Powerful Quotes

“You make even the stars envious,” I repeat softly, leaning toward her. “Because one day—far from now—you will be up there beside them, outshining every single one.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“See you in the sky,”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“To the girls with softer dreams – your purpose is just as powerful!”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“If darkness is the absence of light, then that is what I am when she is not around. And I wonder how I’ve stumbled this long without her to guide me.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“In the end, it was all light and dark, loud and soft. I knew nothing but the memory of those I loved. One, a friend. The other, unfinished. And that alone is what I took with me into the next life. But I watched, warm and bright and high above. Just as he promised.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“Shh.” I run a hand down the length of her curls, feeling a hiccup jostle her body. “You did the right thing. Run to me. Always run to me.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“I always wondered how something could shine so bright, even while being swallowed in darkness.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“I had never known happiness before her. But if there is to be an after in which she doesn’t exist, I know I never will again.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“I’m counting the stars until I see Mak shining beside me. The stars wink at me, welcoming me home. And on second eight, I know nothing.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“Just count the stars, Dena.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“Falling is not what I do. No, I trip into love, unable to slow down long enough to question these feelings or the person I've dumped them on.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“She’s counting the stars. I break. All of me. Every inch of my being shattering at the realization.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“Thanks for picking the closest star, Dena.’ I take a shaky breath. Forty, forty-one, forty-two… ‘Looks like you’ll be around to keep me company.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“I’ve made him smile.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“And just like that, I’ve picked which pretty prince to root for. Because it’s Kai who is destined for Paedyn, no matter how tragic their story. No matter the opposite roles they play in this life. But maybe things will be different in the next.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“She is an intoxicating sort of exhausting, like running until you’ve lost your breath but enjoying the feeling all the while. And I feel as though I’ve been sprinting for days. Even worse, I fear that I am, in fact, beginning to enjoy her. What a terrifying realization, to admit one’s admiration for another.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“But you… you’re the embodiment of everything I am not. And yet, here I am, crawling back to you as though I’ve left a piece of myself behind.” He slowly lifts a hand, and I hold my breath when his fingers run down a loose curl. “And it scares the shit out of me.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“You are the sweetest thing I have never tasted.” Another brush of his knuckles. “And I doubt I’ve craved anything more.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“He stole your smile,” she whispers, tears clinging to dark lashes. “No wonder you didn’t have one to give me.” Regret rams into me once again, her words a reminder of every missed opportunity to make her smile with one of my own. “I’ll find one,” I murmur. “Steal it back if I must. For you.” Her lips lift, eyes shining with tears. “And I’ll cherish it.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“He is my fantasy. This is my reality.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“Well, I would catch you, Dena, but it seems we’re going down together.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“And will you be beside me up there?’ ‘If I should be so lucky.’ ‘Promise me,’ she murmurs sternly. ‘I don’t want to be alone.’ I nod against her hair. ‘I promise, Dena.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“But I refuse to be ashamed of my softness. Gentleness is the strength that fragility lacks.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“I regret not buying that blue shirt from you, if only so I had your attention long enough to convince you that red suits you better. I regret not telling you how much I like it when you blow those bangs out of your eyes, or the way you clap after finishing a row of stitches. I regret smothering every smile you made me want to give you. And I regret not telling you the truth. But most of all, not saying goodbye.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“He makes me happy, for whatever absurdly odd reason. He’s not exactly a ray of sunshine, but perhaps something equivalent to moonlight. Mysterious and unnerving. Equally as beautiful, yet, soft enough to stare at.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“Homes tend to hurt you the most.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“If there is a God, this man is certainly proof that He has His favorites.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“I would have waited another nineteen years if it meant you were the first good memory I was gifted.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“Like the beginning of the end.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“There is not a single cynical thought to deny the fact that she may be the most beautiful woman I’ve ever had the pleasure of laying eyes on. She’s intimidatingly peaceful – a contradiction in itself. And I almost want to despise her for it. Because I fear there is a chance that I may begin to enjoy her.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful