Top 300 Sarina Bowen Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “At ten o’clock I receive a text from Blake. Hi, girlfriend! I just wanted you to know I’m turning in for the evening. Alone. Because we’re dating. I’m not a total jerk, so I reply, Hey there! How’s Chicago? I’m turning in, too. Alone. Because that’s how I roll.”

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52. “I was her dirty little secret, apparently. Best. Thing. Ever.”

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53. “Of course,” Blake assures him. “You have nothing to worry about.” Wes strokes his chin and nods. “Okay. Sorry.” “Apology accepted.” Blake’s smile is blinding.”

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54. “His gaze had the intensity of a laser. “But it’s not the same with you.” My heart faltered. “Why?” “Because, Callahan.” The brown eyes came closer. “I never loved anyone the way I love you.”

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55. “You are the perfect girl,” he said against my lips. “You’re hot, but you hate to shop. That dress is gonna look great. On my floor.”

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56. “I stop arguing because I’m too busy watching a pretty girl drive my truck. At least one thing went right today. In a pretty blue dress that shows off her curves, Jess Canning handled my nutty family like a champ. If I was ever gonna trust a woman again, she’d be the top seed of the tournament.”

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57. “While I might be deep in lust with Griff, I’d already fallen head over heels for his family. Given the chance, I’d move right into his kitchen. I wanted to be one of the lucky Shipleys who called Ruth “Mom” and set that big oak table for twelve every night. I would play Frisbee with Dylan and braid Daphne’s hair.”

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58. “By the power vested in me by the State of California,” the minister announces with a smile, “I hereby declare you legally married. You may kiss your husband now.” Wes lunges forward and wraps Jamie in the tightest hug I’ve ever seen, like he’s needed to do that for hours. My brother pats his back and turns his head to kiss him, and everybody cheers.”

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59. “Suddenly, living my new life seemed more important than mourning my old one.”

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60. “The one sentence I regret? “Let’s watch some porn.”

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61. “The siblings crowd us as Jamie and I each open a box. I lift the lid and push some tissue paper aside. Then I pull out a gorgeous hand-thrown coffee mug. It says “HIS” on the side. I hear laughter and look over at Jamie’s gift. Another mug reading “HIS.”

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62. “When I was seventeen, I thought Jude was sent to me from heaven. When I was eighteen, I let him take me there. When I was nineteen, he broke both my heart and my family.”

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63. “And then he kissed him. Right on the lips. In front of God and everybody.”

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64. “There weren’t any time-outs, though. Not in life, and not in hockey.”

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65. “You really do love me, huh?” “Always have.” I swallow hard. “Always will.”

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66. “Also, nothing in the whole world is ever fair. There is no fair. There’s only lucky and not lucky.”

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67. “God, when I go gay, I really go gay.”

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68. “I loved you from the first day I met you. That’s never going away.”

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69. “One does not win an argument with a woman. One simply survives it.”

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70. “We can’t be together in Toronto,” I say. Just six little words. But they make his eyes turn red.”

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71. “When he finally goes still, I raise my head with a sigh. “Really, dude? That was like two seconds. You have the stamina of a pre-teen.” His shoulders tremble as he rolls over on his side in hysterics. “I guess you’ve still got it,” he chokes out between laughs. Climbing up the mattress, I ease in behind him, yanking his big body toward me. He stiffens for a second, then relaxes, his taut ass nestling against my groin, his back flush to my chest.”

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72. “Ready to come harder than you’ve ever come in your life?” I ask solemnly, lifting one of his knees up. He smiles. “You sure you want to put that much pressure on yourself, dude?” “No pressure. Just fact. Science has proven it.”

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73. “If my brother can find someone to love his grumpy ass, and even Eeyore here is married –“She jerked a thumb toward to Jude, who grinned. “- then it’s really astonishing that you and I are single.” I, for one, was not astonished. “Many are called, but few are chosen.”

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74. “To think of her as mine seemed like an impossible luxury. It’s the only luxury I’ve ever been greedy for.”

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75. “For some reason he decided shoving his tongue down my throat was a good idea, but it fuckin ain’t. At the end of the day, I’m still gay – and he’s still straight. Even worse, I’m still in love with him.”

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76. “Dr. Becky was a huge fan of Zach’s, even though she hadn’t met him. Figured. Zach was pretty irresistible.”

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77. “The best things in life are the ones you don’t expect.”

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78. “I speak past the lump. “You’re really lucky, Canning. Your family loves you. I mean, they really, truly love you, and not just because you’re related by blood and they have to love you.”

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79. “But love is messy, unpredictable, and occasionally loud. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

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80. “You’ll treat her right,” he says. It’s a statement, not a question.”

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81. “You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don’t take.” It.”

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82. “What’s one more bruise on a battered heart?”

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83. “Everyone has a time when they need a lot more than they can give. It doesn’t matter how much you hate it. It’s just true.”

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84. “Two seconds later, he’s there. And I’m stretching out on him like a blanket, and jamming my tongue into his mouth. Jamie moans, but I’m too wrapped up in the taste of him to worry about it. I have my fingers in his hair, and his hot, hard body under mine and it’s everything I’ve ever wanted. – Wes.”

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85. “It was hard enough being the Girl in the Wheelchair. I didn’t need to be the Girl Who Ejected From Her Wheelchair.”

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86. “KISS!” I yell, banging my glass on the table. “Come on, let’s see a practice kiss.” Wes rolls his eyes, but Jamie laughs. Then he gets up and sits right on Wes’s lap, grabs his face and plants one on him.”

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87. “We’re great friends. We run a kickass business together. But I don’t think we’ve ever set the standard for world’s most romantic couple,” he’d.”

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88. “Blake lifts me up and presses my back against the wall. I hook my legs around his waist, relishing the feel of his warm hands cupping my ass. He angles my body slightly, moves one hand to his erection, and then guides it inside me. “Oh,” I gasp when he thrusts deep. “Hold on, baby. This is gonna be a rough ride.”

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89. “What are you waiting for, Ryan? Suck it already.”

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90. “He doesn’t taste like beer anymore, but toothpaste. There’s no way either of us can blame this on alcohol tomorrow. His tongue is in my mouth and I take greedy pulls on it, loving every second of it.”

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91. “With you, there’s no such thing as casual. The fire I feel for you won’t ever go out.”

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92. “Keiran Shipley is so attractive that my slutty little mind can’t stop noticing him.”

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93. “She’s staring at me like she wants to rip off my clothes. Or just rip something. I’m not quite sure which.”

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94. “Next time you put your hands on me at work I’m gonna start moaning like a porn star.”

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95. “I can handle it, Lark. Just lean on me. I’ll be your Apostate Farm.” Tears spilled out of her eyes. So many tears. But I just hang on. It’s what a do.”

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96. “Our lips are millimeters from meeting again when he says, “I need to know something, and you have to promise to be honest.” “I’m always honest with you,” I protest. “Good. I’m holding you to that.” Those gorgeous brown eyes gleam. “Did you throw the shootout?” I know exactly which shootout he’s referring to. My lips quiver, so I press them together to keep from grinning. “Well?” I shrug.”

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97. “The heat in her eyes? I put it there. She’s like a gift that was never mine to unwrap. But now she’s looking up at me like I hung the moon and stars.”

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98. “Want you,” I whisper. Lately, those two words define me.”

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99. “Jamie’s free hand warms my back while his other one preps me. “Baby,” he whispers. “Can you take more?” I nod into his neck. A second finger joins the first one. At first I struggle against the burn. It’s Jamie. It’s okay. Another deep breath and I make myself relax. “That’s it,” he urges. “I want you to ride me, okay? And when you come, I want you to shoot all over my chest.”

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100. “No other man has ever made me feel this way – like it’d walk through fire for just one more kiss.”

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