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title: "2 Austin Quotes By Lauren Gallagher"
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> [“There’s sex, and there’s…this.” He met my eyes. “Just being with someone like this. This isn’t something that can be bought or sold, and I couldn’t manufacture it for someone no matter how much they tried to pay me for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/there-s-sex-and-there-s-this-he-met-my-eyes-just-being-with-someone/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ae/lauren-gallagher-34703_austin_there-s-sex-and-there-s-this-he-met-my-e_696550.jpg)

> [“Was I sticking around because I really wanted to be with Austin, or because I was afraid no one else would want to be with me?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/was-i-sticking-around-because-i-really-wanted-to-be-with-austin-or/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a3/lauren-gallagher-34703_afraid_was-i-sticking-around-because-i-really-w_3146599.jpg)

## Other authors on Austin

## More by Lauren Gallagher

> [“No, not a prostitute. An ‘escort’ … An ‘Escort’ who’d meet me in a hotel room and do anything I asked in exchange for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/no-not-a-prostitute-an-escort-an-escort-who-d-meet-me-in-a-hotel-room/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

> [“Just remember one thing: regardless of how anyone chooses to define what I do for a living, I'm not selling what I'm giving you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/just-remember-one-thing-regardless-of-how-anyone-chooses-to-define/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

> [“Any man for her had better be well-dressed, well-groomed, and well-hung, and if he couldn’t get her off at least twice with his mouth,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/any-man-for-her-had-better-be-well-dressed-well-groomed-and-well-hung/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

> [“You know you've hit rock bottom when the man who's picked you up a thousand times is dropping you off at rehab and telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/you-know-you-ve-hit-rock-bottom-when-the-man-who-s-picked-you-up-a/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

> [“There’s sex, and there’s…this.” He met my eyes. “Just being with someone like this. This isn’t something that can be bought or sold, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/there-s-sex-and-there-s-this-he-met-my-eyes-just-being-with-someone/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

> [“Guess we both know what it's like to be damaged good, don't we?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/guess-we-both-know-what-it-s-like-to-be-damaged-good-don-t-we/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

> [“I'll give you some credit," he said with a sneer. "You don’t look like a prostitute.” Austin shrugged. “I don’t usually wear the fishnets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/i-ll-give-you-some-credit-he-said-with-a-sneer-you-don-t-look-like-a/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

> [“I think if you don't regret a few things, you didn't take enough risks in life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/i-think-if-you-don-t-regret-a-few-things-you-didn-t-take-enough-risks/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

> [“My silence was not a lack of passion, but an inability to even draw a breath.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/my-silence-was-not-a-lack-of-passion-but-an-inability-to-even-draw-a/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

> [“Yeah, I had everything. Which was, of course, why I now reclined on a rented, rock-hard, queen-size bed, waiting for a male prostitute to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/yeah-i-had-everything-which-was-of-course-why-i-now-reclined-on-a/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

> [“I had never considered myself to be multi-orgasmic, but Sabian either assumed I was or decided I would be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/i-had-never-considered-myself-to-be-multi-orgasmic-but-sabian-either/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

> [“Lovemaking was fine and good, and someday, when a man came along with whom I connected enough for that to happen, fine. For now?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/lovemaking-was-fine-and-good-and-someday-when-a-man-came-along-with/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

> [“Subtly but definitively? Isn't that an oxymoron, you moron?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/subtly-but-definitively-isn-t-that-an-oxymoron-you-moron/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

> [“Was I sticking around because I really wanted to be with Austin, or because I was afraid no one else would want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-gallagher/was-i-sticking-around-because-i-really-wanted-to-be-with-austin-or/)

[Lauren Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-gallagher/)

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