Jillian Meadows > Quotes

“Strength isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s a quiet power that isn’t so obvious to the world.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“I simply had to be brave enough to spread my wings and get here.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“It’ll be perfect. I want to meet your people so they can be my people too.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“Fuck all that. Wreck my plans. Obliterate them. You’re my dream. None of it matters compared to you.”
― Jillian Meadows, Wreck My Plans

“At this point, he really could kiss me like a sheepdog, and I’d tell him he was a good boy. I’d worship at the altar of sheepdogs everywhere.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“Your trauma isn’t invalid because you think mine is bigger. Your hurt matters too.”
― Jillian Meadows, Wreck My Plans

“A generous wingspan is excellent.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“If someone could see my brain’s search history, they’d be confused by what they found. It would be a blend of how to stifle a crush on the man I shouldn’t be thinking about and how to make him look at me like I want him to with a sprinkle of how to convince him to tell me why he left. For the record, all of those searches turned up no results. I still don’t have the answers.”
― Jillian Meadows, Wreck My Plans

“I want to meet your people so they can be my people too.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“Anyone with anxiety knows that someone telling you not to worry is about as helpful as a hangnail.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“We are microscopes versus telescopes. Smiles versus scowls. Warm versus frigid. Was there ever a chance for us to find common ground?”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“Every time we went outside at night, she'd ask me to look for it. And often it wasn't visible, but when it was, she made a wish on it. Sometimes I go to the planetarium and send the view to the Butterfly Cluster, and I sit there talking to her. I pretend she's listening to me ramble, and occasionally I laugh at the absurdity of it."

..."But what if it's not absurd at all?" he says. "I painted you here months ago. The same stars Clara wished on every chance she got.... Millie, she pointed me right at you.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“Strength isn't always loud. Sometimes it's a quiet power that isn't so obvious to the world.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“I felt … nothing. I wasn’t surprised or hurt or devastated. Instead, I was just empty. It feels as though I’m staring at a blank canvas, and I can’t figure out what to put on it. There are too many options and not enough at the same time.”
― Jillian Meadows, Wreck My Plans

“She’s home.”
― Jillian Meadows, Wreck My Plans

“To the chronic apologizers: let that shit go. Don’t apologize for things that aren’t your fault. Don’t apologize for things you don’t regret. And definitely don’t apologize for who you are.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“I exhale a deep breath and shake my head. “Oh, Millie. I don’t want what friends do. I want much more than that with you.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“I glance at Millie and find her biting her lips like she’s trying to contain her laughter at my expense.

I want to laugh. It’s right there, the smile pushing against my cheeks to find the humor in our predicament. But I rein it back in with my signature frown instead.

I’ve avoided this woman for months because something about her sunshine-bright personality make me want to run the other way.

She’s glowing all the time, illuminating everything around her, and the blazing light feels like a third-degree sunburn for a man who has been in the dark for too long.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“Don’t feel like you should go through life apologizing for things you didn’t do. Sometimes you don’t even need to apologize for things you did do.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“You don’t have to be the loudest in the room to be the strongest.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“Fuck being friends with this woman. I want so much more. I want her here every day. I want to finally run my fingers through her waves like I’ve been fantasizing about. Wrap my hands around her hips and feel how perfectly they fit in my grip.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“You know I would too, right? I can be your right-hand bitch, ready to do anything necessary. Cut off his balls, bury a body . . .”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“She’s glowing all the time, illuminating everything around her, and the blazing light feels like a third-degree sunburn for a man who has been in the dark for too long.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“Finn can destroy my heart because I know he’ll treasure the pieces forever.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“I’m pretty sure my brain takes a timeout and fills with my favorite Lorelai-and-Rory banter from Gilmore Girls instead”
― Jillian Meadows, Wreck My Plans

“I wish you could see how much you've done for us," he whispers. "I've laid all the shattered pieces of myself in front of you over the last few months. All the broken fragments I've been trying to glue back together on my own. The grief and the pain and all my flaws and insecurities." He cups my face in his palm. "But you weren't afraid of it. In fact, you've been helping me put it all back together in little ways since I met you.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“Every time we went outside at night, she'd ask me to look for it. And often it wasn't visible, but when it was, she made a wish on it. Sometimes I go to the planetarium and send the view to the Butterfly Clsuter, and I sit there talking to her. I pretend she's listening to me ramble, and occasionally I laugh at the absurdity of it."

..."But what if it's not absurd at all?" he says. "I painted you here months ago. The same stars Clara wished on every chance she got.... Millie, she pointed me right at you.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“It’s an honor to protect the people I care about. But occasionally, I want my own person to help protect me.”
― Jillian Meadows, Wreck My Plans

“This is what love looks like. It's mutual respect, where I can stand on my own and he encourages me to do so. It's the feeling that we're fine without each other, but a million times better with each other. It's blooming and thriving with someone else and caring for the person next to you, because seeing their flowers grow makes your world even more extraordinary.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“Don’t feel like you should have to go thought life apoligizing for things you didn’t do. Sometimes you don’t even need to apologize for things you did do.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies