Top 500 Penelope Douglas Quotes (2026 Update)
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351. “We didn’t do drugs, we were the drugs.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

353. “Leaning over the table, I close my eyes, take in a breath, and make my usual wish Let tomorrow be better than today. And I blow, almost instantly smelling the pungent stream of smoke curling into the air from the extinguished wick. It’s always the same wish. Every candle. Every time. I want a life I never want to take a vacation from. That’s my goal.”

— Penelope Douglas

354. “Do you know what this is?” I took my middle finger and patted the corner of my eye with it. “It’s me, wiping away the last tear you’ll ever get.”

— Penelope Douglas

355. “Can we do that again?”

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

— Penelope Douglas

357. “I’d really like to do that to you right now,” a voice said in my ear, and I popped my eyes open, noticing Alex had come to stand at my back. “I’d like to strip you down and bury my tongue between your legs.”

— Penelope Douglas

358. “And over time I came to understand that my oldest brother was only twenty-three that night, and twenty-three is still so young. That he was suddenly in charge of three minors to feed and clothe, a mountain of debt, and the prospect that life would never be more than this for him.”

— Penelope Douglas

359. “Why should I have to change my name? Who made that rule anyway?”

— Penelope Douglas

360. “I don’t want to want things I’ll probably never have. It’ll hurt too much. I don’t want to know about the things missing from my life. I’m happier that way.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

362. “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

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

— Penelope Douglas

364. “She answers it, holding it to her ear. “Mom,” she says, breathless.”

— Penelope Douglas

365. “I grinned. “You’re absolved, right?” I asked him, reminding him of his confession this morning. “You need new sins for next week. Don’t worry. You’ll like it.”

— Penelope Douglas

366. “I never wanted other women... I left so that I could be a man for you. So I could come back for you.”

— Penelope Douglas

367. “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

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

— Penelope Douglas

369. “Okay, lesson on Tate and music. If fans do anything less than carve the band’s name into their skin, then the band isn’t worth listening to. Any music that involves more than jumping around and banging your head is about as exciting as Kenny G to her.”

— Penelope Douglas

370. “Girls dress for others. Women dress for themselves.”

— Penelope Douglas

371. “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

372. “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

373. “Madoc thought I was dirt under his shoe. Screw him.”

— Penelope Douglas

374. “Promise you’ll never say no to me. Promise you’ll never keep yourself from me.”

— Penelope Douglas

375. “And all I knew in that moment was that I would fight for nothing more than to keep her like this. Innocent and happy and pure.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

377. “Evans Crist – and my father – had yours killed.”

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378. “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

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

— Penelope Douglas

380. “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

381. “The world has plans for you, baby. Whether you’re ready or not. You can be either a driver or a passenger.”

— Penelope Douglas

382. “This isn’t high school,” I said, eyeing him playfully. “You’re way out of your depth.”

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383. “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

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

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

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

388. “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

389. “So, we live. As hard as we can for as long as we can, and we feel everything, because if it doesn’t kill us, something will.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

392. “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

393. “When you have kids, your hopes transfer to them. Your life takes a backseat to what they need.”

— Penelope Douglas

394. “What is he doing to me?”

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

— Penelope Douglas

396. “In our hearts, we always know what’s right and wrong. That’s not the struggle. The struggle is wanting what’s wrong for you and gauging whether or not the consequences are worth it.”

— Penelope Douglas

397. “Did you know that your open thighs are directly responsible for my renewable energy source?”

— Penelope Douglas

398. “Turns out my dream girl belongs to the one person it would kill me to hurt.”

— Penelope Douglas

399. “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

400. “No, Uncle Jake.”

— Penelope Douglas