The Rainbow Maker's Tale Quotes

“Love is having someone to do nothing with.”
― Melanie Cusick-Jones, The Rainbow Maker's Tale

“It was days like this when I felt it more than ever: I wasn’t a real human.”
― Melanie Cusick-Jones, The Rainbow Maker's Tale

“You're not alone anymore. You have me."
I couldn't breathe. I couldn't speak. I had been alone for so long with my questions and theories and anger--and now this beautiful, fantastic girl was saying she believed me.
When she closed her eyes and kissed me, I finally let go of myself. Everything I had held in before, didn't have to be hidden anymore--not from Cassie. My eyes drifted shut as she kissed me harder, her arm winding around my shoulders to pull me close.
Without having to say anything more, I just knew now--maybe I always had--Cassie was the answer.”
― Melanie Cusick-Jones, The Rainbow Maker's Tale

“Ambushed by my emotions, I now found myself caught up in an unexpected whirlwind of confusion, embarrassment, hope, and excitement... Was this love? Is this how it felt when you loved someone? A thousand thoughts and impressions a second, with no time or ability to focus on a single one, because the only thing I could see was her.
Cassie.
Whatever else I knew or wanted, would now--and always--be overshadowed by her. In my head, this sounded extreme, but at the same time, I knew it was true. The center of my world had shifted in what felt like a single second and I realized it was too late for me. There was no way back from here.”
― Melanie Cusick-Jones, The Rainbow Maker's Tale

“I realized then, that Cassie was going to kiss me. As my eyes found hers, something opened up between us. It was as if I was seeing something deeper inside her, then I ever had before. Without any words, I saw then, that Cassie loved me.”
― Melanie Cusick-Jones, The Rainbow Maker's Tale

“I hoped I might still get to spend the afternoon with her, despite my surprise declaration of love and insulting her father. When I looked at it like that, it had not been the best five minutes of our friendship.”
― Melanie Cusick-Jones, The Rainbow Maker's Tale

“All of the casual conversation openings I'd been practicing in my head, as I trudged through the basic tasks in the lab, were instantly forgotten when I saw Cassie. She looked beautiful and for some reason, today of all days, after I'd been so careful, I let myself be honest.
"Beautiful," I murmured, not quietly enough that she wouldn't hear me now that I was so close.”
― Melanie Cusick-Jones, The Rainbow Maker's Tale