Top 500 Penelope Douglas Quotes (2025 Update)
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401. “Leaning over the table, I close my eyes, take in a breath, and make my usual wish Let tomorrow be better than today.”

— Penelope Douglas

402. “Hell yes. First chocolate? That’s big.”

— Penelope Douglas

403. “You can do a couple things and succeed, or you can try to do fifteen things and fail at all of them.”

— Penelope Douglas

404. “Sometimes I wore smiles but didn’t feel them. Sometimes I felt them and didn’t wear them. I didn’t want her to know how much I craved this. I bit my bottom lip.”

— Penelope Douglas

405. “You want to be loved without risking consequence, so you reach out to get the attention you need while enjoying the luxury of taking no responsibility for those words.” I.”

— Penelope Douglas

406. “Chess would teach me strategy, fencing would teach me human nature and self-preservation, and dancing would teach me my body. All necessary for a well-rounded person.”

— Penelope Douglas

407. “This kid grew up,” he threatened in a deep voice, grinding his hard-on between my legs. “And you’re gonna fuckin’ find out.” Oh. My. God.”

— Penelope Douglas

408. “Jax cleared his throat. “You two have loved each other the longest,” he said softly. “Doesn’t seem right that you’ll be the last to get married.”

— Penelope Douglas

409. “If there was no gamble, there was no reward.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

411. “I know I can’t speak. I can. I just can’t.”

— Penelope Douglas

412. “Smiles will come again, and time heals some wounds and soothes the onesie can’t.”

— Penelope Douglas

413. “I just wanted her to smile.”

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414. “Nothing hurt if I knew I had you.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

417. “Tell me I’m crazy for thinking you’re holding back from me as much as I’m hiding you.”

— Penelope Douglas

418. “The street itself is an orchestra of white noise, the drops bouncing off the ground or pummeling hoods of cars, the rain is so thick I can barely see the houses across from me.”

— Penelope Douglas

419. “It’s no excuse,” I pointed out. And she agreed. “No, it’s not.” she said. “It’s a reason. Plain and simple. There’s always a reason why things are as they are.”

— Penelope Douglas

420. “I guessed we’ve all built ourselves up through sadness, disappointment, and experience. It just happens at different times and in different ways.”

— Penelope Douglas

421. “One pain at a time.”

— Penelope Douglas

422. “She’s already coming,” he said, sounding a little surprised.”

— Penelope Douglas

423. “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.”

— Penelope Douglas

424. “I looked into Em’s eyes, whispering, “I love you, baby.” “Good,” she told me. “Because I wasn’t actually on the shot like I said I was in the greenhouse.”

— Penelope Douglas

425. “The only one who can bring Ivar Torrance’s father to his knees is Ivar’s mother.”

— Penelope Douglas

426. “Everything with him was like home.”

— Penelope Douglas

427. “Tyler looked after him and then turned to me, cocking his head. “I’m not a jealous man, but for you I might make an exception.”

— Penelope Douglas

428. “And what disgusting task, pray tell, would you like me to do?”

— Penelope Douglas

429. “Whoever he is, he was just here. We need to go. Now.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

431. “You always wait for tomorrow. But let me clue you in. Tomorrow was yesterday.”

— Penelope Douglas

432. “So, what did you want to talk about?” I ask. “Your car’s extended warranty.”

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

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434. “I felt like no one wanted me and that life moved on without me. No one cared.” Jared’s.”

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

— Penelope Douglas

436. “I could never pretend you weren’t you,” he says. “I don’t want to.”

— Penelope Douglas

437. “I love you,” he said. I immediately broke down, tears springing to my eyes. Happy tears.”

— Penelope Douglas

438. “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

439. “I’ve been trying for years, it seems, to be the kind of woman I admire, and all of a sudden I feel like I am that woman. I know I’m worth it. You’re just not.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

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441. “Everyone watching us from a distance faded away, and I looked down at his hair matted to his scalp and temples, droplets cascading down his cheeks and over his lashes, and all I wanted in the world was to stare at him forever. “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.”

— Penelope Douglas

442. “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.”

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443. “To my thinking, when someone gave out their compliments and good opinions rarely, they meant more.”

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444. “This was a game to him, and that was fine. He just wasn’t the only one playing anymore.”

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445. “Yesterday is gone.”

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446. “You were the only loner I knew who hated being alone.”

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447. “Kaleb’s not good. But he’s the one I want.”

— Penelope Douglas

448. “Kai grabbed me, wrapping his arms around my torso, under my arms, and lifting me up. “I love you,” he whispered against my lips as he backed us away from the others. “And he can send me to prison again for a very long time. I’m not letting that happen now that I’ve found you. Please.”

— Penelope Douglas

449. “We romance readers can be very hard on our heroines.”

— Penelope Douglas

450. “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