Aly Martinez > Quotes

“I was okay. She was okay. We were okay. Nothing else matters.”
― Aly Martinez, Fighting Silence

“There isn’t a woman in the world who doesn’t have demons of some sort. No matter who I end up with, it’s always going to be a struggle.” I kissed her hair again, letting it linger as if my lips were able to transfer the truth of my words. “Levee, I’d like to struggle with you.”
― Aly Martinez, The Fall Up

“With one sentence and two steps, forever began. Till Page walked through my door for the very first time.”
― Aly Martinez, Fighting Silence

“Fuck your fairytale. I just want you. I’ll make my own God damn happily ever after. But you’re the one who is mistaken. You’ll be at the end of that story, beautiful. You either come willingly or you force me into the dark after you. It doesn’t matter to me, because either way, I’ll find you.”
― Aly Martinez, Among the Echoes

“Because life isn’t lived as a whole. You aren’t given a hundred years all at once. Time is doled out one very manageable second at a time. Stop looking at the big picture and find happiness in the seconds.”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret

“There must be a million women throwing themselves at you. How are you not married with a boatload of kids by now?"

His smile spread impossibly wide. "I hadn't met you yet.”
― Aly Martinez, The Fall Up

“is nothing in this world that was ever more mine than you,” he stated.”
― Aly Martinez, Fighting Silence

“If it happens to you, then I have to deal with it too. You watch my back, and I watch yours. It’s the most important rule of being best friends.”
― Aly Martinez, Fighting Solitude

“There is nothing in this world that was ever more mine than you.”
― Aly Martinez, Fighting Silence

“The perpetual free fall was no match for the way he made me feel.
I was still falling at unstoppable speeds – only, in his arms, as his body claimed me without a single word spoken, I was suddenly falling…up.”
― Aly Martinez, The Fall Up

“Palming each side of her face, I dropped my forehead to hers. “I’m going to make things awkward. It’s kinda what I do. Just bear with me.”
She licked her lips, and I was forced to kiss her again. When I finally came back up for air, I continued.
“My name is Samuel Nathan Rivers. I’m twenty-seven. Aquarius. No criminal history. I have a clean bill of health. I’m a democrat, but for God’s sake, do not tell my mom. I own a furniture shop and clear six figures a year. I’m not interested in your money. I’ll show you my tax return if need be. I’m also not a super-fan interested in your fame. But, for the love of all that’s holy, I need you to come home with me.”
― Aly Martinez, The Fall Up

“Forgiveness is a very abstract term. It doesn’t erase the past. It’s not a magical switch you can flip or a stained rug you can just turn over. It’s merely a scar that covers the deep, dark gash that hate carved in your soul.”
― Aly Martinez, Stolen Course

“I am sick and fucking tired of chasing you.”
― Aly Martinez, Fighting Shadows

“I more than like you. I hardly know you, but I want to keep you. Just the way you are. Maybe forever.”
― Aly Martinez, The Fall Up

“Flint, don’t get so caught up on the shadow that you forget the man who casts it. You might not be able to walk, but that’s the extent of your disability.”
― Aly Martinez, Fighting Shadows

“In my dreams, you were walking,” I whispered, kissing his chest.
“In mine, you stayed,” he replied on a deep, content sigh.”
― Aly Martinez, Fighting Shadows

“Not everything was black and white. It was often in the gray areas where the hardest decisions are made.”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret

“Till always made things hard for me, but in some strange way, he always made them infinitely better as well.”
― Aly Martinez, Fighting Silence

“Good, because did you see his ass in those jeans tonight? Seriously, I would gladly go to jail just to hump his leg.”
― Aly Martinez, Changing Course

“When I was nineteen years old, I fell in love with a girl who changed my life by showing me that even the darkest nights still had stars and it didn’t matter one bit that you had to lie in the weeds to see them.”
― Aly Martinez, Fighting Shadows

“You can try to run, and I may not be able to chase you physically, but we need to be clear on one thing, Ash. I will not let you go again.”
I froze.
“You belong with me. And I will do whatever I have to do in order to keep you. I fucked up the first time. I won’t do it again. You can walk out that door, but know that I will find you. I will chase you for the rest of my life if that is what it takes to be with you.”
― Aly Martinez, Fighting Shadows

“I'm her fucking man, so you better start apologizing before you become her dead brother.”
― Aly Martinez, Changing Course

“I fucking hated labels. Always had.
But maybe that was because no one had ever given me the right one.
At least, not until that moment.
Gay. Straight. Bi. None of them fit me the way mine did rolling off Henry's tongue.
Suddenly, it was the only label I'd ever wanted.”
― Aly Martinez, The Spiral Down

“I can’t have you without claiming you for forever.”
“Then claim me. I’ll claim you too.”
“That’s exactly what I’m afraid of.”
― Aly Martinez, Fighting Silence

“Henry stilled and peeled his shirt over his head, announcing, “Threesome.”
“Excuse me?” Sam questioned as Henry advanced.
“Fine, twosome, but Levee gets to watch. She is my best friend, after all.”
― Aly Martinez, The Fall Up

“You can try to run, and I may not be able to chase you physically, but we need to be clear on one thing, Ash. I will not let you go again.”
― Aly Martinez, Fighting Shadows

“Love is different. It’s not a one-size-fits-all. And it’s definitely not universal or transferable. There are no shoes to fill. Whatever you and Quarry have is unique to the two of you.”
― Aly Martinez, Fighting Solitude

“I slid a hand down the rail to cover hers.
It was a simple gesture, but it was easily the greatest decision I’d ever made.
That one touched destroyed a wall.
I wasn’t even sure whose wall it had been to begin with— hers or mine. But I would have spent my entire life tearing it down if I could have only predicted what was on the other side.”
― Aly Martinez, The Fall Up

“I was falling fast for that man, and I could only hope I was taking him with me.”
― Aly Martinez, The Fall Up

“listen to me. He—” He narrowed his eyes. “—won’t ever have to experience this. Quarry either. They can get the implant. You’ve shouldered this for everyone. You wanted to give us all a better life. And you’ve done it. We aren’t millionaires, but we’ve made it. The only question now is: When does Till get the better life?”
― Aly Martinez, Fighting Silence