Abby McCarthy > Abby's Quotes

“So...you faze out, hear voices, and blame your tempered outbursts on a fictional creature living in...” he looked down at my stomach, “your belly.”
“Precisely. The boy catches on quick.”
― A.M. Hudson, Tears of the Broken

“Something tells me if he thought you wanted the Titanic, he would retrieve it from the depths of the Atlantic for you.”
― Nicole Williams

“Where was he, her Alexander, of once? Was he truly gone? The Alexander of the Summer Garden, of their first Lazarevo days, of the hat in his hands, white toothed, peaceful, laughing, languid, stunning Alexander, had he been left far behind?
Well, Tatiana supposed that was only right.
For Alexander believed his Tatiana of once was gone, too. The swimming child Tatiana of the Luga, of the Neva, of the River Kama.
Perhaps on the surface they were still in their twenties, but their hearts were old.”
― Paullina Simons, The Summer Garden

“To have hope is to have the strength to endure. It’s a much stronger emotion than fear. If you have the choice to choose hope or fear, choose hope.”
― Abby McCarthy, Wreck You

“I have known many, liked not a few, loved only one, I drink to you.”
― Abby McCarthy, Wreck You

“You can see the truth through someone’s eyes, but only when there is something to be told.”
― Abby McCarthy, Wreck You

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― Anonymous

“I tried to play in this world and live life carefree. I tried, despite Antonio, to be happy. I should’ve realized when I was sixteen and Antonio slid onto the leather seat next to me that happiness was being stolen from me. Life is ugly and hard and I tried to do my best to dance through it but what I should've learned was that if the beat is off and you can't catch a rhythm, you just look like a fool. I was a fool to believe”
― Nicole Reid, Hurt You

“Babe, you bleed, I bleed. I'm right there with you,”
― Abby McCarthy, Hurt You

“All I want when you're away from me is to haul your ass to the clubhouse, where you belong, with me. All the time. Out in the open. Not coming to me like I’m your dirty secret.”
― Abby McCarthy, Hurt You

“You want me to make love to you, Jenny, or do you want me to fuck you? I can fuck you, but I don't really think you want me to love you.”
― Abby McCarthy, Hurt You

“You threw away my love. I’ve never given it away before and right now, I’m wishing like fuck I didn’t give it to you.”
― Abby McCarthy, Hurt You

“Be mad at me. Hurt me. You will never understand the pain I am in. You’ll never know how I hurt.”
― Abby McCarthy, Hurt You

“I just have to breathe, close my eyes and pretend to drift away. Maybe I’m a feather floating in the wind, being swept away from all of this, from everything bad, everything that hurts me. Maybe if I pretend that he isn't hurting me, I’ll land somewhere safe.”
― Abby McCarthy, Hurt You

“I want you to tell me who made you feel this way Aub and I’ll fucking kill him right now. I’ll leave here and hunt his ass down, so that you never have to feel this way again. I don’t want to hear about you running. You’re never leaving me. You’re mine, Ari is mine and I protect what’s mine. I’m looking for a place and I want you two with me. I love what Jenny’s family has done for you both, but you belong with me.”
― Abby McCarthy, Fight You

“His scent was all around me. It filled my lungs, and for the first time and last time, I felt like I could breathe.”
― Abby McCarthy, Hurt You

“I tried to play in this world and live life carefree. I tried, despite Antonio, to be happy. I should’ve realized when I was sixteen and Antonio slid onto the leather seat next to me that happiness was being stolen from me. Life is ugly and hard and I tried to do my best to dance through it but what I should've learned was that if the beat is off and you can't catch a rhythm, you just look like a fool. I was a fool to believe it would all work out. I was a fool to believe in love.”
― Abby McCarthy, Hurt You

“The ground is made of concrete and the trees are full of glass. But there are snakes here. There are hunters.” “I thought it was just a story,” he says lightly. “Stories are powerful.” They’re life and death. They’re survival. There wasn’t much to do locked up in my room except read. And dance. I am a world away from that life, but that still holds true. I still spend most of my time reading and dancing.”
― Clarissa Wild, Dark & Dangerous

“Love,” he advised gently, “is a doing word. And sometimes the people who least deserve it are the ones who need it most.”
― Belle Aurora, Lev

“At this time, we would like to open up the floor to the victim, Aubriella Adams, to speak.”      The room feels motionless, quiet, as if everyone knows this is an important moment. They know what this man did to my girl. They know what kind of monster he is.      Aubrey stands and unfolds a piece of paper. I didn’t know this was going to happen, if I did I would not be okay with it. I don't want her to go through any more pain. She looks at Rich and holds his stare and now I know why she needs to do this. I see no fear in her face. I see anger and I see strength but she’s devoid of fear. She squares her shoulders and stands fierce.      “You were supposed to take care of me. You weren’t supposed to take my innocence. You raped me and abused me. I want to look you in the eye and tell you…. You are a monster. You are sick. You are a murderer and a pedophile. You need to know, you may have taken my youth, but you will never….ever have my future. I have a man I love and I’m loved by him. I’m going to have his children one day. One day soon, I’m going to go to college. I’m going to have a career. I’m going to grow old. I’m going to live my life and you will rot behind bars.” She continues staring him down as she takes a seat.”
― Abby McCarthy, Fight You

“Maybe one day you'll come back. Maybe you never will and that'll suck, but you can't keep doing this. The blame and the self-loathing and the bullshit. I can't watch that. It makes me hate you for hating yourself. I don't want to lose you. But I'd rather lose you if it means you'll be happy. I think if you come back with me today, you'll never be okay. And I'll never be okay if you aren't. I need to know that there's a way for people like us to end up okay. I need to know that there even is such a thing as okay, maybe even good, and it's out there and we just haven't found it yet. There's got to be a happier ending than this, here. There's got to be a better story. Because we deserve one. You deserve one. Even if it doesn't end with you coming back to me.”
― Katja Millay, The Sea of Tranquility

“He felt as though he were failing in practically every area of his life. Lately, happiness seemed as distant and unattainable to him as space travel. He hadn't always felt this way. There had been a long period of time during which he remembered being very happy. But things change. People change. Change was one of the inevitable laws of nature, exacting its toll on people's lives. Mistakes are made, regrets form, and all that was left were repercussions that made something as simple as rising from the bed seem almost laborious. ”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Choice

“I’m here, June, right here. I’m here for the long haul. Where you go, I go.”
― Abby McCarthy, Current

“You’re my current; the only thing that’s kept me moving all these years.”
― Abby McCarthy, Current

“For you, I’ll stop the rain from falling and the thunder from cracking and the wind from fucking blowing. And”
― L.J. Shen, Sparrow

“GIRL, write YOUR book dammit.
Who cares what people think?
If writers in the past cared what other people thought we'd still be glossing over 'inappropriate' kissing scenes.
Break the fucking rules.
Push yourself to the edge.
Show the world what YOU can do.
This is YOUR book. YOUR blood and guts.
AND, don't you EVER, EVER, write one single line for SOMEONE ELSE.”
― Madeline Sheehan

“Don’t do what? Show concern for you?” “No, get in my personal space with all your good looking Rys swagger. I know men like you, and I know I don't need a man like you tucking hair behind my ear.” “Good looking Rys swagger?” he smirked. “Don’t play coy with me, Keenan Rys.” “Keenan”
― Abby McCarthy, Tainted by Crazy

“I sat for a long time. I thought about the path that brought me to this moment. Logically, I knew that one of the reasons I’d chosen the wrong men had to do with the way I was raised. I knew I was being hard on myself. At least, this time, I came home. I’d been away for so long and trying to do things my way. This was the first time, in all of my mistakes, that I had immediately decided to come back to my roots.”
― Abby McCarthy, Tainted by Crazy

“I tried so hard to make it as good for you as I could. I get it, I wasn't her, and I’m sorry you still hurt, but here’s what I need you to know. She doesn’t define you. You’re a grown woman. You get to decide what defines you. You get to live for now, and stop living with her ghosts. The same way your momma had a choice to stop getting high, you have a choice to stop letting her fate control your future. It is up to you, Maple. If you want to be happy, then let yourself be happy, but I have to tell you, your happiness is not going to happen, if you keep living in the past.” Her”
― Abby McCarthy, Tainted by Crazy

“I was never tainted by my momma’s craziness. My past helped me see life through colored lenses. My life was painted with so many hues of wonderful, I could only surmise that it was because of my past, I was the woman I was today--the woman who had truly found happiness.”
― Abby McCarthy, Tainted by Crazy