Top 500 Tillie Cole Quotes (2026 Update)
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251. “I have never before been free to choose.” He paused; then, with a deep flush to the apples of his cheeks, he added, “But I chose to share my very first kiss with you.”

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252. “My heart slammed in my chest. “Yeah. The most beautiful,” I answered.”

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253. “The joy in her expression seemed limitless, the peace in her spirit humbling.”

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254. “Anger, more anger than I had ever experienced before, began to fill my body. I felt it like quickfire, shooting down my arms, my legs and my chest.”

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255. “The boy River had grown into Styx the man and, despite his flaws and his harshness, he was all I wanted. All I had ever wanted. I was completely consumed by his every touch, his taste and smell, and at that moment, I gave my soul whole-heartedly, to a sinner.”

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256. “A loved one’s death wasn’t a onetime thing that you had to endure. It was an endless cycle. A cruel Groundhog Day that burned away at your heart and soul until there was nothing left but scorched flesh where they once had been.”

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257. “You have light within you, Styx, and I feel it shining through like the rays of the midday sun. It is beautiful. You are a good man.”

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258. “Philosophy contemplates the world in every facet – its creation, its beauty, its flaws, its meaning.”

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259. “As always, he didn’t want to embrace the truth, but it was there, locked deep in his heart.”

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260. “Months. She only had months left, not a lifetime, to fill this jar. She would never write the message on a heart on her wedding day like she wanted. She would never be a mamaw, reading these kisses to her grandchildren. She wouldn’t even live out her teens.”

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261. “A bashful smile ghosted his lips and his tense shoulders relaxed. “We’re in fuckin’ deep, aren’t we, Shakespeare?”

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262. “You live in hell long enough, you become a sinner too.”

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263. “People like to say that love at first sight is a myth, that instant love is for the pages of a fantasy book. But it isn’t. I lived it. Your mother and I were proof of that fact.”

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264. “It sounds good, don’t you think? Poppy and Rune, best friends for infinity!”

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265. “I raised my camera and pressed the button. I captured this rare moment: the exact moment when someone’s heart broke.”

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266. “In that moment, I felt like a true failure. I did not know how to care for either of them. I did not know how to fix the Cade brothers. They were both lost, both so filled with pain and fear which would not ease.”

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267. “You were born to stand by my side in Wonderland.”

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268. “No talking baby,” I whispered as my lips closed in on hers. “I’m gonna kiss you now and I’m gonna show you how fuckin’ good it feels.”

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269. “They notice that during the saddest, or most despairing times of their life, there was only one set of footprints. For happier times there was always two sets.”

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270. “I love you, Luka. In all these years without you, I never stopped.”

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271. “My Alice in Wonderland about to start her adventure.”

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272. “My eyes closed as I tried to chase away the lump in my throat. When I opened them, Poppy was watching me like she always did – in complete adoration.”

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273. “The real world isn’t ready to handle our reality. How could they accept that the gulags, the drugs, and the Blood Pit are real? It is the stuff of nightmares. How could they believe that males are being raised as killers, for sport and greed?”

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274. “Because sometimes, just sometimes, the sun and the moon align, bringing two people to the same place at the same time. Sometimes destiny guides them to exactly where they are meant to be. And their hearts fall in a tandem beat and their souls merge as one.”

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275. “Have I been enough for you too?” The gruff tone of Rune’s voice caused my heart to break, but I nodded softly. “More than anything,” I confirmed and, with a smile, added just for him, “You’ve been as special as special can be.”

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276. “Kiss eight hundred and nineteen was the kiss that changed it all. The kiss that proved that a long-haired brooding boy from Norway and a quirky girl from the Deep South could find a love to rival the greats.”

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277. “We all have secrets, Austin. Some people’s are bigger than others, that’s all. Wouldn’t you agree?”

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278. “He tells the person that He had walked with them their whole life through. But, He explains, the times where there is only a single set of footprints were not when He walked beside them, but instead, when He carried them.”

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279. “She was our most fierce protector. But it made her tired. So very tired, but she never stopped being there for us, loving us, being the mother we never had.” My.”

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280. “You would hold me just like this and we would talk. You’d tell me about your day and I’d tell you about mine.” I smiled at the normalcy of the picture. Because I didn’t need grand gestures or fairy tales; a normal life with the boy I loved would have always been enough.”

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281. “The scars on her face had freed her of her demons. She thought herself ugly. I thought she was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen in my life.”

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282. “Though my life had been short, I had loved long. And in the end, this was enough.”

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283. “I’m a thief. I stole our precious time – two years of you and me – for nothing.”

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284. “We are Flame and Maddie. And we have survived.”

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285. “We plan and we scheme. We plan for the day we once again see the sun and seek revenge on those who thought they could hide us from the world.”

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286. “Plus, I have history fifth period and you know how much I love it. It’s my favorite class.”

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287. “Because I love her. I love her more than I could ever explain. My single set of footprints in the sand.”

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288. “You are my hope, Ally. You’re every hope I’ve ever dared to have.”

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289. “I hardly knew myself these days.”

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290. “Sinning never felt so good.”

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291. “Pawpaw’s kisses. His sweet boy-kisses. All the memories of all the boy-kisses you ever got from him. You told me they’re the most favorite memories you have. Not money, not things, but the kisses you got from Pawpaw – because they were all special and made you smile, made you feel loved, because he was your soulmate. Your forever always.”

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292. “Jeg elsker deg.”

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293. “What I do find unacceptable however, is when certain people take vulnerable, pure and God-fearing people and abuse their trust and kindness for their own selfish gain.”

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294. “I felt him relax as he whispered, “I love you.” Smiling into his chest, I replied, “And I you, Flame.” Flame sighed and murmured, “Mine.”

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295. “He dropped a kiss on the tip of my nose. “I haven’t been with anyone since the day I met you. For the first time in my life, I wanna be with just one person. I wanna be with you. It’s all a little new for me. Hell has officially frozen over and I’m crossin’ to the monogamy dark side.”

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296. “And then when it’s time for you to come home too, it’ll be me who greets you. And there’ll be no worry or fear or pain. Just love.” I sighed happily. “Imagine that, Rune. A place where there’s no pain or hurt.” I closed my eyes and smiled. “When I think about it that way, I’m not so scared anymore.”

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297. “He kissed me until there was no part of me that didn’t know who it belonged to.”

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298. “But I wouldn’t cry. I didn’t think I knew how to.”

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299. “Poppy,” my mamaw said, as I looked up to see her green eyes shining. “This is your adventure. How I want you to remember me while I’m gone.”

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300. “I love you, Li. Christ, I fuckin’ love you,” he confessed. I could hear the disbelief and shock laced in his voice. My heart swelled and I began to think of a life with him. A life far from all I had been taught was true, but my soul was attached to his... joined, melded with his.”

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