Top 160 Penelope Ward Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “It’s okay to look different, Lilith. Beauty is only a matter of opinion. If you believe you are beautiful, then that’s all that matters. These are really tough years you’re approaching now. Your decisions now as a teenager can change your entire life. Just make sure you talk to me or comeone if you’re ever feeling like life is too much to handle. And never let anyone convince you that you’re not worthy, only to take advantage of you.”

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102. “I assumed he would judge me, but in reality, no one could ever judge me the way I judged myself.”

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103. “Sometimes, those who put up the biggest shields are those who are protecting the biggest hearts.”

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104. “You’re my truth. Everything else is a lie.”

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105. “You can’t always get what you want. But don’t be afraid to ask.”

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106. “Let’s face it. My body was an imbecile with poor judgment. How could it want something so badly that hated it right back?”

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107. “My daughter was calm as a clam. She had no clue what that text meant for the rest of her life. She had no clue that her father had just abandoned her.”

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108. “Maybe it’s not really a mistake if you learn from it.”

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109. “Don’t you know by now that you are everything?”

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110. “Temptation is natural. That doesn’t mean you should act on it.” He.”

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111. “Sometimes, love also means putting the needs of those you love ahead of your own.”

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112. “I should have never made her feel like she needed to compare us. But love breeds insecurity, making people weak and needy.”

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113. “So, my question to you, Gia, is this: will you be uncertain with me?” It was amazing what a difference a new perspective could make. Be uncertain. Live anyway.”

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114. “You have to treat addiction to a person the same way you would a drug problem.”

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115. “It’s such a shame. I just believe if you’re a good person, God knows it. I don’t think going to church every Sunday or saying you accept Christ makes a lick of difference in the end.”

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116. “Even the goat liked cock sauce.”

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117. “To be independent To experience love without settling To be loved back To make a difference in the world To be comfortable in her own skin To make love in the rain Skydive To have no regrets To be true to herself.”

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118. “We’re never a hundred percent in control in life, Nina. We just think we are. Something bigger than us is always in the driver’s seat. What we can control is our perception, our reactions to things. We can also control whether we choose to live life or live in fear.”

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119. “Sometimes, if you’re willing to withstand a little pain in life, you might discover a pleasure that you never would have otherwise known existed.”

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120. “He can’t take you away from me because our story’s not finished. To be continued.”

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121. “Love isn’t always only about the person who makes you feel the safest or even how much you care about someone. Sometimes, it’s about the person who ignites your soul, and that may also be the person you fear the most.”

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122. “You know why it didn’t work out with him?” “Why?” “Because God made you for me.” Not.”

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123. “I think sometimes people come into our lives at a certain time for a reason.”

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124. “I was madder at myself than Elodie. I’d caused this. Why? Because I was impulsive, horny, selfish – and a goddamn panty snatcher, apparently.”

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125. “Unfortunately, this time with the advantage of experience and hindsight, I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I was hopelessly in love with him.”

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126. “I’m afraid to be with him and afraid to be without him.”

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127. “I wanted him more than I wanted my morning cup of Joe, and that was saying something.”

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128. “But the right thing... was admitting that I couldn’t possibly fully love her if my heart beat faster for someone else.”

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129. “Struggle means you’re persevering even if it’s tough. That’s a sign of strength.”

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130. “I hadn’t held anyone like that in years. But never had it felt like this-like home-to me.”

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131. “Why are you so interested in what I’m doing with my mouth?”

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132. “I threw my kindle across the room.”

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133. “What’s the point of beauty if you don’t share it with others?”

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134. “You’re an ass, you know that?” “I’d rather be one than have a fish hook in one.” “Very mature. Did you say you were nine or twenty-nine?”

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135. “As I write this, what she definitely doesn’t know is that a few years later, I came back for her, but it was too late.”

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136. “I plan to. And then I’m going to spackle her bedroom wall.” Calliope scrunched up her nose. “I don’t even want to know what that means.”

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137. “Physically, he was my dream and in every other way, my nightmare.”

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138. “Listen to me, Nina. We do need to talk, but it’s something I was really hoping to discuss with you in person. This is all my fault for being afraid to open up to you for so long. But here’s what cannot wait a second longer: You absolutely need to know right now that you are the only person in this world that has my heart, and nothing that I have to tell you will change that.”

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139. “Stay in the moment with me, Kendall.”

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140. “In the midst of my vulnerability, I found my self-worth.”

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141. “They say your life flashes before your eyes, right? Well, you were the only thing that flashed before mine. Just you.”

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142. “There’s no one like you. There’s no one who smells like you, tastes like you. There’s no one with the same wide eyes, the same perky nose, the same slight freckles, the same plump lips, the same curve of your ass, the same short but beautiful legs, the same toes I want to nibble on. I don’t care how many women I’ve been with. There’s only one you, and I can’t get enough.”

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143. “Pets? You think we’re going to find a hotel in the middle of nowhere that accepts goats?”

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144. “That right there... was more like 13 year old Mitch.”

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145. “Through death there was life. Through hate there was love. I looked down at my son. “In the end, there was you, and that made it all worth it.”

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146. “I have this theory. If you think about almost any given moment in life, there is a Beatles song that can describe it.”

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147. “In the same way that you can easily switch the letters of a word around to see another hidden meaning, such is life. A life can be defined by its hardships or its blessings.”

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148. “Since Hetty wasn’t even here yet, I excused myself to go to the bathroom where I promptly picked my kindle up again. Don’t judge.”

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149. “A storm makes a tree grow its roots deeper so it can keep standing.”

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150. “Because I’d take three-hundred-and-sixty-four bad days a year just to have your mother for one good one, Declan. Your mother makes me happy. We have our ups and downs, maybe more so than most, but she’s the light of my life. I’d have thought you knew this, considering how many kids we have.”

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