J. > J.'s Quotes

“I’m going to fucking destroy your body tonight and hopefully some of those insecurities that don’t make any goddamn sense right along with it.”
― Liz Tomforde, Mile High

“And then he takes my hands in his and brings them up to his lips, one at a time, to press two soft kisses to my knuckles. It feels so utterly Jane Austen that I think I might cry.”
― Annie Crown, Night Shift

“All the romance novels I’ve read and the wildest fantasies I’ve entertained can kiss my ass.”
― Annie Crown, Night Shift

“No is a full fucking sentence, there’s no other way around that.”
― Kels Stone, On Cloud Nine

“There’s no better way to escape reality than with a book. Especially when the book includes dragons. Wings and fangs, here I come.”
― Kels Stone, On Cloud Nine

“An idea pops into my head, likely all too scandalous and ridiculous. But when else will a gorgeous man be dressed up as one of my favorite book boyfriends?”
― Kels Stone, On Cloud Nine

“Tears well in my eyes like heavy droplets of rain. When I flip to the first chapter, they fall.  Matthew’s handwriting is in the margins, along with scribbles and highlights along the text. “You annotated it?” I sob.”
― Kels Stone, On Cloud Nine

“An intricate Rey costume from The Last Jedi for her, with a set of Kylo Ren robes for me.”
― Kels Stone, On Cloud Nine

“Then she told me about a guy she was seeing who brought her an annotated book every time they hooked up.”
― Kels Stone, Water Under The Bridge

“Sometimes the people who are meant to love you forget how to, and you wander through life alone. That ache of loneliness simply dulls to resemble a fading bruise.”
― Kels Stone, Water Under The Bridge

“It didn’t matter how much weight I lost or how expensive my makeup products were—I was never going to be Sarah.”
― Juliana Smith, Baggage Claim

“That wasn’t technically a lie; she probably was busy. Busy doing Layla things such as talking to her plants and crying over fantasy novels.”
― Juliana Smith, Per My Last Email

“Exactly how am I supposed to work in a thank-you in there? Somehow it just won’t seem sincere if I’m trying to slit his throat.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“When he asks her what her greatest strength in the arena will be, she doesn’t hesitate. “I’m very hard to catch,” she says in a tremulous voice. “And if they can’t catch me, they can’t kill me. So don’t count me out.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“Because”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“You know, they’re not the only ones who can form alliances,” I say. For a moment, no response. Then one of Rue’s eyes edges around the trunk. “You want me for an ally?”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“She just has time to reach her hand through the mesh and say my name before the spear enters her body.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“Rue’s cannon fires.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“Then suddenly, as I was suggesting I take over the daily snare run, he took my face in his hands and kissed me.”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

“Pausing in the doorway, I grant myself the briefest moment to observe her, still taken aback by how fucking pretty she is. I’ve never used that word to describe a girl before. Hot, sure. Cute, sometimes. But she’s more than either of those. She’s pretty in the way that catches your attention and refuses to let it go.”
― Avery Keelan, Shutout

“About tonight,” he starts. His throat works and he rubs the back of his neck. “I don’t think we should do it again,” I blurt out,”
― Stephanie Archer, Behind the Net

“And even when we’re a hundred years old,” he whispers, “I’ll be flirting with you to get your attention.”
― Stephanie Archer, The Fake Out

“You know, I did two combat tours in Iraq, and somehow being your fake boyfriend is way more of a clusterfuck,” he”
― Alina Jacobs, Good Elf Gone Wrong

“This is the part where I tell you I took lessons.” I stare at him. “You took dance lessons?” “Every Saturday morning for two months.” “So you could dance with Mam?” “So I’d have the courage to ask her.”
― Catherine Walsh, Snowed In

“I usually spend most of my time watching TV or listening to music, but it has to be stuff I’ve seen or heard before, nothing that needs my full attention. So it’s usually—” “Gilmore Girls and Taylor Swift?”
― Lindsey Lanza, A Little Magic

“I make jokes,” I say, “because it’s easier to pretend I’m not feeling what I’m feeling than to actually feel it.”
― Riley Sager, The House Across the Lake

“He’s a murderer! Her conscience rebelled, but the rest of her, the part that wasn’t attached to her very wise brain, found him far too pretty to care.”
― Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Assistant to the Villain

“That’s probably what you tell all the girls, Gervais.” “Nah, Sunny. You’re my only girl.”
― Elsie Silver, Powerless

“But after confirming what I already knew with a positive pregnancy test this morning,”
― Elsie Silver, Reckless

“Beau, stop. The whole cheery, rose-colored persona you fake does nothing but annoy me. I’ve always seen past it. The way you switch from all happy-go-lucky and goofy to stern and uneasy. The way your face drops when you stare off into space for a beat too long. I do it too, and maybe that’s why I see it. But honestly, don’t bother around me. It’s almost offensive. It’s okay to not be okay.”
― Elsie Silver, Hopeless