Roberta > Roberta's Quotes

“Romance isn’t gratuitous bodice ripping. It can be, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but in the end, romance isn’t about the fantasy of being wealthy or beautiful or even being tied to the bed.” More laughter, but I have their attention now. “It’s about elevating stories of joy above stories of pain. It is about seeing yourself as the main character in a very interesting—or maybe even quiet—life that is entirely yours to control.”
― Christina Lauren, The True Love Experiment

“To the women who recognize their worth and get the fuck away from anyone who treats them as anything less than the queens they are”
― Nikki Castle, 2 Fights

“No person in your life that cares about you should be holding you back from doing anything that's safe and that makes you happy.”
― Nikki Castle, 2 Fights

“Way to make me feel excluded, bitches.” “Darcy,” we all say at once, all in the same disapproving tone. “What?” She shrugs from the door. “I thought we now just sprinkled the word generously in conversation. For seasoning.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Check & Mate

“He told me once that sometimes, with some people, it's not about winning or losing, That with some people, it's just about playing. Though for the longest time, I didn't really believe him.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Check & Mate

“i am best prepared for the worst case scenario. the best case scenario scares me. flight response. my mother tells me i am a bird. when she says i am a bird, she means the whole world is my cage.”
― Sabrina Benaim, Depression & Other Magic Tricks

“I think about a deserted chessboard. Only the white king on it, standing on the home square. Alone, untethered, safe from threats. Free to roam.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Check & Mate

“Love is not supposed to be beautiful. It’s supposed to be a raw, gritty struggle that forces you to face the most vulnerable parts of yourself, so that when the good times come, you can savor and enjoy them, fully appreciate what they’re worth. Otherwise, you take it all for granted.”
― S.T. Abby, Mindf*ck Series

“You need to be told the right things.” He shrugs casually, but the movement feels the opposite of casual. “That you’re intelligent, and incredibly skilled at what you do, and brave. That despite your weird belief that you’re heartless, you’re more genuinely caring than anyone I’ve ever met. That you’re so resilient, I can’t quite wrap my head around it. That you’re very . . .” He pauses. Wets his lips. My heartbeat skips. “Very beautiful to look at. Always so beautiful. And that—”
― Ali Hazelwood, Bride

“You’re not a problem, Misery. You’re a privilege.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Bride

“I am the happiest creature in the world. Perhaps other people have said so before, but not one with such justice. I am happier even than Jane; she only smiles, I laugh.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“I believed that when someone was so imbedded in your heart, your soul, they never truly left.”
― Tillie Cole, A Wish For Us

“I waited a long time for you, love. I’ll wait as long as you need. You are mine.” And he was here in Quincy to claim me.”
― Devney Perry, Garnet Flats

“To the ones who try, but can’t see the stars. Keep looking up.”
― Raven Kennedy, Gild