--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: But her brown eyes made me stop…" description: "\"“But her brown eyes made me stop breathing. They made me stop thinking. It was like a sick game and I wanted out of it because I knew I'd lose.”\" — S.L..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/s-l-naeole-17988_brown-eyes_but-her-brown-eyes-made-me-stop-breathin_2972535.jpg" --- # But her brown eyes made me stop breathing. They made me… ![“But her brown eyes made me stop breathing. They made me stop thinking. It was like a sick game and I wanted out of it because I knew I'd lose.” quote by S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/s-l-naeole-17988_brown-eyes_but-her-brown-eyes-made-me-stop-breathin_2972535.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/s-l-naeole-17988_brown-eyes_but-her-brown-eyes-made-me-stop-breathin_2972535.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/s-l-naeole-17988_brown-eyes_but-her-brown-eyes-made-me-stop-breathin_2972535.jpg) > ““But her brown eyes made me stop breathing. They made me stop thinking. It was like a sick game and I wanted out of it because I knew I'd lose.”” [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Intense attraction can cloud judgment, leading to self‑destructive choices. **In simple terms:** Love can blind and endanger. Key Takeaway Recognize when passion overrides reason. Themes love danger psychology Mood reflective cautionary Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - romantic relationships - high‑stakes decisions Key Concepts obsession emotional risk relationship dynamics Questions to Reflect On - When has love helped you grow? - How can you maintain clarity in intense emotions? A Different Perspective Passion can also inspire positive growth. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Brown eyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brown-eyes/) [Eyes Stop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eyes-stop-541319/) [Knew Lose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knew-lose-2019956/) [Sick Game](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sick-game-1069058/) [Stop Breathing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stop-breathing/) ## Related quotes > [ “Is this all we are? Continual actions and reactions? No control over our future? \[...\] If that's true, then life is one pathetic and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/is-this-all-we-are-continual-actions-and-reactions-no-control-over/) [Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/) > [I knew that 'Nothing to Lose' wasn't gonna probably go off the same way numbers-wise like 'iSpy,' but 'Nothing to Lose' was more like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle/i-knew-that-nothing-to-lose-wasn-t-gonna-probably-go-off-the-same-way/) [Kyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle/) > [Cause you thought you'd win, but I knew you'd lose honey. I'm flyer than altitude cruise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicki-minaj/cause-you-thought-you-d-win-but-i-knew-you-d-lose-honey-i-m-flyer/) [Nicki Minaj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicki-minaj/) > [“I knew little of the world, as the Justice had seen, but I knew that we can lose ourselves in the parts we play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-unsworth/i-knew-little-of-the-world-as-the-justice-had-seen-but-i-knew-that-we/) [Barry Unsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-unsworth/) > [“I knew I would lose my job when I accidentally set fire to my best friend’s house.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-bryson/i-knew-i-would-lose-my-job-when-i-accidentally-set-fire-to-my-best/) [Kathy Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-bryson/) > [ Before America entered the war \[WW2\] I knew we could not win it, but after she entered I knew we could not lose ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/before-america-entered-the-war-ww2-i-knew-we-could-not-win-it-but/) [Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/) > [“Your eyes stop on the mumbling faces in front of you, but you can't actually hear what anyone is saying. Not over the screaming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/your-eyes-stop-on-the-mumbling-faces-in-front-of-you-but-you-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Ask my eyes to stop looking at u.. Ask my brain to stop thnking about u... Ask my imagination to stop dreaming about u...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronak-gurung/ask-my-eyes-to-stop-looking-at-u-ask-my-brain-to-stop-thnking-about-u/) [Ronak Gurung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronak-gurung/) > [“My love, we can close our eyes but we cannot stop the sunrise.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamand-kojouri/my-love-we-can-close-our-eyes-but-we-cannot-stop-the-sunrise/) [Kamand Kojouri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamand-kojouri/) > [Ask My Eyes To Stop Looking At You, Ask My Brain To Stop Thinking About You. Ask My Imagination To StopDreaming About You Ask…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiah/ask-my-eyes-to-stop-looking-at-you-ask-my-brain-to-stop-thinking/) [Jiah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiah/) > [It's less a matter of looking the other way than of closing our eyes to what we can't stop from happening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-golden/it-s-less-a-matter-of-looking-the-other-way-than-of-closing-our-eyes/) [Arthur Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-golden/) > [“He was still looking steadily at her. His eyes were clear, cool and hard, but something in the depths of them flickered and shifted.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-rhys/he-was-still-looking-steadily-at-her-his-eyes-were-clear-cool-and/) [Jean Rhys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-rhys/) > [Sometimes you have to open your eyes and stop what you really feel in order for you to avoid the broken glass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristyl/sometimes-you-have-to-open-your-eyes-and-stop-what-you-really-feel-in/) [Kristyl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristyl/) > [Ask My Eyes To Stop Looking At You. Ask My Brain To Stop Thinking About You. Ask My Imagination To Stop Dreaming About You...¥…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/unknownbaby/ask-my-eyes-to-stop-looking-at-you-ask-my-brain-to-stop-thinking-2/) [UNkNoWnBaBy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/unknownbaby/) > [They say you never know what you have until its gone, so why not open your eyes and stop taking what you have for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mzlady-bee/they-say-you-never-know-what-you-have-until-its-gone-so-why-not-open/) [MzLady Bee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mzlady-bee/) ## More by S.L. Naeole > [“He sleeps with you?" "Robert?" Stacey rolled her eyes at that. "No, Ghandi-of course Robert!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/he-sleeps-with-you-robert-stacey-rolled-her-eyes-at-that-no-ghandi-of/) [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) > [“Who do you think you are?" She sneered. "Are you her lover or something?" I nodded. "Yeah. Wanna watch?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/who-do-you-think-you-are-she-sneered-are-you-her-lover-or-something-i/) [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) > [“Before I succumbed to the sweet lull of his voice, I made one last request. "Stay". I was asleep before he could answer, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/before-i-succumbed-to-the-sweet-lull-of-his-voice-i-made-one-last/) [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) > [“And you think that that's going to fix everything? That all of your problems are going to be solved because you gave him a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/and-you-think-that-that-s-going-to-fix-everything-that-all-of-your/) [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) > [“He looked at me as if I had some kind of 'I hate penises' sign on my forehead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/he-looked-at-me-as-if-i-had-some-kind-of-i-hate-penises-sign-on-my/) [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) > [“Robert, I’m sorry that you feel so strange, but I’m not sorry that you’re feeling it because of me,” I whispered, my heart feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/robert-i-m-sorry-that-you-feel-so-strange-but-i-m-not-sorry-that-you/) [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) > [“You are my home. Wherever you are, that's where I'm meant to be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/you-are-my-home-wherever-you-are-that-s-where-i-m-meant-to-be/) [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) > [“If I could make you happy, then I'd be a prince. If I could get you to love me, then I'd be a king.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/if-i-could-make-you-happy-then-i-d-be-a-prince-if-i-could-get-you-to/) [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) > [“Their football team moved like some kind of machine, perfect and well-oiled. Their cheerleaders were like springs, bouncing and flipping and woo-wooing with their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/their-football-team-moved-like-some-kind-of-machine-perfect-and-well/) [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) > [“The full impact of silver--liquid fire, hot and flowing hit me hard in that place in your belly that doesn't exist for food, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/the-full-impact-of-silver-liquid-fire-hot-and-flowing-hit-me-hard-in/) [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) > [“The terminals were so corroded it looked like some kind of alien had taken a dump on the battery and then decided to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/the-terminals-were-so-corroded-it-looked-like-some-kind-of-alien-had/) [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) > [“I held my breath, and refused to blink; he placed his hand on the bed to brace himself as he leaned towards me. Slowly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/i-held-my-breath-and-refused-to-blink-he-placed-his-hand-on-the-bed/) [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) > [“It's my heart. It is the same as yours. I shook my head. No it isn't. Your heart has beaten for fifteen hundred years--and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/it-s-my-heart-it-is-the-same-as-yours-i-shook-my-head-no-it-isn-t/) [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) > [“Love takes no prisoners, it knows no mercy; it will suffocate you with its truth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/love-takes-no-prisoners-it-knows-no-mercy-it-will-suffocate-you-with/) [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) > [ “She opened \[the door\] and slipped outside easily, while I clomped like a drunken racehorse after her.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/she-opened-the-door-and-slipped-outside-easily-while-i-clomped-like-a/) [S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) [Explore all 36 S.L. Naeole quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/) ## More Brown eyes quotes > [“He wrapped his arms around her waist and looked at her through those intense brown eyes she loved. "I wanted you when I thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-gibson/he-wrapped-his-arms-around-her-waist-and-looked-at-her-through-those/) [Rachel Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-gibson/) > [“His dark brown eyes shifted to my covered arms. "You didn't do that-did you? It was done to you?"No one ever asked that question.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/his-dark-brown-eyes-shifted-to-my-covered-arms-you-didn-t-do-that-did/) [Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/) > [A blue eye is a true eye; Mysterious is a dark one, Which flashes like a spark sun! A black eye is the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rounseville-alger/a-blue-eye-is-a-true-eye-mysterious-is-a-dark-one-which-flashes-like/) [William Rounseville Alger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-rounseville-alger/) > [“Judy Pilger—and we followed them, crossing back and forth in a rowboat. But it was Frankie and Chris Nucci my sisters and I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carole-radziwill/judy-pilger-and-we-followed-them-crossing-back-and-forth-in-a-rowboat/) [Carole Radziwill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carole-radziwill/) > [“Oh, that is very generous of you.” And thoughtful. Her heart stirred strangely inside her as she looked up into his warm brown eyes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-dickerson/oh-that-is-very-generous-of-you-and-thoughtful-her-heart-stirred/) [Melanie Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-dickerson/) > [“He was very tall, with long arms and legs that would be gawky and awkward on anyone else, but were graceful and elegant on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-kauffman/he-was-very-tall-with-long-arms-and-legs-that-would-be-gawky-and/) [Donna Kauffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-kauffman/) > [Having blue eyes is actually a mutation. Before the mutation occurred, all humans had brown eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/having-blue-eyes-is-actually-a-mutation-before-the-mutation-occurred/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [It all started in 2007 when I first saw you and I told my self I got to make this come true.your eyes got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jas-rob/it-all-started-in-2007-when-i-first-saw-you-and-i-told-my-self-i-got/) [Jas&rob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jas-rob/) > [“I was caught by him. I was absolutely, unintentionally ensnared. Held by the look in his cocoa brown eyes when he spoke, commanding me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paloma-beck/i-was-caught-by-him-i-was-absolutely-unintentionally-ensnared-held-by/) [Paloma Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paloma-beck/) > [“I'll tell you about Ryder. He's the star quarter back of our Division 1A state championship football team. Top student in our class, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-cook/i-ll-tell-you-about-ryder-he-s-the-star-quarter-back-of-our-division/) [Kristi Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-cook/) > [“Explain to me again how matricide is illegal in some states,” Sissy growled from behind him as he pulled her toward the enormous staircase.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shelly-laurenston/explain-to-me-again-how-matricide-is-illegal-in-some-states-sissy/) [Shelly Laurenston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shelly-laurenston/) > [Back in England, a girl with thick black hair, dusky skin and big brown eyes will turn heads. It is vice versa in India.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-jackson/back-in-england-a-girl-with-thick-black-hair-dusky-skin-and-big-brown/) [Amy Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-jackson/) > [“A shiver went up her spine. Part of her wanted to lean toward him so she could see deeper into his brown eyes, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-dickerson/a-shiver-went-up-her-spine-part-of-her-wanted-to-lean-toward-him-so/) [Melanie Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-dickerson/) > [“I stare at his relaxed face, pale in the dim light. Nearly asleep, he looks vulnerable. Like I could tell him anything I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-rae/i-stare-at-his-relaxed-face-pale-in-the-dim-light-nearly-asleep-he/) [Kristin Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-rae/) > [“Never force something, Drew. A bolt, a pass, a game, whatever." His dark brown eyes held mine. "Force it and you'll lose. Patience and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-callihan/never-force-something-drew-a-bolt-a-pass-a-game-whatever-his-dark/) [Kristen Callihan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-callihan/) [Browse all 405 Brown eyes quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brown-eyes/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“But her brown eyes made me stop breathing. They made me stop thinking. It was like a sick game and I wanted out of it because I knew I'd lose.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "S.L. Naeole" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/but-her-brown-eyes-made-me-stop-breathing-they-made-me-stop-thinking/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Brown eyes" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/but-her-brown-eyes-made-me-stop-breathing-they-made-me-stop-thinking/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/s-l-naeole-17988_brown-eyes_but-her-brown-eyes-made-me-stop-breathin_2972535.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/s-l-naeole-17988_brown-eyes_but-her-brown-eyes-made-me-stop-breathin_2972535.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/s-l-naeole-17988_brown-eyes_but-her-brown-eyes-made-me-stop-breathin_2972535.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But her brown eyes made me stop breathing. They made me stop thinking. It was like a sick game and I wanted…” — S.L. Naeole", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "S.L. Naeole", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "“But her brown eyes made me...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/but-her-brown-eyes-made-me-stop-breathing-they-made-me-stop-thinking/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/but-her-brown-eyes-made-me-stop-breathing-they-made-me-stop-thinking/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```