Alyson Derrick > Quotes

“And for once I actually do.”
― Alyson Derrick, She Gets the Girl

“If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets”
― Alyson Derrick, Forget Me Not

“The truth is I hate keeping secrets. I always have. All they ever really do is tear people apart.”
― Alyson Derrick, Forget Me Not

“My heart feels happy listening to her, like I could do it forever.”
― Alyson Derrick, Forget Me Not

“I tense my jaw, biting back a snide comment. It feels like I have to do that more and more these days, and I'm not sure if he's more intolerant, or I'm just becoming less tolerant of him.”
― Alyson Derrick, Forget Me Not

“Because the truth is, while I was doing all that other shit this week, the only thing I really wanted to do was go see her. To ride a four-wheeler. To fix a fence. To stick my hand in a disgusting vat of ground meat. Anything to just be near her.”
― Alyson Derrick, Forget Me Not

“It’s so hard for me to understand how something that feels so right could be seen as so wrong. If they could just get into my head for a second to feel how I feel about her, they would understand immediately. And maybe…”
― Alyson Derrick, Forget Me Not

“I can't even imagine being able to pull myself out of there, let alone someone else. It must have almost killed her. I don't think many people would do that for a complete stranger. I can't believe she did it for me.”
― Alyson Derrick, Forget Me Not

“It was one thing to know that I had a hole in my life. But it’s a completely different thing to know exactly what was missing. Especially when what was missing is something I can never let myself have again.”
― Alyson Derrick, Forget Me Not

“Memories don’t just disappear.”
― Alyson Derrick, Forget Me Not

“Romance, love…It’s like the plague.”
― Alyson Derrick, She Gets the Girl

“The truth is I hate keeping secrets. I always have. All they really do is tear people apart. But this… This is different. Because this particular secret is the only thing keeping me whole. She is the only thing keeping me whole.”
― Alyson Derrick, Forget Me Not

“Nora.” My eyes flick down to the shoe box beside her. “Will you tell me about us?”
― Alyson Derrick, Forget Me Not

“Even though every part of her is forever carved into my mind, tonight, after what almost happened after Mass, it’s not enough to just imagine her. I need more.”
― Alyson Derrick, Forget Me Not