Top 500 Penelope Douglas Quotes (2026 Update)
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301. “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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302. “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.”

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303. “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.”

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304. “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.”

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

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306. “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.”

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

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308. “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.”

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309. “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.”

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310. “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.”

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311. “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.”

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312. “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.”

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

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314. “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.”

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315. “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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316. “I’ll meet you outside.”

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317. “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.”

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318. “I’m full of thorns,” I say softly. “But there are things about me that I hope are worth it.”

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319. “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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320. “Everything was pure and sweet, just for that short amount of time, and this was how it was supposed to happen. It was always going to happen with us. I wanted to feel her on me. Her skin on mine. I wanted every inch of her.”

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

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

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324. “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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325. “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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326. “I get to be me... ” he swallowed, staring at me, “when nightfall is coming.”

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327. “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.”

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328. “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.”

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329. “She hides her insecurities behind flighty behaviour and sarcasm.”

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

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331. “I have no life there if you’re not in it. You’re part of everything good I’ve ever done, Ryen. Please.”

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

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333. “That was my girl, scarred, tattered soul, and all. She was beautiful.”

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334. “There’s always a reason why things are as they are.”

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335. “Because life is only happy when it’s shared.”

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336. “A single composition can have so many meanings depending on the person playing.”

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337. “Then you have the gas.” He smirked, and his eyes stayed on me as he revved the engine but didn’t go anywhere. “Working the two together, you find the sweet spot. The point where she lets you take control.”

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338. “Come here,” he said again. I absently shook my head. “Why?” “Because I’m your man.”

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339. “I like you,” he told me. “I want you in my house. I want to see you in my bed. I don’t want to not see you every day. Be with me tonight.”

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340. “This is what happened when you fell in love. You lost your nerve, because you didn’t want to lose what had become more important.”

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341. “When he was in prison, he was here. When I wanted to want other men, he was here. When I danced, when I cried, whenever I was alone, and when I was quiet in a room full of people and thinking about him, he was here. The truth was, I’d had what Michael and Rika had. I thought I had anyway. Those days were when I was the happiest. Even though it was a lie, it was the best I’d ever felt. Damon. It was useless to close the door. My fight wasn’t enough. He couldn’t be contained. I had to let go.”

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342. “You see, Rika,” I told her. “There are people in the world who are destined to be played. Victims who wouldn’t be able to change their fate even if they went back and lived life over a thousand different ways.” I made a show of letting my eyes fall down her form. “And then there are players. Like you and me.” I gestured to the threesome. “Which piece would you move next?”

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343. “It’s simply finding the choice that leaves me with the most options and the least consequences.”

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344. “I buried my masked face in her neck and tightened my arms around her. Possessive. Threatening.”

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345. “Hey, it’s not the label on the jeans but what’s inside that matters.” And he hefted me up, gripping my ass and pressing me to him.”

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346. “I wanted her to dream, but this was where dreams were dangerous. Nothing ever happened how you wanted it to.”

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347. “I’ve seen lots of bad love, Pike,” she says. “We both have, haven’t we?” And then she does the barest of grinds on me, awakening my body immediately. “This is the good kind. When you find it, you keep it. Nothing is more important.”

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348. “I’m stronger now,” I whispered. “I won’t let you fall.”

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349. “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.”

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

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