Christine Andersen > Christine's Quotes

“But love was always something heavy for me. Something I had to carry.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“And it seemed to me that Dante's face was a map of the world. A world without any darkness.

Wow, a world without darkness. How beautiful was that?”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“I had a rule that it was better to be bored by yourself than to be bored with someone else. I pretty much lived by that rule. Maybe that's why I didn't have any friends.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“It was good to laugh. I wanted to laugh and laugh and laugh until I laughed myself into becoming someone else.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“Maybe tears were something you caught. Like the flu.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“She soon says, “You’re my best friend, Ed.”
“I know.”
You can kill a man with those words.”
― Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

“Believe it or not--it takes a lot of love to hate you like this.”
― Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

“I'd rather chase the sun than wait for it.”
― Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

“Ed?" Ritchie says later. We're still standing in the water. "There's only one thing I want."
"What's that, Ritchie?"
His answer is simple.
"To want.”
― Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

“I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“Generations have been working in jobs they hate, just so they can buy what they don't really need.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

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

“And Percy was shaking his brother, and Ron was kneeling beside them, and Fred's eyes stared without seeing, the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“all of the oceans
& galaxies
did not
conspire together to
create me
just so i could
reproduce for
you.

-Startling Fact #1”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“Be careful. Please. The border…The fucking border.” I feel a wildness spreading through me. “It’s nothing but a giant wound, a big gash between the two countries. Why does it have to be like that? I don’t understand. It’s just some random, stupid line. How can anyone tell people where they can and can’t go?”
― Erika L. Sánchez, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

“My pain was never more valuable than his potential.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name

“When you hit a wall, just kick it in.”
― Patti Smith, Just Kids

“I love you,” she confirms. I take a step closer. “Since when?” “Since fucking always.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Goal

“I glance back at Connor and Rose and realize they’ve been pretty much silent. They just stare at each other for a really, really long time, as though talking through their eyes. “Is this what smart people do?” I whisper to Lo. “They must have some superhuman telepathic power that we don’t have.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“Connor pockets his cell. “Lily,” he says. “If I wanted to date for a last name, I’d have a girl on my arm every single day. I would never be single.” He leans forward. “I promise you, that my intentions are pure. And I think it’s sweet you’re looking out for Rose, but she’s more than capable of taking care of herself, which is one of the many reasons why I want to pursue her.” “What’s another reason?” I test him. He smiles. “I won’t have to taxingly explain to her menu items in a real French restaurant.” He knows she’s fluent? “I won’t have to explain financial statements or dividends. I’ll be able to discuss anything and everything in the world, and she’ll have an answer.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“I don’t need you,” she repeats, her voice breaking.
“You’re right,” he says softly. “You don’t need a man, Rose.” He pauses and I barely hear him whisper, “But you do need me.”
― Krista Ritchie, Ricochet

“I bear a hell within me," Black Tom growled. "And finding myself unsympathized with, wished to tear up the trees, spread havoc and destruction around me, and then to have sat down and enjoyed the ruin.”
― Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

“You can’t choose blindness when it suits you. Not anymore.”
― Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom