Top 180 Lynn Painter Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “I mean, the soundtrack to Remember the Titans? Stone-cold ridiculous. The curator had managed a masterpiece that left the songs forever changed for every person who’d seen the film.”

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102. “Everything was wrong if she wasn’t happy. Because Dani was sparkling eyes and contagious laughter. Dani was happiness.”

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103. “It kind of made me feel like she thought I was a broken weirdo who need an intervention before my entire life was ruined.”

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104. “We were both grinning, and for some reason, I felt an invisible string pulling me closer to her as she smiled up to me.”

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105. “God, I wished I were in my room right now, rereading that Emily Henry book.”

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106. “What if we let people think we’re dating, but only for, like, a week?”

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107. “I absolutely expect love in my life, but there is no way I’m going to sit around and wait for fate to make it happen.”

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108. “A thousand inside jokes stood between my heart and closure.”

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109. “How would you feel, If I told you I loved you?”

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110. “He stayed silent through my entire breakdown, and once I stopped talking and started hiccupping embarrassing little sobs, he leaned forward and wiped my tears with his thumbs. “Don’t cry, Liz.” He looked sad when he said it, like he wanted to cry too. Then he said, “Wait here.” He gave me the One sec finger before turning and running into his house. I stood there, exhausted from the crying and shocked by his niceness, and when he came out his front door, he gave me a ten-dollar bill.”

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111. “Which kind of summed up the whole of my collective dating history, actually: meh.”

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112. “And I think I regret all of it. I miss your clothes and curly hair. You look best when you’re you.”

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113. “A laugh I’d recognize anywhere.”

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114. “Besides, what’s more fun than a story that starts with a fake relationship?”

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115. “But it was a screaming reminder that eventually, the whole thing really was going to go down in flames. It was only a matter of time, but instead of focusing on the downfall, I was concentrating on enjoying the ride.”

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116. “When I saw you get hit, I realized there isn’t anything confusing about it at all. I love you. Of course I love you; you’re Wes. You are the only boy I’ve ever loved in my entire life.”

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117. “I was so good that my parents didn’t have to worry about me. So they didn’t. At all.”

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118. “Jack: Later, TB. Hallie: You do see why that cannot be a thing, right? Jack: My apologies for calling you an infectious disease.”

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119. “She was twenty things that annoyed me, all rolled into one, but there was something oddly relaxing being around her.”

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120. “Alec: PLEEEEEEEASE?”

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121. “She. Isn’t. You.”

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122. “I slid them under his hoodie as his teeth nipped at my bottom lip, and then they were on his face, feeling the rigid solidity of his jawline while he kissed me like it was his job and he wanted a raise.”

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123. “But just know that no matter what you decide, and no matter what happens, I will feel this way about you for the rest of my life.”

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124. “I eat it all. I just like to eat the cheese and toppings first, then the crust.”

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125. “How can someone be so interesting and irritating, all at the same time?”

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126. “God, the woman was cool. She had that pulled-together LA look about her, like she was ready to do a photo shoot for Vogue called Business Casual Chic.”

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127. “I wanted Wes. Michael had been my endgame, but I couldn’t bring myself to care about that anymore.”

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128. “The rest of the world just disappears for you when you’re reading doesn’t it? Yes, thank God.”

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129. “It was time to get Liz Buxbaum back.”

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130. “Because our good moments were the crumbs that fed me seven hundred and ninteen 12:13s when I was alone.”

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131. “It was a memory that solely belonged to her and me, and I’d always found it to be terribly sad that I was the only one on the planet who knew about it.”

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132. “Dear God. Did the man ever look less than perfect?”

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133. “It felt like a thousand memories of her – smiling at me, laughing with me, tangled up in my arms in my dorm room – swirled together and crashed into my lungs like a ninety-mile-an-hour fastball.”

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134. “Her smile was like a power switch that controlled the brightness of my universe all of a sudden, and it was exhilarating and terrifying, all at the same time.”

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135. “Karma was supposed to be a cat, dammit, not this.”

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136. “Bailey, you are, hands down, the most engaging person I’ve ever known.” My heartbeat skittered in my chest as he spoke the words like he really had fallen for me. “Engaging?” “Wholly.” His eyes burned into mine and he said, “When you’re in the room, every single cell in my body – every nerve, every muscle, every breath – is lost in you.” My knees literally went weak, as in I felt like I was about to collapse.”

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137. “I love you, Glasses.” “I love you, too Mr. Nothing.”

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138. “As I worked my ass off to give my date the attention she deserved, a Taylor Swift song came on. I could hear the notes of “New Year’s Day”, the combination of melodious piano and Taylor’s soft voice, and I held out for as long as I could. I was strong for a few minutes, but it was impossible for me not to look back in Liz’s direction.”

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139. “The truth was, I liked talking about my mom. Bringing her up in casual conversation-putting words about her out into the universe- felt like keeping a piece of her here with me, even though she had been gone so long already.”

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140. “The universe likes Wes better.”

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141. “A thousand tiny nothing moments that were collectively everything I’d ever wanted.”

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142. “I went through a phase in sixth grade where I wore the same T- shirt every day, just to see if anyone noticed. they didn’t so I gave up after sixteen days in a row.”

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143. “Maybe I should move. To another country.”

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144. “I wasn’t sure how she knew me so well, how she’d somehow always seen me.”

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145. “I’d rather fight with you than make love with anyone else.”

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146. “You’re wrong about Alex. She’s not flawless.” “Bennett, no one is totally flawless – come on.” I couldn’t believe his nerve. “She’s pretty dang close, though.” “I suppose.” “You suppose? What on earth could she possibly be lacking? Do you want bigger boobs or something? Is she not – ” “She’s not you.” “What?” “She. Isn’t. You.”

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147. “I love you. Of course I love you; you’re Wes. You are the only boy I’ve ever loved in my entire life.”

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148. “Like, low hanging fruit can be the best fruit, don’t get me wrong, but you have to check the whole tree just to make sure.”

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149. “And then my mom was going to pick apart my corpse until there was nothing left.”

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150. “He was an absolute mess, and my fingers itched to touch him.”

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