The Rival Quotes

“Betty decides for me. “I ran out of patience for this fucked-up rom-com vibe of yours about ten smirks ago. Go nauseate someone else.” She juts her chin toward the door. “Those theater punks are national treasures. You’re going. Now scram.”
― Emma Lord, The Rival: A Novel

“We're not dating," I blurt. And then, because I can't help myself, "Why would you think we're dating?" "Because I've seen the way Seb looks at you for years. And for the first time you're looking at him the same way.”
― Emma Lord, The Rival

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― Emma Lord, The Rival

“I knock my knee into his under the table. "Are you implying that you enjoyed getting repeatedly crushed by me all these years?" Ever my mirror, he knocks back mine with his. "Well, yeah, some of the time. Specifically the times I was crushing on you.”
― Emma Lord, The Rival

“I may not know which future we're heading toward, but I trust this love to ground us; I trust our good chaos to lead us wherever it is we need to go.”
― Emma Lord, The Rival

“It reminds me that for all the friends Seb has, he doesn't have a best friend- not a Christina to keep his secrets or tell mindless inside jokes or keep him in line.”
― Emma Lord, The Rival