Trish Doller > Quotes

“Maybe it’s time to find a new normal.”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“He was the person all of us should be, but most of us aren't. And if I could have taken his place to buy him a little more time in the world, I'd have done it. I'm sorry I couldn't.”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“Here's the thing: the strings are already attached.”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“I don't know if my life will ever be completely normal again, but something like normal is a good start.”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“Maybe someday we'll see each other again, Charlie. For real I mean. Until then, save me a seat, okay?
-Solo”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“When it's your business, I'll let you know.”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“...chicks are naturally attracted to the scent of badass”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“And, Jesus, she's a good kisser. So good I want to beat the hell out of whoever taught her.”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“Yeah, well, I don't really want to kick you when you're down, but mostly for some crazy reason"- her face tilts up and she gives me this shy little grin-"I think you might be worth it.”
― Trish Doller , Something like Normal

“Does this public display of affection with my daughter on my front porch mean I'm stuck with you now?" he asks, opening the screen door for Harper.
I'm not sure if I should laugh, so I hold back. "I'm afraid so.”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“You should probably stay away from me," I say, resting my head on my knees. "I'm a mess.”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“She beams at me and it’s almost enough to make up for the fact that I’m harder than trigonometry right now. Almost.”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“Her green eyes meet mine in the Guinness mirror behind the bar and it feels like all the air has been sucked out of the room. I’ve never slept with this girl, but she was the first I remember wanting.

Harper Gray.”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“Eventually - and I say this from experience - you'll start building a new house beside the ruins of the old. When you're ready, you'll know.”
― Trish Doller, Float Plan

“Welcome home. Now leave me alone.”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“I'm starting to understand that some people come into your life when you need them, and go when it's time.”
― Trish Doller, Float Plan

“That pretty much sums up our relationship: I have it. He wants it. He gets it. He ruins it.”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“But I’m starting to understand how sadness and happiness can live side by side within a heart. And how that heart can keep on beating.”
― Trish Doller, Float Plan

“I thought I was having a fucking stroke," I say as they free me from my coated elastic prison, making them laugh even harder.”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“The cure for anything is salt water—sweat, tears, or the sea. —ISAK DINESEN”
― Trish Doller, Float Plan

“Something I'm not ready to name works itself under the grip of Charlies death and loosens it, and keeps the nightmare at bay when I fall back asleep.”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“Hey back,' I say, my voice low beside her ear. She shivers. I love that.”
― Trish Doller, Something like Normal

“Nothing is permanent. Anger passes. Stupidity is usually temporary. And even the best things in life can’t last forever. ~Matt”
― Trish Doller, The Devil You Know

“Carla once told me the best way to make a decision is to flip a coin. She said that when the coin is in the air, you'll usually figure our what you truly want.”
― Trish Doller, Float Plan

“but kind is one of the easiest things to be.”
― Trish Doller, Float Plan

“None of it meant anything, and all of it was important”
― Trish Doller, Where the Stars Still Shine

“But before you go down this road, you need to be certain what you want. If anyone will do, you need to find someone else.”
― Trish Doller, Float Plan

“We are dead on our feet. And the dog hasn’t shit in three days, but we made it.”
― Trish Doller, Float Plan

“In this moment the absence of shame is shaped like Alex Kosta and I don't want to let go of this feeling.”
― Trish Doller, Where the Stars Still Shine

“How do I know you're not the devil?" I whisper to Noah, my lips touching his. I can feel his smile against my mouth, even in the dark.
"Better the devil you know than the devil you don't," he whispers in reply as his fingers tiptoe up my back.”
― Trish Doller, The Devil You Know