Top 500 Penelope Douglas Quotes (2026 Update)
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401. “This is what we were built for, Michael. You and me.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

405. “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.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

407. “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

408. “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

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

— Penelope Douglas

410. “No, Uncle Jake.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

412. “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

413. “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

414. “He sighed. “I’m out of my own control, Winter,” he said, not explaining any further. “There are no choices. We are who we are, and we do what we do. It’s nature. Like game pieces, I will play my part, because I can’t resist. I can’t be what I’m not.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

416. “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

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

— Penelope Douglas

418. “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

419. “I won’t look like anyone else, and while I’m not yet happy, I’m no longer trying to be something I never was.”

— Penelope Douglas

420. “I told her you’d be set for life,” I said, both of us rubbing on each other, “and I’d make all your dreams come true. You’ll dance and no doors will be closed to you ever again.”

— Penelope Douglas

421. “If she knew she was yours, she wouldn’t have gotten in that car.”

— Penelope Douglas

422. “When you think about the women who aren’t interested in my brother, it pretty much just leaves the lesbians.”

— Penelope Douglas

423. “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

424. “Everything with him was like home.”

— Penelope Douglas

425. “And no matter how tough he acts, the stress of whatever situation he’s in is in there somewhere. Buried deep or right underneath the surface.”

— Penelope Douglas

426. “What the hell was he talking about? I only had one sister.”

— Penelope Douglas

427. “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

428. “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

429. “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

430. “I’ll get over him. And very soon, every memory will fade, all his words and how every touch felt. It’ll all fade.”

— Penelope Douglas

431. “You’re in everything.”

— Penelope Douglas

432. “He would know that I didn’t always hate him. A sliver of my brain was starting to believe there was more to him.”

— Penelope Douglas

433. “I never expected to feel better. I just wanted them to feel worse.”

— Penelope Douglas

434. “Because you’re still you, no matter where you go,” I retort.”

— Penelope Douglas

435. “He might hate me. But he thinks about me.”

— Penelope Douglas

436. “Crooking his finger, he mouthed “come here” as he slowly approached me, probably trying to keep my antics quiet so I wouldn’t embarrass him.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

440. “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

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

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

444. “It will be my ring on your finger and my kids in your belly someday.”

— Penelope Douglas

445. “I was just planning on lying down next to her, savoring the feel of her for a little while.”

— Penelope Douglas

446. “Are you up for a movie tonight? We could re-watch Thor again. I know you like his hammer.”

— Penelope Douglas

447. “It’s a subtle gesture I actually love despite the building tension in the room. It’s his way of letting me know he might be angry, but he’s not angry with me, and he hates that I’m probably uncomfortable right now.”

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

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

— Penelope Douglas

450. “Seven years, and this is how you want to meet, Angel?”

— Penelope Douglas