Top 300 Sarina Bowen Quotes (2024 Update)
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151. “Then I ignore the warning. His eyes widen as I shove my fingers through his hair and tug his head closer. “What – ” He doesn’t get to finish that sentence, because I’m smashing my mouth against his.”

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152. “Gripping my shaft, I position myself between his big thighs. My breathing is equally unsteady. Hell, my hand is trembling around my cock as if I’ve never done this before. But I haven’t done this. Not with someone I love. The head of my cock nudges his hole. He tenses again, clenching to deny me entrance.”

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153. “And that’s how Canning and I came to have a big framed photo on our living room wall featuring the entire Toronto team dressed in very loud gingham. I swear the color rendered a little bolder in print than it looks in real life, because this photo is kind of blinding. But Jamie snickers whenever I suggest that.”

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154. “Am I finding somewhere else to sleep tonight?” He sighs. “No, jackass.”

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155. “Faceoff: the start of play, in which the referee drops the puck between two opposing players.”

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156. “My face wasn’t the same as I remembered, either. I saw a squarer jaw then I used to have, and my hair was bleached out from the summer’s sunshine. Not half bad, I realized. Standing there, I looked a long time at myself. Which was precisely why there were no mirrors in Paradise.”

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157. “He was almost the hottest hockey player I could name. The hottest one was sitting beside me on the sofa.”

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158. “She never wanted to become anyone’s adjust-your-expectations girlfriend.”

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159. “She tastes like everything I ever wanted.”

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160. “He kissed me between the shoulder blades. “Getting along together was never the problem with you and me,” he said. “We’re both easy. It’s just the rest of the world that’s hard.”

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161. “I am not a snob, because I know opulence doesn’t stamp out ignorance and unhappiness.”

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162. “You know what this means,” he says again, unclasping my bra. “It means we’re going out for real.”

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163. “And when he turned around, it was as if the sun had come out after a rainy day.”

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164. “Chasing Jamie’s big, blond body around the lake was all I wanted out of life. Okay, that’s a lie. I’d rather tackle him to the ground and strip off his clothing. Seeing him again is killing me right now.”

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165. “Twelve years ago, I’d never known what I’d done to deserve Benito. He was the greatest gift I’d ever been given.”

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166. “Now he snickers, but the sound dies when the tip of my finger circles his hole. His ass cheeks instantly clench. Not in fear, but anticipation. I see it in his eyes, a raw gleam of heat, before he lifts up his other knee and all but puts himself on display for me. Jesus. Nope, not gonna survive this.”

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167. “He tastes like cola and Shakespeare and Saturday nights. I’m.”

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168. “Summer always ends.”

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169. “This feels right. We feel right. Whether it’s two years that passed or twenty-two, if I hold you in my arms it will always feel exactly right.”

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170. “Then it was all over but the cryin’.”

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171. “I had the loopy, impractical idea that we might just belong together for keeps.”

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172. “I, James,” my beautiful brother echoes, “take you, Ryan, to be my friend and husband.” “To be yours in times of plenty and in times of want, in times of sickness and in times of perfect health.” My brother repeats the vow. “In times of joy and inevitable sorrow, in times of failure and in times of glory, I promise to cherish and respect you, to care for and protect you, to comfort and encourage you, and stay by your side, forever.”

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173. “We’d been so close all those years ago. My subconscious just couldn’t get over the idea that we weren’t anymore.”

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174. “Summer’s a total cocktease.” He shrugs, repeating himself. “It always ends.” He’s right about that. Summer always ends.”

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175. “You can bite the pillow when I make you scream.”

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176. “Good guys like that are as rare as vampires on a sunny day, Bella. I’m not kidding.”

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177. “Be well, Lark. Look kindly at yourself. That’s all I ask of you.”

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178. “Jessie,” I whisper against her lips. “I want you so bad. Let me have you.” “Unnmf,” she grunts. I reach under the short skirt she’s wearing and find a tiny pair of underwear that I quickly tug off. “Now, baby,” I urge. “Do it.”

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179. “I need you in my life, smalls,” he says in a whisper. “No matter what happens tomorrow, that won’t change.”

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180. “I never thought I’d be opening this box. With Jamie. For Jamie. “Are you sure?” I ask thickly. He nods. Those brown eyes burn with hunger. They shine with trust. I memorize that expression, the way he looks lying there at my mercy, big and hard and rippling with masculine power.”

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181. “When he finally goes still, I collapse on his sticky chest and growl in his ear. “That was the hottest thing I’ve ever seen.” He clings to me, his big palms pressed to my damp back. We lie that way a long time. I’m just drifting on my own happiness. I lead a big life, and it’s a hell of a ride. But there aren’t many moments like this. I want to bottle it and carry it everywhere I go.”

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182. “Damn. This thing between us isn’t going to just burn out. I was a fool for thinking I could walk away.”

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183. “Are you going to read it?” I ask. “Or just stand there making me sexually frustrated.”

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184. “It’s us. And it’s perfect.”

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185. “Holy Cannoli. I was cuddling the world’s grumpiest farmer.”

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186. “You didn’t tell me he had a headache!” “I didn’t know!” “What kind of nurse are you?” “The kind who plays hockey!”

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187. “Maybe I can convince you to kiss me again. I’m right here, honey. Come get me.”

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188. “Tell me about your boyfriend. He must be pretty special. You’re taking a lot of flak for being with him.”

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189. “Silence fell again, and I thought it might swallow us whole.”

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190. “There was a long silence. I found myself holding my breath. I’d just ordered him repeatedly to leave. And now I was terrified that he would. And then he did. The sound of the outer door downstairs broke me in half.”

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191. “With one smooth thumb she brushed water off my cheekbone. The sweep of her skin against mine was at once familiar and electrifying. Whenever she touched me, I felt as if I’d loved her my whole life.”

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192. “Be kind to yourself. Don’t push away the good people in your life, especially if you think you don’t deserve them. Let people surprise you.”

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193. “I felt the thrum of expectation just from breathing the same air that he did.”

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194. “But that’s how life really is. Sometimes you’re the fool who believes everything will be fine in the morning.”

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195. “Once upon a time we were briefly friends with benefits. Now we’re just friends at a benefit.”

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196. “I want everything. I want you to be the same with me that you were with other girls. 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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197. “I would work on this farm and share meals with these people. I would smile and act normal for as long as it took. Until acting normal seemed normal again, and the dragons in my heart forgot to blow their fire.”

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198. “The door opens behind me, and I’m so busted. Jamie towels off his hair. He looks down at the mattress. “Never thought of that,” he says. The towel lands on our unused desk chair, and then he yanks his mattress down, too.”

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199. “Acknowledging my sexuality is starting to feel inevitable. My attraction to Luke isn’t just a one-off thing. My attraction to men is here to stay and keeping that bottled up feels wrong now. It makes the secret feel enormous.”

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200. “When Jamie is back in position, facing Wes, the pastor asks them to join hands. From where I’m standing, I can’t really see my brother’s face. But I can see Ryan Wesley perfectly. As a rule, he’s not a solemn or serious guy. But right now his expression is full of awe.”

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