Trenton Maddox Quotes

Hey," Trenton said, breathless and sweaty.
He pulled a few yellow strands of fake hair from his face.
"Did you lose a bet?" I asked.
"As a matter of fact, I did."
Taylor and Tyler were across the room, slapping their knees and laughing so hard they could barely breathe.
I slapped Trenton's ass. "You look hot, bro."
"Thanks," he said. The music started and he shook his hips at me. I pushed him away, and, undeterred, he danced across the room to entertain the crowd. ~ Jamie McGuire

Yeah? ... Oh, hell no, I got Pidge here with me. We're just gettin' ready to go to bed ... Shut the fuck up, Trent, that's not funny ... Seriously? What's he doin' in town" He looked at me and sigued. "All right. We'll be there in half an hour ... You heard me, douchebag. Because I don't go anywhere without her, that's why. Do you want me to pound your face when I get there?" Travis hung up and shook his head. I raised an eyebrow. "That is the weirdest conversation I've ever heard. ~ Jamie McGuire

She liked it dark when her soul felt black ~ Jamie McGuire

I was in love with her; couldn't imagine my life without her in it; but at the same time, I wanted her to have better. ~ Jamie McGuire

Listen, just do what you think is right, and we'll support it." ~ Sticky Washington, The Prisoner's Dilemma ~ Trenton Lee Stewart

I go to bars and restaurants, and I sit and I eavesdrop on people and I watch people in shopping centers and, you know, I read the newspapers and I talk to the Trenton cops, and I just get a lot of information that comes in that somehow turns into a book. ~ Janet Evanovich

I don't know what I'm going to do with you, Trav! I've dumped someone for you-twice-I've picked up and went to Vegas with you-twice-I've literally gone through hell and back, married you and branded myself with your name. I'm running out of ideas to prove to you that I'm yours."
A small smile graced his lips. "I love it when you say that."
"That I'm yours?" I asked. I leaned up on the balls of my feet, pressing my lips against his. "I. Am. Yours. Mrs. Travis Maddox. Forever and always. ~ Jamie McGuire

I still love you, Pidge."
She didn't look up. "Don't. I'm not doing this for you."
I sucked in a breath, physical pain shooting in all directions in my chest. "I know. ~ Jamie McGuire

Trenton," Nick said patiently, "it is simple: your pizzle, her quim, you both enjoy each other until you can't move. Nothing simpler. You have three children, for pity's sake, need I draw you diagrams? ~ Grace Burrowes

Why, then, do you think the white player might have done it?"
Reynie considered. He imagined himself moving out his knight only to bring it right back to where it started. Why would he ever do such a thing? At last he said, "Perhaps because he doubted himself. ~ Trenton Lee Stewart

Actually..." Maddox looked over Ben, question in his eyes. Ben nodded. "Not entirely accurate." "What? You didn't make up?" Apollo blinked, awfully slow for a guy who commanded troops with ease. "No, idiot." Dylan gave him a light thwack on the shoulder. "Not not-a-couple." "Oh." Apollo's eyes darted between them. "Well. About damn time." That ~ Annabeth Albert

But you have said it too often, Mr. Benedict!" said Mrs. Perumal in an imperious tone that was quite out of character. "And if you continue in this vein, I'm afraid we'll be compelled to cut our visit short. Surely there are other establishments that would host an entire troup of guests - indefinitely and without reward - and not feel obliged to apologize for it! ~ Trenton Lee Stewart

Soft strokes and tender words of praise might've made her suspicious but his rough manner helped her to trust him. What she saw was what she got with Jeff Maddox. And what she saw, she liked. A lot. ~ Cari Quinn

There's a difference between remembering and thinking, ~ Trenton Lee Stewart

I love you, and I want to be with you forever. ~ Jamie McGuire

I'm an orphan!" Constance cried gleefully. "I'm an orphan!" ~ The Prisoner's Dilemma ~ Trenton Lee Stewart

The roof is on its side. Does that mean the boat is on its side . . . or ?"
"YES that's what it means. What are you talking about!!"
"I didn't know how boats this big work, alright. ~ Trenton Oldfield

You can still tell Mommy that you love her and that you'll miss her, and she'll hear everything you say."
I looked at Mommy but quickly shook my head. "I don't want to miss her. ~ Jamie McGuire

Sometimes as parents, we go through things so that our children don't have to ... ~ Tyreen King-Maddox

Was it worse for him, Reynie wondered, to have felt loved and then rejected? Or was it worse to have always felt alone? ~ Trenton Lee Stewart

Sorry it took me so long, Katie-Cat," said her father. ~ Trenton Lee Stewart

Something about this made Reynie uneasy. Had he done so badly? Was this meant to test his courage? He did as he was told, closing his eyes and bracing himself as best he could.
"Why are you flinching?" the pencil woman asked.
"I don't know. I thought maybe you were going to slap me."
"Don't be ridiculous. I could slap you perfectly well with your eyes open. I'm only going to blindfold you. ~ Trenton Lee Stewart

Why me, Trav?"
I had a thing for you since the night of that first fight."
What?"
"It's true. You in that cardigan with blood all over you? You looked absolutely ridiculous,
"Thanks."
"It was when you looked up at me. That was the moment. You had this wide-eyeyed, innocent look ... no pretenses. You didn't look at me like I was Travis Maddox," "you looked at me like I was ... I don't know, a person I guess."
"News flash, Trav. You are a person."
No, before you came, Shepley was the only one that treated me like anyone else. You didn't get all awkward, or flirt, or run your fingers through your hair. You saw me."
"I was a complete bitch to you, Travis."
He kissed my neck. "That's what sealed the deal."
"I hope this gets old soon. I don't see myself ever getting tired of you."
"Promise?" he asked ~ Jamie McGuire

Isobel moved farther into the kitchen, not knowing whether to be relieved that her mother hadn't had an atomic meltdown, or mortified that she'd taken it upon herself to play head chef with the nearest thing Trenton High had to a Dark Lord. ~ Kelly Creagh

Wesley's final point about Christ's fulfillment of the law: the liberty that Christ brings is not a liberty from the law, but a liberty for the law.43 ~ Randy Maddox

You must remember, family is often born of blood, but it doesn't depend on blood. Nor is it exclusive of friendship. Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family. ~ Trenton Lee Stewart

By and large, people who choose to go into science are not greatly interested in psychological problems... He liked the exactness of science, and the perfection of its truths - Humanity could be rather messy in comparison. ~ Brenda Maddox

No one seems to realize how much we are driven by FEAR, the essential component of human personality. Everything else - from ambition to love to despair - derives in some way from this single powerful emotion. ~ Trenton Lee Stewart

Boyfriend, huh?" Maddox asks me.
"Unless the label freaks you out. I know you're not a fan of those."
"I like the boyfriend label." He kisses me again. ~ Eden Finley

I love you no matter what, but you need to wake up, Ellie."
My eyebrows pulled together as I stared at the wall. "I can't wake up. This isn't a dream. ~ Jamie McGuire

The victory at Trenton boosted morale among the troops, the Congress, and the people to a degree possibly unwarranted by winning back a town in New Jersey, what with it being a town in New Jersey. ~ Sarah Vowell

I don't need you to save me. I just need a little help to save myself. ~ Jamie McGuire

Resisting him has made the buildup to this more explosive. His tongue, his lips, his mouth seeking mine, it's as natural and inevitable as magnets finding each other. I tried to be strong, I tried to hold back, but I know now it would've been impossible to keep up forever.
His back hits the door. Our tongues tangle, and there's no hesitance on his part. He dives in fully, and he tastes the same as I remember but better. ~ Eden Finley