--- title: "4 New-adult Quotes By Whitney Barbetti" description: "4 New-adult quotes by Whitney Barbetti. Plus more from Whitney Barbetti and more New-adult sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/whitney-barbetti-33473_death_that-night-i-dreamt-of-the-moment-i-foun_1158812.jpg" --- > [“That night I dreamt of the moment I found my mother’s body. My life was a series of befores and afters: before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/that-night-i-dreamt-of-the-moment-i-found-my-mother-s-body-my-life/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/whitney-barbetti-33473_death_that-night-i-dreamt-of-the-moment-i-foun_1158812.jpg) > [“He held me as if my bones were made of glass, as if my skin would tear beneath his lips if he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/he-held-me-as-if-my-bones-were-made-of-glass-as-if-my-skin-would-tear/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/whitney-barbetti-33473_new-adult_he-held-me-as-if-my-bones-were-made-of-g_1386784.jpg) > [“He sighed and moved his hands under water, linking with mine. “You are like a drug to me. Dangerous. Addicting. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/he-sighed-and-moved-his-hands-under-water-linking-with-mine-you-are/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3d/whitney-barbetti-33473_new-adult_he-sighed-and-moved-his-hands-under-wate_1462496.jpg) > [“I plucked one plump black olive from the plate and put it in my mouth immediately before saying, “Well, I feel bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/i-plucked-one-plump-black-olive-from-the-plate-and-put-it-in-my-mouth/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/726/whitney-barbetti-33473_laughter_i-plucked-one-plump-black-olive-from-the_3000202.jpg) ## Other authors on New-adult ## More by Whitney Barbetti > [“Don’t smile, Parker,” Everett said, leaning in to me. “It would look weird on your face.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/don-t-smile-parker-everett-said-leaning-in-to-me-it-would-look-weird/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) > [“I was naked under his gaze. Skin was just that: skin. But to see your soul stripped, laid bare for the eyes of someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/i-was-naked-under-his-gaze-skin-was-just-that-skin-but-to-see-your/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) > [“I'm not talking about the scars that separate your skin, Parker. I'm not blind, I can see those. I'm talking about the scars much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/i-m-not-talking-about-the-scars-that-separate-your-skin-parker-i-m/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) > [“This doesn’t have to be anything more than what we want, Andra. We don’t need to define this. You are warm, honest, beautiful, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/this-doesn-t-have-to-be-anything-more-than-what-we-want-andra-we-don/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) > [“I don’t need a thousand people to know I existed. I just want someone to know I lived.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/i-don-t-need-a-thousand-people-to-know-i-existed-i-just-want-someone/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) > [“when I kiss you, I promise you—you won’t be thinking that I might. I’ll just do it. When you’re least expecting it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/when-i-kiss-you-i-promise-you-you-won-t-be-thinking-that-i-might-i-ll/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) > [“I so desperately wanted to be his gravity, to hold him on this earth and keep him from leaving me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/i-so-desperately-wanted-to-be-his-gravity-to-hold-him-on-this-earth/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) > [“That night I dreamt of the moment I found my mother’s body. My life was a series of befores and afters: before my mother’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/that-night-i-dreamt-of-the-moment-i-found-my-mother-s-body-my-life/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) > [“He held me as if my bones were made of glass, as if my skin would tear beneath his lips if he applied too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/he-held-me-as-if-my-bones-were-made-of-glass-as-if-my-skin-would-tear/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) > [“He sighed and moved his hands under water, linking with mine. “You are like a drug to me. Dangerous. Addicting. I can’t get enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/he-sighed-and-moved-his-hands-under-water-linking-with-mine-you-are/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) > [“Words could bite. When I spoke to strangers, I wanted my words to have fangs.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/words-could-bite-when-i-spoke-to-strangers-i-wanted-my-words-to-have/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) > [“I don't want to merely exist, Parker. I want to live. I want to leave the world with that one sweet moment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/i-don-t-want-to-merely-exist-parker-i-want-to-live-i-want-to-leave/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) > [“I don't love anything." - Parker "I know." - Everett”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/i-don-t-love-anything-parker-i-know-everett/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) > [“My mouth was insatiable, desperate. I had never needed physical touch so intensely, so frequently. I didn't know what these impulses were from, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/my-mouth-was-insatiable-desperate-i-had-never-needed-physical-touch/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) > [“I plucked one plump black olive from the plate and put it in my mouth immediately before saying, “Well, I feel bad for you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitney-barbetti/i-plucked-one-plump-black-olive-from-the-plate-and-put-it-in-my-mouth/) [Whitney Barbetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitney-barbetti/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/new-adult/whitney-barbetti/#itemlist", "name": "4 New-adult Quotes By Whitney Barbetti", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“That night I dreamt of the moment I found my mother’s body. 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