Margaret Rose > Quotes

“I've got a hunch too, Stewark," he says, voice gravelly. "Maybe you were in love with the wrong brother all along. Ever think of-"
"What?" I drop the gun and it clatters on the faux marble countertop.
"I have.”
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“You think I'm great?"
"Amazing," he breathes. "Brilliant. Strong. Fascinating."
"But you still think I need you?" is all I manage to get out.
"One can hope...”
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“Can I freeze this moment?" he rasps, letting his mouth fall back on my neck. "I want to live this exact moment in time forever. Will you please make the clock stand still?" he begs.”
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“I'm gonna get to know you!" I sing.
"Didn't realize that was something you wanted." His glance cuts hard from the road to me and back again.”
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“we're all scared of what our flaws make us do, of what we might not accomplish because of them, of what we stand to lose.”
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“You just stick with me," I say. "I'm not afraid of these people. Besides, I'm the one who has to stand onstage and be auctioned to the highest bidder-"
"Don't make it sound like that." His voice is tight as he grasps his empty glass.
"Like what?"
"Like I'm willingly giving you away, because I'm not."
There it is again, those unexpected words he flings at me out of nowhere that cause my whole body to shiver.”
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“You want me to be nice to you? Then you be nice. No one's going to help if you're always growling at them."
"There are other ways to get what you want, Holly. I asked for your help," he says, his voice getting softer. "And I had to barter for it with my silence. With you eventually leaving me altogether.”
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“How can you say that?" I'm asking him how can he call me his love? Does he mean it? Is this how he feels, under all the armor and spiky edges?
He drags his hand roughly through five-o'clock shadow. "I think I was shocked, when you finally looked my way. And then the rest of my world started falling apart, and I couldn't figure out what to do. It felt like you were saying no to me. To being with me. And it obliterated me. When I had been longing for you for so long...”
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“I thought a relationship, you brother actually, would fix things."
He stills. "I'm sorry you didn't get what you wanted."
"That's just it. I think I'm getting what I needed instead.”
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“I'm sorry," he says quietly.
"Sorry for what?"
"For being a dick to you when we were younger. I didn't know how to handle my emotions-still working that out," he adds with a huff. "But I think you're worth it, putting things right between us is worth every minute of the self-help, personal growth podcasts I've been listening to."
"You can't be serious, Lorden."
"I'm more serious about knowing you, having a-" he pauses to take a breath, "solid relationship with you then I have been about anything in my life for a very long time.”
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“When did sparring turn to tension-filled canoodling? When did I start thinking of him as tough on the outside but with a nerdy gooey center on the inside?”
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“The food was beautiful. But when those sparklers burned out, I was still sitting there. Without you.”
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“As long as you look like you," he murmurs, under his breath while he shoves his large hands into his pockets. "I mean, look like you want, of course..."
Now it's my turn to roll my eyes at him.
"I'm just saying," he continues, off-balance like I've never seen him, "I like the way you look. You always look nice.”
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“He doesn't hesitate. "You are fucking amazing. I've always known that." Zing! That one hit me right in my center.”
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“Maybe you were pretending this whole time not to like me."
"Maybe," he says, stoic and still. He's no longer kidding around and it catches me off guard.”
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“No secrets but partners, always? That's not what I grew up with, but I know it's what I want.”
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“we've both spent every day trying to make the other one happy, which seems to be the key to everything.”
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“Why did you stay?" he asks lightly. "I-I need to know, Holly." He leans in and everything goes hazy. His nose brushes mine ever so slightly and I barely hold back a whimper. "I thought you'd leave after my brother. It was gutsy, what you did at the holiday party-"
"You saw?" My eyes pull up to meet his.
He nods, a strong determined look on his face. "Did you love him? Do you love him?"
This moment has taken an unexpected turn, but he's asking so honestly. There's a tinge of desperation in his voice that makes my heart skip a beat. He's never spoken to me like this, so I open and almost needy. "I thought I did, yes.”
― Margaret Rose, Sink or Sell

“Maybe Declan's not the only one still working on himself. Maybe we all are. Maybe that never stops, no matter how old you are or where you are in life.”
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“A woman has to have something of her own, always!”
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“Around us heels are clacking and doors are slamming. All the while, we stand there as if frozen in our own bubble of startling revelations. There's confusion swirling like a coming storm in my head and I'm desperately trying to drop an anchor to steady my heart.”
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“He perches on the edge of George's desk and my heart tugs a bit but for what? I'm not sure. I haven't thought much about George since he left, almost as if his leaving was a weight off my shoulders”
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“All the clarity vanishes in an instant. Why would I ever fight with this man? He's taking care of me.
"You'd do that for me?"
"I'd do just about anything for you, if you want to know the truth. And it'll make me feel better. I won't worry.”
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