Top 500 Penelope Douglas Quotes (2026 Update)
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301. “It’s simply finding the choice that leaves me with the most options and the least consequences.”

— Penelope Douglas

302. “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

303. “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.”

— Penelope Douglas

304. “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

305. “We didn’t do drugs, we were the drugs.”

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306. “Gotta love a woman that can hand you your own ass.”

— Penelope Douglas

307. “Yesterday is gone.”

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308. “I knew I was Superman.”

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309. “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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310. “Becoming hard at heart isn’t an intersection in your brain where you have a choice to turn left or right. It’s coming to a dead end, and you just keep going, over the cliff, unable to stop the inevitable, because the truth is you just don’t want to.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

313. “We can be confused about what is good for us but not about what we truly want.”

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

— Penelope Douglas

315. “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

316. “I was just contemplating how some gasoline and a match would improve this painting.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

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318. “I loved you last night,” I told him. “And I loved you this morning. I’ll still be here. I’ll still be me tomorrow and every day after.”

— Penelope Douglas

319. “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!”

— Penelope Douglas

320. “Having Damon around was the only time I ever felt solid in my life,” he told me. “He’s powerful. But painful.”

— Penelope Douglas

321. “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

322. “Unease set in. Had Trevor left me a present?”

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323. “I don’t think she’s sick, but she looks pale and tired.”

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324. “He never gave up. Deep down, I loved that, because I was going to be an effort for anyone, and he wasn’t easily discouraged.”

— Penelope Douglas

325. “It’s odd to see how no one is really human to us until we talk to them and realize there’s barley any separation between who we are and who they are.”

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326. “Alex was like Damon. They loved me. They indulged my dark side. They were too forgiving and too enabling. They kept me from being lonely, but Emory taught me that not everything I wanted was going to come easy. That there were things I was going to have to fight for and there was pain in the world that my shallow lifestyle in high school kept me ignorant of. She made me feel like a man.”

— Penelope Douglas

327. “Tell me more.” His breath fell across my lips. “I want to know everything my brother doesn’t do to you, you little liar.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

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329. “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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330. “So many times of needing to be close to her, talk to her, see her smile at me, and now I had her in my arms, I never wanted to let her go.”

— Penelope Douglas

331. “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

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

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333. “They’re passing thoughts and little dares we allow our psyche, because we’re tired of not living and we want the fear. We want to remember why we want to live.”

— Penelope Douglas

334. “He was untouchable, and he wanted to touch me.”

— Penelope Douglas

335. “I like crazy. She can be fire or ice, I don’t care, I just need her to be one of them. And even better if it’s both.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

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337. “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.”

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338. “We want what we want,” he whispered. I dropped my eyes to my lap, fisting my hands.”

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339. “I loved the anticipation of just being around him.”

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340. “I love it when you get mouthy,” he whispered down on me. “It makes me want to shut you up.”

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341. “Such a strange feeling, something so big, reminding you that you’re small, but also reminding you that you’re part of a world full of magnificent things. What a great thing to be able to see – and relearn – every day.”

— Penelope Douglas

342. “When and if she comes around, take her somewhere, just the two of you.” What? “It’s called a date,” she explained, “and it’s where you do something she likes that makes her happy. You and she will keep your clothes on for this.”

— Penelope Douglas

343. “So, we made a bet. She would get pregnant if I could get her pregnant. While she was on birth control. I knew I was Superman.”

— Penelope Douglas

344. “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

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

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346. “Things done in the dark hours of night, behind closed doors, or in the heat of the moment looked a lot different in the morning, out in the open, and with a clear head.”

— Penelope Douglas

347. “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.”

— Penelope Douglas

348. “They’ll never matter to us, Ryen. No one knows how this feels.”

— Penelope Douglas

349. “I’ll meet you outside.”

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350. “You weren’t born here. You were born billions of years ago, Aro. You’re stardust.” I look over, meeting her eyes. “The stars don’t need to see you. They know you.”

— Penelope Douglas