Laura Pavlov > Quotes

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

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

“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

“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

“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

“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

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

“Things are only complicated if you allow them to be. Love is simple. You either love someone or you don’t. And if you do, you figure it the hell out. Life is complicated enough. If you’re lucky enough to go through it with your favorite person by your side, everything will always be fine.”
― Laura Pavlov, My Silver Lining

“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

“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

“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

“We’d both learned that the past was just part of the journey. It was what led you to where you were now. And you didn’t have to run from it or hide from it; you just had to keep moving forward.”
― Laura Pavlov, Steal My Heart

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” I said, as a sarcastic laugh left my mouth. “I can barely get her to let me help her out of a snowbank. There’s no reconnecting going on here.”
“Hey!” She whipped around to look at me. “You have shit taste in women. I’d be a freaking score for you. You should be so lucky to marry me, you grumpy bastard.”
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“You’re the one who rolled into town acting like I’m the enemy. This is an insane idea. You can’t seriously be considering this?”
“I never said I was considering it. I just didn’t appreciate the way you acted like fake marrying me was so appalling.” She crossed her arms over her chest, and I couldn’t stop staring at her full lips. Did she always have those plump lips?”
― Laura Pavlov, Finding Hayes

“It’s all I fucking think about, Sav. How badly I want you. and I don’t want to fuck up this friendship, because I’ve missed you so much, and I don’t know how to deal with all of it. How to deal with the way I feel about you.”
― Laura Pavlov, Finding Hayes

“Such a protective hubby,” she said, moving closer, her hands on my chest.
… “Always when it comes to you. Fake or real, I’ve got you. You know that.”
― Laura Pavlov, Finding Hayes

“Life is a journey. And the road is bumpy. But if you’re willing to go through the rough spots, you can come out okay on the other side.”
― Laura Pavlov, Finding Hayes

“Because when you told me that you broke up with the asshole and were moving back home, I knew it’s where I wanted to be,” he said. “You’re really moving back here?” “Yep. It feels like home. And there’s a girl I’m crazy about who happens to live in White Cap Mountain. And I hear she’s finally single.”
― Laura Pavlov, Snow Place Like Home

“But every time I searched the room, I found her. Sunny. My eyes always managed to find her in a crowded room. It had been that way for as long as I could remember. And apparently, nothing had changed.”
― Laura Pavlov, Snow Place Like Home

“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

“What are you going to do, Romeo? Beat up anyone who scares me?” “Yes. I’d be fine with that. It would be good for my training anyway.”
― Laura Pavlov, Loving Romeo

“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

“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

“You’re the best person I know. You’re my wife, and you fucking deserve everything good.”
― Laura Pavlov, Finding Hayes

“In the words of Dr. Seuss, don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
― Laura Pavlov, Frayed

“I swear she looked like forever. And I've never known what forever looked like, so that was a strong revelation.”
― Laura Pavlov, Over the Moon