Shelly Crane Quotes & Sayings

We watched Vamps hunting Vamps, Vamp hunters and Witches torching Vamps, teenage girls kissing Vamps. And we giggled and swooned through it all. — Shelly Crane

I saw something in you that I couldn't live without. I chose you, inside of me, and you chose me. It's not one sided, it only works when both people choose the other. You are perfect for me in every way. — Shelly Crane

You know that feeling when you're at your favorite restaurant and you see the waitress coming with your food, that happy feeling that slides down your spine? Find the girl that gives you that same feeling. And marry her. — Shelly Crane

It was funny how normal things seemed to go on even when everything was so messed up. People could still fall in love, even at the end of the world. — Shelly Crane

This boy at school taught me. But then he pulled my ponytail on the playground the next day, so I'm not really friends with him anymore."
"Why did he pull your ponytail?"
"Momma says boys are mean when they like you," she whispered in a disgusted voice. "But I think Momma's been misinformed. — Shelly Crane

The world isn't always easy, but it's those times when we're tested that we're forged in fire. — Shelly Crane

Turtles can breathe through their butts — Shelly Crane

Your heart beat is my favorite thing to listen to. When you look at me and your heart rate jumps. — Shelly Crane

The universe doesn't hand out blank cards to play. You will know your hand soon enough. — Shelly Crane

Fall, sweetheart. I'll catch you. — Shelly Crane

The only thing a girl in high school - who's never dated anyone before - wants is to find someone to love her. I was breaking out and going my own way, and while I was reinventing myself to become the me I would always be, I was dying to throw my epic love story in the mix. I — Shelly Crane

After all, I got you in the end, didn't I?"
"Nuhuh, I got you," Merrick whispered in my ear. — Shelly Crane

I am so in love with you," I told him.
He smiled graciously and pressed his nose and cheek to mine with a hand on my jaw.
"I'm so in love with you."
"I know," I said happily and smiled through the rain on my cheeks. — Shelly Crane

Is that cowboy logic? — Shelly Crane

When he bit into the flesh there softly, I almost accused him right there of lying to me about me being his first girlfriend, because he was way too good at this. — Shelly Crane

I am what I am. Why fight what you can't change? — Shelly Crane

He leaned in close and spoke low. Wow, I don't know what the hell I did to put that look on your face, but you need to write it down so I can commit it to memory. — Shelly Crane

Then fight for her. Show her that it's worth it to leap. — Shelly Crane

Think with your eyes open. — Shelly Crane

There was no way to save me from life. — Shelly Crane

You know when you're on a course that you know is the right one. You can't explain it, you can't define it, you don't know how you got there or what all the obstacles will be, you just know the end result will be amazing and it will be worth it.
That was the road I was on.
Full speed ahead, no blinkers or turn signals, just cruise control. — Shelly Crane

Battle scars just remind us that we survived. — Shelly Crane

Was he laughing at me? Was I so pathetic that the thought that not only getting caught, but being humiliated with laughter was appropriate punishment for my lameness? — Shelly Crane

I'll always come for you. I'll always find you. — Shelly Crane

No longer a boy who lost it all, I was a man that realized how much I had to lose. — Shelly Crane

Emma showed me how life can heal the cracks in our armor with people put in our path. — Shelly Crane

He said that people don't make mistakes, they just make a learning curve for everybody else. — Shelly Crane

I'm sorry," I muttered. "My subconscious is apparently obsessed with you. — Shelly Crane

Lily asked Calvin to play dolls with her. He reluctantly joined her on the floor, but it soon became Chuck Norris meets Joy doll and she was going down repeatedly. Lily, scandalized, pouted, but began to retaliate. Oh no you don't, Chuck! I'm Piper, psycho Barbie! — Shelly Crane

I love how you're so trusting with me," he murmured and leaned in. His lips brushed my cheekbone as he said, "I used to hate it." He sighed, long and meaningful and sexy. "I used to think it was a bad thing to give me so much, but now, when you close your eyes and just hang on for the ride, for whatever I have planned for you?" He took my earlobe between his lips and I gripped him tighter. "That makes me absolutely burn up when you do that. — Shelly Crane

In times of crisis not one should be counted special. Everyone was human therefore equal to the same misery and misfortune and good luck as everyone else. What happened to the whole 'we gotta stick together' motto? When hard times came-a-knocking, people baled on good sense and decency. — Shelly Crane

He searched for my gaze and the second he found it, I cracked a smile. "There it is." He palmed his chest again and sighed. "All is right in the world again. — Shelly Crane

Yo, back in the day, I was bad boned. I was tough, ok? Rugged. People feared me," Cain said.
"I'm sure they did."
"Are you doubting my mad badness? — Shelly Crane

His eyes held me in place, both of us never wavering, letting the air around us crackle with the words we'd spoken and the words yet to speak, and the knowledge that this could, in all honesty, become nothing between us. Or it could become everything. — Shelly Crane

know that everything happens for a reason. You are where you're supposed to be. Anything worth having is worth fighting for. — Shelly Crane

Caleb jerked me into the room and quickly shut the door as he flipped on the lights. "Well, that was just great," he said sarcastically.
"I'm sure she's seen your cute behind before," I told him as I went to my suitcase. "I'm sure she changed plenty of your diapers." He grimaces. "I don't want to think about it." I just laughed at him more — Shelly Crane

The love you fight for is the love that can mend bridges, heal scars, and open closed hearts. — Shelly Crane

Marley Jackson was mine, and I was hers, all smashed together for our happily ever after. — Shelly Crane

His arms held me like I was made of glass. Glass that you wanted to protect without cracking, but crush into your soul for safekeeping. — Shelly Crane

I lowered onto the sweetest mouth I'd ever tasted and I never wanted to taste another for, God, thank you, she was the only thing that kept me from falling over the edge to the end of me. — Shelly Crane

Why not get married and get started on your life?"
"You've thought about this already, haven't you?"
"Of course I have. Caleb leaned to hover over me on his elbows and looked seriously at me. "I've thought about it every since you first touched me and I knew you were mine. — Shelly Crane

They were so predictable. And adorable. And so in love with each other it hurt to look at them. — Shelly Crane

Once we were loaded, Jeff asked us how it went. Ryan cleared his throat. "Well, I got to use my first public bathroom. That was interesting."
"I made out with the Aussie," Rylee stated matter-of-factly.
"I made up with the ginger," Miguel said and grinned back at her. Jeff stared at us.
"I got slapped in the face," Billings offered.
"By me," I supplied.
"And we got to talk to Cain at the station on the big screen," Merrick said happily. Jeff still stared while Marissa giggled into her hand.
"So it went good then," he stated. "Great. — Shelly Crane

It's rooted in my blood to consume you and be consumed by you. To protect you. To please you, in every way. To make you shiver when I touch you. To cause your heart to beat faster. — Shelly Crane

I winced and Caleb stuck his head inside the door. "Everything alright in here?"
"Yes, prince," my guard said sarcastically as he crossed his arms in the corner. "A needle stick isn't supposed to feel like cherries in springtime."
I snorted a laugh. Caleb raised his eyebrow at me with a twist of his lips. — Shelly Crane

Sometimes I just needed to talk about it, even though it singed like touching the end of a match. I just needed to feel that pain for a moment, to know that it was real. It was my pain. I had earned it by living through it. — Shelly Crane

You don't deserve to be taken in a rush, you deserve to be worshiped. — Shelly Crane

Alright. Have fun. I'm out. Text me if you need me." She leaned to whisper in my ear. "Do you remember the code for a 911 emergency date exit?"
She pulled back to look at me seriously.
"Uh, 911?"
"Good girl." She smiled at me and then at Caleb. Have fun you two!" She waved over her shoulder. — Shelly Crane

Very well, Priscilla. Maggie, I hope you enjoy this exercise and take it to heart," he said with a hard voice.
I smiled a genuine smile. "I plan to. Thank you."
He bristled at my kindness and walked over to the coffee bar.
"Kill 'em with kindness, sister!" Lynne said triumphantly. — Shelly Crane

You chose me, I chose you. End of story. — Shelly Crane

Did anyone ever tell you that you're completely inappropriate?"
"They have. And you know, I had a little talk with myself about it. It turns out I'm cool with it. — Shelly Crane

Kyle, open up. What kind of weirdo locks his bedroom door anyway?"
"The kind that has jerks staying over who steal girlfriends."
I pressed my fingers into my eyes and took a deep breath as the pain in back and legs got a little worse. "She wasn't your girlfriend."
"Irrelevant!" he yelled. — Shelly Crane

Her chest began to quake softly. "Why?"
"Why what, sweetheart?" I said gently.
"Why do you want me?"
I didn't even have to think. "Because anyone who's been through what you have and can still come out in one piece on the other side is a beautiful creature that I want to know. — Shelly Crane

Maggie." He chuckled. "I can't really be mad at you in case you haven't noticed."
"I know, I know. The imprint," I said begrudgingly.
"No, not the imprint. It's you. You're so sweet and you care about everybody. You hate when people are upset with you. You love cream soda. It's kind of hard to be mad at someone who's like that. — Shelly Crane

Maybe he doesn't want to go back," I countered. "Maybe he likes it here."
"With a snack like you hanging on his sleeve, I'm sure he does," he replied wryly. — Shelly Crane

If this was Harry Potter, he'd definitely be in Slytherin — Shelly Crane

His Uncle Gaston came around the building, looking impossibly angry as he bellowed his impossibly angry words. "How do the Jacobsons keep cheating death? It's not possible and it's not fair. There is no way that you two should be alive." He peeked back inside and back at us, shaking his head. "Of course. You ascended. Of course!" he yelled. "Lilith, take them out." "I haven't charged," she said and backed away. "What?" he growled. "I thought they were going to die like you said they were. It takes a long time to charge, Uncle Gaston, you know that. I can't help it. I wasn't going to charge up on the off chance that your little plan fell through. You know how bad it sucks." "You — Shelly Crane

There is no gravity. The only thing holding me to this planet is you. — Shelly Crane

It's my job as best friend to make sure he's not a serial killer. Or an English major, not sure which one's worse. — Shelly Crane

Then trust me. I think the safest place for me is with you, and I won't regret it. I don't regret anything. The things that we do and the things that happen ... to us," I gulped and pushed down memories, "make us who we are. — Shelly Crane

My momma used to say that a girl had to find her prince after wading through the frogs. — Shelly Crane

Fly away home to a better place where everything is better, boys are never lost, and mothers don't ever leave. — Shelly Crane

Will you sleep with me?" he asked softly, before grinning suddenly. "In the tub? — Shelly Crane

You're evil. Did you know that?" She just smiled. "Well I've got to say, you do look
devilish in my shirt. — Shelly Crane

The fact that you can't see how much you're worth makes you worth so much more." She opened her mouth once, her brow bunched, but nothing came out. She didn't know the words to ask. I continued. "A diamond doesn't know how much it's worth; it's just beautiful because it exists. — Shelly Crane

You're the girl that I'm falling madly in love with." I felt all the breath leave me. My mouth fell open, but no words escaped. He chuckled. "A speechless Emma. That's really cute. — Shelly Crane

Only the sweetest of the sweet would bring brownies to the apocalypse. — Shelly Crane

I want to give you back your first kiss, the one that jerk stole from
you. And I want it to be something that even a coma can't make you
forget. — Shelly Crane

Love finds you in the strangest places, and hope clings to us in the nooks and crannies we never think to look. — Shelly Crane

This is like a freaking romance novel. What happened next? — Shelly Crane

You may never remember the way you used to be with them, I have no doubt that you'll figure out a way that works with them one day. And when you do, when you figure everything out and decide with no regrets who you want to be, if you still want me, I'll be right here waiting for you. — Shelly Crane

Rodney turned me to look at him and held my upper arms in his hands. "If he hurts you, I can't be held accountable for what I do." "I love you, you know that?" I replied and reached up on my toes to hug him. — Shelly Crane

The song that was playing above us was You And Me by Lifehouse and he pressed his face into my hair and softly sang the words to me.
What day is it? And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up I can't back down
I'm losing so much time
'Cause it's you and me, and all of the people
with nothing to do, nothing to lose
And it's you and me, and all of the people
And I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you
I could have died ... or cried ... or sighed. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do more. — Shelly Crane

It's you," he whispered in wonder. "You're the one. — Shelly Crane

You may not have realized what it meant, but somehow, you made the decision subconsciously ... that you wanted to keep me. — Shelly Crane

It's not that I think it was supposed to happen; you just can't dwell and regret the things that do happen. You've got to keep moving forward, keep pushing through everything that's thrown at you. If you don't, you'll be standing in the same spot forever while the world keeps living around you. — Shelly Crane

I want him more than I need him. — Shelly Crane

This was more uncomfortable than sex talk with Granny. — Shelly Crane

Oookay, but for the record, I'm not really thrilled about punching some Lighter's junk. — Shelly Crane

Just because you're good at something doesn't mean that's what you should be doing. — Shelly Crane

Far away, I feel your beating heart. All alone, beneath the crystal stars. Staring into space, what a lonely face. I'll try to find my place with you What a beautiful smile Can you stay for a while? On this beautiful night We'll make everything right My beautiful love, my beautiful love. - The Afters — Shelly Crane

You don't appreciate the things that come easy. The things we fight for are the things we keep with us forever. — Shelly Crane

Truly, all that was missing was Mission Impossible theme music, and if I was being honest, it was playing in my head anyway. — Shelly Crane

But when she finally did look up, I realized my fatal mistake. That by not leaping for her when she jumped, she thought that I no longer wanted to catch her. — Shelly Crane

Share toothbrush with him? I'd never even thought about this before. Did married people share their toothbrush normally? His mocking voice belted over the waterfall,'don't overthink this, baby'.He poaked his head out once more.'My tounge has been in your mouth — Shelly Crane

What makes you think he won't freak? He is my father and I'm his only little girl."
"Betcha five bucks."
"Deal," I said with a laugh. "He is gonna freak and I'll take your money and buy a honey bun with a diet cream soda and I won't share with you," I sang. — Shelly Crane

You are the light in a dark place. You are the water to my drought. You are everything I never knew existed and everything I wanted all at the same time. — Shelly Crane

But she's the Pastor's wife ... Do you not understand the irony of this whole situation?" he said clearly enjoying himself. "One evil being at your door, kissing the hand of your adopted mother who's married to the Pastor with whom you live. You, the sweet, innocent, unscathed mate of my twin brother who renounces what he is, but is also ... an evil being. I mean, you can't write this stuff. — Shelly Crane

We'd had a hundred conversations with our eyes, with our senses, with our hands and movements, with not a word spoken. — Shelly Crane

What are you doing here, Bish?" I asked as Caleb asked Kyle the same question but with much more edge to his tone.
"I'm your chaperone," Kyle said grinning in clear enjoyment of the situation and Caleb's reaction.
"And I'm his," Bish muttered and glared at us. "They couldn't spare anyone else so I volunteered to come. Kyle insisted on coming too. So here we are. What are you doing?"
"We were just about to go to the beach," I answered.
"Great. I'll go put on my suit," Kyle said chipperly and flung his duffel bag on the club chair before running upstairs. — Shelly Crane

I portray a hard-ace shell on the outside; strong, unapproachable and a rebel. But on the inside, I'm a gooey, emotional, scaredy cat mess. — Shelly Crane

Everything we'll accomplish, we'll do it together or not at all. — Shelly Crane

I totally feel like Buffy right now. All I need is a girly leather jacket," L said breathlessly.
"And some vampires. Don't forget that."
"Lighters qualify."
"I guess they do. So, your turn. Stab me. — Shelly Crane

Oh, Lillian. Trying to make order of the chaos that is love is like trying to figure out why chocolate ice cream makes your toes curl. — Shelly Crane

Every day is its own infinity, every hour, its own eternity, every minute, its own forever. — Shelly Crane

What do you want to trust me with tonight?"
A sigh escaped forcefully, waving the white flag that I was a melted, scorched woman at those words.
"Anything," I whispered back. — Shelly Crane

I want you to be on my side." My words crushed him, I could see. But I couldn't move as I turned to go. He didn't make me beg to be released; he kindly showed me mercy. He softly rumbled, "I'll see you later. Go ahead and go, check on your dad. Everything will be fine." If he wasn't with me he was against me, and my saying so obviously meant that I thought he wasn't. — Shelly Crane

If I never kissed you again, if I never got to feel your calm again, if I never got to wake up with you and look at your eyes and know that I had spent a night with you in my dreams, even if I didn't remember it," I laughed, but it was really a half sob, half cry. "Seth, you have to know that you have made me feel so loved. — Shelly Crane

I'd more than missed him, I needed him. It wasn't a dependency, it wasn't a weakness or a failure, he was an addition to my very soul. And I laughed into our kiss as I realized that this was what love was. I could live without him, of course I could, and I could function and get on with my days if he wasn't here, but I didn't want to. I wanted him right where he was, in my space and in my life. — Shelly Crane

The love one feels for his significant is bigger than any ocean, deeper than any well, more powerful than any storm. — Shelly Crane