K.L. Grayson > Quotes

“That’s the great thing about love … it finds you. And when it’s true love, it doesn’t go away, and you just know. You don’t have to wonder or guess, because it just … is.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“You mean you don't wear thongs?" I ask, feigning exasperation. "Hell no! I'd be digging that thing out of my ass all night long.”
― K.L. Grayson, Where We Belong

“Okay, I promise. As long as you always apologize, I’ll always forgive you.”
― K.L. Grayson, Where We Belong

“Katie,” he says, cutting me off. “You’re my home. I’m coming home to you. Where you are, that’s where I’ll be.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“If she only knew that my heart has ached for her since the day I left. I’d give the world to change what I did. Horrible decision? Try the biggest regret of my fucking life.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“You’re more than my best friend— you’re it for me, Dev. You’re my soul mate. You hold my heart in your hands.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“And trust me, I get it. The unknown is scary, and there are no guarantees where war is concerned, but if there’s one thing you need to know—one thing that I want you to carry with you—it’s that I will fight like hell to make it back to you.” Devin’s eyes fill with tears. “I’m coming back to you, Katie.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“… it's much easier to be angry than it is to be in pain.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“There is just something about being wrapped in your mother’s arms. For a few moments, I was a kid again, and her words and soothing touch had the ability to make everything better.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“She was the one that got away, man. And I don’t think anything or anyone will ever change that. She’s it for me ...”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“Because I’ll be moving forward without my dad,” I lament, gripping my hair in my hands. “Then he’ll really be gone.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“So to answer your question; are we all monsters? No, we’re not. We are fathers, brothers, husbands and sons. We are dreamers, lovers, and God-fearing men. But the majority of us are just like you … people dealing with something so traumatic, so heartbreaking, and so horrific that the heart never quite learns to mend.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“Life is one big chance. You can either choose to sit on the sidelines and always take the safe route, or you can jump into the game.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“I will fight like hell to make it back to you.” Devin’s eyes fill with tears. “I’m coming back to you, Katie.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“There is no love like that of your brothers-in-arms. "Let’s”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“I’m not gonna lie, I really like knowing that you’re becoming emotionally invested, because I’m already there. Your letters have the same effect on me, and this connection … it’s not just nostalgia. It’s real, and in case I haven’t already made it clear, I feel it too.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“angry and pushed the love aside, but it was too strong for me to fight. All my heart needed was to be near him again to remember that it beats for him.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“other”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“You own my fucking heart, Katie. You always have and that’s never going to change.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“Yes, it’s powerful and overwhelming, but in a good way. Christ, what we had … I’d never felt anything like it before, and now, there just aren’t words for it.”
I sniff, wiping my face with my arm. “I can’t tell you how relieved I am to hear you say that. I didn’t know … I thought maybe it was just me. That maybe I was making it so much more than it was—”
“It’s everything.” His voice grows thick with emotion. “Whatever this is between us … it’s big, Katie. Bigger than you, bigger than me … and ten years hasn’t changed that.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“Never look back, but never forget. Always forgive, and never regret.”
― K.L. Grayson, Black

“I swear to you that I’m not going anywhere. I am yours, whether you want me or not. I’ve given you my heart, and even if you don’t want it, you can’t give it back because it belongs to you. I know what I have— what we have. It’s special. It’s once in a lifetime.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“His name isn’t on the tree because he isn’t my forever.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“Before the accident, I seriously thought that it was all in my head. I figured I had just gotten too comfortable in our relationship and it was a phase that I would have to work through. After the accident, I began to realize that the love I feel for him is no different than the love I feel for my mom and Bailey. Now the love I felt for Devin ... Whoa!”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“He owns every single part of me, heart and soul, and if he leaves me again, I know that I won’t survive the heartache.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“He’s just so damn gorgeous it isn’t even fair. That strong jaw, that fucking dimple … those eyes. It’s too much. He should be arrested for being too damn good-looking.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“There is no doubt in my mind that a higher power is at work here, and I smirk at the thought that I could very well have my dad to thank for this.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“What if this is a second chance? You’ve told me how much Devin meant to you and how crushed you were when he left. But what if it just wasn’t your time? What if the two of you needed to separate so that you could come back together, stronger and more solid?” “What”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“It’s always been you, and it’ll always be you.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament

“Death becomes merely a noun, something we neither process nor heal from.”
― K.L. Grayson, A Lover's Lament