxwell? Knoxathan?”

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55. “Your gun is digging into me.” “That’s not my gun,” I said through clenched teeth.”

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56. “Grief had a way of infiltrating everything, even when you were prepared for it.”

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57. “You get to decide how you show up in this world. No one else gets to dictate to you who you are,” Stef said. I knew he was saying it for Waylay’s benefit, but the truth resonated deep down inside me too. I’d lost myself while trying to convince someone else that I was what he wanted. I’d forgotten who I was because I’d let someone else take over the definition.”

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58. “People meet, sparks fly, then they spend all their time trying to hide who they really are so they can stay attractive. Then we’re surprised when it doesn’t work out.”

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59. “Broken men broke women.”

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60. “Baby, it’s not a game to me. This is my life. You are the only thing in my entire existence that makes me feel like I’ve got a shot at finding my way back. I don’t understand it. And frankly I don’t need to. All I know is I feel better when I’m touching you.”

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61. “Eat your burger. You’re weak with hunger and stupidity.”

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62. “You shaved,” she said when I remained silent. I ran my hand over my jaw and grinned. “Thought it would make for a smoother ride.”

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63. “This book is about the bravery it takes for us to love someone when we all know how every love story ends.”

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64. “Good. Heed my words. Don’t ever let a man you don’t like make decisions for you.”

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65. “Eventually you’re going to give a little too much and you won’t have enough left over for yourself.”

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66. “Lucian was the kind of handsome that made women wonder if he’d made some pact with the devil. Dark hair. Dark, smoldery eyes. Dark suit. He gave off hints of power, wealth, and secrets like a cologne.”

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67. “You love me, you idiot. You’ve loved me since we were kids. You loved me even when I broke your trust. You loved me after I fixed it. You still love me.”

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68. “You say it as loud as you want to in your head. You let it come out of your eyes, your pores, every exhale, but you do not say it on the field again. You’re fuckin’ better than that, Way. You’ve got a temper, but there’s a hell of a lot more power in controlling it than letting it fly. Use it, or it’ll use you.”

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69. “Cause she left him at the altar,” the girl added knowledgeably. “Yesterday.” “Waylay, I told you that in confidence,” Naomi hissed. Her cheeks turned a bright shade of scarlet. “You’re the one being interrogated for grand theft auto.”

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70. “Confidence comes from knowing that whatever the situation, you know you’ll make the best of it. Confidence is certainty in your ability to rise.”

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71. “What’s anyone’s problem? Baggage. People meet, sparks fly, then they spend all their time trying to hide who they really are so they can stay attractive. Then we’re surprised when it doesn’t work out.” She had a point. “If everyone just introduced themselves with their baggage, imagine how much time we’d save.”

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72. “I had a headache from fake smiling.”

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73. “That was life. The good, the bad, the ugly all mixed together in a special kind of recipe of possibility.”

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74. “This wasn’t the best orgasm of my life. Because this wasn’t an orgasm. This was a life-altering religious experience. It rolled on and on, wave after wave of pleasure.”

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75. “Some people don’t know what to do with their pain,” Naomi said, looking out the window again. “So they take it out on whoever is nearby.”

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76. “Is DEFCON One or Five worse?” I asked in a squeak.”

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77. “Don’t be afraid of pain, or less-than-perfect, daughter of mine. That’s where the real joy comes from. Life gets its color from challenges and adversity. You can’t plan your way to happiness, you know.”

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78. “Heard you and Knox got into screaming matches at the cafe and Honky Tonk, and then he apologized, but you broke a chair over his head, and he needed six stitches.”

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79. “The song was slow, dirty, tortured. I liked it. It reminded me of me.”

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80. “You’re going to make some woman very lucky someday.” “Wish it was you.”

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81. “I don’t think my heart is safe around you.”

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82. “I didn’t have to be out there making a difference for thousands of people in order to matter. I could make my difference one person at a time. Starting with me. There was nowhere else in the world I’d rather be. And that was the secret, I realized. It didn’t matter what my salary was. Whether or not I had a corner office and an assistant. This feeling, this contentment, was what mattered most.”

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83. “He was in love with Remi Ford. He always had been. And someone wanted to take her away from him.”

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84. “You were willing to commit to me for a year when you thought I had an imaginary cat friend?” “That’s how into you I am, Sparkle. Don’t forget it.”

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85. “Even on my best day, I’m too much and yet not enough.”

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86. “Kurt Michaels was smart, charming, and handsome. He told dad jokes and wore sexy cardigans and hot nerd glasses. Total dad material. Unlike some others who were just “daddy” material.”

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87. “I just wish I woulda kept trying to look to the light instead of sinking into the dark,” he said. “A man can learn to live in that dark, but it’s no life.”

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88. “What am I supposed to do, be all ‘woe is me’ for the rest of my life? I still get access to the same sunrises everyone else does, the same 24 hours in a day. And if I don’t take advantage of those things, it’s my own fault.”

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89. “You’re everything I always wanted and never thought I deserved.”

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90. “Because Knox didn’t want to be. Because when it came down to it, no one ever really chose me.”

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91. “Listen, sweetie. You’re allowed to have needs. You’re allowed to make mistakes. You’re allowed to make decisions your father or I might not agree with. It’s your life. You’re a beautiful, big-hearted, intelligent woman who needs to start figuring out what she wants.”

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92. “But the point of working hard isn’t really getting people to notice how hard you work. It’s about giving it your all and being able to walk away with no regrets. Doing a good job shouldn’t be so someone else tells you that you did good. It should be about you feeling good about your effort.”

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93. “I really needed to stop consuming dairy products. This had to be some kind of hormonal effect from too much glorious cheese.”

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94. “It doesn’t matter how much you have, if it’s not what you want. You can’t just decide to be happy with less than.”

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95. “There’s no life-work balance. Okay? Get it? It’s all life. You get the same twenty-four hours as the next girl. Fill yours with what you love.”

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96. “You think I’m dumb enough to let you two go?” “Uh, yeah,” Waylay, Lucian, and Nash said together.”

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97. “You type like a Clydesdale.”

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98. “You can’t control everything and everyone. You can’t make everything perfect and everyone happy. You can be happy and make good choices for yourself.”

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99. “I can still be sad. But I don’t have to wallow or completely ignore the good that is still waiting for me. That’s careless and wasteful.”

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100. “Think of it as an adventure,” he advised. “And if you’re a good girl, I’ll buy you dinner and snacks.” “I do like snacks,” she mused.”

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