Top 250 Tessa Bailey Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “I’m far from immune to you.”

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102. “Being hurt only makes me need you more.”

— Tessa Bailey

103. “I’m going to feed you before I introduce you to God.”

— Tessa Bailey

104. “It makes choices for you. It demands you obey it, not taking no for an answer. And it’s usually right. It knows you better than you know yourself.”

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105. “That’s the first time you’ve said my name.” He rubbed their lips together. “Whisper it again in my ear, then I’ll go.”

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106. “He’s like eating a spicy breakfast burrito after years of having oatmeal for breakfast.”

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107. “You’ve got innocent eyes, but a hot, greedy body. God help me, I would never stop banging you.”

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108. “Do you want some proof I can be more than a nice guy, sweetheart?”

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109. “Expecting perfect can only lead to disappointment. Besides, it’s the flaws that give a person character. That’s where the beauty hides.”

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110. “Don’t send me back out into the darkness, sunshine. Please.”

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111. “Is this like a strange kink? Instead of flashing people, you just go around accosting people with bizarre tales?”

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112. “A wise woman once told me it’s not my job to teach people to be happy.”

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113. “He gave in to just a touch of temptation, tucking a wind-tangled strand of hair behind her ear. Soft. “It means I’ll be around.”

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114. “Our life together is at stake. Did I really think I could just walk away from her? I would sell my soul to the devil to be holding her right now. To hold her forever.”

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115. “You have to admit, you’re a little clumsy.” I gasp. “Only when scary politicians leap out of the shadows.”

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116. “Hannah stepped into the house and immediately had to check her urge to find the person in charge of the playlist. If she let herself, she’d sit in the corner all night searching for the perfect next song.”

— Tessa Bailey

117. “But hell if he didn’t spend the whole night thinking about it.”

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118. “Laugh with them, instead of being laughed at. Make the joke, instead of being the joke. And above all else, don’t let them see how much it all bothered him.”

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119. “He felt her hand curl in the material of his shirt, and it was a glorious goddamn feeling. So if presented with an unknown threat, she would consider him the lesser of the two evils. Right. He could work with that. Some marriages had been founded on less, and he merely wanted to shag her senseless.”

— Tessa Bailey

120. “As I’m writing this, I’m starting to wonder if the longer we fight change in ourselves, the less time we have to live as better people. Or at least more self-aware people. I propose that we both do something that scares us this week.”

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121. “I tried to tell myself wanting you, keeping you, was selfish. Maybe it is.” His lips brushed her forehead. “But I’m lost here, Lucy. I’m lost without everything you’ve got.”

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122. “Trying to figure out what to do when no one is watching. And wondering if maybe that’s the stuff that actually matters.”

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123. “Come back here.” “I don’t think I will.” “Half pint.” “I have a name.” “Come back here and tell it to me, then.”

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124. “Who do you think you are?” His gaze dropped to her lips. “I’m the guy who’s going to kiss you tonight.”

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125. “The first time they’d met, in this very pub, he’d hit on her using so little finesse, she’d been forced to ask if he was kidding. Granted, they’d both had a few too many drinks that night, but nothing excused the line, “I’m not drunk, I’m just intoxicated by you.” Nothing.”

— Tessa Bailey

126. “I’m about as approachable and welcoming as a vampire bat.”

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127. “His words made her feel like she was floating. They were pure Brendan in their honesty and depth and gruffness and humility. And they were for her.”

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128. “With this kiss, I willingly damn myself to a lifetime of suffering.”

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129. “He kissed Abby. Abby. He... kissed Abby. Sensation exploded in his head like an atom bomb, incinerating everything in its path.”

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130. “What she thought was living life to the fullest had actually been living life for other people to watch. To gawk at. She wouldn’t lie to herself and pretend one month had completely cured her of her deeply rooted yen for attention. For praise. For what she’d once interpreted as love. Now though? She is participating in her life. Not just posing and pretending. The world was so much bigger than her, and she was really seeing it now. She was really looking.”

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131. “As a seaman, Brendan was all about luck. He knew he could only control so much. He could construct a tight schedule, guide the boat in a direction of his choosing. But it was up to the ocean how and when she gave up her treasures. With.”

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132. “You can wrap me as tight as you want around that little finger, but I won’t play games about what this is. Get me, Piper?”

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133. “You’re not even worth a midweek leg shave.”

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134. “Miss you?” He grated the incredulous question, dropping his mouth to her temple. “You left me without a soul. I can barely remember the days since you left. They passed without me feeling a single thing. Because you are feeling for me. You’re the only thing that keeps me from being numb. Twice in my life you’ve turned me back into a living, breathing man, and missing you... missing you, Peggy, doesn’t even begin to cover it. You revive me.”

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135. “Facts are facts. She’s cute as a button.”

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136. “But she looked into his eyes now and heard his words echo back from the deck of the Della Ray. You have perseverance, character, and a huge heart. And she chose to believe him. She chose to believe in herself.”

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137. “How do people live their lives feeling like this, day in and day out? Like your next breath depends on another person’s happiness? She’s torture and heaven all wrapped up in one forbidden package.”

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138. “I’ve slept in your sheets and seen my sweat cooling on your gorgeous skin. I’ve spent myself in your mouth and between your legs.”

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139. “Maybe the crew would realize they were wrong about him after some time passed. After all, they were just following his lead, treating him like he asked them to.”

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140. “Running for mayor is time consuming. That’s why I’ve never done it.” My laugh sneaks up on me. “Oh, is that why?”

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141. “And when she was happy, like she was in that moment, she threw her arms open and ran right toward the main source, letting him sweep her away.”

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142. “Well, Ginger, looks like we finally found the one man unwilling to grovel at your feet.”

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143. “People shine at different times.”

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144. “Baby, sometimes what I’m thinking doesn’t translate into words. You’re going to have to badger them out of me until I get better at this, okay?”

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145. “Maybe it was the way she only reached his shoulder that sent protectiveness surging up to his jugular, while somehow – at the very same time – he wanted to seek refuge in her.”

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146. “He wouldn’t stay so firmly rooted in his practices and routines that a good thing would come along and slip away.”

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147. “Unlock the door or I’ll call a locksmith. You’re going to be comfortable in my home, goddammit.” Her mouth wobbles and she breaks into a laugh. “What is this? Aggressive southerning?”

— Tessa Bailey

148. “I’m a pandemic-era teacher, dammit. That basically qualifies me for a presidential.”

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149. “Listen to me. I love your sister. I love her so much I can’t wait for tomorrow. To see what she says, what she wears, which laugh she’ll use. She’s not your sister to me. She’s Lucy. She’s the girl who makes me feel human.”

— Tessa Bailey

150. “The possibility that he’d shown up to see her, help her, without anything in return, made her comfortable in her own skin – ironically, without any of her usual beautifying trappings.”

— Tessa Bailey