Laura Pavlov > Quotes

“What do I look like when I’m sleeping?” “You look like forever.”
― Laura Pavlov, Loving Romeo

“Trauma is the ultimate thief. It may have robbed your past, but only you can let it rob your future.”
― Laura Pavlov, Always Mine

“He was perfectly unattainable. The worst kind of torture, yet I just kept falling deeper.
I was no longer harnessed to any sort of safe space. I was just falling a little more every day, knowing how much it was going to hurt when it ended.”
― Laura Pavlov, Wild River

“Why was I so drawn to a woman who insulted me every time I saw her?”
― Laura Pavlov, Wild River

“To all the dreamers who beat to their own drum… Keep dreaming my friends. We only get one chance at this life, so, dance in the closet, sing in the rain and embrace everything that makes you unique. The brightest lights were never meant to be dimmed. They were meant to light up the room. Hugs & Love, Laura”
― Laura Pavlov, Under the Stars

“If you love someone, there’s no running from it. And when you find it, it sure is worth the fight.”
― Laura Pavlov, Make You Mine

“I had all these plans, and I was hung up on them for the wrong reasons. Life was happening right in front of my eyes, all while I was planning for a different one.”
― Laura Pavlov, Beating Heart

“This is us. You and me. You can keep fighting it if you want, and I’ll just be here waiting until you admit what we both know.” He continued kissing down my neck.
“And what’s that?” I whispered over a moan.
“That when we’re together, we want one another.”
― Laura Pavlov, Ever Mine

“You will never lose me. There is no world in which I could exist that didn’t have you in it.”
― Laura Pavlov, Before the Sunset

“The pull that I feel toward you is different from anything I’ve ever felt before. So, I’m trusting it.”
She looked away, staring out at the water. “I think you’re going to break my heart, Lincoln Hendrix.”
“That’s just fear talking, sweetheart. I get it. What’s happening here is scary as shit.” I chuckled. “But since when do you or I let fear stop us from anything?”
She turned to face me as a tear slipped down her cheek. “I’ve never felt like this. And it terrifies me.”
“I’ve got you, Brinkley Reynolds.”
― Laura Pavlov, On the Shore

“You were always my forever. It just took us a little bit to figure it out.”
― Laura Pavlov, Before the Sunset

“You know you’ve always been my favorite, Ever. Distance didn’t change that.”
― Laura Pavlov, Ever Mine

“You want me to chase you, sweetheart?” he said, not hiding his sarcasm. “Because I will. If that’s what you need. But I want you in my bed. I want to wrap myself around you and wake up to you in the morning.”
― Laura Pavlov, On the Shore

“You’re fucking beautiful, you know that, right?” he whispered. “I can’t stop thinking about you. Wanting you. Even though I know I shouldn’t.”
― Laura Pavlov, Loving Romeo

“I’d like to take some self-defense lessons. I wanted to see if you had anyone here at the gym who could train me?” “Did someone fucking touch you?”
― Laura Pavlov, Loving Romeo

“I’ve never wanted anyone the way that I want you, and that’s the fucking truth. I don’t know what it means, but I know what I’m feeling is different.”
― Laura Pavlov, Beating Heart

“I’m all yours, baby.”
… “Always mine?”
“Always.”
― Laura Pavlov, Always Mine

“This man owned me.
He owned my body, and he owned my heart.
Two things I’d never planned to give away.”
― Laura Pavlov, Wild River

“Emerson,” I said, reaching for her hand before resting it against my heart. My large hand over her smaller one. “This right here. It beats every time I look at you. Every time you laugh. Every time you smile. Every time you walk toward me. It’s always beat for my son, but I swear to God, my fucking heart beats for you now, too. You brought a part of me back to life. A part that I didn’t even realize was gone. I love you, and it scares the shit out of me.”
― Laura Pavlov, Beating Heart

“I know this is just two neighbors having some fun, and it can’t go anywhere, but I don’t know… I feel like you’ve brought me back to life in a way, Nash. So, if this all ends right now, today, thank you for doing that.”
― Laura Pavlov, Beating Heart

“I can’t stop thinking about you. Wanting you. Even though I know I shouldn’t.”
― Laura Pavlov, Loving Romeo

“Now that we’re friends, you can call me Beefcake. That’s what all my friends call me. And if we’re going to be neighbors, we should be friends for sure. You can even be my girl.”
― Laura Pavlov, Beating Heart

“This isn’t a fucking fling. I’ve loved you my entire life, Reese Murphy. That will never fade.”
― Laura Pavlov, Before the Sunset

“There was nothing about this girl that I didn’t like. I respected her. I admired her. I adored her. And I fucking wanted her something fierce.”
― Laura Pavlov, Make You Mine

“I didn’t think I was good enough. I still don’t. But I don’t know how to walk away from this. I don’t fucking want to.”
― Laura Pavlov, Make You Mine

“I knew I’d done the right thing. I knew who River was, and I had faith that he would figure it out.
That we would figure it out.
I wasn’t taking a risk on a man who wasn’t willing to fight for me. To apologize when he was wrong. And look me in the eye and tell me that he loves me.”
― Laura Pavlov, Wild River

“Obviously, I can’t date a man who has commitment issues. So, yeah, I’ve been single for a long time, not because I don’t want to get married, but because it needs to be the right man. A guy who makes me feel safe, but challenged and loved, as well.”
― Laura Pavlov, Finding Hayes

“Now that I’ve got you back, I don’t want to let you go. Not now, not in another month, not in another year. I. Want. You. Whatever way I can have you.”
― Laura Pavlov, Finding Hayes

“The guy you pine over during your hormonal teen years is supposed to peak in high school. Not age like a fine wine.”
― Laura Pavlov, Snow Place Like Home

“She groaned after taking her first bite of a meatball. “Don’t you think my pops has the best balls?” Cutler said as he looked at her, too.
She finished chewing, a wide grin on her face, as she nodded. “Yep. He’s definitely got the best balls in town.”
― Laura Pavlov, Beating Heart