Top 500 Penelope Douglas Quotes (2025 Update)
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201. “Yeah, you’re going to be in my bed, baby, but not until you wish you hated me.”

— Penelope Douglas

202. “But Kaleb just waves a hand, shooing me away as he lies down next to her and pulls her into his body. I watch as she immediately falls in, burying her head in his neck as the cries subside and her breathing starts to calm. He yawns, pulling her sheet and blanket up over them like this is normal.”

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203. “She’s not a bomb. She’s patient, quiet, unyielding, and permanent. She withstands. Like steel. Like an ax.”

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204. “Damaged people were survivors, and they survived because they always put themselves first. Self-preservation demanded it.”

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205. “The watermelon juice spilling over your lip?” he indicated. “Lick it up or I will.”

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206. “We’re only ever good, because there are consequences,” I told her. “Take those away, and everyone shows their true self. Kind of like taking off a mask.”

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207. “I pulled my hand down, holding it with my right, as I looked at the ring.”

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208. “He presses his body into mine, taking my waist in one hand and planting his other hand on the wall above my head, and dips his forehead down to mine, looking into my eyes.”

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209. “Sometimes people have to make their own mistakes and feel the pain.”

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210. “You make me feel driven. You make me hungry and on fire and wanting to slow down time instead of wanting to rush through it. It’s you I look for when I walk in the doors in the morning. Not her. You.”

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211. “Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance,” I recited Confucius as we slowed down. She pinched her eyebrows together, breathing hard. “Why?” “Because a weapon of death shouldn’t be in the hand of someone who hasn’t lived.” You can’t speak for a world when you only understand one point of view.”

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212. “I knew I was Superman.”

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213. “No kid wants to be different. They want to belong, they desire the approval of others, and they, most often, aren’t yet mentally strong enough to be able to stand alone. As we get older, though, most of us develop that capability. We learn that nothing feels better than truly loving yourself, even if it means those around you do not. We joyously find that we just don’t give a damn anymore. And.”

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214. “Some people can’t stop what happens to them,” I said. “They’re just born in the wrong.”

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215. “It’s only eight o’clock in the morning, and I think I’ve already had enough boys for one day.”

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216. “You were my tempest, my thunder cloud, my tree in the downpour. I loved all of those things, and I loved you.”

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217. “A man who stands in front of a woman does nothing more than block her view.”

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218. “And from Michael – as well as Damon, Will, and Kai – I learned to breathe fire. I learned to walk as if the path were carved for me and me alone, and to treat the world as if it should know I was coming.”

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219. “What if her heart had hardened so much that she closed herself off in order to survive?”

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220. “I want to be outside. I want to be in a tree. I want to be wet. I want to be on the forest floor as the rain hits the leaves above. I like that sound. I want to be warm. I want to hold something. I want to talk to my dad. I want to be tired, so I can sleep more, and I want to walk. I want to be in love. I want to be safe. I want to be over. I want things in my head to be gone.”

— Penelope Douglas

221. “Dude, I dare you,” he challenged like he knew something. “She’s beautiful, but I’d wait until she’s legal.” “I’ll try,” I heard Michael say. “A year did her a lot of good, too. She’s getting harder not to notice.”

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222. “He makes me laugh, and when I’m with him, I’m home. Like he’s the only thing in my life I understand. But I don’t understand myself anymore. Someone has to fight for me for a change.”

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223. “The more you suffered, the more you survived. It shaped people in different ways, and what broke one person could empower another.”

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224. “L’appel du vide.”

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225. “We don’t need food to survive this life as much as we need our hearts broken at least once. But the best part is, the first break is always the worst. It’ll never feel this bad.”

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226. “I pulled Dylan up onto my lap, her little yellow Chucks rubbing against my shins. “Hi, Daddy,” she chirped. “I miss you.”

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227. “It’s yours now.” He met my eyes. “It’s been yours for nearly ten years.” I stared up at him, tears blurring my vision. He was going to ask me himself?”

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228. “Why do I care so much what the other girls think? Why do I want to be friends with them? I try to be nice, but it’s never good enough. But they’re mean and everyone loves them. Why is that?”

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229. “There were dark deeds and bad seeds, but who cared if the house was falling apart as long as it was pretty, right?”

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230. “Yeah, go ahead and try to be your daddy, baby,” the guy eggs her on. “You fall short!” “Haven’t you heard?” she shouts out the window at him. “I’m a mama’s girl!” And she speeds up even more. “Dylan!”

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231. “She laid her head on my chest, holding me close. I loved it when she did that. All the time I spent thinking she didn’t need me, and now I knew she did. She didn’t hold me. She held on to me.”

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232. “Because I’m only worth anything if someone wants to love me.”

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233. “I could be a bad boy, and I needed to be disciplined.”

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234. “Then it hit me. No one is immune to emotion when those chords are pulled. No one.”

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235. “I liked noise. Rain and birds and wind. I just didn’t like other peoples’ noise. It made the room feel small. Too small. I couldn’t think.”

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236. “This time I just wanted to run. I didn’t want anyone to see me, like I was so embarrassing I wanted to erase myself from people’s memories and cease to exist. Just disappear.”

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237. “I didn’t feel so lost when he was around. It was the only time I didn’t feel lost.”

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238. “I’ll never say no,” she answered but then added with a smile in her voice, “as long as you keep me screaming yes.”

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239. “It’s hard to find that one person who speaks your language.”

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240. “The world respected people who didn’t crave approval.”

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241. “Now get inside and take off your clothes. I’ve had a whole day to dream up the theme park I’m going to make of your body tonight, girl.”

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242. “She corrupted me.”

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243. “Her heart was so shallow she couldn’t understand and know that I was real. Every moment with her, I was real. I would’ve been faithful, and I would’ve died protecting her.”

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244. “You are written all over my body... the tattoos can never be erased. You hold my heart, and you can never be replaced.”

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245. “Hang on. You’ll find your tribe.”

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246. “You know the great thing about family?” I mused. “They weren’t your choice, so you’re not responsible. The great thing about friends is that you can choose them.”

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247. “I won’t let you go ag – ” He stopped.”

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248. “But breaking was beautiful. It hurt, and it was an uphill climb back to sanity, but you came back stronger, fiercer, and more solid than you were before.”

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249. “And relationships are supposed to make your life better. You don’t drag each other down. You hold each other up.”

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250. “She’s describing us, I take it. “Number two is where you finally learn what you’re capable of,” she continues, tucking a loose strand from her ponytail behind her ear. “You start getting demanding. You grow bold, not afraid to start calling some shots. You’re also not afraid to be greedier in the bedroom, because it’s about what you want and not what he wants. Number two is to be used. In a way.”

— Penelope Douglas