Cate > Cate's Quotes

“What are you doing to me, you plague of a girl?” he whispered.
“If I’m a plague, then you should keep your distance, unless you plan on being destroyed.” The weapons still in her grasp, she shoved against his chest.
“No.” His hands dropped to her waist. “Destroy me.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“My soul sees its equal in you.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“There is no one I would rather see the sunrise with than you.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“Sometimes people sneak up on you and suddenly you don’t know how you ever lived without them.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“My voice softens. 'How old are you?'
'I'll be eleven next year.'
I grin. 'So you're ten years old?'
He crosses his arms. Frowns. 'I'll be twelve in two years.'
I think I already love this kid.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

“I spent my life folded between the pages of books.
In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I lived love and loss through stories threaded in history; I experienced adolescence by association. My world is one interwoven web of words, stringing limb to limb, bone to sinew, thoughts and images all together. I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

“His smile is laced with dynamite. "Go to sleep"
"Go to hell."
He works his jaw. Walks to the door. "I'm working on it.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

“Everything was wonderful and then everything was awful.”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.”
― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

“I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.”
― S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

“Out past isn't who we are. I'm me and you're you and that's who we need to be.”
― K.A. Tucker, Ten Tiny Breaths

“No human can bury their past indefinitely. It’s only a matter of time before you crack.”
― K.A. Tucker, Ten Tiny Breaths

“The end hurts.”
― Abbi Glines, Until Friday Night

“Buy an atlas and keep it by the bed—remember you can go anywhere.”
― Joanna Lumley

“I will follow you to the ends of the world.”
― Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns

“You changed the subject."
"From what?"
"The empty-headed girls who think you're sexy."
"You know."
"Know what?"
"That I only have eyes for you.”
― Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns

“And I wrote you.
Volumes.
Volumes.”
― Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns

“I heard what you said. I’m not the silly romantic you think. I don’t want the heavens or the shooting stars. I don’t want gemstones or gold. I have those things already. I want…a steady hand. A kind soul. I want to fall asleep, and wake, knowing my heart is safe. I want to love, and be loved.”
― Shana Abe

“Promises from Lo are like bars at 2 a.m.--empty.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“Let me try to be enough for you.”
― Krista Ritchie

“Cheekbones that cut like ice and eyes like liquid scotch. Loren Hale is an alcoholic beverage and he doesn't even know it.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“I know what you want, and you don't need to take it. I can give it to you.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“She waltzes into the apartment, her Chanel handbag swinging on her arm like a weapon. Rose frightens children, pets, and even grown males with her icy eyes and chilling glares.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“In this moment, I'm yours.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“Three years later and drowning in lies, we’re suddenly prepared to lose everything for the chance at something real.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“Obviously he wants Nola to think he's an upstanding boyfriend, but the only girlfriend Loren Hale will ever treat well is his bottle of bourbon.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“Lo didn’t have a splendid time either. He drank something Captain America gave him. Turns out the Cap imposter wasn’t too noble, having spiked his booze with roofies. Nerds can be vicious too.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“I want to love you more than I love this" --he waves his bottle--"and I don't know how else to do it unless there's something to lose.”
― Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

“The very essence of romance is uncertainty.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays