J.A. DeRouen > Quotes

“He leans close to me again, gently placing his hand on my cheek and stares straight into my eyes. "I know that this thing we have - you and me - there is no end, Sara. You don't have to worry about life without me, because I go where you go.”
― J.A. Derouen, Hope Over Fear

“My soul feels lighter at the mere sight of him. Complicated feels simple. Unlikely feels inevitable. Only he makes me feel this way - like I can climb whatever mountain life puts in our path.”
― J.A. Derouen, Hope Over Fear

“Our love is not effortless. We've clawed our way through the brush and fire to get here today. But aren't the things we bleed for the most precious?”
― J.A. DeRouen, Wings Over Poppies

“I know he was the life of your life. I get it, I really do. But what if I told you that you were mine?”
― J.A. DeRouen, Storms Over Secrets

“No matter where I am, I’ll always love you. I promise you always.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Storms Over Secrets

“There was someone, a very long time ago, yes. We couldn’t make it work for reasons I won’t get into, but I felt like I couldn’t breathe without him. I would have done anything to be with him; he changed me. Once you feel like that for someone, everything else pales in comparison.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Hope Over Fear

“Promises are just pretty lies.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Storms Over Secrets

“There comes a time in life where you make the decision to either nurture the pain … or let it go. One is much more gratifying than the other.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Ever over After

“If it's ever too much ... if the burden of me is ever too great--"
Softly, I place my hands over his lips, silently begging him to stop.
"Don't you know? You are not my burden. Never." I brush my lips lightly against his. "You? You are my gift.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Wings Over Poppies

“Nothing in this world worth having is perfect.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Wings Over Poppies

“I want to live a lifetime in this moment--these precious seconds between anticipation and ectasy.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Storms Over Secrets

“I've lived a life overrun with gravity and momentum. My choices run parallel with the current of circumstance.
Not anymore. I'm through with gravity. I loathe momentum. I crave the turbulence of emotions. I want the push, the pull, the ache, the fall.
I want the storms.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Storms Over Secrets

“That one small touch is the beginning of the most memorable kiss of my life. It's hello and goodbye, I love you, I'll miss you, and everything in between.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Wings Over Poppies

“Nuh-uh. No way this is the same thing she had last week ,” Isaac protests while shaking his head. “She spit up a couple of times then pranced around for the rest of the afternoon. This?” He points at the half dead lump in the bed. “This is the Exorcist with a side of Walking Dead.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Waiting for Autumn

“Doing what feels good at the time is the easy part. Doing what’s right for the future? That’s what a real man does.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Waiting for Autumn

“Don’t let the cynic in you drown out the dreamer.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Ever over After

“No amount of distance can separate a love that started with pigtails and skinned knees. No amount of time can erase a feeling that’s as ingrained as breathing.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Waiting for Autumn

“Please, don’t fall into yourself. Fall into me, Sara. Because God knows I’ve fallen into you.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Hope Over Fear

“Son, I’ve been married for longer than you’ve been alive , so trust me when I tell you this. Females were absent the day God handed out reason. They’ve got their own way of thinking of things and listen closely to what I’m telling you. Their way is the right way.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Waiting for Autumn

“I’m the cheerleader for all hair-brained schemes. You only live once, and I plan to skid into those pearly gates with a boatload of epic tales.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Waiting for Autumn

“The love between Autumn and me was an ongoing fairy tale, carefully weaving its way into the fabric of my life. But falling in love with my daughter is a rush of emotion, washing over me like a tsunami. Autumn is the story I’ve known my entire life. Aria? She is a revelation.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Waiting for Autumn

“Nails on skin, teeth on lips, and hearts on sleeves, we tumble over the edge, together.”
― J.A. DeRouen, Fire Over Frost