127 quotes found
Writer · American · 1980
American writer (born 1980)
“I could feel my insides sink. My knees too. So I sat on the ground, against the wall, letting it support me. I thought I knew what heartbreak felt like. I thought heartbreak was me, standing alone ...”
“The words come out of my mouth, but they dont sound like me. I dont sound like me. Probably because I know its all lies. But I can see that theyre lies that Reeve believes. He swallows them whole. ...”
“And for a second, just for a second I forget. I forget that this isn't real.”
“It was over before I even had a chance.”
“But what now? What am I supposed to do with all these feelings?”
“He took a step closer. "I don't know if I'll ever get you out of my system, not completely. I have this... feeling. That you'll always be there. Here." Conrad clawed at his heart and then dropped h...”
“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. a burn for a burn. a life for a life. that's how all this got started. and that's how it's going to end.”
“But just because you bury something, that doesnt mean it stops existing.”
“I like you so much I don't know what to do with it. My heart beats so fast when I know I'm going to see you again.”
“Just when we thought everything was going to be okay, we all fell apart.”
“I stared at him. Did he really just say that? Did he remember? The way he looked back at me, one eyebrow raised, I knew he did. And this time, I was the one to look away. Because I remembered. I re...”
“Peter will love Lara Jean with all his heart, always.”
“Aching familiar in a way that made me wish I was still eight. Eight was before death or divorce or heartbreak. Eight was just eight. Hot dogs and peanut butter, mosquito bites and splinters, bikes ...”
“She'd known me my whole life. It's hard to throw away history. It was like you were throwing a part of yourself.”
“My favourite food is cake.What kind of cake?It doesn't matter. All cake.”
“My best advice is to first write for yourself and stay in your story and just pour all of your good stuff and bad stuff into it. By 'stuff,' I mean all the experiences and pleasures and little hurt...”
“But you never said anything! Not one frigging word, Lara Jean!Automatically I say, Dont say frig.Not one frigging word, Kitty repeats with a shake of her head.Peter cracks up, and I give him a dirt...”
“He smiled at me, and that smile -- he just gets in. His smile did it every time.”
“Actually, judging by Pinterest alone, I'm pretty sure a lot of people would look forward to hanging out in such a beautiful library. Just not people Peter knows. He thinks I'm so quirky. I'm not pl...”
“I don't think relationships are just physicality. There are ways to show you care about someone, not just using your lips... Or any other body part.”
