Brittainy Cherry Quotes & Sayings

One truth stings far less than a thousand lies. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Because you get it, you know? You get that the colors and the lines and the curves aren't trying to be like everything else in the world. You understand that the abstract art is standing out against the norm because it's the only way abstract art knows how to stand. And you get so fucking happy because it's so beautiful. And unique. And edgy. And ... abstract. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I wondered if he knew how he controlled my heartbeats. — 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

Loneliness is a liar," Graham told me, sitting down on the edge of his bed as he spoke. "It's toxic and deadly most of the time. It forces people to believe they are better off with the devil himself than being alone, because somehow being alone means a person failed. Somehow being alone means a person isn't good enough. So, more often than not, the poison of loneliness seeps in and makes a person believe that any kind of attention must stand for love. Fake love that is built on a bed of loneliness will fail - I should know. I've been alone all my life. — Brittainy C. Cherry

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

There was something so scary and heartbreaking about watching your lifetime Superwoman fall apart in front of you. — 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

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

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

Your eyes are puffy. I made you cry. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Each night we watched the sun set no matter where we were, and we'd wake up early to witness it rising again. That was the thing about life: even when the days faded to black, you were always given another chance. A second moment to try again to rise from the ashes. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Not exactly like that." She pushed her tongue against the inside of her cheek. "The wind kind of pushed the penis toward my mouth first." "OH MY GOSH, FAYE! — Brittainy C. Cherry

You're beautiful. You're a beautiful, broken kind of monster. — 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

Taking a chance that you'll let me back in. I'd fucked up so much I would understand, If you didn't even want to be my friend. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Even when your heart was hurting, there was something so hopeful about reading a book filled with love. The pages were somewhat of a reminder that maybe one day I would be — 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

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." My — Brittainy C. Cherry

Thou the stars are fire. Doubt that the sun doth move. Doubt truth to be a liar. But never doubt I love,' he quoted. — Brittainy C. Cherry

But as long as air moves in and out of my lungs," - his tongue danced against the edge of my panties - "as long as I breathe, I will fight for you. I will fight for us. — Brittainy C. Cherry

There were two types of mourning. There was the type when a person opened up his heart to the world, never taking anything for granted, and lived each day to the fullest. Then there was the type of mourning where a person closed off his heart to the world and lived in his own world, unable to connect to others. — Brittainy C. Cherry

It was amazing how our minds crafted stories for strangers who probably needed love more than our close-minded judgments. It was so easy to judge from the outside looking in, — Brittainy C. Cherry

Just because you smile and act free doesn't mean the cage doesn't exist. It merely means you lowered your standards for how far you'll allow yourself to fly. — Brittainy C. Cherry

We blocked out all loud noise, all hurts.
I continued loving Ms. Jennings until our eyes faded to rest.
And then I loved her in my dreams. — Brittainy C. Cherry

It's beautiful."
"Yeah, it is."
"That's beautiful, too."
"What's beautiful?"
"The way you stare at me when you think I'm not looking. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Maybe it's okay to no longer be the person we thought we were meant to be. Maybe it's okay to just be who we are now and accept that. — Brittainy C. Cherry

He nodded once and only once. When he — 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

Was Levi Myers real? Did he really exist? Or did my sad, black heart create him because it longed for a little bit of color? — Brittainy C. Cherry

do this to me, Art. Don't let me keep falling for you. Don't let me love you. Because everything I'd ever loved has a way of falling apart, and the idea of losing you is too much right now. Don't let me keep dreaming. Make me wake up. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Kiss me," I whispered, placing my fingers against his chest, taking in the feeling of his heart resting in my hands.
He hesitated. "If I kiss you, we can't go back. If I kiss you ... I'll never want to stop."
My tongue slowly danced across his bottom lip and then I used it to part his mouth as I spoke in a whisper, "Kiss me. — Brittainy C. Cherry

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

It was something ugly and beautiful all at once, wasn't it? How your heart didn't give a damn what your head wanted. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Well then ... " I clear my throat once. "You are a fantastic actor," I say, breathless, and emotionally drugged up on Mr. Sexdorable. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Maggie, I don't read." The combination of these four words create the saddest sentence I'd ever heard. — 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

Don't mistake my distance for my not caring. It's actually the complete opposite. — Brittainy C. Cherry

It hurts," she whispered, wrapping her arms around a pillow and pulling it closer to her chest. Her eyes stayed closed, and I watched a few tears slip out. "Being left behind hurts. — 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

A person never reads an outstanding book twice and walks away with the same beliefs. An outstanding book always surprises you and awakens you to new ideas, new ways of looking at the world, no matter how many times the words have been read. — Brittainy C. Cherry

My eyes welled up with tears because he was seeing me, even when all I wanted to be was invisible. — Brittainy C. Cherry

It turned out missing someone never became easier, it just became quieter. You learned to live with the longing pain inside you. — 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

I tried to list the things I find pleasant. It's a short list, really, only two things so far, and oddly enough, it begins and ends with you. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Okay, I'm going. But I want you to know that this thing between us, it's powerful. There's no word to express this new found connection we have, Aria. It's like dividing by zero... you can't define it. — 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

Being around him felt like being around someone who saw your scars and called them beautiful when you only saw your past mistakes. — Brittainy C. Cherry

One, can I have your number? Two, can I have your smile? Three, will you meet me somewhere? Four, will you stay awhile? — Brittainy C. Cherry

When he felt like crying, the tears always came from my eyes first. When his heart wanted to break, mine shattered. — 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

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

Lucy is a name for a child. If you ever truly want to make it in the world, you should go by Lucille." "Noted. If you ever want to be the life of the party, you should consider the nickname Graham Cracker. — 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

You know what the best thing about purses was? They could carry around books. — Brittainy C. Cherry

You're so beautiful when you snore. - TC — 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

I probably won't call you first because I don't want to look desperate." I grinned.
"And I won't call you girls because I want you to explore the idea that there might be other girls I'm talking to."
Ohh how he makes me feel. I hadn't felt this way in so long. "Well obviously there aren't other girls. Have you seen yourself? You're pretty hideous. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Loved me. How over the top and dramatic can one person get? I mean, hell. Lust at seventeen, sure. Sex buddies at eighteen, shit yeah. But love? Love doesn't enter anyone's life until you turn forty-two, add fifty pounds to your body, and start complaining about the younger generations. Once someone can put up with your forty-two-year-old annoying ass and nasty farts, you know that's real love. — 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

does life stop hurting?" "When we learn to tell life to fuck off and we find the littlest reasons to smile. — 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

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

Right before I turned to leave, a small white feather came floating down from above and landed against my arm. A wave of comfort washed over me as I nodded. "I'll be okay. I'll be good," I muttered, knowing that it was a kiss from my loved ones. I knew I would be okay one day, because it was obvious that I wasn't alone. — Brittainy C. Cherry

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

Sometimes the rain was more pleasing than the sun. Sometimes the hurt was more fulfilling than the healing. And sometimes the pieces of a puzzle were — Brittainy C. Cherry

That night, we each lit a fake cigarette. For past hurts and present pains. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Why do people fall in love if it means there is a chance of feeling this way? What the fuck is wrong with humans?! HUMANS ARE FUCKING SICK AND TWISTED! I mean, I get it - it feels good, you know? Being in love, being happy." Her body trembled as the tears fell faster than she could take breaths. "But when that magical rug is ripped out from under you, it takes all the happy and good feelings with it. And your heart? It just breaks. It breaks and it's unapologetic. It shatters into a million pieces, leaving you numb, blankly staring at the pieces because all your free will, all the common sense you once had in your life is gone. You gave up everything for this bullshit thing called love, and now you're just destroyed." I — Brittainy C. Cherry

*** You know that place in between nightmares and dreams? The place where tomorrows never come and yesterdays don't hurt anymore? The place where your heart beats in sync with mine? The place where time doesn't exist, and it's easy to breathe? I want to live there with you. — Brittainy C. Cherry

It's because you used your voice for us to be heard. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Family wasn't build by blood-it was built by love. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I used to wonder how one knew they were falling in love. What were the signs? The clues? Did it take time or was it one full sweep? Did a person wake one morning, drink their coffee, and then stare at the person sitting across from them and surrender completely to the free fall? But now I knew. A person didn't fall in love. They dissolved into it. One day you were ice, the next day, a puddle. I — 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

I saw you break down. I know you're not a monster, Tristan. I just don't understand why you pretend to be. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Steven and I had always come to the market to check out the fresh flowers, so when Friday came around with the fresh roses, I always stood in the middle of it all, breathing in the memories and breathing out the hurt. — 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

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

Oh-my-gosh-I-want-to-punch-you-in-the-penis! — Brittainy C. Cherry

She was my freedom, yet I was her cage. — Brittainy C. Cherry

It just gets harder," I said, understanding completely and stepping closer to him. "And it gets old to everyone around you. People get tired of you bringing it up. People get burdened by your sadness. So you act like it doesn't hurt anymore. Just so you can stop people from worrying about you. Just so you won't annoy anyone with your grief. — 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

I wasn't sure of it, but I was almost certain that loneliness was a disease. An infectious, disgusting illness that was slow to creep into your system and overtake you, even though you tried to fight it off the best you could. — 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

You're doing it." "Doing what?" "Bringing me back to life. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Welcomed me home. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Seriously, people. You suck at partying."
"We're depressed," Simon explained.
"You're too young to be depressed, unless you have gonorrhea. That shit is a buzz kill. — Brittainy C. Cherry

If I'd learned anuthing about scars from Graham's novels, it was that they, too, could be beautiful. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Sometimes when you miss a person, you can only focus on how sad you feel that they are gone. Other times, it's best to focus on the memories that bring you joy and laughter. — Brittainy C. Cherry

No matter what, no matter how hard we try ... why do I feel like I'm going to lose you? — Brittainy C. Cherry

You're his truth. So, help him, but stand your ground. Don't be his punching bag, Maggie. Love him, but love yourself, too. Just because he's hurting doesn't mean he gets to hurt you, — Brittainy C. Cherry