Shannon Dermott > Quotes

“if i had to choose between breathing or loving you, i would say 'i love you' with my last breath”
― Shannon Dermott, Waiting for Mercy

“He was too gorgeous for words and worst yet he knew it.”
― Shannon Dermott, Beg for Mercy

“if beauty were time, you'd be eternity”
― Shannon Dermott, Waiting for Mercy

“Your the kind of girl a guy can fall for," he said then paused before speaking again. "And you of all people know that love is not possible for people like you and me.”
― Shannon Dermott, Beg for Mercy

“you're like a dictionary, you add meaning to my life”
― Shannon Dermott, Waiting for Mercy

“If a thousand painters worked for a thousand years, they could not create a work of art as beautiful as you”
― Shannon Dermott, Waiting for Mercy

“He exhaled. "I don’t think I’ve ever seen two people so unhappy apart.”
― Shannon Dermott, Waiting for Mercy

“For a moment i thought i had died and gone to heaven. Now i see that i am very much alive, and heaven has been brought to me”
― Shannon Dermott, Waiting for Mercy

“That is because he's a gentleman," I spat, through with this little game of his.
He laughed but his grip had yet to loosen. "Yeah, that's right. Luke is candy hearts, love sonnets and roses. I'm edible body lotion and lost panties," he said, disgustedly.
Somehow through all of this, I managed to feel sorry for him. "Flynn," I uttered.
"God, Mercy, stop saying my name like that.”
― Shannon Dermott, Waiting for Mercy

“She's right. You're a good guy."

"You're both wrong there."

"Why would you say that?"

"Because if I was, I wouldn't be in love with my best friend's girl.”
― Shannon Dermott, Angel of Mercy

“I couldn't believe his arrogance. I turned away hoping to ignore him enough so he'd just leave.

"Just give me five minutes," came Flynn's muffled voice through the closed window.

I ignored him. He'd caused me way too much trouble.

"Mercy, just crack the window so we can talk."

I did and immediately said, "You are a solipsistic obdurate asshole." Then I rolled the window back up to continue to ignore him.

"What the hell? You and these words," he muttered loud enough they came clearly through the closed window.”
― Shannon Dermott, Beg for Mercy

“Do you need help with anything?" he asked with a wicked arched brow. "Maybe with cookies for Santa."

Scowling because no one was here but us, I said, "You're a bit late for that. Santa already came."

He hadn't moved, but I knew better than to think he would. Flynn was a pro at filling the bubble air space that was meant to be private and personal. "And were you a good girl?" he asked.

Awkwardly folding my arms over my chest, I said, "Not sure, I haven't checked. But you needn't look. We all know you are all bad."

Laughing, he said, "Yeah, well, there are other things worth unwrapping."

Grinding my teeth, I asked, "What, you didn't get your Ho, Ho, Ho, last night?"

Tossing back another full belly laugh, he said, "You know you're kind of funny when you want to be.”
― Shannon Dermott, Beg for Mercy

“Luke captured my gaze again and said, "If beauty were time, you'd be eternity." My heart stopped. I was paralysed to look away from him
(...)
Thankfully, another senior boy who apparently wasn't dating anyone spoke. And when the words came out of his mouth, I understood why he was girlfriendless. "If you were a booger, I'd pick you first."

A lot of yuck and that's gross penetrated the table's atmosphere. A rain of crumpled napkins showered over the boy. Of course, all the guys laughed at him, including Luke, who was finally looking away from me.

I was never so grateful for such a tactless comment.”
― Shannon Dermott, Waiting for Mercy

“Luke and his timing tapped me on the shoulder. What was I going to say to the best friend I ever had? Too bad you're an idiot and broke up with her, it's my turn. No, that wouldn't go over well.”
― Shannon Dermott, Waiting for Mercy

“Luke left. I'm here. I never thought I'd be that guy. But you're that girl and none of the rules seem to apply.”
― Shannon Dermott, Angel of Mercy

“He was a perfect liar.  He’d spoken with a prefect straight face.  It didn’t matter though.  I didn’t think I could trust him anyway.  So why was I allowing him to remain here in my room.  I should just tell him to go, but I couldn’t. “You’re incredulous.  Can’t you just be honest?” I asked, almost pleading with him.”
― Shannon Dermott, Beg for Mercy

“I love them both equally, yet differently. They fill different spaces of my heart, but yet completely. I could be happy with either one of them.”
― Shannon Dermott, Sacrifice of Mercy

“I found heaven today. Her name is Mercy. She didn't see me because I was too tongue-tied to speak to her - Luke”
― Shannon Dermott, Sacrifice of Mercy

“You’re the kind of girl a guy can fall for,” he said then paused before speaking again. “And you of all people know that love’s not possible for people like you and me.”
― Shannon Dermott, Beg for Mercy

“So I need you to let me go because I'm not fucking strong enough to leave you on my own.”
― Shannon Dermott, Have No Mercy

“was like a bad penny that needed tossing out.”
― Shannon Dermott, Angel of Mercy

“That girl was you. And I was such a jackass because I was mad at myself for giving you up. I sent you into his arms. Then, it was too late. You were his, when you belonged to me. You were my redemption, my forever girl, and I’d given you up.”
― Shannon Dermott, Have No Mercy

“Sometimes I replay your dreams in my head to get me by"

My heart cracked. "What dreams?"

"The one where we married and had kids. I used to watch you sleep within your sleep and talk to your belly"

In the room in Fairy, I'd gone there to be with Luke knowing it wasn't real. I'd dreamed we had a normal life with kids. "What did you say?"

"I would tell our child how much I loved you both”
― shannon dermott, Sacrifice of Mercy

“I still love you. I’ll love you ‘til the end of time.”
― Shannon Dermott, Sacrifice of Mercy

“Isn’t that why he dumped you?”
― Shannon Dermott, Waiting for Mercy

“What are you, my father now?"

"No, but I'm someone who will always love you."

"Always?" I question, because even without jealousy, my relationship with Flynn was bound to hurt him.

"Forever.”
― Shannon Dermott, Sacrifice of Mercy