April Brookshire > Quotes

“My existence is colorless when I’m not imagining you. You haunt me, Annabelle. ”
― April Brookshire, Young Love Murder

“I want you back, Annabelle.” This time my laughter is full of nothing but genuine humor. It’s that ‘oh my god, I can’t believe that’ kind of humor. I lean forward and put my face in my palms, still laughing. “Holy crap,” I say in-between laughs, “that’s hilarious.” I peek up at him to see his disgruntled expression and then bust up laughing again.  “I’m serious,” he grunts out, looking cute in his exasperation, damn him. Not done, I hold up a hand. “Oh, oh, wait. Just let me go get my gun so you can shoot me again. Of course I want to get back together with you, Gabriel.” Putting on a serious face, I say earnestly, “He shoots me because he loves me.”
― April Brookshire, Young Love Murder

“That’s it. That is fucking it. I stand up, grab Anna by the waist and, while dragging her to the bedroom, say over my shoulder to Brent, “If you can answer the door when her brother gets here, we’d appreciate it. Don’t bother us for the next hour, two if Anna’s as insatiable as usual. You may want to turn on the television to drown out the noise!” I push a laughing Anna into the bedroom and slam the door behind us.  ”
― April Brookshire, Young Love Murder

“since I’m still healing from my gunshot wound. That I wear like a badge of honor. My baby gave me this injury. ‘Cause she loves me.”
― April Brookshire, Young Love Murder

“Why do you love me?”

I sigh at the question I’ve asked myself frequently over the years. With a quick peck to his lips, I tell him, “Because, in you, I found my heart.”
― April Brookshire, Young Love Murder

“ The stupid boy has the nerve to laugh. I sit up and punch him in the gut. Stupid boy ain't laughing now. Now he's too busy grunting in pain. ”
― April Brookshire

“Go ahead and eat while I take a shower. I left a pen and paper on the table. Your homework for today is to write down all the things you'd do if there were no consequences."

"Why should I do that?" she asked belligerently.
"Because I said so and I'm the boss."

(...) After my shower, I found Gianna sitting on the couch with an amused, self-satisifed look on her face. I sauntered over to the dining room table to read her list.

1. Punch Caleb in the face.
2. Steal Caleb's car and go for a joy ride, which may involve crashing into a brick wall.
3. Find a way to get Caleb expelled from my school, so he'll have to live somewhere else.

I glanced up at Gianna to take in the smug grin on her face.

"What?" she asked innocently.”
― April Brookshire, Beware of Bad Boy

“All right, I’ll go with this one called ‘Handsome Devil’. That’s me after all.”
― April Brookshire, Young Love Murder

“of myself right off the bat? If that doesn’t send her running back to me, I don’t know what will.”
― April Brookshire, Young Love Murder

“How do you say goodbye to the person who was the single greatest influence on who you are?”
― April Brookshire, Young Love Murder

“In my car, I asked her, "So, where does Josh live?"

She twisted in her seat, her eyes wide. "What are you going to do?"
"You mean, what are we going to do?"

"We're going to beat him up together?" she guessed, eyes going impossibly wider.

"As romantic as that sounds, princess, we aren't even going to see him.”
― April Brookshire, Beware of Bad Boy

“The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think.” -Farrah Fawcett”
― April Brookshire, Beware of Bad Boy

“Jeez, that's the most romantic thing anyone has ever said to me," I replied sarcastically. "No wonder you don't have a girlfriend."

"You shouldn't say bad words."
"I didn't just say a bad word." His serious demeanor was confusing me.

"Yes you did. You said the G-word," he whispered. "Girlfriend." His fake shudder was over the top.

"You're horrible, do you know that? A complete player."
"I know, but if I did want to enter the form of slavery called being in a relationship, it'd be with someone as hot as you."

I glared up at him. "Wow, that was the second most romantic thing anyone has ever said to me. You're on a roll, Caleb.”
― April Brookshire, Beware of Bad Boy

“Getting jealous over a guy like Caleb would be like getting jealous over a swing at a public park. It was free for anyone to have a ride.”
― April Brookshire, Beware of Bad Boy

“He started it.” What was this, the third grade?”
― April Brookshire, Beware of Bad Boy

“boys will be boys turn into I can’t take it anymore, you’re going to live with your father?”
― April Brookshire, Beware of Bad Boy

“The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think.” -Farrah Fawcett   CALEB”
― April Brookshire, Beware of Bad Boy

“Reason calls me a liar. I tell Reason where he can shove it. Reason must be a guy, because only a male can be that big of a pain in the ass.”
― April Brookshire, Young Love Murder