Jill Shalvis Quotes

“Live as big as you can, with what you've got.”

“If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.” - Chloe Traeger”

“Why was man created before woman? Because you always need a rough draft before the final copy.” – Chloe Traeger”

“Obeying the rules might be smart, but it's not as nearly as much fun.”

“If I looked like him,” Tara said. “I’d want to have sex with myself. All the time.”

“Smile… it makes people wonder what you're up to.”

“Never do anything that you don’t want to have to explain to 9-1-1 personnel.”

“Men are like roses. You have to watch out for the pricks.”

“They say money talks, but all mine ever says is 'good-bye sucker.”

“Don't take life too seriously. After all none of us are getting out alive anyway.”

“Learn from the mistakes of others you won't have time to make them all your self”

“Smile. it's the second best thing you can do with your lips.”

“It’s frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.”

“Good judgment comes from bad experience. Unfortunately, most of that comes from bad judgment.

- Tara Daniels”

“A conclusion is the place you get to when you’re tired of thinking.”

“If it’s going to be two against one, make sure you aren’t the one.”

“Love is when someone puts you on a pedestal and yet when you fall, they're there to catch you anyway.' - Tara Daniels”

“I’ve always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific.” – Chloe Traeger”

“There are four basic food groups: plain chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and white chocolate.”

“I'd tell him to go to hell, but it just so happens I'm stuck there and don't want to have to see him every day.”

“If things don’t seem right, try going left.” – Chloe Traeger”

“Accept that some days you’re the bug, and some days you’re going to be the windshield.”

“Go away. I hate everyone right now, and I'm pretty sure that includes you.”

“Boys are like drugs,' her father said, 'just say no.”

“For some unknown reason, success usually occurs in private, while failure occurs in
full view.”

“I’m already yours. Always have been. All you have to do is step into the ring.”

“With you i found myself.
You are the one i was waiting for, when i didn't even realize i was waiting.
-dr. Emma Sinclair”

“Strength is the ability to break up a solid piece of chocolate—and then eat just one of the pieces.”

“She was carrying two coffees and a donut bag,
and right then and there, he fell in love."
-Animal Magnetism”

“Experience is what you get when you didn’t know what you wanted.”

“I chose the path less traveled but only because I was lost. Carry a map. - Phoebe Traeger”

“Looking at him, she saw her future and felt all the ragged tears in her heart heal themselves. "I fit," she whispered in marvel, stepping into him. "I fit with you."
He nodded and wrapped his arms around her.
"Perfectly”

“The calories in chocolate don't count because chocolate comes from the cocoa bean, and everyone knows that beans are good for you.”

“Who’s there?”
“The scratcher of your itch,” he said.
She opened the door a crack and stuck her nose out. “Was that supposed to be romantic?”

“Just when you think you’ve hit rock bottom, someone’ll throw you a shovel.” – Chloe Traeger”

“Remember, you’re unique. And so is everyone else.”

“Note to self-give serious thought to becoming an alcoholic.”

“I gave you sympathy. *I* want sympathy!"

"Are you kidding me? You have the sexiest man on the planet wanting you. You're getting laid regularly. No sympathy for you!”

“People who think they know everything are annoying to those of us who do.”

“Change is good but dollars are better.
- Tara daniels”

“I've given up men. It's true. At first, I was just going to give up attorneys, but that seemed immature - and far too exclusive, so I'm playing it safe and giving up all the penis-carrying humans.”

“She’s drunk dialing contractors ” Chloe said to Tara. “Someone should stop her.”

“How about we give each other everything we can and not blame each other for what we can’t.”

“Today is the last day of some of your life. Don't waste it." quote from Tara Daniels”

“My mom told me that I should trust the man who could see the sorrow behind my smile, the love behind my anger, and the reasons behind my silence.”

“Chocolate is not a matter of life and death--it's more important than that.”

“Men exist because a vibrator can't fix a flat tire. On second thought, I should just buy a AAA card…”

“Sisters are the true friends who ask how you are, and then wait to hear the answer.”

“It was not enough.
It was too much.
It was everything.”

“You, Lilah, scare the hell out of me."
"Why?" she whispered.
He met her gaze and held it. "Because I could fall for you, Lilah. Hard and deep and never want to come back up."
She could scarcely breathe. "What's wrong with that?"
"We'd drown.”

“He handed her the other half of his candy bar.
She stared at it like it was a brick of gold. "I'm on a diet." But she took it. "A see-food diet, apparently. I see food and I eat it.”

“The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the ability to reach it.” – Chloe Traeger”

“Oh my God," Maddie whispered, horrified. "I rented him that boat. Does that make me a murderer?"

Tara's heart clutched. "He's not dead yet."

"Hurry," Maddie called to Ford. "I can't be the one who killed Tara's ex!" I look terrible in orange!”

“He knew he had no right to touch her, crave her like air, but he did both. And when he put his mouth on hers, he recognized the taste of her, like she'd been made just for him.”

“Hey,” Shayne said through the door. “You going to stay in there all night, because we’re getting tired of trying to eavesdrop from out here. Can’t hear a damn thing.”

“I'm going to shoot somebody," Maddie said.
"Sawyer hates when people do that. It's a whole bunch of paperwork.”