L.J. Smith > Quotes

“You don't love a girl because of beauty. You love her because she sings a song only you can understand.”
― L.J. Smith, Secret Vampire

“People die . . . so love them every day.
Beauty fades . . . so look before it's gone.
Love changes . . . but not the love you give.
And if you love, you'll never be alone.”
― L.J. Smith, Witchlight

“Even when we're apart, we'll be looking at the same sky!”
― L.J. Smith, Daughters of Darkness

“I told you. You don't love someone because of their looks or their clothes or their car. You love them because they sing a song only your heart can understand.”
― L.J. Smith

“Katherine," he said. He was still smiling.
"Yes." She leaned closer.
"Katherine..."
"Yes, Damon?"
"Go to hell.”
― L.J. Smith, The Fury and Dark Reunion

“Why do people always assume that volume will succeed when logic won’t?' Damon murmured.”
― L.J. Smith, Nightfall

“You know, you've never really cared about anyone," he said. "But someday you will, and it's going to hurt. It's going to hurt a lot.”
― L.J. Smith, Secret Vampire

“You're talking!"
"I know I am."
"And making sense!"
"Thank you kindly."
"And in sentences!"
"I've noticed." - Stefan and Elena”
― L.J. Smith, Nightfall

“Evil will never find peace. It may triumph, but it will never find peace”
― L.J. Smith, The Awakening

“Dear Diary,
Oh, it's all too much to explain and you wouldn't believe it anyway. I'm going to bed.
Bonnie”
― L.J. Smith, Dark Reunion

“The name is Salvatore. As in savior.”
― L.J. Smith, The Awakening and The Struggle

“I fell in love with you. I didn't do it on purpose”
― L.J. Smith, The Hunter

“And if he left me of his own free will, then he should get ready for the bitch-slapping of his life.”
― L.J. Smith

“Mary-Lynnette: "You have not read 'Pride and Prejudice'."
Ash: "Why not?"
Mary-Lynnette: "Because Jane Austen was a human."
Ash: "How do you know?"
Mary-Lynnette: "Well Jane Austen was a woman, and you're a chauvinist pig."
Ash: "Yes, well, that I can't argue.”
― L.J. Smith

“It means that there's only one love for everyone who exists. And when you meet that love, you know them. You know you were meant to be together, and nothing can keep you apart.”
― L.J. Smith, Night World, No. 2: Dark Angel; The Chosen; Soulmate

“Ash? Get bent and die.”
― L.J. Smith, Daughters of Darkness

“Jeremy: "Who did it? Wait-you think I did. Don't you?"
Ash: "It did cross our minds at one point. Actually, it seemed to keep crossing them. Back and forth. Maybe we should put in a crosswalk.”
― L.J. Smith, Daughters of Darkness

“You always were selfish. Your one fault. Not willing to share anything, are you?" Suddenly, Damon's lips curved up in a singularly beautiful smile. But fortunately the lovely Elena is more generous. Didn't she tell you about our little liaisons? Why? The first time we met she almost gave herself to me on the spot."
"That's a lie!"
"Oh, no, dear brother, I never lie about anything important. Or do I mean unimportant? Anyway, your beauteous damsel nearly swooned into my arms. I think she likes men in black." As Stefan stared at him, trying to control his breathing, Damon added, almost gently, "You're wrong about her, you know, You think she's sweet and docile like Katherine. She isn't. She's not your type at all, my saintly brother. She has a spirit and a fire in her that you wouldn't know what to do with."
"And you would, I suppose."
Damon uncrossed his arms and slowly smiled again. "Oh, yes.”
― L.J. Smith, The Awakening and The Struggle

“Elena startled both of them by flying up so quickly that Stefan had to grab her by the waist to keep her from shooting toward the ceiling.
I thought you had gravity!”
So did I! What do I do?”
Think heavy thoughts!”
What if it doesn’t work?”
We’ll buy you an anchor!”
― L.J. Smith, Nightfall

“Get away from my brother." - Damon”
― L.J. Smith, Dark Reunion

“I don't need to kill goats to say things. I CAN talk.”
― L.J. Smith, Daughters of Darkness

“Yeah, tell me I’m a bottle of single malt scotch, she thought. That’s the way to my heart.”
― L.J. Smith, Nightfall

“Come on, it’s an American tradition. Apple soup? Mom’s homemade chicken pie?'
She chuckled in spite of herself, then winced. 'It’s apple pie and Mom’s homemade chicken soup. But you didn’t do badly, for a start.”
― L.J. Smith, Nightfall

“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn about anyone else”
― L.J. Smith, The Fury and Dark Reunion

“It doesn't matter if you can't say it right now. I'll say it for both of us. And someday you'll learn.”
― L.J. Smith, The Awakening

“I love you," she said. "You made me fall in love with you. I don't care how tall you are or what color your hair is-I care about you. You make me laugh. You're smart. You're gentle. And you're real, you're a real person, not some jock with a facade that's going to fall apart when I get to know him. I know you already, and I love you, you idiot. I don't care what you do with toilet paper.”
― L.J. Smith, The Kill

“Ghouls weren't smart, but like the Energizer Bunny they kept going and going.”
― L.J. Smith, Huntress

“Damon’s voice was no louder than before. “Get away from my brother.” Bonnie could feel it inside him, a swell of Power like a tsunami. He continued, “Before I tear your heart out.”
― L.J. Smith, The Fury and Dark Reunion

“DON'T YOU DARE DIE ON ME, JEZEBEL! DON'T YOU DARE! Or I'll follow you to the next world and KILL you.”
― L.J. Smith, Huntress

“It was like a song, one of those sweet, wrenching songs that makes the hair on your arms stand up. That makes you want to throw yourself on the floor and just bawl. Or fall backward and surrender to the music utterly.”
― L.J. Smith, Night World, No. 1: Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder

“Even if you kill her, she'll still be alive-here." He tapped his chest. "In me. I keep her here. She's part of me. So until you kill me, you can't really kill her. And you can't win. It's that simple.”
― L.J. Smith, Night World, No. 2: Dark Angel; The Chosen; Soulmate

“Feeling better?” he asked.
“As warm as chicken-apple soup.”
“I’m never going to hear the end of that, am I?”
― L.J. Smith, Nightfall

“You love her, don't you?' [Rob] said to Gabriel.
Gabriel finall seemed able to break their locked stare. He looked away, at the carpet. His face was bleak.
Yes' he said
More than anything,' Rob persisted. 'You'd crawl on your belly over broken glass for her. Easy.'
Yes, damn you,' Gabriel said. 'Happy now?”
― L.J. Smith, The Passion

“The thing is- and I know this is going to sound strabge-that I seem to love you sort of desperately”
― L.J. Smith, Daughters of Darkness

“I used my brains to outsmart teachers- and that was'nt very smart at all”
― L.J. Smith, Night World, No. 1: Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder

“Winter is coming, Elena," he said, and his voice was clear and chilling even over the howling of the wind, "An unforgiving season. Before it comes, you'll have learned what I can and can't do. Before winter is here, you'll have joined me. You'll be mine.”
― L.J. Smith, The Awakening and The Struggle

“I need you like - like light. You're light, all right - like a flame to a moth. I told you once that you shouldn't mess with forbidden things - I should have taken my own advice.”
― L.J. Smith, The Forbidden Game

“If somebody had said last week that I'd be in... involved... with a human, I'd have knocked his head off. I mean, after howls of derisive laughter. But.”
― L.J. Smith, Night World, No. 1: Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder

“When you're soulmates, it hits you like lightning, and you know that's the one person in the world you were meant to be with. You don't think you're soulmates; you just know it's your destiny whether you like it or not.”
― L.J. Smith, Night World, No. 1: Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder

“Okay. I'll help you fight. What do you think we're up against? Bears, Coyotes..."
"My Brother.”
― L.J. Smith, Night World, No. 1: Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder

“I'm going to kiss you... until you faint”
― L.J. Smith, The Forbidden Game

“For a moment, as Damon glanced toward Elena, their gazes met and something electric passed between them. It made Elena tingle all over, that look did.”
― L.J. Smith, Nightfall

“When a caterpillar changes into a butterfly it loses it's caterpillar life.”
― L.J. Smith, Night World, No. 1: Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder

“He put an arm around his brother to help him up. And then, for a moment, he just held on.”
― L.J. Smith, The Fury and Dark Reunion

“Does everybody ever want everything they can have? really?”
― L.J. Smith, Spellbinder

“I have never been in love before," Julian said. "You're my first-and you'll be my only.”
― L.J. Smith, The Hunter

“Elena gasped back, "I can touch the ground!"
"I can see you touching it!", Bonnie exclaimed with tears of joy.”
― L.J. Smith, Dark Reunion

“And just then Damon stepped out of the coat closet, and at the same time Aunt Maggie tripped him neatly and said, “Bathroom door beside you,” and picked up a vase and hit the rising Damon over the head with it. Hard.”
― L.J. Smith, Nightfall

“Damon-"If they're not vampires, what the hell are they?!"
Stefan-"Ninja turtles?"
(Vampire Diaries, the TV series)”
― L.J. Smith, Midnight

“Nothing really dies as long as it's not forgotten”
― L.J. Smith, The Forbidden Game