J.L. Berg Quotes & Sayings

There have been so many times we've failed at this, August. I can't bear to go through another round of up and down with you. — J.L. Berg

what I wanted, and what I'd asked for. So, when I walked into this exam room, I was expecting another mundane case, considering the evening I'd had thus far. The smell of vomit had been the first thing that hit me when I entered, and I instantly groaned. God, I hated vomit. Give me blood and guts any day. I would rather stitch up anything then walk into a room that smelled like this. I was focused on the file, trying to re-learn how to breathe through my mouth when I looked up and saw my new patient lying in a hospital bed. She looked like an angel with a head full of long strawberry blonde curls and — J.L. Berg

I was so afraid that I'd never be able to love anyone, and here I was, holding a child I desperately wanted to call my own and upstairs was a woman I would give my life for.
Turns out I was always capable of love, I just hadn't found it yet. — J.L. Berg

Just call me Sassenach. — J.L. Berg

No matter how much he loved me. No matter how much I loved him in return. I would never, ever belong to another person. As long as I lived. — J.L. Berg

No matter what she'd done in our past, I would always want her. I could turn away and show restraint a thousand times, and it would never lessen the hunger I had for that woman. — J.L. Berg

Natural childbirth - I would never understand it. It was like going to the dentist and saying, "Novocain? No thanks. Just go in there Doc and rip that sucker right out! — J.L. Berg

Ink and a different hairstyle doesn't change who you are. Life does. — J.L. Berg

The world was at her feet, and she didn't even know it. None of them did - the normal ones; the ones who didn't have to worry about the day to day, hour to hour, and minute to minute; the masses of people who woke up each and every day not fearing the hours ahead and the day that would follow; or those who didn't have to wonder if they'd be around to celebrate the next holiday.
How easily people took life for granted when it had so easily been given.
How I wished for such simplicity. — J.L. Berg

I'll wait. For however long it takes, Clare. I'm yours. — J.L. Berg

Clare, you have noticed I'm a guy, right? Because if not, I can pull this car over right now and make that abundantly clear. — J.L. Berg

Reach into the past and remember the reasons you fell in love. Hold on to that, son, and cherish it. Then you must start moving forward again. — J.L. Berg

Life - it really did go on, even after insurmountable grief, debilitating sorrow and a life waiting to begin. As long as we were able to love and be loved in this world, no heart would ever be beyond repair. — J.L. Berg

Being a gentleman is highly overrated. — J.L. Berg

I will treat you differently, not because of your heart problem or the fact that you think you're physically fragile or weak. I'll treat you differently because you're different to me. You matter to me. — J.L. Berg

I just want you to remember it. All of it. In vivid, technicolor clarity. And that can only be achieved if you're sober. When you and I come together for the first time, I want you to remember every touch," I ran my hand up her arm and down her back, causing her to shiver. "Every moan. — J.L. Berg

Two broken hearts - we would destroy each other before we even had a chance to begin. — J.L. Berg

If love finds you again, don't fight it. Don't let grief hold you back. Love is a risk. There are no guarantees. But, in the end, it is always, always worth it. — J.L. Berg

sometimes when a friendship goes beyond normal borders and you find a sister, rather than an ordinary friend, conversations aren't necessary. — J.L. Berg

WITHIN THESE WALLS, he became my solace, my sanctuary, and my strength. Like a white knight, he saved me from a life of gray and showed me a world full of color. — J.L. Berg

I might not survive Clare. She was truly my ultimate temptation. I never wanted anything more and yet fought so hard against it. But I knew I needed this. I knew she needed this. I had to start this off right. She deserved it, she deserved everything. — J.L. Berg

Love is many things. It's every raw human emotion rolled up into one messy four letter word. There's no rule book and definitely no guarantees. — J.L. Berg

I wanted you to know, because you are the only woman I've ever wanted to share my bed with, or bring home. Clare, you are my home. — J.L. Berg

When I was with Clare and Maddie, I felt like I was home - or at least what I thought a home should feel like. — J.L. Berg

I want a clean slate with you, Clare. You're special to me. I don't know what we're doing or where it's going but I've never felt anything like this, and I can't mess that up by doing the same shit I've always done. — J.L. Berg

Look at that eye-candy you literally have right out your window. Why aren't you glued to this plate of glass, eating popcorn and posting Instagram photos? — J.L. Berg

walked into this exam room, I was expecting another mundane case, considering the evening I'd had thus far. The smell of vomit had been the first thing that hit me when I entered, and I instantly groaned. God, I hated vomit. Give me blood and guts any day. I would rather stitch — J.L. Berg

Your rack looks fabulous in this dress. You should wear this one. He'll lose his shit when he sees you in it."
"You always know the right things to say," I joked.
"I know. I'm like a super-hot version of Yoda. — J.L. Berg