Nyrae Dawn Quotes & Sayings

When someone is important to you, you take care of them. You try to take their pain away, pull it into yourself if you can, because it's easier to fight her demons for her than to risk someone scarring her. — Nyrae Dawn

Our lips moved together perfectly. A perfect match. Because we had skills like that. — Nyrae Dawn

Buried deep-deep under that teenage boy exterior, you, Sebastian Hawkins, are a sweetheart. — Nyrae Dawn

You guys think you fooled me in the beginning," she rasps. "You were only fooling yourself. — Nyrae Dawn

A smile tilts half his mouth. "Are you checking me out, Annabel Lee?"
After all this time, I shouldn't, but I blush.
Tegan walks over to me. "You can look all you want, ya know? Look or don't look. It's all up to you, but I can say, if the situation were reversed, I'd definitely want to explore every part of you. — Nyrae Dawn

I thought this was a game," I remind him.
"Not anymore and you know it. Everything else in my life is all fucked up. This is the only thing that's real. — Nyrae Dawn

Speaking of - why the heck am I looking at his figure? My eyes snap up. Sure enough, he's looking, cocky little grin in place like he's God's gift to the female eye and he caught me praising the Lord. — Nyrae Dawn

Did you ever thing, Bryntastic, that I might want to be friends?" he whispers close, so close to me I feel his breath on my neck ... "That I remember the girl who used to love laughing? Who used to blush all the time? The first girl I ever danced with? — Nyrae Dawn

He hurt me more than anyone ever has, but he loved me better than anyone ever did, too. — Nyrae Dawn

You're hot, I'll give you that, but you kind of ruin it when you open your mouth. — Nyrae Dawn

I'm scared he's going to see through me. Take one look and know who I am. Know that I'm the daughter of the guy who killed his nephew. — Nyrae Dawn

Do I ever feel like anything? — Nyrae Dawn

If you have to use the words, "deep down" all that means is you're fooling yourself. You're seeing what you want to see and not what's really there. — Nyrae Dawn

We can't always control what we don't like, Tiny Dancer. — Nyrae Dawn

I let her catch me.
I like it when she catches me.
But last summer, she stopped chasing. It sucks. — Nyrae Dawn

I believe that everyone has certain key moments in their lives they'll never forget. Moments marking the beginning or end of something. Moments that will always own a little piece of you. You can track decisions you make or paths your life follows and they always lead back to one of these defining moments. This is one of them. — Nyrae Dawn

Love should be love. Want should be want. You can love someone with all your heart. They can be your heart, but you have to be able to stand on your own and I couldn't. — Nyrae Dawn

I'm tired of running ... This is the only thing that's real. Don't run from me, Tiny Dancer. — Nyrae Dawn

I think when love sneaks up on you, when it grabs onto you when you least expect it, maybe that's more of a sign that it's real. That it's meant to be and nothing could stop the two of you from falling for each other. — Nyrae Dawn

I'm not trying to be a jerk here, but you're the one who's been hot and cold with me. I wasn't planning on chasing around after you, waiting for you to decide I'm worthy. I don't work that way. — Nyrae Dawn

I learned a long time ago not to put my happiness in someone else's hands because you can never trust them not to drop it. — Nyrae Dawn

My dad. The only parent I have left. — Nyrae Dawn

I think ... if things were different. If we were closer ... You'd be it for me, Star Girl. Is that stupid to say? That I think I could love you? — Nyrae Dawn

I'm fucking good at this boyfriend shit. Who would have thought? — Nyrae Dawn

I had to drink my first cup of soy milk with her. People bond over that shit. — Nyrae Dawn

She loves him the way a mother should love their child. Thoroughly. Completely. To her, he's the most important person in the world and I'm so very happy they have that. — Nyrae Dawn

Her eyes don't leave her book, but I see her smile. It's like the inside of my chest hiccups or something at the sight. — Nyrae Dawn

Loving Alec helped me decide who I want to be. That's all I ever had to do, was decide who that was. It's always been my choice. — Nyrae Dawn

Maybe I don't deserve to ask you this, but I'm going to anyway. I want another chance. I want us to be together, with nothing in between us. No need, no pain, hurt, fear. I want us together because we want to be. Because we love each other. I'll never leave you again. — Nyrae Dawn

She played me. I totally got hustled by Kira.
And I like it. — Nyrae Dawn

Still I pulled her into a hug, because I knew she let me off the hook on purpose and yeah, I'm a guy and I love my mom. So shoot me. I'm man enough to hug her without feeling like a mama's boy. — Nyrae Dawn

It's hard sometimes to see through the fog, the pain, hurt, fear and everything else we live with every day. Virginia Woolf couldn't do it. Annette Klinger couldn't, either. My heart breaks for them - that they couldn't get the help they needed for a disease they couldn't control. — Nyrae Dawn

you're just pissed you liked it — Nyrae Dawn

I stay awake half the night, still afraid that the smallest twitch will wake me up and none of this will have happened. — Nyrae Dawn

This isn't a fucking game anymore. No charades here. I don't know exactly what to call it, but whatever it is, it's ours. I'm going to latch onto it. And never let go. — Nyrae Dawn

Tegan leans forward, pressing his lips to mine too quickly for my taste. "Because." Another kiss. "You're." Oh, one more. "My girl." Two kisses this time. "And it doesn't feel right for you to pay me for us to work out together. Because I want to be able to kiss you when I want and I can't do that if you're my client."
At least I think that's what he said. I'm not sure I caught anything after him telling me I'm his girl.
"I am? Your girl, I mean?"
He gives my waist a squeeze and I suck in my stomach. "I thought so, unless you're only using me for my make-out abilities."
"You're so -"
"Conceited. I know. But you like it. — Nyrae Dawn

Holy crap, she's going to kiss me! Hanes is totally about to kiss me! Mayday, mayday! I don't think I want her to kiss me. Her arms wrap around me, and it's totally a hug. I don't know if I'm glad or disappointed. — Nyrae Dawn

Tomorrow ... don't remind me I said this. I won't want to talk about it, but tonight ... keep me safe. — Nyrae Dawn

We're guys. Half the time, we don't know who we are. It helps things become a lot easier if we know who you are. — Nyrae Dawn

That doesn't matter. How far from home you go means nothing. A person can run to the other side of the world but it doesn't mean shit if they're the same person when they get there as they were when they left. You might not have gone far from home but inside you've traveled a whole hell of a lot further than most people...farther than me. — Nyrae Dawn

You're doing fucking awesome, Colt whispers in my ear and I can't help but smile at that. Only he would use the word 'fuck' at my mom's funeral. — Nyrae Dawn

Our room has two beds. If this had been a movie, [the hotel] would have been full so we would have had to share a bed. Why doesn't stuff like that happen in real life? — Nyrae Dawn

All those other summers and those other kisses and everything else we shared, my dad choosing some random lake in some random town to stay in one year, the fights and the screw ups that helped us learn and gave us experiences with other people. They were all meant to happen, and our paths were supposed to cross over and over again. Until we found that point, the bright star in the summer sky that would be ours forever. — Nyrae Dawn

I don't know how in the fuck we got here, but somehow this game is more real than anything else.
And I want it.
I fucking want it. — Nyrae Dawn

Don't cry, Princess. You know what they say. You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you meet your prince. — Nyrae Dawn

I'm a prick half the time, but you make me better. You make me happy. I don't want to lose you. I love you. I don't want to lose you. — Nyrae Dawn

Pity isn't the only thing I don't do. Princesses are high on my lists too. — Nyrae Dawn

And now I just keep running. Maybe not physically anymore, but my mind and heart are backpacking through the darkest corners of the world trying to get farther and farther away. — Nyrae Dawn

I was totally aware of that one spot [where she touched me] more than I'd been aware of anything in my whole life. — Nyrae Dawn

She's the fire in my veins, the breath in my lungs, and the glue trying to hold each of my scars together. — Nyrae Dawn

It's funny how life moves in a complete circle sometimes. There might be lots of bumps in the road and maybe even a few cliffs, but it's a journey, and sometimes it can bring you to the most wonderful places. — Nyrae Dawn

People are looking at us."
"Maybe it's because we're hot." I whip my head toward him. "What?" he asks all innocently. "We are". — Nyrae Dawn

I'm fucking happy. — Nyrae Dawn

I feel like a dick for being an ass. — Nyrae Dawn

My face is in his neck and I think if I was going to cry, this would be the perfect place to do it — Nyrae Dawn

It's like she has her heart in her hand and it's broken. She's holding it out and showing me all the little pieces. Or maybe it's my heart. — Nyrae Dawn

I know it's dumb. I know I'll probably get hurt. There's a huge possibility this won't end well, but I don't care. It feels too good. He feels too good. — Nyrae Dawn

Haunt me,
my little ghost,
Posses me
Live inside me,
And scare away my sins
Until there's nothing left.
But You. — Nyrae Dawn

But when he smiles? Really smiles, it's perfect. Like toothpaste commercial, boy-next-door beauty that makes it really hard to be pissed at him. — Nyrae Dawn

Never admit more than you have to. — Nyrae Dawn

A laugh jumps out of my mouth, surprising me. I can't even remember the last time I laughed and it puts me on edge. I suddenly want to do the same thing to her. Let her see how it feels to teeter on that cliff. — Nyrae Dawn

Jaden: "Dude, you've found something wrong with every girl. I'm about to play this one solo if you can't make up your mind."
Bastian: "We're not trying to decide between a Big Mac or a chicken sandwich here. This is some serious shit. We want epicness, we have to be choosy. — Nyrae Dawn

It's okay.' I rubbed my stomach.'These abs have been known to bring down much tougher girls. I won't tell anyone you want me. — Nyrae Dawn

No. I didn't say you could talk yet.You made me feel like crap. I didn't fit into your little definition of perfect and you never let me forget it. I can assure you there is nothing. Nothing that would ever make you worth the air you breathe. — Nyrae Dawn

Closer ... he's closer. He's going to kiss me. I'm caught between wanting to scream hallelujah and having a heart attack. — Nyrae Dawn

I don't know what it is about you that makes me want you so fucking bad.'
They may not be the words a girl longs to hear, but I cherish them. Because they're real and real is better than a pretty lie. — Nyrae Dawn

But my stomach starts constricting because I MIGHT HAVE WANTED IT TO BE A DATE. I mean, what is that? Dates lead to commitment and commitment leads to temporary insanity and temporary insanity leads to full on mental illness - picking out china patterns, choosing museums to get married in - and ends with two fucked-in-the head sons and a dad trying to hold it together when he's just as fucked-in-the-head as they are.
So no, I definitely don't want it to have been a date. — Nyrae Dawn

It's easier to hide in the dark ... but easier to let go too. — Nyrae Dawn

Are you always an asshole?"
"No. There's just something about you that brings it out in me."
I cocked my brow at him.
"You're right. I lied. I'm always an asshole. — Nyrae Dawn

Was this what love was? Thinking a girl looked beautiful in her pajamas and glasses? ~ What a Boy Wants — Nyrae Dawn

I'll be like your bodyguard or something. Me Tarzan. You Jane. — Nyrae Dawn

It's so strange how one choice can derail so many lives. It was so huge to me, I expected her answer to change everything, but it didn't. I guess that's life, right? You never really know what's waiting for you. You never really know what's going to happen or why. You just have to be able to deal with it. Big or small. — Nyrae Dawn

My skin tingled a little where she touched me. I was totally aware of that one spot more than I'd been aware of anything in my whole life. I didn't know if I wanted the feeling to go away or to feel it forever. — Nyrae Dawn

Only real men can pout without losing their masculinity. I have nothing to worry about there. ~What A Boy Wants — Nyrae Dawn

That's life. We win some, we lose some, but you can't live your life afraid of making mistakes. — Nyrae Dawn

And i am ... looking, i mean. you said look at you and i just want to tell you, i am. - tegan — Nyrae Dawn

I'm more of a paranormal romance kind of girl. Sad ... I know, but if a girl and a fallen angel can fall in love? I guess that gives a girl hope.
Or at least a few hours of quality entertainment. — Nyrae Dawn

What's the point in protecting yourself when it keeps you from feeling anything? — Nyrae Dawn

Even if the next few days aren't perfect, this moment is. — Nyrae Dawn

Just touching her like this. Holding her face as our bodies touched everywhere made me feel like a freakin' rock star. — Nyrae Dawn

There's no talking. No laughing. Nothing but eager hands and sad eyes. — Nyrae Dawn

Don't be afraid to live. And hold onto the people you love. — Nyrae Dawn

Is it crazy that I'm proud of her for standing up to me at the same time that I'm pissed at her? — Nyrae Dawn

Words are so ridiculous sometimes. They don't really mean anything, but they're all I have. — Nyrae Dawn

It was freaky how once you realized you loved someone, and they felt the same way about you, they could look different, yet the same; how they felt familiar, but not. — Nyrae Dawn

Right now, I could do with a little less "Carter, I need you to" and a little more, "Carter, do what you need to do." Hell, maybe even a little, "Carter, do you need help? — Nyrae Dawn

I can't get you out of me. Your smile's in my head and your voice in my ear. — Nyrae Dawn

If you aren't a pissed-off cat, you shouldn't make noises like one.~Freeing Carter — Nyrae Dawn

I know that makes me sound like a jerk and maybe in some way I was, but girls play games too. Guys are just more likely to admit to it. — Nyrae Dawn

Colt lies on my bed and pulls me down behind him. I expect him to go for my clothes, but instead he kisses me again.
"Blanket." I mutter, between kisses.
"If you're cold I'm doing something wrong. — Nyrae Dawn

Your heart beats so strong, I feel it against my chest. You make mine want to catch up, to match the rhythm. — Nyrae Dawn

I see her now."
I stop and look at him. "Um, see who?"
"You. The girl I used to know. — Nyrae Dawn

I close my eyes as though that will make him unsee me. — Nyrae Dawn

This is my friend, Sebastian.' 'Best friend,' I blurted out and then wanted to punch myself in the face for sounding so dumb. At this rate, I'd be painting nails with her any day now. Thank God, Jaden wasn't here. — Nyrae Dawn

If he's talking, he's thinking, — Nyrae Dawn

You reminded me what it feels like to love. You made me fall in love and, fuck, I don't want to lose that. I don't want to lose you. — Nyrae Dawn

Don't listen to them," "There's nothing wrong with you," "Just forget about it" are just words. Sure, they may make the speaker feel better, but it's hard for the person hearing them to actually let it seep into their brains and hearts. — Nyrae Dawn

It's impossible to know you and not see how incredible you are. — Nyrae Dawn

People hurts you if you let them." -Cheyenne. — Nyrae Dawn

There once was a girl named Destiny. She was the fastest runner in the world. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't outrun who she was. Then she met a boy. He said his name was also Destiny, and for the first time in her life, she didn't feel like she was running alone. — Nyrae Dawn