--- title: "7 Austin Quotes By Lorraine Heath" description: "7 Austin quotes by Lorraine Heath. Plus more from Lorraine Heath and more Austin sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9c/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_he-met-austin-s-gaze-over-the-top-of-fai_1034040.jpg" --- > [“He met Austin's gaze over the top of Faith's head. "I sure hope your baby is a boy." "Reckon we need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/he-met-austin-s-gaze-over-the-top-of-faith-s-head-i-sure-hope-your/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9c/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_he-met-austin-s-gaze-over-the-top-of-fai_1034040.jpg) > [“Austin stood. “All right, I will.” He walked to the door and stopped, his hand on the latch. He gazed back over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/austin-stood-all-right-i-will-he-walked-to-the-door-and-stopped-his/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67e/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_austin-stood-all-right-i-will-he-walked_1175939.jpg) > [“He rolled her over, rising above her, cupping her cheek. "I wasn't lying, Loree. I've always heard the music in my heart…but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/he-rolled-her-over-rising-above-her-cupping-her-cheek-i-wasn-t-lying/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/119/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_he-rolled-her-over-rising-above-her-cupp_1208655.jpg) > [“Ah, Loree," he whispered near her ear. "You should hear the music." -Austin”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/ah-loree-he-whispered-near-her-ear-you-should-hear-the-music-austin/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a79/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_ah-loree-he-whispered-near-her-ear-you-s_1301435.jpg) > [“You loved her, but you let her marry some other fella? Why’d you do a fool thing like that?” “Because it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/you-loved-her-but-you-let-her-marry-some-other-fella-why-d-you-do-a/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_you-loved-her-but-you-let-her-marry-some_1566334.jpg) > [“Austin could do little more than stare at the woman. "It's a prairie dog," he reminded her. Cautiously, she brushed her fingers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/austin-could-do-little-more-than-stare-at-the-woman-it-s-a-prairie/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d23/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_austin-could-do-little-more-than-stare-a_1662486.jpg) > [“The melody drifted into an aching silence. Austin lifted his head, and she saw his tears, trailing along his cheeks, glistening in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/the-melody-drifted-into-an-aching-silence-austin-lifted-his-head-and/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_the-melody-drifted-into-an-aching-silenc_2986930.jpg) ## Other authors on Austin ## More by Lorraine Heath > [“You know the legend, lady, but you don’t know the man. And damn if I’m not tempted to introduce you to the man.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/you-know-the-legend-lady-but-you-don-t-know-the-man-and-damn-if-i-m/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) > [Have you ever wanted something so badly that you would do anything, believe anything in order to acquire it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/have-you-ever-wanted-something-so-badly-that-you-would-do-anything/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) > [“She laid her palm against his bristled cheek. “You’re safe,” she whispered. “What the hell did you think you were doing?” he growled, his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/she-laid-her-palm-against-his-bristled-cheek-you-re-safe-she/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) > [“Her features were exquisite perfection, carved by nature with obvious care and never altered by the harshness of life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/her-features-were-exquisite-perfection-carved-by-nature-with-obvious/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) > [“He skidded to a dead halt and stared hard at Austin. The boy’s chin carried so many nicks from his first shave that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/he-skidded-to-a-dead-halt-and-stared-hard-at-austin-the-boy-s-chin/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) > [Choose well those with whom you travel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/choose-well-those-with-whom-you-travel/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) > [“You managed to do the same with my heart, didn’t you, Frannie? You stole it, and I didn’t even feel it happening.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/you-managed-to-do-the-same-with-my-heart-didn-t-you-frannie-you-stole/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) > [“The one thing I learned in my youth as a grave robber was that everyone looks the same when they're dead. We're all equal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/the-one-thing-i-learned-in-my-youth-as-a-grave-robber-was-that/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) > [“She wondered if any of them had truly understood the cost of what they were asking of each other.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/she-wondered-if-any-of-them-had-truly-understood-the-cost-of-what/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) > [“He could not take what he could never keep.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/he-could-not-take-what-he-could-never-keep/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) > [“Within the shadows of honor, courage often walks in silence. -Engraved on the monument Clay built”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/within-the-shadows-of-honor-courage-often-walks-in-silence-engraved/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) > [“Please," Meg whispered. "I don't want any trouble here." He released his hold on her. As though she might say something further, she parted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/please-meg-whispered-i-don-t-want-any-trouble-here-he-released-his/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) > [“...at the end she’d be nothing more than a memory, if that.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/at-the-end-she-d-be-nothing-more-than-a-memory-if-that/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) > [“You think the only battles fought are done so with rifles, and the only wounds that kill draw blood. You think courage is loud,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/you-think-the-only-battles-fought-are-done-so-with-rifles-and-the/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) > [“Somewhere to take shelter from the elements but not the storms of life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/somewhere-to-take-shelter-from-the-elements-but-not-the-storms-of-life/) [Lorraine Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-heath/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/austin/lorraine-heath/#itemlist", "name": "7 Austin Quotes By Lorraine Heath", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“He met Austin's gaze over the top of Faith's head. \"I sure hope your baby is a boy.\" \"Reckon we need to even things out a little, don't we?\" Rawley gave him a brusque nod. \"We men folk are sorely outnumbered.\" Austin laughed, remembering a time when that was exactly what Dallas had wanted: more women out in West Texas. -Austin and Rawley”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lorraine Heath" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/he-met-austin-s-gaze-over-the-top-of-faith-s-head-i-sure-hope-your/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9c/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_he-met-austin-s-gaze-over-the-top-of-fai_1034040.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9c/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_he-met-austin-s-gaze-over-the-top-of-fai_1034040.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9c/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_he-met-austin-s-gaze-over-the-top-of-fai_1034040.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He met Austin's gaze over the top of Faith's head. \"I sure hope your baby is a boy.\" \"Reckon we need to even…” — Lorraine Heath", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Austin stood. “All right, I will.” He walked to the door and stopped, his hand on the latch. He gazed back over his shoulder. “That woman you love . . . Do I know her?” Houston forced himself to meet his brother’s gaze. The boy only knew one woman, if he didn’t count the whores in Dusty Flats. “Yeah, you do.” “She never left your side, not for one minute.” “She should have.” “Well, I’m not learned in these matters, but I’d like to think if a woman ever loved me as much as that one loves you ... 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Why’d you do a fool thing like that?” “Because it was best for her.” “How do you know it was best for her?” Houston swiveled his head and captured his brother’s gaze. “What?” Austin shrugged. “What if what you thought was best for her wasn’t what she wanted?” “What are you talking about?” Austin slid his backside across the porch. “I’m not learned in these matters so I don’t understand how you know what you did was best for her.” -Houston and Austin”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lorraine Heath" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/you-loved-her-but-you-let-her-marry-some-other-fella-why-d-you-do-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_you-loved-her-but-you-let-her-marry-some_1566334.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_you-loved-her-but-you-let-her-marry-some_1566334.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_you-loved-her-but-you-let-her-marry-some_1566334.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You loved her, but you let her marry some other fella? 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You want me to play the violin from dawn until dusk, hell, I'll play till midnight, just don't stop loving me.\" She flung her arms around his neck and felt his arms come around her back, the violin tapping against her backside. \"Oh, Austin, I couldn't stop loving you if I wanted.\" \"I do know how to love, Loree. I just don't know how to keep a woman loving me.\" \"I'll always love you, Austin,\" she said trailing kisses over his face. \"Always.\" She felt a slight movement away from her as he set the violin aside, and then his arms came around her, tighter than before. \"Let me love you, Loree. I need to love you.\" -Austin and Loree”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lorraine Heath" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-heath/the-melody-drifted-into-an-aching-silence-austin-lifted-his-head-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_the-melody-drifted-into-an-aching-silenc_2986930.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_the-melody-drifted-into-an-aching-silenc_2986930.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/lorraine-heath-2089_austin_the-melody-drifted-into-an-aching-silenc_2986930.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The melody drifted into an aching silence. 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