Denise Grover Swank Quotes

I knew I'd get over this. People broke up with each other every day and you didn't see them falling down and dying of unhappiness. But unhappiness didn't kill you that way. It was a slow malignancy that stole your hope. You didn't fall over dead, you faded away into nothingness. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Maybe I'll hurt you," I whisper as my eyes search his. "I'm broken Tucker. I'm hopelessly broken inside, and I'm not sure there are enough pieces in me to put back together. But when I'm with you, I feel like maybe I can actually be whole. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Most of the town couldn't stand Momma, yet would show up because it was the proper thing to do then proceed to judge us on the pageantry of her burial. ~ Denise Grover Swank

One day you'll hate me, and you'll curse these past few moments. When that day comes, just know that I wish I could do it all over again. From the beginning ~ Denise Grover Swank

Rose Gardner, what in heaven's name happened ~ Denise Grover Swank

Violet lay next to me and I scooted over, making room for the two of us on the twin-sized bed. She took my hand in hers, slowly and deliberately threading our fingers together, like she used to do when we were little girls. And just like that, I felt six years old again, with my eight-year-old sister next to me, shaking in fear as we listened to one of Momma's tirades outside our bedroom. My eyes flooded with tears while I gripped her hand, hanging on for dear life. Violet softly hummed the old lullaby she made up years ago, the one she used to sing to me when I was scared or sad. I drifted off to sleep, ~ Denise Grover Swank

I glared at him. "What I do or don't do is my business. If I wanted the world to know, I would have tweeted about it. ~ Denise Grover Swank

What the hell is wrong with me? This isn't the first time I've asked myself this question, in a multitude of situations. But this time specifically I'm referring to my inability to feel anything when being kissed by a man. Maybe I'm just too broken. Thant's the part that scares me the most. That I'm too broken to love. ~ Denise Grover Swank

I've faced a hell of a lot worse than you today, you lizard-tongued monster! ~ Denise Grover Swank

Here's the thing. I met this girl, this beautiful woman who's unlike anyone I've ever met. She's funny, and brave ~ Denise Grover Swank

Problem with attempting to live up to other people's expectations was that you were destined to fail before you even began. I ~ Denise Grover Swank

My home is where you are, not what world I live in. ~ Denise Grover Swank

I wondered if somehow, without my knowing it, I had been cast in a Lifetime channel movie. ~ Denise Grover Swank

I'm going to guess that you hate coconut, so I should probably answer that I make killer margaritas." She laughed again. "I knew you were smart. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Perhaps you and I aren't meant to be together in this lifetime. Maybe we're suppose to wait for eternity. ~ Denise Grover Swank

This is the worst idea in the history of ideas, yet I can't stop myself from nodding. ~ Denise Grover Swank

found her in the closet. ~ Denise Grover Swank

heard of people who died from broken hearts, but I realized that wasn't necessarily true. They died because their bodies forgot how to live. ~ Denise Grover Swank

He gave her a goofy grin. "Not everyone can be hip to the lingo. Don't be a hater, Blair. ~ Denise Grover Swank

The next morning, beer and I mutually decided our relationship wasn't going to work out. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Why do any of us do what we don't want to do?" I don't respond, unsure what answer he's looking for.
He smiles, but it's sad. "Because we're afraid of what will happen if we don't."
I always considered fear to be a motivator or a reason not to do something, but I never considered it a reason to continue an ongoing behavior. This opens a vault full or questions about my own life. I've always assumed I'm afraid to engage in activities because I'm afraid of what might happen. But maybe I'm looking at it all wrong. Maybe I should be asking myself if I'm really afraid of leaving what makes me comfortable. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Even not choosing is a choice. ~ Denise Grover Swank

We were two halves to a whole. Water, the mother of creation. Land, the father who supported it. We were forever joined, our souls tethered. In this moment, the truth came to life: Whether the gate closed or not, I would never be whole without this man by my side. ~ Denise Grover Swank

This here's war, and sometimes there's casualties. You hope to God not to be one, but you go in accepting the risk. Especially if something's worth fighting for. ~ Denise Grover Swank

The fluorescent lights flickered overhead, casting a sick gray pallor over the room. ~ Denise Grover Swank

I put the wine bottle on the counter and reached for a couple of wine glasses. "Would you like some? It's a fine vintage stock. I'm pretty sure it was on the shelf of the Piggly Wiggly for at least two weeks. ~ Denise Grover Swank

We walked to the car, side by side, but a million miles apart. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Collin has his path to follow and you have yours. Eventually, they were merge, but your journeys are separate for now. ~ Denise Grover Swank

up. I kind of hoped jury duty lasted ~ Denise Grover Swank

This is life. It's messy and unpredictable, full of wonderful surprises and mind.numbing disappointment. the uncertainty of it all is why I hide, trying to avoid all the pain and the heartache. ~ Denise Grover Swank

I'm sure that's fine, but more than likely, Violet will ~ Denise Grover Swank

liver with catsup? Are you ashamed? ~ Denise Grover Swank

Kind of like getting married." I smiled at him. "It's easy to say I do, but ten times harder to say I don't. ~ Denise Grover Swank

You don't see black and white. You see gray. People aren't all good and bad. You have a way of bringing out the good. ~ Denise Grover Swank

People tell themselves there's plenty of time to do it all, but most of the time they never see death coming. ~ Denise Grover Swank

But how did I know what was real and what wasn't, especially in regard to his feelings for me. ~ Denise Grover Swank

You said you like it on top. I spent all day imagining it. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Fire seemed about ready to shoot out of her eyes. "Yeah, he's changed all right. He used to be a snake in the grass, and now he's slitherin' out in the open. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Why am I not surprised you'd think you could flout ~ Denise Grover Swank

I stand outside the doorway of my Western civilization class caught in a dilemma. Either go in and have thirty pairs of eyes stare at me, or leave - which means missing my test. The decision is already made. I only need to open the door and walk in. ~ Denise Grover Swank

I faced the real possibility of spending the rest of my life alone, never experiencing great love. But then again, I might not live long enough for it to matter much. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Because as long as you know the rules, you know what's expected of you, and as long as you have the necessary information, you can always find the answer. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Do you ever lay off the crap or is it all bullshit, all the time with you? ~ Denise Grover Swank

See how long and bold my life line is? It's an indication of my sexual prowess. ~ Denise Grover Swank

You can do anything when the alternative is unacceptable. ~ Denise Grover Swank

I sighed, a deep and heavy sigh. If only sighs could carry all my troubles away. ~ Denise Grover Swank

what's wrong with being different? Sometimes it's good to stand apart from everyone else. ~ Denise Grover Swank

You can't change the opinions of small-minded people. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Could search to the ends of the earth and never find another woman like you. ~ Denise Grover Swank

come home tomorrow. Getting back to Maeve's was tricky. There was a new ~ Denise Grover Swank

Good, bad, they're just words. Who's to decide what is good or bad? In the end, only the consequences matter. ~ Denise Grover Swank

I didn't know how many police cars the city of Henryetta owned, but I was willing to bet money all of them were currently parked in front of my house. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Do you smoke the weed?" Megan couldn't stop her chuckle. "No Gram, I don't smoke the weed. ~ Denise Grover Swank

For the first time in his life, it was more important to him that someone else was having a good time than that he was enjoying himself. And, weirdly, he was having a better time because of it. ~ Denise Grover Swank

I've not done much living in my life, but I met this guy who makes me want to live it. ~ Denise Grover Swank

I'm not sure which is better-the chance to experience love and lose it, or to live my life without it. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Collin and I were fire and ice, love and hate. When you climb to soaring heights, the fall is much more deadly. ~ Denise Grover Swank

I fell asleep, lying against his chest listening to the soft beat of his heart in my ear, my own full of joy. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Now the news came through a little black box that sat on top of the TV. Momma resisted the box and pronounced it a government attempt to spy on us, but the alternative meant no television since Momma refused to get cable. Momma declared cable full of pornography, though what I'd seen at Violet and Mike's house looked perfectly respectable. ~ Denise Grover Swank

With the company of just myself, my thoughts presented themselves like unwelcome houseguests. ~ Denise Grover Swank

I dropped my dress to the floor and sat on the sofa with renewed determination. This man was going to have sex with me whether he liked it or not. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Most of the time I paid it no mind. I kept to myself and everyone in my town of Henryetta liked it that way. While my grandma saw helpful information such as droughts and locust infestations, I was cursed with seeing useless and mundane things like Mrs. White's toilet overflow or the ear infection in Jenny Baxter's baby. None of that would be so bad if I kept what I saw to myself, but my visions didn't work that way. Without any volition of my own, whatever I saw just blurted right out of my mouth. Most of the people who knew me thought I was a snoop or a gossip, the only rational explanation to reason away my knowledge. But Momma had another opinion. She declared me demon-possessed. ~ Denise Grover Swank

What time do we start?" I resisted the urge to grin. "Show up at the New Living Hope Revival Church at ten tomorrow morning." His eyes flew open. "Ten? That early?" "Half the world's awake by ten, and the other half is sleeping in China. ~ Denise Grover Swank

I find myself thinking about her all the time. But I hurt her. ~ Denise Grover Swank

I was paving the highway to hell in beet bottles and kisses. ~ Denise Grover Swank

We sit in silence for several minutes, and I listen to the sound of his breathing, surprised how something so simple can fill me with contentment. ~ Denise Grover Swank

We're only gonna talk to him," I said for what had to be the hundredth time as I pulled my truck up to the curb. But Neely Kate seemed exceptionally bloodthirsty, and truth be told, I didn't trust her all that much to behave. ~ Denise Grover Swank

I really loved her, I'd do anything to protect her. Even if that meant setting her free. My ~ Denise Grover Swank

We can't know everything," I said quietly. "Sometimes we have to write our own future. ~ Denise Grover Swank

His hand caresses my cheek. "Scarlett, I don't want to lose you by fucking up our friendship. I want you in my life, and if we d this, I will lose you. If that means showing some self-restraint for once in my goddamn life, then I will." Both his hands cup my cheeks. "You make me want to be a better person. This is me being a better person. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Hilary glanced up at Joe with a bright smile, which she then turned toward me. I wished I had ten-foot-long legs so I could kick her. ~ Denise Grover Swank

His eyes burn bright with desire. I want you to see me when I come into you. I want you to know I'm here. I want you to know I see you. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Let's have a look at your paperwork," I said as I glanced at the neatly stacked forms. "Mr. Crocker. ~ Denise Grover Swank

Hell is the opposite. It's cold and stark and full of nothing. And I'm there now. ~ Denise Grover Swank

This is my love line ... It says an incredibly sexy, but totally infuriating redheaded woman with barge into my life and drive me insane. ~ Denise Grover Swank

The disappointment in his voice was like a knife to the gut, but I was keeping this secret to protect him just as much as myself. I headed for the window, climbing out before him. What should ~ Denise Grover Swank

The dam of tears broke again and I cried softly, grateful for the love I didn't deserve because the gift of me didn't seem to be enough. ~ Denise Grover Swank

But misery is misery, no matter what its cause and we were both drowning in it. I ~ Denise Grover Swank

So how did it go?
I sat on the toilet and ran a hand over my hair. Um ... it's still going, I whispered.
It's still going? Then what are you doing calling me?
Well ... it's just that ...
What?
How could I put this? I can't find his penis.
Claire paused for half a second. How drunk are you? ~ Denise Grover Swank

The leader is the person who brings a little magic to the moment. ~ Denise Morrison

Remake the wild, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world. You cannot wait for anyone else, even a god, to do that for you. ~ Rick Riordan

There is no wrong way to be a woman ~ Denise Bidot

I want to be done with tears, and the day is too beautiful for them anyway. Nevertheless, I consider my tears for a moment, the idea of them, a link to the earth's ancient origins. I'm comforted by the notion that I carry a bit of the sea within myself wherever I go. It's nice to think that water is not such an exotic thing after all. ~ Denise Getson

An awe so quiet I don't know when it began.
A gratitude had begun to sing in me.
Was there some moment dividing song from no song?
When does dewfall begin?
When does night fold its arms over our hearts to cherish them?
When is daybreak? ~ Denise Levertov

Twenty-five years ago, I created the Taxpayer Protection Pledge at the federal level. Then I brought it to the state and local level. About 97 percent of the Republicans in the House and 85 percent in the Senate have signed on, and the number of candidates who have taken the pledge is even higher. It's become a party position. ~ Grover Norquist

Grover Washington was my main influence, and when I went to college, I started listening to more of the jazz masters like Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, and John Coltrane. ~ Kenny G

William McKinley has left us a priceless gift in the example of a useful and pure life, in his fidelity to public trusts and in his demonstration of the value of kindly virtues that not only ennoble but lead to success. ~ Grover Cleveland

He was a great president in his first term; in his second term, he wasn't the same Grover Cleveland he was to begin with ... Cleveland reestablished the presidency by being not only a chief executive but a leader. ~ Harry S. Truman

The laboring classes constitute the main part of our population. They should be protected in their efforts peaceably to assert their rights when endangered by aggregated capital and all statutes on this subject should recognize the care of the State for honest toil and be framed with a view of improving the condition of the workingman ~ Grover Cleveland

I'm a mother and I have a daughter. I'm lucky to be in a position where I'm able to teach her things like self love and acceptance. ~ Denise Bidot

I believe that the definition of luck is when preparation meets with opportunity. ~ Hilary Swank

I eat quite healthily normally but, like everyone, have relapses and give in to the odd cake. ~ Denise Van Outen

I think that you are what you speak a lot of times, and there's power in the tongue. I feel sorry for the people who always have something negative to say. If something happens bad in my day, I don't tweet about it - I pray about it, or talk to my husband about it or my mother about it, and get it off of me and move on. ~ Monica Denise Brown

Apathy is acquiescence is compliance is approval. ~ D. Denise Dianaty

Hypocrite women, how seldom we speak
of our own doubts, while dubiously
we mother man in his doubt! ~ Denise Levertov

In June the bush we call
alder was heavy, listless,
its leaves studded with galls,
growing wherever we didn't
want it. ~ Denise Levertov

In prose, leaps of logic can be made while the protagonist thinks about things and arrives at conclusions. Even with voiceover, there's no real way of having an inner voice without it taking over the entire story. ~ Denise Mina

I ended up dropping out of high school. I'm a high school dropout, which I'm not proud to say, ... I had some teachers that I still think of fondly and were amazing to me. But I had other teachers who said, 'You know what? This dream of yours is a hobby. When are you going to give it up?' I had teachers who I could tell didn't want to be there. And I just couldn't get inspired by someone who didn't want to be there ~ Hilary Swank

You can change your fate. You can sit back, or you can go after your life and all that you want it to be. ~ Hilary Swank

I don't know you? Hell, I know you! You're a damn coward, is what you are! You're afraid of living because you think it means giving up this cross you've been carrying around your whole life. But this time, you've gone too far. You think you're the only one in the world with feelings? You think you'll just walk away from Denise and everything's going to go back to normal now? You think you'll be happier? You won't Taylor, You won't let yourself do that. ~ Nicholas Sparks