Corinne Michaels > Quotes

“Hope is a weak bitch who couldn’t give two fucks about what you want. So I rely on faith. Faith that I’ll make it through this and find my heart again.”
― Corinne Michaels, Consolation

“I told you I’ll always find you, but you have to want to be found. Let me find you, Catherine.”
― Corinne Michaels, Beloved

“Well your horse wound up being a donkey. Time to put his ass where it belongs—outside.”
― Corinne Michaels, Beloved

“Sometimes the heart and mind don’t work together, but a child is never to blame for the errors of the parent. We all make mistakes, but forgiveness sets the soul free.”
― Corinne Michaels, Beloved

“My heart is yours, my love is yours, my days and all my nights are yours. I’ll hold you up, stand by you, and give you everything I have.”
― Corinne Michaels, Conviction

“You’re supposed to be untouchable, and yet here you are in my arms. I don’t know if I’m lucky or a fucking idiot. I just know that when we’re together, it feels right. It feels like we’re supposed to be.”
― Corinne Michaels, Consolation

“He pulls me into his body. He breaks me apart. He puts me together. He’s my poison and my antidote.”
― Corinne Michaels, Say You'll Stay

“I know that your laugh makes my heart race. The way you smile when you think no one is watching stirs something inside me that makes me desperate for more. The way your entire face lights up when you talk about Finn and Aubrey. I know what it feels like to have you in my arms, touch your lips, and fuck, I’d be lying if I said I’m not wishing for it again. I think about you more than I should. I know that you think you’re weak, but I see a strong, beautiful, and smart woman who deserves a man to worship her. More than any of that, Kristin, I should walk out and let both our lives be a hell of a lot less complicated than trying to start something, but here I am. You’re worth complicating things.”
― Corinne Michaels, One Last Time

“I regret leaving her, not lovin’ her.”
― Corinne Michaels, Say You'll Stay

“You’re mine because I want you to be.”
I smirk. “So I’m yours?”
His grin grows playful. “You will be again.”
“Does that mean that you’re mine?”
“I’ve never been anyone else’s.”
― Corinne Michaels, Say You Want Me

“When we go there again, it’s going to be because you have feelings above the fact that we have amazing sex. It’s going to be about you and me, and what we’re buildin’ here. I want you.” He kisses me. “I want you more than anything. But not when you’re holding back, and not when you’re feelin’ guilty because I gave you the best orgasm of your life.”
“Umm,” I laugh. “Little full of yourself?”
“You’ll be full of me soon.”
“Oh, God.”
“You can call me Wyatt.”
― Corinne Michaels, Say You Want Me

“You’re everything I never knew to ask for.”
... “You’re everything I’ve waited for.”
― Corinne Michaels, Say You Want Me

“I’m trying so hard not to fall in love with you.”
I look up, our eyes mirroring the same thing. “I’m trying, too.”
“How are you doing so far?”
“Not very good.”
Milo smiles. “I’m not either.”
― Corinne Michaels, If I Only Knew

“First love is naïve. I was open and trusting. I didn’t hold back on how much love I gave; he got every ounce inside of me. He took over every nook and cranny.”
― Corinne Michaels, Say You'll Stay

“My hand touches his cheek. “You want me to keep fighting this?”
His eyes close as he rubs his face in my palm. “I love watching your walls crumble. I love watching your reasons diminish. I’m really going to enjoy it when you finally realize just how much you want me.” His voice drops, and he looks at me again, serious this time. “Because make no mistake— you’ll want me. I’m makin’ damn sure of it.”
― Corinne Michaels, Say You Want Me

“Say you want me.” His eyes hold mine.
I lift my hands, take his face between them, and lock on to his eyes. “I want you.”
― Corinne Michaels, Say You Want Me

“Nothing in this world comes easy, but if it's right, you fight for it.”
― Corinne Michaels, Conviction

“I don’t know if we’re right for each other. I don’t know if I’ll come out of this thinkin’ you’re a pain in my ass that I hate, or the girl I want to come home to.” His eyes hold mine captive, and I wait for him to keep going. We stand in the middle of the dance floor, lost to each other as other couples move around us. “I do know this, honey. I won’t walk away without finding out.”
― Corinne Michaels, Say You Want Me

“Natalie Gilcher, I love you more than anyone could love another. My world only makes sense since you’ve come into it. I want to marry you, love you, adore you, give you children and anything else you want. I’ll provide for you and never take you for granted. I know what life is like without you, and I only want to live in a world with you by my side. When I’m gone, my heart will remain with you. Will you allow me the honor to love you from now until the end of time?”
― Corinne Michaels, Conviction

“All I feel is his regret, and all I give him back is my forgiveness.”
― Corinne Michaels, Say You'll Stay

“I’m going to kiss you now, and I don’t know if I’ll be able to stop.”
― Corinne Michaels, Beloved

“You’re going to make me fall in love with you, aren’t you?”
“I’m pretty sure that’s a done deal.”
― Corinne Michaels, Consolation

“Just like you have fears, I got them too. I’m trying to get you to see that I’m not playin’ around. I’m giving you all I got, and you’re holding back.”
“I’m scared.”
“I am too, baby. I’m livin’ with knowing you’re packed up and gone … in a few months. I’m going to make you see that what you’re willing to give up is more than what you got back home. I’m doing my damn best to ensure you see who I am.”
― Corinne Michaels, Say You Want Me

“Loving you was never the issue. It's keeping you when you're not mine to have.”
― Corinne Michaels, Conviction

“Sometimes you have to choose whether what you’re wishin’ for is really what you want.”
― Corinne Michaels, Say You'll Stay

“I could leave the room, if you want to keep talking about my hotness,” Liam offers and flops in the chair…
I walk over and rip the beanie off. “Arrogance doesn’t suit you, Dempsey.” The giggle escapes me at the way his hair sticks out in various directions. “No one thinks you’re hot right now, buddy.”
He stands and walks toward me slowly. His warm breath bathes my neck as he leans in so only I can hear, “I think we both know that’s not true.” Liam’s finger glides against my arm and I shiver. “We can pretend though.”
― Corinne Michaels, Consolation

“It was never about you not being what I wanted. It was me not knowing that what I had was everything I needed.”
― Corinne Michaels, Say I'm Yours

“Angie . . . she’s the girl I breathe for.”
― Corinne Michaels, Say You Want Me

“Whatever. Love doesn’t let go, it grows stronger.”
― Corinne Michaels, Say You'll Stay

“Perfection is an illusion we create to convince the soul to trust.”
― Corinne Michaels, We Own Tonight