Annabel > Annabel's Quotes

“The longest way must have its close - the gloomiest night will wear on to a morning.”
― Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

“After all, reading is arguably a far more creative and imaginative process than writing; when the reader creates emotion in their head, or the colors of the sky during the setting sun, or the smell of a warm summer's breeze on their face, they should reserve as much praise for themselves as they do for the writer - perhaps more.”
― Jasper Fforde, The Well of Lost Plots

“You were the sun, and I was crashing into you. I'd wake up every morning and think, 'This will end in flames.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Carry On

“I’m coming into this embracing that wild spirit in you. I don’t want to clip your wings. I want to fly with you.”
― Lisa Kessler, Legend of Love

“No matter what you tell me—” his lips curved into a sexy smile “—I’ll still want you.”


“But you’ll at least understand why it’s a bad idea.”


He tipped his head back under the water. “Oh, Doc…” He ran his hands through his hair and met her eyes again. “I’m the king of bad ideas.”
― Lisa Kessler, Legend of Love

“I know there’s a lot of chaos around us. The therapist in you is probably drafting a list of all the reasons this is a bad idea, but when we kiss…” He shook his head, his eyes never straying from hers. “It’s the most ‘right’ I’ve ever felt.”
― Lisa Kessler, Legend of Love

“Her nails dug into his shoulders as she kissed her way up his neck, tasting the salt of his skin. “You make me weak.”


He turned and caught her lips, his tongue invading her mouth. She writhed against him, working into his thrusts. He growled against her, gasping. “You’re the strongest woman I’ve ever known.”
― Lisa Kessler, Legend of Love

“She leaned in to kiss him, tender and slow. “You’re a good man, Hunter.”


He rolled her underneath him, his body already aching for the sanctuary of hers. “You make me want to be.”
― Lisa Kessler, Legend of Love

“She covered his hand with hers over her abdomen. His was so much bigger than hers and had probably fired guns, rifles, and god knew what else, but right here, right now, his tenderness broke down her will as sure as any grenade.”
― Lisa Kessler, Legend of Love

“If Reed wasn’t planning on meeting me at the beach, I’d be rolling around naked in this bed with you in a heartbeat. I love surfing, but—” his gaze wandered over the thin sheet covering her body before he met her eyes again “—no wave could ever compete with you.”
― Lisa Kessler, Legend of Love