292 quotes found
Writer of young adult fiction · American
American writer of young adult fiction
“My heart is yours to break”
“Perfect was my only option.”
“It's hard to get a hug wrong.”
“Bravery hides in amazing places.”
“True love is usually the most inconvenient kind.”
“Youve changed me forever. And Ill never forget you.”
“I want everything with you, America. I want the holidays and the birthdays, the busy season and lazy weekends. I want peanut butter fingertips on my desk. I want inside jokes and fights and everyth...”
“Sometimes I feel like we're a knot, too tangled to be taken apart.”
“He must love you very much,' Gavril said once I had my footing.I couldn't look at him. 'What makes you say that?' Gavril sighed. 'I've known Maxon since he was a child. He's never stood up to his f...”
“I loved him.I couldn't pinpoint what made me so certain, but I knew it then, as surely as I knew my name or the color of the sky or any fact written in a book.Could he feel it, too?Maxon broke the ...”
“It's the most wonderful and terrible thing that can ever happen to you," she said simply. "You know that you've found something amazing, and you want to hold on to it forever; and every second afte...”
“What am I supposed to call you?""Your Royal Husbandness. It's required by law, I'm afraid.”
“Try patting them on the back or shoulder and telling them everything is going to be fine. Lots of times when girls cry, they don't want you to fix the problem, they just want to be consoled.”
“Live your life. Be happy as you can be, let go of the things that don't matter, and fight.”
“Beauty is subjective. You know how sometimes what makes a person attractive is the way they make you laugh or how it seems like they can read your mind?”
“Well, the one thing I've thought about is having dad give me away. You know when he takes your hand and he puts it in the hand of the person you marry? That's the only part I've ever wanted.”
“What do you think my chances might be of finding a soul mate in the group of you? I'll be lucky if I can just find someone who'll be able to stand me for the rest of our lives. What if I've already...”
“It makes the idea of in sickness and in health that much more real to see it play out in front of you.”
“Break my heart. Break it a thousand times if you like. It was only ever yours to break anyway. "Shhh," I urged.I'll love you until my very last breath. Every beat of my heart is yours. I don't want...”
“It was almost comforting, this mutual acceptance of our secrets.”
“You think you walk, Lucy? I think you fly. You see yourself in a uniform? I see you in a cape. You're a hero, of the quietest but most genuine nature.”
“Every day you say something or do something that challenges me, changes me.”
“Why does she even bother sleeping? I heard Elizabeth ask quietly. Youd think by now shed stop trying. We dont need it.I paused, waiting to hear Miakas response. She must have a really wonderful dre...”