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title: "9 Alex Quotes By Sarah Alderson"
description: "9 Alex quotes by Sarah Alderson. Plus more from Sarah Alderson and more Alex sayings from other authors."
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> [“I didn't steal it,' I stammered in protest. I had so stolen it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/i-didn-t-steal-it-i-stammered-in-protest-i-had-so-stolen-it/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

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> [“I breathed in the memory of his lips, the softness of them, and how they felt tracing across my skin, leaving ripples…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/i-breathed-in-the-memory-of-his-lips-the-softness-of-them-and-how/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

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> [“I felt his other hand sear hot against my cheek. He bent his head, and in a voice that Jack couldn’t hear,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/i-felt-his-other-hand-sear-hot-against-my-cheek-he-bent-his-head-and/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

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> [“I'm not stupid," I muttered lamely. "Well, why else would you tell Alex to go anywhere? What will we do for eye…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/i-m-not-stupid-i-muttered-lamely-well-why-else-would-you-tell-alex-to/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

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> [“Something’s up,’ I say, handing the phone back. ‘Not necessarily,’ Jack says. ‘You think this is the first time Lila’s been hot-headed?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/something-s-up-i-say-handing-the-phone-back-not-necessarily-jack-says/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

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> [“When I said I had no choice about helping you, I meant it. There was no other option because you are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/when-i-said-i-had-no-choice-about-helping-you-i-meant-it-there-was-no/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

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> [“He finished tying the knot and looked me in the face and I felt my gaze fall from his eyes to his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/he-finished-tying-the-knot-and-looked-me-in-the-face-and-i-felt-my/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

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> [“Jack stares at me blankly. ‘A what?’ he asks. I choke back the laugh. ‘A boy. You know? A Y-chromosome holder? You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/jack-stares-at-me-blankly-a-what-he-asks-i-choke-back-the-laugh-a-boy/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

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> [“First I need to do something.’ He pulled me closer towards him until our lips were almost touching. ‘What might that be?’…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/first-i-need-to-do-something-he-pulled-me-closer-towards-him-until/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

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## Other authors on Alex

## More by Sarah Alderson

> [“Something’s up,’ I say, handing the phone back. ‘Not necessarily,’ Jack says. ‘You think this is the first time Lila’s been hot-headed? Seriously, dude,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/something-s-up-i-say-handing-the-phone-back-not-necessarily-jack-says/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

> [“I breathed in the memory of his lips, the softness of them, and how they felt tracing across my skin, leaving ripples of goosebumps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/i-breathed-in-the-memory-of-his-lips-the-softness-of-them-and-how/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

> [“Damn Alex and his resolve. If I died a virgin, I’d never forgive him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/damn-alex-and-his-resolve-if-i-died-a-virgin-i-d-never-forgive-him/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

> [“You just were so cold with me. And the nurse’s outfit didn’t seem to make any kind of impression. Whatsoever. So I thought .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/you-just-were-so-cold-with-me-and-the-nurse-s-outfit-didn-t-seem-to/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

> [“When I make love to you,’ he said in a low whisper right by my ear, ‘I want to be able to give you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/when-i-make-love-to-you-he-said-in-a-low-whisper-right-by-my-ear-i/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

> [“So we have twenty-four hours to keep out of trouble,’ he says to me. I slide a glance in his direction. Judging from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/so-we-have-twenty-four-hours-to-keep-out-of-trouble-he-says-to-me-i/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

> [“This is not a choice. I either choose not to become a Hunter and get killed in some hideous manner or I choose to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/this-is-not-a-choice-i-either-choose-not-to-become-a-hunter-and-get/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

> [“Checkmate to us I think,’ Cyrus said softly. ‘Now listen to me,’ he said, dropping his gaze to Evie. ‘If you want protection you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/checkmate-to-us-i-think-cyrus-said-softly-now-listen-to-me-he-said/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

> [“He finished tying the knot and looked me in the face and I felt my gaze fall from his eyes to his lips and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/he-finished-tying-the-knot-and-looked-me-in-the-face-and-i-felt-my/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

> [“Jack stares at me blankly. ‘A what?’ he asks. I choke back the laugh. ‘A boy. You know? A Y-chromosome holder? You don’t seem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/jack-stares-at-me-blankly-a-what-he-asks-i-choke-back-the-laugh-a-boy/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

> [“Well good, I think, maybe he’s thinking that he’s being a total tool and reassessing the whole idea. Maybe he’s going to figure out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/well-good-i-think-maybe-he-s-thinking-that-he-s-being-a-total-tool/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

> [“You think this is the first time Lila’s been impulsive? Seriously, dude, you do remember my sister, right? Short, blonde, impulsive as shock therapy?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/you-think-this-is-the-first-time-lila-s-been-impulsive-seriously-dude/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

> [“I'd be really jealous of me too. I mean, what's not to envy? No friends, no family, no future - but it's OK because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/i-d-be-really-jealous-of-me-too-i-mean-what-s-not-to-envy-no-friends/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

> [“It's Lila--come on, Jack. She might be a little impulsive but that doesn't make her a sociopath.' I swivelled my gaze to Jack, trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/it-s-lila-come-on-jack-she-might-be-a-little-impulsive-but-that-doesn/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

> [“My biggest fear about leaving this all behind was that I would lose my identity. But I don't feel I have. What I feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/my-biggest-fear-about-leaving-this-all-behind-was-that-i-would-lose/)

[Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/)

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                        "text": "“First I need to do something.’ He pulled me closer towards him until our lips were almost touching. ‘What might that be?’ I managed to stutter, closing my eyes, anticipating the warmth of his lips against mine. But the kiss didn’t come. I opened my eyes. Alex had jumped to his feet. ‘Swim,’ he said, grinning at me. ‘Come on.’ ‘Swim?’ I pouted, unable to hide my disappointment that he wanted to swim rather than make out with me. Alex pulled his T-shirt off in one swift move. My eyes fell straightaway to his chest – which was tanned, smooth and ripped with muscle, and which, when you studied it as I had done, in detail, you discovered wasn’t a six-pack but actually a twelve-pack. My eyes flitted to the shadowed hollows where his hips disappeared into his shorts, causing a flutter in parts of my body that up until three weeks ago had been flutter-dormant. Alex’s hands dropped to his shorts and he started undoing his belt. I reassessed the swimming option. I could definitely do swimming. He shrugged off his shorts, but before I could catch an eyeful of anything, he was off, jogging towards the water. I paused for a nanosecond, weighing up my embarrassment at stripping naked over my desire to follow him. With a deep breath, I tore off my dress then kicked off my underwear and started running towards the sea, praying Nate wasn’t doing a fly-by. The water was warm and flat as a bath. I could see Alex in the distance, his skin gleaming in the now inky moonlight. When I got close to him, his hand snaked under the water, wrapped round my waist and pulled me towards him. I didn’t resist because I’d forgotten in that instant how to swim. And then he kissed me and I prayed silently and fervently that he took my shudder to be the effect of the water. I tried sticking myself onto him like a barnacle, but eventually Alex managed to pull himself free, holding my wrists in his hand so I couldn’t reattach. His resolve was as solid as a nuclear bunker’s walls. Alex had said there were always chinks. But I couldn’t seem to find the one in his armour. He swam two long strokes away from me. I trod water and stayed where I was, feeling confused, glad that the night was dark enough to hide my expression. ‘I’m just trying to protect your honour,’ he said, guessing it anyway. I groaned and rolled my eyes. When was he going to understand that I was happy for him to protect every other part of me, just not my honour?”",
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