Top 250 Tessa Bailey Quotes (2024 Update)
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151. “Right away, I’m hit with a prickle of guilt over this morning’s activities. Not only did I fantasize about her body, I had the nerve to pick out dinnerware without her input.”

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152. “A balm spread over his heart, even as his need, his urgency, wrenched higher, hotter. “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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153. “I can’t believe meat looks like brains before it’s been cooked. Does everyone know about this?”

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154. “The main-character moment?” “Yeah. You know, when you’ve got the perfect mood going, soundtrack to match. And you’re on a rainy road, feeling dramatic. You’re the star of your own movie. You’re Rocky training for the fight. Or Baby learning how to merengue in Dirty Dancing. Or you’re just crying over a lost love.” She turned slightly in the seat. “Everyone does it!”

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155. “But he found himself wondering what it might be like to fill that role for Hallie. In another life, obviously. A full-time giver of Hallie smiles.”

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156. “Are you looking for something illegal so you’ll have an excuse to handcuff me, Derek?”

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157. “Don’t dump my stash. I hereby bequeath all manner of pleasure machines to you, my pasty, studious little friend.”

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158. “Can I rub it here, baby?” Brendan rasped the question, his bare chest heaving, a fine sheen of sweat on those work-honed muscles. “Just want to rub it where I made you come.”

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159. “Keep your distance from Burger Guys,” Myles draws out, finally. “They’re suspects, too.”

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160. “I didn’t say I couldn’t touch.” She gripped the collar of his shirt and dragged him forward, bringing their mouths an inch apart. “Just you.” A muscle ticked in his jaw. “I’ll make you beg for my goddamn hands on you.”

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161. “You don’t miss her. He examined the churning in his chest. Well, that hadn’t worked.”

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162. “She wanted, craved Jonah. He’d grabbed hold of her libido and shaken it like a snow globe.”

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163. “She rode on a rainbow unicorn over the Milky Way and waved at an astronaut.”

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164. “I’ve never even had you, and your body haunts mine.”

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165. “Like you said, men need things spelled out in thick red Sharpie.”

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166. “She was going to cry in front of her childhood hero turned mega-crush turned object of her every sexual fantasy. Seriously, Travis was the reason she couldn’t hear “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” without getting horny. Meanwhile if she cried right now, he’d probably lose his boner next time he smelled blueberries. Of course, while all these thoughts raced through her head, she said absolutely nothing, simply stared up at the former Hurricanes shortstop while her eyes ached.”

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167. “He knew she’d seen. And there was some silent communication between them, but she didn’t understand the language. Had never spoken it or been around a man who could convey so much without saying a single word.”

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168. “You don’t get locked up somewhere for four years and leave without a few soul scrapes.”

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169. “This man smiles constantly. I hate him.”

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170. “It’s like I always say: A man doesn’t bring a woman to Bingo unless he’s serious about her.”

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171. “The innocent memory of Georgie lying on his bed and mumbling that she needed Dale took on a whole new meaning.”

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172. “Home.’ By Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.” He barely kept his hand from lifting to brush back her hair. “I don’t know that one,” he managed. “I’ll text it to you before I go to sleep. It’s perfect.”

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173. “You like that, beautiful girl?” When she whimpered, he leaned over and spoke directly into her ear. “Good. That was for the hard-on I’ll be walking around with tonight. And you’ll goddamn wear the imprint of my hand on your ass for it.”

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174. “All Piper could do was stare at the spot he’d just vacated. Goose bumps. He’d given her goose bumps.”

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175. “We can fix this by laughing at ourselves. If we stop taking ourselves so seriously for a moment, our partner can do the same. There is relaxation and acceptance in laughter. It’s the anti-resentment drug.”

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176. “Not everyone is fertile ground for fixing.”

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177. “I’m a storm of feelings over her. So many that I can barely pick them out of the blurring whirlwind and try to define them. I’m protective of her, proud of her, lustful to the point of pain, adoring and confused.”

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178. “That’s it? You’ve been standing there thinking for twenty minutes and your big epiphany is roses?”

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179. “If I were the kind of man who apologized for something he said, this may or may not be how I would go about doing it.”

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180. “Piper, I don’t just go putting my arms around girls.” She paused in the doorway. Looked back. “What does that mean?” 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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181. “It’s only been one day since I was deep inside here, but it’s been too long.” Unexpectedly, he gave her a rough squeeze through her panties. “I know ways to get it deeper.”

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182. “You get this expression on your face when you listen to music, like you’re trying to climb inside it. Right now, it looks like the door is locked and you can’t get in.”

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183. “She’d wanted to be free, thought it was the only way to be happy, when happiness was belonging to Jonah.”

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184. “I’d take a bullet between the eyes before I raised a hand to you, Taylor. The fact that you have to spend a second in pain makes me want to die.”

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185. “The kind of cry a woman gave when a man conquered her and she realized she loved it.”

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186. “I would make a new bribe every day if I thought staying her would make you happy.”

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187. “It was the beginning of her own classic love story. And now the credits were rolling.”

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188. “We’re going to have to meet twice this week. No way we can cover cock talk and get important things done –.”

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189. “I’ve only been here a couple minutes, but it was long enough to recognize first class eye-fuckery.”

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190. “Why do women believe they need an occasion to dress up? Dress up for life, goddammit!”

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191. “Maybe, like the ocean, he could evolve.”

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192. “Fox, listen to me. I don’t care how many different beds you’ve been in. I know you belong in mine.”

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193. “What does reality have to offer me? Guide me, O wise one.”

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194. “There’s a lot we don’t know about each other. For instance, I didn’t know you were afraid of heights.” “What?” Ailish’s brow wrinkled. “I’m not afraid of heights.” “No.” Erin’s nodded at Ailish’s jean shorts. “Your zipper is, though.”

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195. “As her idol Dolly Parton once said, “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”

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196. “He’s like if someone drew eyes on a turnip.”

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197. “She plucked out a Splenda and one of the non-dairy creamers, doctoring the coffee. When she glanced up at Brendan, he was following her actions closely, a line between his brows. Memorizing how she took her coffee? No way.”

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198. “I know they don’t require a picture to keep your account active. This was about making you smile, not me,” His gaze fell to her mouth, taking its time finding her eyes again. “Well worth it.”

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199. “I don’t know if it’s possible to fall in love with a man in four days. But if it is, I think I’ve just soundly accomplished that feat with Myles Sumner.”

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200. “I could love you easily, too. God help me, Taylor. I’m not sure how it happened and I don’t know what’s the right thing to do.”

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