Tammy Falkner > Quotes

“Real men bake cakes. And pies. And cookies. And other shit.”
― Tammy Falkner, Smart, Sexy and Secretive

“I want you to be my girlfriend.”
“What does that mean?” …
He looks confused. “I’m not sure. But I think it’s the same as being my friend, but I get to make you come.”
― Tammy Falkner, Tall, Tatted and Tempting

“My family means the world to me. Without them, I am nothing.”
― Tammy Falkner, Smart, Sexy and Secretive

“You don't get to pick who you fall in love with.”
― Tammy Falkner, Tall, Tatted and Tempting

“I've been locked in my own world for a really long time," he says. I have an excuse to keep people away, because of my disability. And then I saw your tattoo..." I turn his wrist over and trace my finger across it. He shudders at my touch, closing his eyes tightly. "And I felt like maybe, just maybe, we were locked in our own little worlds and could let each other out.”
― Tammy Falkner, Tall, Tatted and Tempting

“Suck every moment from life. We should all do more of that.”
― Tammy Falkner, Tall, Tatted and Tempting

“I know you love her, and, hell, I love her too. And Matt would throw you off a bridge if he thought he could have her.” …
“Ew,” Matt complains. “I don’t like her like that.” He points a finger in my face. “But I will throw you off a bridge if you hurt her.”
― Tammy Falkner, Smart, Sexy and Secretive

“God, he’s so handsome when he smiles. And when he’s not smiling. And when he’s sleeping. And when he’s awake. And when he’s breathing.”
― Tammy Falkner, Smart, Sexy and Secretive

“This girl will shred me. I already know she will. And I’m jumping in with everything I am anyway.”
― Tammy Falkner, Tall, Tatted and Tempting

“I’m not usually this emotional,” I say. He shrugs. “All women say that. It usually precedes an episode of batshit craziness.”
― Tammy Falkner, Maybe Matt's Miracle

“When a woman grows up, she accepts the love she thinks she deserves.”
― Tammy Falkner, Calmly, Carefully, Completely

“I want to be the be-all and end-all when it comes to my daughter. I want to be the man that every other man has to look up to. I will treat her like a princess because if I don’t, she might go out and latch on to the first man who does. So yeah, I open car doors and I take her on dates and I buy her flowers for no reason. Because I want her to know she’s worthy of all of those things. And I fix hair.”
― Tammy Falkner, Proving Paul's Promise

“I want you more than I want air.”
― Tammy Falkner, Tall, Tatted and Tempting

“If I ever get to fucking be inside you, I want to know what to call you. I want to at least know your name. Because when that happens, you’re going to fucking own me.” I tip her face up so she’s looking at me. “Do you understand?”
She looks unsure.
“You’re going to own me … And there’s nothing I want more.”
― Tammy Falkner, Tall, Tatted and Tempting

“You need a lesson on the birds and the bees?” Paul asks. “You put tab A into slot B.” He makes a crude gesture with his fingers. “Or tab A into slot C.” He grins. “Or Tab A into slot D. But some girls don’t like that, so don’t start there. You might even save that for a birthday or special occasion. Yours. Not hers.”
― Tammy Falkner, Calmly, Carefully, Completely

“Loved you then. Love you now.”
― Tammy Falkner, Smart, Sexy and Secretive

“You sorry fucker,” Paul says. “If I didn’t love your sorry ass so much, I’d have to hate you.”
― Tammy Falkner, Smart, Sexy and Secretive

“There are some girls you sleep with. And then there are other girls you want to sleep with so badly that you hurt, but you don’t because they’re special.”
― Tammy Falkner, Calmly, Carefully, Completely

“the true definition of manhood is doing what needs to be done when it needs to be done. It doesn’t matter if it’s fixing hair, changing the oil in the car, or washing dishes. If it needs to be done, it gets done. That’s manhood. It’s instilling in our daughters that dads can and will do anything that needs to be accomplished.”
― Tammy Falkner, Proving Paul's Promise

“Every woman is someone’s daughter. Someone at home loves her. And you devalue her and every other female by referring to women as bitches and hos.” I’m from the neighborhood. I could spout off a lot coarser words than they could probably imagine. But they get the idea. “The girl you’re with is someone’s daughter. You have to remember that when you treat a woman poorly.”
― Tammy Falkner, Calmly, Carefully, Completely

“I’ve never done this with someone who matters. With someone I’m in love with. Jesus, girl, you make me crazy.”
― Tammy Falkner, Tall, Tatted and Tempting

“You have to grab hold to love when it finds you,” he says. “Sometimes it’s work. And sometimes it’s wonderful. But never take it for granted. Because when your life is over and you look back, it’s the only fucking thing that ever mattered.”
― Tammy Falkner, Finally Finding Faith

“He's the peace in my soul.”
― Tammy Falkner, Smart, Sexy and Secretive

“The Reeds take people in like they’re family. Anyone. The only requirement is that you have a pulse. And if you don’t have a heart, they’ll give you theirs.”
― Tammy Falkner, Zip, Zero, Zilch

“So, you’re the last one to fall,” he says. He’s serious all of a sudden. “I never really worried about you. I worried more about Pete, because I knew you had more ability to love than any of the rest of us.”
“What makes you say that?”
“I don’t know,” he hedges. “You just wore your heart on your sleeve. You love, and you love well and true. That’s one of your strengths.”
― Tammy Falkner, Zip, Zero, Zilch

“He laughs with no sound. God, he's so handsome when he smiles. And when he's not smiling. And when he's sleeping. And when he's awake. And when he's breathing.”
― Tammy Falkner, Tall, Tatted and Tempting

“You’re responsible for your happiness and taking care of your heart. Only you. Other people contribute to your happiness, certainly, but you can’t wait for anyone to make you happy, Sky. Nobody is going to do that for you.”
― Tammy Falkner, Proving Paul's Promise

“I look up, and I can’t keep from grinning at him. “You’re in my space,” I warn.
“I like being in your space. I kind of want to be all up in your space,”
― Tammy Falkner, Proving Paul's Promise

“She’s the one, huh? he asks.
Maybe … I don’t know.
He nods. Good.
Good what?
If anybody deserves a happily ever after, Matt, it’s you.”
― Tammy Falkner, Maybe Matt's Miracle

“He squeezes my hand. “I’m pretty sure I’m in love with you, cupcake,” he says. “I just wish you could love me back.”
― Tammy Falkner, Zip, Zero, Zilch