Top 250 Tessa Bailey Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “All Piper could do was stare at the spot he’d just vacated. Goose bumps. He’d given her goose bumps.”

— Tessa Bailey

152. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

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

— Tessa Bailey

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

— Tessa Bailey

155. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

156. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

157. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

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

— Tessa Bailey

159. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

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

— Tessa Bailey

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

— Tessa Bailey

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

— Tessa Bailey

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

— Tessa Bailey

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

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

— Tessa Bailey

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

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167. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

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

— Tessa Bailey

169. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

170. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

171. “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.”

— Tessa Bailey

172. “Oh captain, my captain.” The fighter slapped a hand over his heart, punctuating the heavy Brooklyn accent he spoke with. “Try not to endear yourself to me too quickly. We just got here.”

— Tessa Bailey

173. “When I walk in the front door after a shift, Lucy, I want your mouth on mine before I even get my jacket off.”

— Tessa Bailey

174. “This morning, he’d carved out daylight for her in that stifling basement.”

— Tessa Bailey

175. “The scene reminded Lita of a Marvel Comics movie where the hero tries to blend in among mortals, but is so obviously everyone’s savior. Her savior. If he would only allow himself to be.”

— Tessa Bailey

176. “Oh, my God. Please say that accent isn’t real.” “Real, I’m afraid.” Unlike your breasts.”

— Tessa Bailey

177. “My love is solid. It doesn’t bend,” he said fervently. “Don’t forget again.”

— Tessa Bailey

178. “Hayden’s ovaries stood up and delivered a thundering ovation.”

— Tessa Bailey

179. “I love you so badly I could get lost in it and never find my way back out.”

— Tessa Bailey

180. “I didn’t know what right felt like until you,” he choked out. “I’m holding on to the good you give me. I’m holding on to you.”

— Tessa Bailey

181. “Terrible things happen sometimes, but you can’t avoid the high of happiness or joy, because you’re too afraid of falling from a great height.”

— Tessa Bailey

182. “Thinking about picking out side plates with Stella has sent me into the throes of my best orgasm in recent memory, my knees nearly buckling from the monumental rush...”

— Tessa Bailey

183. “His existence is a threat to my sanity.”

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184. “I lean in and rub my nose on his throat. “Sweat.” His deep chuckle makes me shiver. “Better work on that.” “No.” I let him peel my dress off over my head. “I like it.”

— Tessa Bailey

185. “I know I’m not who you’d pick for her. I’m probably not even who she would pick, but I’ll change that. I’ll give her everything.”

— Tessa Bailey

186. “Given your ability to keep your sense of humor under stress, either a war general or a comedian.”

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187. “If you need servicing while we’re stuck in this fancy-ass hotel for a week, I’m going to be the one to do it. No one else. Not Golden Boy. Not even your right hand.”

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188. “B-Brendan.” Her chest ached almost too much to speak. “When I was falling in love with you, I was falling in love with Westport at the same time. That is my home. Our home. And I don’t want to be anywhere else. I knew it as soon as I got here tonight. Nothing was right. Nothing was right without you.”

— Tessa Bailey

189. “But you can’t take the bad lessons you learned and apply them to every good thing that comes your way. Because there’s nothing about what we have. It’s really, really good. You’re wonderful, and I love you. Okay, you stupid idiot? So when you’ve done some thinking and pulled your head out of your stubborn ass, come and find me. You’re worth the wait.”

— Tessa Bailey

190. “What happens to impatient girls who try to tell their man what to do in bed?” She stifled a sob of pleasure. “They have to wait longer.”

— Tessa Bailey

191. “He’d tasted her unbelievable mouth yesterday evening, and his pride demanded only the best on her tongue.”

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192. “He pointed at Abby’s electric-blue pumps. “Women wear these evil creations around to confuse us. Sure, they make a girl’s legs look good, but that’s the black magic, my friends. They want us to feel their pain and not understand why.”

— Tessa Bailey

193. “Three men had approached her at a bar, one asking if he could buy her a drink. Her reply had been, “Sure. Petrol, please. Unleaded.”

— Tessa Bailey

194. “He turned and took a beer out of the fridge, uncapping it with his teeth.”

— Tessa Bailey

195. “One dog started woofing and his buddies joined in solidarity, announcing the entrance of their queen.”

— Tessa Bailey

196. “I want to be the man who steals it. All day, every day. Forever. Stay with me right here.”

— Tessa Bailey

197. “Because you’re my wife. You’re supposed to believe I’ve existed only for you since day one.”

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198. “Maybe she should try to put her phone down more often. Or at least take in the real moments when she could.”

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199. “Oh, this wasn’t good. She didn’t even know which part of her was in command. Her head, her heart, her lady business. Or maybe they all were, three bitches hitting the switches of her control panel.”

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200. “Everyone had weaknesses. They just came in different sizes and shapes.”

— Tessa Bailey