Brittainy C. Cherry Quotes & Sayings

Turning to face her one more time, I snapped. "With all due respect, Mrs. Riley, I think you're wrong about her. Maggie's smart. She's so smart, kind, and expressive, even without words. She says so much when you can't hear her. Yeah, her mind is busy, but it's deeper than any ocean. She sees things in different ways than most, but why is that a bad thing? And you're wrong about music, too. If you think for a second music can't heal people, then you're not listening closely enough. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I thought I had more time, but sometimes tomorrow never comes and you're only left with the memories of yesterdays. — Brittainy C. Cherry

The magic is in the tiny moments. The small touches, the gentle smiles, the quiet laughs. The magic is about living for today and allowing yourself to breathe and be happy. My dear boy, to love is the magic. — Brittainy C. Cherry

No." She pushed herself away from my hold. "You don't get to do that. You don't get to hurt me and hold me, Daniel. — Brittainy C. Cherry

death doesn't kill us, it only awakens us to more. — Brittainy C. Cherry

My air,my fire,my water,my earth,my soul. — Brittainy C. Cherry

We're all a little wild, and we're all a little something. — Brittainy C. Cherry

To love,
and all the heartache that weighs it down.

To love,
and all the heartbeats that lift it up. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Can you do me a few favours? Show her off to the world. Shout it from the rooftops. Take her out on dates. She loves to dance - even though she's really bad at it. Make other couples jealous. Be her golden. Because I promise that she'll be yours. — Brittainy C. Cherry

It's just funny, isn't it? How the main characters never know about the adventures they're about to go on. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life.' Marcus Aurelius said that. — Brittainy C. Cherry

She was the girl who felt everything, and I was the man who felt nothing at all. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I'd lived the lives of each character within the walls of my bedroom. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Sometimes all a broken heart needed was a bag of shit and a little fire. — Brittainy C. Cherry

What's a dick?" Parenting fail number five-hundred-and-eighty-two of today. "Nothing, babe. I said tick. A tick is a bug." "So you called that person a bug?" "Yup. A big bug. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I've been thinking about something we should do, We should fall in love around two. And then when it becomes four, I'll start loving on you even more. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I hated my mind, how it remembered. Memories were daggers to my soul, and I hardly had any positive ones to hold on to. I — Brittainy C. Cherry

You don't have to be good all the times. It's okay to be hurt sometimes. It's okay to feel lost like you're wandering around in the dark. It's the bad days that make the good ones so much better. — Brittainy C. Cherry

She undressed me and made love to her past. I slid into her and made love to my ghosts. It wasn't right, yet somehow it made sense. Her soul was scarred, and mine was burned. But when we were together, the hurting hurt a little less. When we were together, the past wasn't as painful to take in. When we were together, I never for a second felt alone. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I believe there are two things that exist in the world that everyone should read because they teach you pretty much everything you need to know about life: the Bible and Harry Potter. — Brittainy C. Cherry

It was in that silence that I knew. I loved him. I loved him so, so much. It wasn't a dream anymore, nor was it the simple idea of loving him. It was real. It was true. He was love. He made me smile. He made me happy. He made me laugh in a world that was determined to make me cry. Tears — Brittainy C. Cherry

There were over six hundred thousand words in the Oxford Dictionary. That meant there were six hundred thousand definitions of different words with a million and one meanings. Some words were silly while others were heartbreaking. Some words were happy while others were angry. So many different letters came together in different ways to form those different words, those unique meanings. So many words, but at the end of the day there was only one word that stood out among the rest. One word that somehow meant both heaven and hell, the sunny days and the rainy days, the good, the bad, and the ugly. It was the one word that made sense when everything else around you was messy, painful, and unapologetic. Love. With a smile, I wrapped my pinkie around his and said, I love you. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Being around you does something strange to me, something that hasn't happened in such a long time." "What happens?" He took my hand in his then led it to his chest, and his next words came out as a whisper. "My heart begins to beat again. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I began to beg the heavens that this wasn't some depression-drenched fantasy- yet if it were, I hoped to never find reality again. — Brittainy C. Cherry

When we are born, we cry that we are to come to this great stage of fools,' I quoted from Shakespeare's King Lear. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Because pretending to be happy is almost like being happy. Until you remember that you're only pretending. Then you're sad. Really sad. Because wearing a mask every day of your life is the hardest thing to do. And after a while, you get a little scared because the mask becomes you. — Brittainy C. Cherry

It's easier with you."
"What's easier with me?"
His hand found my lower back. My hips arched toward him, our bodies slowly becoming one. He ran his fingers against my neck as I closed my eyes, and he spoke softly into my soul. "Being alive. — Brittainy C. Cherry

My little sister here doesn't know it, but she puts up walls. Her heart is locked and chained shut from the world. She hides behind her books, and she doesn't let anyone in. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Have a fake ID." I snatched it from his hands and smiled. "Where the heck did you get this?!" His eyes shifted back to Avery. "I know people who know people." "Burt Summerstone?" I asked, reading his name off the card. He took it back from me and slid it into his pocket. "It's not about the name, baby girl. It's about the date. I am officially a twenty-one-year-old high school student. And we are officially getting drunk and crossing that item off of your bucket list. Bow down, bitches." He pulled out a fake ID for me and I grinned. Summer Burtstone. How creative. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I get so pissed off whenever someone looks at you wrong. Or says the wrong thing to you. Or posts pictures all over your locker. Or if they smile at you. Or call you beautiful. Or ... anything!" He released a breath and took a deep inhale. "Anything they do to hurt you or make you smile makes me want to attack." He exhaled. "And that doesn't really make for great ethics. — Brittainy C. Cherry

One must know what it feels like to be weak in order to really find their own strength. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I love you until you do something to piss me off. Then I turn into your personal Satan. — Brittainy C. Cherry

First he was confused by my entire existence, and then pleased. — Brittainy C. Cherry

The saddest fact in the world was that you could meet a person who changed your life forever, and they weren't the one you ended up — Brittainy C. Cherry

I chose her. I chose my daughter. I'll choose her every second of every day for the rest of my life because she is my everything. So, let's stop pretending that we are ever going to live happily ever after. You are not my final sentence, you are not my last word. You are simply a chapter I wish I could delete. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I don't think we have properly met," Faye said as we danced together. "So you're the penis that's been inside my best friend's vagina."
Well, that's one way of putting it. "And you're the highly inappropriate best friend. — Brittainy C. Cherry

That was the thing about love. It didn't leave because you told it to go. It simply stayed quiet, bleeding out from the pain, still praying you wouldn't let it slip away. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Whoever made you doubt how amazing you are, whoever broke your heart ... I'm going to hate them for a long time."
"It's okay."
"How is that okay?"
"Because I found someone who's kind of putting it back together again. — Brittainy C. Cherry

There's so much wonder in the world, but instead of giving a damn, and taking the time to come to the realization that we are all very, very, small in a very, very miniature place, we like to pretend we are the alphas of the whole universe. We like to make ourselves feel big. And we each like to make our way seem like the best way, and our hurts seem like the biggest hurts, when really, we are nothing more than a tiny burning dot that makes up a part of the giant sky. A tiny dot that no one would even notice was missing. A tiny dot, that will soon enough be replaced by another speck which thinks it's more important than it actually is. I just wish people would sometimes stop fighting about stupid mundane things like race, sexual orientation, and reality television. I wish they would remember how small they are and take five minutes a day to look up to the sky and breathe." "Logan? — Brittainy C. Cherry

A person didn't fall in love. They dissolved into it. One day you were ice, the next day, a puddle. — Brittainy C. Cherry

As it turned out, home wasn't a certain place; home as a feeling from the ones for whom you cared most, a feeling of peace that calmed the wildfires of your soul. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Everyone deserved a person who could look into their eyes and say, You're enough. You're perfect, scars and all. — Brittainy C. Cherry

The Help by Kathryn Stockett. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Within seconds, my heart filled with more love than I had thought possible. Because that was the thing about hearts-when you thought they were completely full, you somehow found room to add a little more love. — Brittainy C. Cherry

The people who taught you to love weren't always the ones who stayed. — Brittainy C. Cherry

He bent forward and kissed me. He kissed me with promises that we never made to one another. He kissed me with apologies for things he never did. He kissed me with all that he was, and I kissed him back with everything that existed within me. — Brittainy C. Cherry

when your heart was hurting, there was something so hopeful about reading a book filled with love. The — Brittainy C. Cherry

Her touch was soft, gentle, and surprisingly welcoming to my unwelcoming soul. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Memories were scary, how they could break you with simply your own thoughts. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I can fuck you so hard that you won't be able to move. I can fuck you so slow that you'll think I'm in love with you. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Say it!" she hollered, moving over to me. She shoved me hard against the chest. "Say it! Say you don't want to be with me! — Brittainy C. Cherry

You're beautiful, Ashlyn. I don't mean juts your looks. I mean your smarts, your tears, your brokkenness. I think that's beautiful. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Okay, bye, ladies!" Susan said, waving to Emma and me as we left her house. "Remember, in two weeks make sure you've read Fifty Shades of Grey! And bring notes!" I waved goodbye to everyone. By the end of the night, we hadn't spoken one word about Little Women, but I felt extremely belittled by these women. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I stood up for myself, reminding Lucas that I was his partner, not his punching bag. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Did he use tongue? Did he growl? Was he shirtless? Did he motorboat you? Did you touch his abs? Did you lick his sharp jaw? Is he the size of a horse? Did you giddy up? Did you find his Nemo? Did you Grace his Frankie? Did you Justin his Timberlake? — Brittainy C. Cherry

One day at a time. That's all it takes to get through anything. — Brittainy C. Cherry

It's that Scorpio in me. I love you until you do something to piss me off. Then I turn into your personal Satan." I — Brittainy C. Cherry

Yeah, but I don't know. There is something about the tragic stories of Shakespeare. It's as if we all know how it will end, but the adventure makes it worth it. — Brittainy C. Cherry

There was nothing as romantic as the feel of a book in your hands. — Brittainy C. Cherry

The world's a little darker tonight, Graham.' Then he wiped away his tears and said, 'But still, I must believe that the sun will rise tomorrow. — Brittainy C. Cherry

It doesn't matter what you feel. Just know the feelings are real. ~ — Brittainy C. Cherry

Even though I was death, she took the time to resuscitate me. She breathed life back into my soul. She brought me back from the shadows. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I needed her to know we'd make it work, no matter what. I needed her to know she was and always would be my biggest dream. — Brittainy C. Cherry

No," he said harshly, plopping down on the living room couch. "Then what was it?" "Her hair." "Huh?" "Her hair. On the app, she was a brunette, but when I got there, she was a blonde." I blinked repeatedly. Full-on blank stare. "Come again?" "I'm just saying, it's obvious that if she'd lie about something like that, she'd lie about gonorrhea and chlamydia." The — Brittainy C. Cherry

In the daylight, we'll figure things out. In the darkness, we'll just hold on to one another. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I should go," he said.
"You should go," I replied.
I thought about kissing him some more.
"Unless you stayed," I said.
"Unless I stayed," he replied. — Brittainy C. Cherry

The world keeps spinning because you heartbeats exist — Brittainy C. Cherry

This life is short, and you never know how many chapters you have left in your novel, Graham. Live each day as if it's the final page. Breathe each moment as if it's the final — Brittainy C. Cherry

Yet the truth of the matter was, sometimes the ones we loved most were the monsters that tucked us in at night. — Brittainy C. Cherry

They said time changed people, and it was true. We weren't the same two people we used to be, but somehow we evolved as one. Even with hundreds of miles between us. But — Brittainy C. Cherry

The wind kind of pushed the penis toward my mouth first." "OH MY GOSH, FAYE!" "I know! I know! This is why people shouldn't go out on windy days. The penises are on rampage on the windy days." "I cannot believe you right now. He's like twice your age." "What can I say? I have daddy issues." "What are you talking about? Your dad's amazing," I said. — Brittainy C. Cherry

He drove me crazy. His hold, his touch, his voice, his words. Everything about his soul lit me on fire, and I was proud to burn beside him. She — Brittainy C. Cherry

I rolled my eyes. I hated his smirks. Sigh. I loved his smirks. — Brittainy C. Cherry

The bruises on one's heart were always the hardest ones to heal, they seemed to last the longest. — Brittainy C. Cherry

He wasn't speaking to me anymore. We were living in our own worlds of little memories, and even though we were both separate, somehow we managed to feel for one another. Lonely often recognized lonely. And today, for the first time, I began to see the man behind the beard. I — Brittainy C. Cherry

When people died, they took their voices with them. I wondered if they knew how much the people left behind would kill for their sounds one last time. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Find a way to be better. Or find a way to be okay. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Because if you judge him solely on his few moments of lows, then you miss out on his beautiful highs." *** — Brittainy C. Cherry

Leave the past behind you so the future can find you — Brittainy C. Cherry

He apologized. For what he did with Lia." "You can apologize for punching someone, but it doesn't stop the bruising. — Brittainy C. Cherry

A great novel didn't involve tossing together words that didn't interconnect. In a great novel, each sentence mattered, each word had a meaning to the overall story arc. There was always forewarning to the plot twists and the different paths the novel would travel down, too. If a reader looked closely enough, they could always witness the warning signs. They could taste the heart of every word that bled on the page, and by the end, their palate would be satisfied. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I want this to be us. For always, I want this." "Me too. Me too." "For always, High?" he whispered. "For always, Lo. — Brittainy C. Cherry

God, my mind was fucked up.
What was scary was how Elizabeth's thoughts were almost a carbon copy of my own.
How did two people so broken find each other's shattered pieces? — Brittainy C. Cherry

We were thunderstorms and sunlight all at once. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I hadn't known you could hear someone's voice so clearly in the silent moments. — Brittainy C. Cherry

We loved in a way that only brought more love. — Brittainy C. Cherry

The best things in life aren't easy. They are tough, they are painful, and they are raw. That makes the arrival to the final destination that much sweeter. — Brittainy C. Cherry

that's the thing with love - time doesn't exist with it. The only thing love counts is the heartbeats. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Remember when we were kids, and I said to you 'I don't know what I'm doing with my life' or something? Ten years later, the words still ring true. — Brittainy C. Cherry

flared out at the bottom. She wore so — Brittainy C. Cherry

By 'hate' I'd meant love. And by 'a little' I'd meant a lot. — Brittainy C. Cherry

- I'll be better tomorrow.
- No you won't. But that's okay ... I'll wait.
- For how long?
- How long will I wait? Take forever and multiply it by infinity. And then I'll wait some more. — Brittainy C. Cherry

My mom was the best mom in the world. Except for when she wasn't. I hated her the same way I loved her: deeply. — Brittainy C. Cherry

When I was younger a woman always told me that family looks out for each other no matter what, even on the hard days. Especially on the hard days. — Brittainy C. Cherry

He was hard to look at, because he was so broken, but every scarred part of his existence seemed to draw me in. I — Brittainy C. Cherry

And you're an author?" Richard asked, knowing very well that Graham was indeed G.M. Russell. "I'm sorry, I'm not exactly sure I've heard of your novels. I don't think I've ever read anything you've published." He was being oddly aggressive, making the whole situation uncomfortable.
"That's fine," Graham responded. "Enough other people have, so your lack of awareness doesn't inflict any damage on my success. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Those moments." "Why not?" she asked. "Because if you judge him solely on his few moments of lows, then you — Brittainy C. Cherry

It takes a strong man to love my sister. And you are a strong man. So her are some twin-tips for you from yours truly:
Read her Shakespeare when she cries.
Take walks in the rain and jump in the puddles with her.
Don't mind her when she calls you an asshole during 'that time of the month' - she's a total bitch at those times.
Buy her flowers because it's Tuesday.
Make her do things that scare her.
Don't be a pushover - we don't like that.
Don't be a dick either - we hate that.
Smile at her when you're mad.
Dance with her in the middle of the day.
Kiss her just because.
Love her forever. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Tristan held his hand out toward Sam with his beautiful smile. "Nice to meet ya, Sam." "You too, Tristan," Sam said warily. Tristan patted him on the back, his wolfish grin in full force. "Oh, no need to be so formal with my name. By all means, call me asshole. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I swear, your parents must've fed you kids stupidity for breakfast each day. It blows my mind how idiotic you all are. — Brittainy C. Cherry