Second Chance Quotes

“In case you never get a second chance: don't be afraid!" "And what if you do get a second chance?" "You take it!”
― C. JoyBell C.

“I hope they understand that I'm not angry, I'm just saying... Sometimes goodbye is a second chance.”
― Shinedown

“To the beginning of the rest of our lives.
—Leo”
― Sherry Thomas, Not Quite a Husband

“Know that you get second chances so that you may change the art of your interaction, not so that others might finally treat you with the loving respect you deserve (and you do deserve loving respect).”
― Alexandra Katehakis, Mirror of Intimacy: Daily Reflections on Emotional and Erotic Intelligence

“Smartass Disciple: Master, do you really believe in the second chance?
Master of Stupidity: That supports the basis of lost-then-found concept.”
― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

“Smartass Disciple: Master, why there was no second chance in garden of eden?
Master of Stupidity: Of course. Perhaps, human can only enjoy one-time virginity.”
― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

“You’ve got nothing to worry about.” He cradles my cheeks, leaning in to press his forehead against mine. “I told you already. It’ll always be you.”
― K.A. Tucker, North Country

“Despite everything, his body reacted to her proximity—a quickening pulse, a tightening in his chest that had nothing to do with anxiety and everything to do with muscle memory. Nine years disappeared in an instant.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“Nine years hadn’t been long enough to forget the way she’d looked at him that final day, her eyes blazing with a fury that still burned in his memory.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“He knew she was there before she even spoke, his body recognizing her presence with an immediacy that nine years apart hadn’t diminished.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“Shawn Miller had never been one to shirk his duty—no matter how personally complicated it might be.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“For one unguarded moment, her body remembered how perfectly they’d once fit together, and she hated how easily he seemed to navigate these awkward moments when she felt so off-balance.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“Stars had always been his refuge—unchanging, predictable, following patterns that made sense in a way people rarely did.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“Becca was the girl who fell apart when her career and relationship imploded at once. Becks picked up the pieces and moved forward.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“When she straightened, they were standing closer than they had in nine years. For a heartbeat, something electric passed between them—a memory of what once was, a hint of what might still be.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“the anger that had been his constant companion for nine years had begun to fade, replaced by something far more dangerous—hope.”
― Ella Braeme

“These volunteers—dropping everything in their normal lives at a moment’s notice—showed a dedication that spoke volumes about their commitment.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“The adrenaline from the rescue had faded, leaving in its wake a different kind of tension—one that had been building since her arrival in Elken Grove.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“She wore her rank with an ease that came from experience and hard-won respect.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“Years of therapy, of self-reflection, of swearing he’d changed, and here he was, falling into the same damned pattern.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“Somewhere between resentment and respect, between past and present, he’d crossed a line he hadn’t even seen coming. He loved her—not as a memory or an idea, but as the woman she’d become.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“I’m tired,” she whispered, angrily wiping at the tears that kept coming. “So damn tired of fighting this. Fighting you. Fighting us.” Her voice broke. “Tired of not being held by you. Tired of not trusting you. Tired of being strong all the time.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“People weren’t weak around me.
They couldn’t afford to be.
I was Aidan O’Donnelly Sr.’s heir.
I was the future king of the Five Points.
Weakness around me was tantamount to asking for a target to be placed on your back.

Yet Savannah, in spite of knowing all this, hell maybe because of this, lowered her walls and handed me the key to the door that was her. Presenting me with something more precious than she could begin to imagine.”
― Serena Akeroyd, Filthy Hot

“Tonight,” she whispered against his shirt, “I just want to be held by you. Loved by you. Can you do that for me?”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“That was her for the past nine years—circling alone, hunting for purpose, never letting anyone close enough to fly beside her. But now she wondered if maybe it was time to stop being the lone hawk, time to let others share her sky.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“Now I think I understand that accepting help doesn’t make me weak. That trusting someone else with my heart doesn’t diminish me.” She looked up, meeting his gaze. “That maybe the strongest thing I can do is let someone in again.”
― Ella Braeme, Rekindled Flame

“A retired veteran rarely returns to the spotlight; when he does, it is never without reason. It is experience speaking, history seeking to be heard, and wisdom calling for attention.”
― Aloo Denish Obiero

“He laughs and it echoes past nightmares. It reminds me of another night. Laughter through the phone. Fear seizes me then. He is not safe. He is not. No matter what he says to me, he has never been safe.”
― K.V. Rose, Sinister

“He always said that just as scion cuts were grafted onto a damaged tree to preserve it, people sometimes came into your life who changed you forever, and healed you in ways you couldn’t anticipate.”
― Ruth McKell, Honey in Her Veins

“Em!” I call out, my voice husky. “I never stopped thinking about you. Never.” No matter how much I tried.
She stalls and, after a lengthy delay, peers over her shoulder at me. Her eyes are glossy in the bath of light from the garage’s spotlight. “I guess it’s time you forgot about me and moved on.” With that, she vanishes into the darkness, nothing but a faint glow of her flashlight to mark her trail.”
― K.A. Tucker, North Country