Tere Michaels > Quotes

“You curse a lot."

"Fuck you - I hardly curse at all.”
― Tere Michaels, Faith & Fidelity

“Got any mood music?”
“If you press Play on the stereo you’re going to hear Miley Cyrus.”
“I don’t know who that is.”
“Count your blessings.”
― Tere Michaels, Faith & Fidelity

“New but…good,” Evan said, shaking his head. “A good thing.” Helena caught the look that passed between the two men and it was beautiful…the only word she could think of was beautiful. It was love and lust and such a tender expression of care she wondered if they had any clue how lovely it was to see...”
― Tere Michaels, Faith & Fidelity

“You become a cop and they teach you about protecting people and keeping them safe. But they don’t tell you how it rips your heart out when you realize you can’t do it. You can’t save everybody.”
― Tere Michaels, Faith & Fidelity

“You broke up with me, and I spend one night with one guy who turns out to be the reason I’m even here, in domestic BLISS with your grouchy ass, and you can’t spare an evening for dinner? You are a dick.”
― Tere Michaels, Duty & Devotion

“Dude, nonsense is actually afraid of you, that's how no-nonsense you are.”
― Tere Michaels, Love & Loyalty

“Words just confused things -- when they held each other like this, it made so much more sense.”
― Tere Michaels, Faith & Fidelity

“I know this is like the worst possible time, but I really need to tell you that I love you. Okay? Because I do. And you don't have to say it back or anything, but that's how it is.”
― Tere Michaels, Love & Loyalty

“Tell me to stop,” Matt whispered. “Last chance.”
― Tere Michaels, Faith & Fidelity

“You have to live your life and not count on things being there tomorrow or the next day.”
― Tere Michaels, Love & Loyalty

“Hey, Terry? Jim. How's it going? So, you and Mimi up for some dinner?” He paused. “No, I didn't hit my head. No, this isn't a code because I'm being held hostage.”
― Tere Michaels, Love & Loyalty

“Straight people are crazy”
― Tere Michaels, Love & Loyalty

“He gave Evan a glance. “Unless you want to do something else.”
“That's a line? Seriously?”
“I have to use lines now? We share a mortgage, dude. Get upstairs, take a shower, and come to bed naked. Jesus.”
― Tere Michaels, Duty & Devotion

“What? Do I look stupid? A molecule of chicken? Eat some fucking food please. Thank you."
"You curse a lot."
"Fuck you-I hardly curse at all.”
― Tere Michaels, Faith & Fidelity

“he'd been a cop long enough to know what actual perversion looked like and it sure wasn't two guys or two women going out to dinner and holding hands.”
― Tere Michaels, Faith & Fidelity

“I wish to God I had an answer for you right now. All I know is that…I’m not turning this car around. I’m going home with you…and we’ll see what happens from there.”
― Tere Michaels, Faith & Fidelity

“I used to be an angry, lonely prick. Then I met a guy with four amazing kids and more issues than the Sports Illustrated back catalog and boom—happiness.”
“Boom, happiness?”
“Okay, boom. Boom. More booms. A mushroom cloud. Then happiness.”
― Tere Michaels, Cherish

“And as horrible as that felt in this moment, it was almost a relief. Because he didn't need to worry about loss if he never bothered to love anyone.”
― Tere Michaels, Love & Loyalty

“How are you going to find the right person if you think everyone is just trying to use you?”
― Tere Michaels, Love & Loyalty

“I love your kids."

"Make me an offer."

"Yeah, no. I'll just visit in their natural habitat.”
― Tere Michaels, Faith & Fidelity

“Okay, you got me. The screenwriter is a vampire. Now go to your own desk and call Mimi so she can call me and I can get my day started”
― Tere Michaels, Love & Loyalty

“Young love sucked. Old love wasn’t much easier, but at least you had some scar tissue built up around your heart to make it hurt a little less.”
― Tere Michaels, Cherish

“Screw it -- the house needed cleansing with cock's blood and chanting.”
― Tere Michaels, Faith & Fidelity

“Do me a favor, elope when you’re forty.” Evan sighed as he walked over to where Katie was standing.
“Deal.”
― Tere Michaels, Cherish

“Evan and Matt where kissing. Passionately, erotically kissing. She saw tongues.”
― Tere Michaels, Faith & Fidelity

“Griffin Drake and his MacBook were the best of friends, more intimate than lovers. He slept with it. He cared for it with specially made cleaning cloths and cans of air to keep it dust free. Plants and fish had died under his watch with alarming regularity, but the computer-the computer was tended like a child.”
― Tere Michaels, Love & Loyalty

“Matt, as captain of this crazy ship, kept the rudder straight, the laundry done, and his boyfriend well fucked enough to carry on another day.”
― Tere Michaels, Cherish

“Shut up, Kathleen.”
“Shut up, Miranda.”
“God, enough with the shut ups, please,” Evan said, walking down the stairs looking good enough to eat (at least to Matt).
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“Hi.” Matt held up the bag of melting Ben & Jerry’s. “I uh…this belongs in the fridge.”
“I’ll make room.”
“I’ll follow.”
“I’ll vomit,” Miranda muttered ... Kathleen took great delight in asking “Why she’s got that stupid smile on her face?”
― Tere Michaels

“I cant explain my feelings for you. I've only loved, and wanted, one other person in my life. I don't know what's going to happen. Don't know what I can give you... I have so many people depending on me Matt, I don't know what I cant risk... But... I wanted you to know this... wanted to tell you... I love you.”
― Tere Michaels, Faith & Fidelity

“I need you to know that. I want to…to… show you how much this is forever….”
Matt’s expression went from concerned to amused to a sweet reddening on his cheeks that Evan found to be his favorite reaction, ever.”
― Tere Michaels, Truth & Tenderness