Dream On, Ramona Riley Quotes

“Because right there, on the left side of Ramona’s face, was a dimple. A dimple she noticed when they met in Clover Moon.”
― Ashley Herring Blake, Dream On, Ramona Riley

“Ramona was Cherry. Her Cherry. The girl she’d thought about a million times over the last 18 years, her literal happy thought when shit went sideways.”
― Ashley Herring Blake, Dream On, Ramona Riley

“And Dylan, well Dylan had to admit it now, for the second time in her life, 18 years apart, she had a crush on Ramona Riley.”
― Ashley Herring Blake, Dream On, Ramona Riley

“Letting someone in is always a little scary, no matter who you are or what you've been through. But it's always worth it.”
― Ashley Herring Blake, Dream On, Ramona Riley

“And she was happy, she was, but she’d learned long ago that emotions were never only one thing. Fear could exist with excitement, and anger could exist with love and hurt could exist with longing. And all those things could exist together.”
― Ashley Herring Blake, Dream On, Ramona Riley

“She needed her close. She kissed Ramona’s nose, tucked her head beneath her chin, her heart was going a bit wild in her chest, but it felt larger than it did before. A river swollen with rain. This might be the safest she ever felt, the healthiest. This moment, this bed, in Ramona’s bedroom.”
― Ashley Herring Blake, Dream On, Ramona Riley

“And God Ramona was gorgeous, she just wanted to lay her out on the bed and look at her. Study her like a work of art.”
― Ashley Herring Blake, Dream On, Ramona Riley

“And as much as she liked Clover Lake, she wanted more, or different. She wanted both, her home and her dream.”
― Ashley Herring Blake, Dream On, Ramona Riley

“Olive had never expressed much interest in any gender other than boys, but this kind of stuff was fluid, Ramona knew full well. She just wanted Olive to be happy, to know herself and be proud of who she was, no matter who that turned out to be.”
― Ashley Herring Blake, Dream On, Ramona Riley

“She felt a lot of things all at once, actually. There was the smiling of course, but there was also a sort of a relief, because Lolli seemed just as hungry as Ramona. Not for food, but for something, understanding maybe?”
― Ashley Herring Blake, Dream On, Ramona Riley

“But right now Dylan Monroe was fiction, a character, and Dylan, she was just Dylan. She never wanted it to end.”
― Ashley Herring Blake, Dream On, Ramona Riley

“Plus, it’s June—Pride Month!” April said. “All the queer deities are smiling down on you.”
― Ashley Herring Blake, Dream On, Ramona Riley

“Her memory drifted to a dark-eyed girl, a long fishtail braid, and a cherry-print T-shirt. The girl’s face was blurry now, but the feeling was still there—comfort and hope and excitement, first kisses and laughter. Just two girls being kids.”
― Ashley Herring Blake, Dream On, Ramona Riley