Ruby Landers > Quotes

“Both,” Lara told her, sounding slightly exasperated. “You’ve been looking at me like you love me for approximately forever but you never say it. You’re such a chicken shit.”
― Ruby Landers, Ribbonwood

“Actually,” she said slowly. “I do.”
― Ruby Landers, Ribbonwood

“Love, loss, heartbreak: it's every great song ever.”
― Ruby Landers, Falls From Grace

“philistine,”
― Ruby Landers, Falls From Grace

“She was one hundred percent being sussed out right now under a smokescreen of Southern charm and big sister energy. This wasn’t a casual walk they were on, this was a minefield.  ”
― Ruby Landers, Saving Graces

“What your aunty said. But without swearing in literally every sentence. Jesus christ, Ellie, no wonder he's looking for role models.”
― Ruby Landers, The Counterpart

“Some kids thrived in a small town; queer kids often didn’t.”
― Ruby Landers, Ribbonwood

“So, Brynn, if I live to see you next Christmas, who am I going to see? A scared girl in her thirties who’s just seeing where they’ll land or a goddamned rock star?”
― Ruby Landers, Falls From Grace

“I might not be exactly experienced at this stuff
but I’m pretty sure having a trauma meltdown
all over you isn’t quite in the realm of hot hook-up territory,”
she said wryly, sitting down a full foot from Ollie and picking up the remains of her whisky.
“Oh, you really haven’t met many lesbians.”
Ollie raised her eyebrows and smiled.
“This is how we do foreplay.”
― Ruby Landers, Ribbonwood

“We can't just murder men, Zara-"
"Why not?! They murder us all the goddamn time! What do we get to do about it? Cry and march together in the street, and nothing fucking changes. At least they're fucking terrified of Estella! She's getting shit done that no one else will do.”
― Ruby Landers, The Counterpart

“I’m alone with you in your dressing room, in a very tiny sexy dress, and I just locked the door,” she emphasized, her voice low. “What do you think I’m doing?”
― Ruby Landers, Falls From Grace

“hope you appreciate me abandoning you in your time of need, because it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done and I’m quite sure I’ll never manage to do it again.”
― Ruby Landers, Ribbonwood

“Why are you crying?" she asked, and jesus, way to call Estella out like that, for one lone tear escaping down to her hairline, when it really could have just been ignored. Estella wanted to tell her the truth: because of your bruises; because of this deep well of true pleasure I've only just discovered; because I've lost you long before I ever found you, but she blinked back hot tears and bit her lip instead.”
― Ruby Landers, The Counterpart

“but she knew it was about more than that. She just wanted to know she had a place in the world, that her life had purpose.”
― Ruby Landers, Falls From Grace

“You’re her,” the young woman said. “The woman my sister gay-married, aren’t you?” “I’m Brynn,” she confirmed. “And I just gay-walked this hot driveway to come gay-meet you. Why didn’t you call first?”
― Ruby Landers, Graceless

“I’m just super casually asking if you would still consider uprooting your entire fucking life for me, so, no: I’m not nervous at all.”
― Ruby Landers, Ribbonwood

“You're From Adelaide?" She blurted, to cover exactly how unnerved she was”
― Ruby Landers, The Counterpart

“You don’t have to understand everything about a person to treat them with respect.”
― Ruby Landers, Graceless

“Do not look down.”
― Ruby Landers, The Counterpart

“Savannah had looked her dead in the eye and spent three minutes turning Brynn on so intensely she had practically melted into the floor. She’d lost all sense of restraint and let her hungry eyes roam, watching Savannah’s hips slam into her guitar, the slide of her pretty fingers as she played, the gasp of her breath between notes and the blaze of her eyes as Savannah let herself want.”
― Ruby Landers, Falls From Grace

“You’re beyond gorgeous, Ellie Graham and you fucking know it.”
― Ruby Landers, The Counterpart

“Estella Grant, the cute, funny murderous criminal?”
― Ruby Landers, The Counterpart

“It’s only when I’m alone that you’re in my arms.”
― Ruby Landers, Falls From Grace

“She was gazing at Savannah with sparkling eyes and not looking away. She placed one finger against her lips in a teasing hush gesture. Suddenly Savannah wasn’t in control of her own thoughts anymore. She thought about how easy it would be to lean across and kiss her, right here in their hiding place, where no one could see.”
― Ruby Landers, Falls From Grace

“I mean, who on earth decided having a vulva meant you had to love pink and unicorns and having a penis meant you liked blue and trucks and then decided it had to be enshrined in law? Even if you’re two years old. Even if you’re a fetus.”
― Ruby Landers, Graceless

“Estella turned away so she didn’t see Ellie win.”
― Ruby Landers, The Counterpart

“We’re all alone,” Lara told her with a frown, “when it comes down to it. Better to accept that than to find yourself relying on someone else and have your whole life fall to pieces. People let you down, Sadie, it’s just human nature.”
― Ruby Landers, Ribbonwood

“You make my knees weak,” Savannah’s low warm vocal began, her eyes never leaving Brynn’s. “You steal all my sleep,” her honeyed voice nearly moaned. “Your lips keep me captive,” Brynn’s vocal was husky but at least in key, “your eyes lock the doors.” The words escaped her like a confession. “Your body could free me,” Savannah took a ragged breath as Brynn’s voice climbed “why aren’t I yours?” “You draw me in closer,” Savannah’s eyes had gotten wide, “but I can’t make you stay. You render me breathless and just walk away.” Her chest was rising and falling erratically, but her voice stayed miraculously steady. They’d never looked each other in the eye while singing this song and right now it was becoming adamantly clear why. Singing this song to Savannah felt like getting naked with her. “If I could just touch you,” Brynn begged, “I’d heal all your pain. I’d make you my own, again and again.”
― Ruby Landers, Falls From Grace

“I will be sorry for the rest of my life. And I will love you for the rest of my life.” Savannah jerked slightly at her words. “If you need to take until we’re seventy to forgive me, I will drop everything and everyone to be with you when you do. But jesus, Savannah, I hope you don’t wait that long.”
― Ruby Landers, Falls From Grace

“What did she even have to show for herself? What was her life worth? Shame overwhelmed her as she stared down at the book, remembering what it felt like to have a purpose.”
― Ruby Landers, Falls From Grace