Top 35 Lyla Sage Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “If you change your mind at any point, you tell me right away, okay?” He turned his head to place a gentle kiss on one of my palms. “I’m not going to,” I said. “Say that you’ll tell me if you change your mind.” His voice was firm. I loved it. “I’ll tell you.”

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2. “It was hard to breathe, but not because I was panicking. It was because this man had quite literally taken my breath away.”

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3. “When it came to Emmy, I was playing with fire, but I would happily walk into the flames for her. And I’d have a smile on my face the whole damn time.”

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4. “I took a pull of the whiskey before setting the bottle on my desk, but I didn’t swallow. I leaned into Emmy, my hand on her throat still keeping her pinned to my office door, and spit the whiskey in her mouth.”

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5. “I couldn’t believe the universe was so big, and I got placed on this random floating rock at the same time as Clementine Ryder.”

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6. “There was nothing like the feeling of familiarity that only being around people you love can provide, and I loved Teddy in spades.”

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7. “Some love stories burn hot and fast, but you two are more low and slow,” she said. “It’s a strong and steady kind of love.”

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8. “I know being diagnosed with ADHD looks different for all of us, but if you’ve ever had a hard time explaining why you leave literally everything until the last minute, why you feel out of control, why your tongue feels like it doesn’t belong in in your mouth when the music is too loud, or any of the countless other things we feel that are apart of ADHD, you might see yourself in Done and Dusted.”

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9. “Yes. We need to make sure I get the present I wanted.” “And what’s that?” “Watching Luke Brooks fall to his knees the minute he sees you.”

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10. “Sugar, you deserve to go out on your own terms. Just because you got dusted doesn’t mean you’re done.”

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11. “You know, if you don’t like the road you’re on, you can always pave a new one.” “Who said that? Robert Frost?” Brooks smiled and shook his head. “Dolly Parton,” he responded. “Ah, God herself,” I said with a laugh.”

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12. “And Emmy wasn’t just pretty. She was extraordinary.”

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13. “It was hard to feel good enough when you never celebrated what you’d achieved.”

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14. “I can’t stay away from you anymore.”

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15. “There she is,” he said.”

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16. “There was something in her eyes I hadn’t realized was missing when I’d looked at her before: fire. I started walking toward her, unable to help myself, ready to get burned.”

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17. “My dad was like a river, steady and strong.”

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18. “She was Meadowlark’s sweetheart, a giant pain in the ass, and my best friend’s little sister.”

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19. “You’re incredible,” he said. “I could bury myself inside of you every second of every day and never get tired of it.”

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20. “You’re like Mom. You’re very forgiving, and people will take advantage of you.”

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21. “Something about her just felt different. It felt good. I wanted to know where it could go, where we could go.”

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22. “She just fed me cheese and Diet Coke and let me sulk on her couch for a few hours.”

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23. “She fit in my arms like she was made for them. I’d like to think she was.”

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24. “Wes?” I called. “Yeah?” “You didn’t ask me why I came home.” “I don’t care why you’re here, only that you are.”

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25. “I kept an eye on Emmy throughout the night. Not in a creepy way–just in a “I really like you and think you’re the most beautiful woman alive” way.”

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26. “I leaned into Emmy, my hand on her throat still keeping her pinned to my office door, and spit the whiskey in her mouth.”

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27. “I’d spent the past few years trying to be something, and there was something about Emmy that made me believe I could get there.”

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28. “When she’s in my head, I can keep her safe.”

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29. “Sometimes, it was just easier for me to live under the piles rather than face what might be in them. It wasn’t logical, but my brain didn’t really work normally.”

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30. “Today, I saw the only thing in my life I ever thought was prettier than Rebel Blue, and that was Emmy.”

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31. “Emmy was worth the wait. I’d been waiting thirty-two years for her without even knowing it, and she’d been right in front of me the whole time.”

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32. “Emmy Ryder might have been in like with me, but it was then that I knew I was falling in love with her.”

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33. “I wanted to know everything about her, including how she’d sound moaning my name.”

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34. “This place is mine. You’re the first person I’ve brought here.”

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35. “Seriously, Emmy. It’s okay to invite a little positive chaos into your world.”

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36. “Personally, I had my issues with the guy who created the forty-hour work week, but that was neither here nor there.”

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37. “And your family is my family, Emmy, so even if you weren’t in my bar, you would be my business. You’ve always been my business, and you’ll always be my business.”

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38. “Get dressed, Emmy,” he said firmly. He reached inside the cabin and shut the door, my cue to do what he said. God, he was so demanding sometimes. I wondered if he was like that in bed.”

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