Top 500 Penelope Douglas Quotes (2025 Update)
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301. “She answers it, holding it to her ear. “Mom,” she says, breathless.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

303. “Tate always loved the rain. She came alive in it, and I hadn’t been able to enjoy seeing her like this in years. Part of me always wondered what magic she saw in thunderstorms, and part of me didn’t need to know. Just watching her was like hearing music in my head.”

— Penelope Douglas

304. “Can we do that again?”

— Penelope Douglas

305. “Dip your toe in every ocean and try everything and anything.”

— Penelope Douglas

306. “Decent men don’t do this,” I tell her. “But that’s why I wanted this one. She’s a devil, just like me.”

— Penelope Douglas

307. “It was the only time I didn’t feel lost.”

— Penelope Douglas

308. “The truth was, you’re happier when you’re needed and stronger when you’re loved.”

— Penelope Douglas

309. “But nowadays,” she keeps going, “we don’t hold a woman responsible for a man’s behavior.”

— Penelope Douglas

310. “We were kids once, and we liked ourselves. We were happy. How did that change?”

— Penelope Douglas

311. “Because if there’s one thing they know about revenge, Damon, it’s that it won’t feel nearly as good as her love will.”

— Penelope Douglas

312. “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.”

— Penelope Douglas

313. “No, Uncle Jake.”

— Penelope Douglas

314. “Whether or not he still wanted me, I knew he wouldn’t want anyone else to have me.”

— Penelope Douglas

315. “I build with you now,” he whispered to me, the heat of his mouth on my lips. “We make Thunder Bay together, Em. I love you.” I love you. I closed my eyes, my face cracking and my eyes filling with tears.”

— Penelope Douglas

316. “This is special. It’s different. it’s unique and all mine. She and I... we’re alone in the universe. No one was us.”

— Penelope Douglas

317. “Jared is about as revealing as a hermit crab. He’s like one of those piggy banks that you have to break to get anything out of. You can’t just shake him and he’ll give up the goods. You have to get the hammer.”

— Penelope Douglas

318. “Fear wasn’t the enemy. It was the teacher.”

— Penelope Douglas

319. “A ship at harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are for.”

— Penelope Douglas

320. “But let me tell you something, girl,” she goes on, speaking low and discreet for the few customers in the place. “What you feel for him or anyone else isn’t what you need. This – ” she taps my chest over my heart, “what you’re feeling right now – is the best thing that can happen to you. Because when all the pieces of your heart start to come back together, and they will, they’ll be stronger. And much tougher for someone to pierce.”

— Penelope Douglas

321. “I’m going to hell. I’m pretty sure she’d going to drag me there herself.”

— Penelope Douglas

322. “Well, it’s like you’re saving your energy for something. Holding back. But it doesn’t make any sense. Life is one-way, and there is no return trip. What are you waiting for?”

— Penelope Douglas

323. “I’m not gay,” she says quietly, and I have to strain to hear her over the rain. “I’m just in love with you.”

— Penelope Douglas

324. “Don’t you get it yet? You don’t have to be afraid or embarrassed. No one does you better than you. You can’t be replaced. Not everyone will see that, but only you need to.”

— Penelope Douglas

325. “She was mine, and I was hers, and it would never break. I closed my eyes, breathing her in. “I love you so much,” I whispered, tightening my hold on her. “This is where I live.”

— Penelope Douglas

326. “But the girl of my dreams is off-limits. She’s Cole’s, and she’s nineteen. There’s no way.”

— Penelope Douglas

327. “I’ll be home at five. Be here,” I order her. And then I start to walk toward the door but turn and soften my voice, adding, “Please?”

— Penelope Douglas

328. “When you’re cared for, you care for others.”

— Penelope Douglas

329. “The question is, would you rather keep your secrets or keep her?”

— Penelope Douglas

330. “Real monsters don’t wear masks,” I teased. He shrugged. “Real monsters might not care about being identified, either. No mask, no fun for you.” Aw, my man. Layin’ down the law. God, it turned me on.”

— Penelope Douglas

331. “Territorial is fine when it’s in the bedroom. It’s not fine when it keeps someone you’re supposed to love from living a life.”

— Penelope Douglas

332. “Because you can’t win if you don’t play.”

— Penelope Douglas

333. “Once my gaze met his, it was impossible to look away. His eyes were like the cover of a book – giving you hints but not the whole story. And I wanted to know the story. If I searched his eyes long and hard enough, maybe what I craved would seep out.”

— Penelope Douglas

334. “This is what we were built for, Michael. You and me.”

— Penelope Douglas

335. “It’s as good a place as any,” I reply softly, placing some condiments back onto the door shelf. “Why?” “Because you’re still you, no matter where you go,” I retort.”

— Penelope Douglas

336. “I want a life I never want to take a vacation from.”

— Penelope Douglas

337. “Aw, my man. Layin’ down the law. God, it turned me on.”

— Penelope Douglas

338. “What is he doing to me?”

— Penelope Douglas

339. “People will think what they want to think, not because they believe they are right, but because it’s in their nature to maintain that they are. By defending yourself, you feed the appetite for drama. By not, you’ve ended the conversation.”

— Penelope Douglas

340. “Everyone is our type when they’re naked!”

— Penelope Douglas

341. “I’d show him. I was strong, and I wouldn’t beg for anything. I’d get out of here and live and keep my damn chin up. The calm in the madness. The quiet in the chaos. The patience for my moment.”

— Penelope Douglas

342. “I shouldn’t be able to look at her. I shouldn’t love to touch her, and I shouldn’t need to feel her wrapped around my cock every second since I’d first had her last night. She wasn’t mine. She would never be mine. And I shouldn’t want her.”

— Penelope Douglas

343. “The less you know, the more you fear, so go learn more.”

— Penelope Douglas

344. “I wanted her to love me again. I wanted her to say she was mine. And I didn’t want to have to bully her about it, either.”

— Penelope Douglas

345. “I bite my bottom lip, trying not to cry. I never cry in front of them.”

— Penelope Douglas

346. “The secret of life that everyone knew and everyone forgot was that we weren’t alone. We thought we were unique. We thought we were the first.”

— Penelope Douglas

347. “They run around like they own the whole world, but I guess wolves born on a leash never know they shouldn’t be wearing one.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

349. “I’ll meet you outside.”

— Penelope Douglas

350. “It’s the dancing woman.”

— Penelope Douglas