20 Oct
2026
Original quotes by Jonathan Anthony Burkett from Friends 2 Lovers Volume 1: The Unthinkable, taken word for word from the book. No spoilers. Share any of them with the credit “— Jonathan Anthony Burkett, Friends 2 Lovers.”
“Just like anyone, he had two sides.”
“I just want to encourage you to try and do your best at every challenge that comes to you in life.”
“They need to know that I’m going to be there for them and with them through every important time in their lives until they are on their own.”
“And you need a good example in me. That’s the part I want you to remember. Okay? This ends with me.”
— Charles
“He wanted to help and defend his pops the same way that I wanted to help and defend you.”
“Susan wasn’t sure what to believe, but she knew what she wanted to believe.”
“He knew that even if he wasn’t a perfect student academically, showing a good effort impressed most teachers.”
“Just make sure that you don’t mess yourself up in the process.”
“He’s supposed to be a mature role model for you two now that you’re almost grown.”
— Susan
“I need your smile, because other than my children’s smile and happiness, it has been the one thing that has kept me strong and moving in life.”
“Let your Heavenly Father handle this. Remember, sacrifice is what earns blessings in this life.”
“He asked himself why he wasn’t there when they needed him the most.”
“Even though he’s not here in your face and this world anymore, he still wants all of those dreams to come true for you.”
“You do know it’s better for family to be there for each other in these kinds of situations?”
“She’d never been in a situation like this before, but she was determined to stand by his side through it all.”
“He could be overbearing sometimes, but Dad was always there for me. Sometimes he was a little too there.”
“He would, in fact, have been willing to give up all his professional accomplishments to be a real father.”
“I’m having a feeling like something or someone else has dropped out of my life.”
“Claude doesn’t hide anything from me. You already know that.”
— Kelly
“How could I have, since I’ve never had any examples in my life for how to be a better man in life? You can’t learn that through books.”
“You and I have both had bad influences around us. However, one of us had a lot of good to go along with it; and that was you.”
“Never give up on anything that you set your mind to because you have a lot of angels looking down on you now.”
“Remember, stay strong and believe in the possibilities, no matter how much the odds are against you. Keep going until you’ve crossed that finish line and into the light.”
“I already know that he can never make up for the past. But he can help you succeed right now, and in the future.”
“And I’m so proud of myself for doing a good job with my girls.”
“The same way you know a lot of people is the same way I know a lot of people.”
“I’m three for three. Evette, Shellion and now Kelly.”
— Latoya
“I never knew that you could ever look as beautiful as me, Kelly. I think it’s time for a new look for me”
— Latoya
“Well, next time maybe you should have cleaner friends come in here and not trash it”
— Latoya
“I would love to get into hotel management myself. Have my own clothing line for both women and children”
— Kelly
“I’m just too young to settle down right now. So I have to keep my gloves on to catch every fly girl that comes my way.”
— Paul
“Anything that doesn’t belong to me yet, right?”
— Claude
“I am a nice, young man, not caring what anybody else thinks or says about me because I don’t care about popularity.”
— Claude
“I want one love for my lifetime because I want to travel all around the world, and I want to do it with that lifetime love.”
“But you’re paying too much attention to what other people want for you.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah, you go ahead and let true love pass you by.”
“Everything with me and Claude is almost too intense. It’s like, what if we don’t work. It would ruin him. It would ruin me.”
— Kelly
“But he’s like my family. I love him, too.”
— Kelly
“I don’t need to because what I want right now is right here in front of me.”
“She used to tell me that she loved me, but never in an ‘I want you to be my man’ kind of way. Only in an ‘I love you, brother’ kind of way.”
— Claude
“He placed his head on the door and asked himself—what am I going to say?—because he wanted to be an honest young man through it all.”
“So just make sure you don’t mess up something great for the wrong reasons.”
“Whenever I watched certain movies and had certain situations in life, I always decided to write about it.”
“It’s alright because I know they’ll be always by my side. They’re the ones that have me motivated to learn and get into a very great career.”
“I’ve held on to the hope that your feelings for her will fade and your feelings for me will grow.”
“I’m not ready to give to you what you’re giving to me. It’s not fair.”
“Kelly loves stars because they shine so bright at night, and that’s how she feels about herself. She wants to always be joyous, happy, and thankful no matter the problems, no matter the situation.”
— Claude
“But really though, she’s an all-natural kind of girl.”
— Claude
“But know that if you don’t talk to me, there’s no way I can be there for you when you need me.”
“They got up and walked out of the park together with nothing left to say, with both heads up and not down.”
“He had always known how to put a smile back on her face, no matter what the problem was.”
“Plus you had thought that it would’ve been a great Christmas present for me, and that was to make a true friend.”
— Claude
“That’s why this Christmas my gift for you will be my heart, soul, love, and one question. Kelly Brown, will you marry me?”
— Claude
“Well, just have faith and know that if there’s ever a problem between you two and your relationship, I will always be right here”
“Lucky me, I have someone to love me and I have a real family now.”
“Their friendship had grown from a reliance on each other, from mutual care and cooperation.”
“you’ve helped me to develop a friendship and bond with my mother that I wished we had before me and you ever met.”
— Kelly
“Nowadays too many people rush into relationships, not knowing anything about that person.”
“I have my house bills to sleep with until I pay them off.”
“You won’t be called grown until you start paying your own bills.”
“I know she wasn’t an untruthful person. She just made a mistake.”
“I wish I would’ve had something as lovely and real going on with someone when I was their age.”
“Best friends, that’s what we are and best friends is what I will always want and need us to be.”
“Well, I’m feeling like I have everything right now that I want in my life, except a family of my own.”
“Whenever we kiss, I just feel something I can’t describe in words coming over me.”
“he’s going to be a get-up-and-go kind of guy every day, without any hesitation, no excuses”
— Brittany
“I’ll always trust you, no matter what other people might say you did or said.”
“I want to spend the whole day with you, and fly all over the world.”
“So Donald decided to do what Claude did and just wait patiently for the right time”
“I hope that that one gift for me on this special day is a VIP spot connected to your heart, mind, and soul because there’s nothing else I would wish for.”
“I don’t know everything you said, but I understand the sentiment. I understand the meaning.”
“I can’t believe that I was about to fight him about something that I already have. I have to do better.”
“Remember, once you cross that line with me, there won’t be another way of ever crossing back over.”
“He loved Kelly, but he also wanted their relationship to have a little mystery to keep things interesting. Every person needs at least a little privacy.”
“Yes, I already know that you’re not going anywhere, baby, because you already know that I’ll be willing to go out and find you, even if I might get lost.”
“I feel that yes, some things will happen between us that we won’t handle maturely or maybe even together. But I feel that because of our friendship, nothing could easily kill our relationship.”
“It wasn’t because they were mad at each other; they did not need to talk.”
“I’m saying to myself now that I can change and that I can depend on myself”
“I’m sure that you know how it feels to want someone back.”
“But as they talked more and more, he realized his words to her were more sincere than even he knew.”
“Don’t get too excited. I got you something this year that I’ve never gotten you before: nothing. So be happy and accept my gift”
— Claude
“I’m soft, Claude. I’m so soft, kind, and understanding that even if someone that has tried to kill me is getting beaten up, I will have the heart to try to help them”
— Kelly
“I’m not going to beg you not to break up with me. I’m going to tell you that I’m not going to let this mess us up.”
“These challenges that are about to come toward us, I’m ready for them”
“She’s really ambitious, and I love that about her. But I want more balance for both of us.”
“I want her to feel that she can trust me and be comfortable around me first before I decide to ask her out”
“I don’t believe I would’ve chosen another boring deal over a once-in-a-lifetime date with this smart, beautiful woman.”
“If I ever feel the time is right for Myra and I to try again, I won’t be afraid to ask her out. But until then, I’m happy to be her friend”
— Anthony
“So for all time, keep a smile on your face with joy and happiness inside of you”
“Life has too much to offer for me to be put on lockdown to just one man”
“I am happy to hear that you’re with the man that makes you happy and not the man that’ll only make you happy with the amount of money that he has coming to him.”
“You’ve got to hold on to this one because you’ll never find another as perfect.”
“I know he loves me. But he seems to love his success way more.”
“But it has to start from the both of you putting aside money and prosperity first”
“He needs to start enjoying life as much as he can, while he still has the chance to.”
“I appreciate that you’ve been the one supporting us. I know it’s not easy. What can I do to ease that burden for you?”
“Man, you should already know that whenever a group of girls like them get together, they take us men out of the picture”
“Thank you for being a true blessing from above. For you have been the star that shines on my path and the fire that warms my heart.”
“I’ve been holding you so close to my heart because it ensures we’ll never be apart.”
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