Love Contract Quotes

“Why will she have changed your life?” He smirks. “Because otherwise I’m not in love—I’m just having fun.”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract

“Have you ever been in love?” My eyebrows must be rising off my face. “No,” Sullivan says, without having to think about it. “But when I am, you won’t hear me spouting off nonsense like that. I’ll have something real to say because she’ll have changed my life.”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract

“Every person is an ocean, with unknown depths. In the hearts of some lie hidden treasures, while deep in others, monsters dwell...”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract

“If you can't laugh at life, you'll cry. And I'm sure as hell not going to cry. (9%)”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract

“Love is the dream, it is the goal, it’s what we’re here for. It’s what heals, what motivates, what satisfies… We’ll do for others what we’d never do for ourselves, and that’s how it should be. Because we grow our souls when we join them. A selfish person is a starving thing. It’s love that feeds us.”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract

“Maybe it’s a mercy when people go when they’re hurting. But it’s no mercy to the people who lose them.”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract

“We’re already running low on champagne,” Martinique informs me. “There’s five more cases in the walk-in fridge.” “I’ll tell the bussers. Did you know you have paint on your nose?” Could this day get any worse? “Yes, Martinique—I’m well aware that I have paint on my nose. It’s to match the centerpieces.”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract

“This family is small and broken, but families are like books…the ones that are used and battered are the ones that were loved.”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract

“When you’re scared and you have no idea what to do, it seems safest to do nothing. Even while your whole life is falling apart around you, somehow even that feels safe. Because at least you’re used to it.”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract

“I remember what Theo said, the reason she likes cooking so much… I like taking care of people… I get it. It feels good to take care of Theo, to protect her, to keep her safe…”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract

“I’m not a virgin. Unless half a year without sex resets the factory settings.”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract

“Theo laughs, a sound like raindrops down my spine. She takes her hand back. Mine feels cooler and emptier without hers inside of it.”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract

“I do not have a crush on Sullivan. I’ve never had a crush on Sullivan. Yes, I used to stare at him a lot in math class. But with pure hatred, I promise you.”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract

“He’s not looking at Angus. Sullivan gazes into my eyes like he’s here to see me and me alone. Like the rest of the party doesn’t exist.”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract

“While Sullivan would eat your heart on a platter if he thought it tasted good.”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract

“You don’t play with love, you don’t treat it like a game—because it’s the most important thing on this whole fucking planet. It’s what we live for, what we work for, what lights up everything else…It’s the realest power there is, and if you tasted it with Theo, you should never let it go.”
― Sophie Lark, Love Contract