Love, Mom Quotes

“Boys will be boys.” I hate that phrase, the lame excuse for predator behavior.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“Beauty and talent can be as much of a blessing as they can be a curse. An apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“They say knowledge is power. They don’t tell you how powerful it is at destroying people.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“When we are born with a talent, it can become a curse.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“Everyone is capable of horrible things. It just depends on how bad a day gets.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“True evil is not taught, I wrote in my novel. True evil is natural born.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“The best thing about heartbreak is that it often helps you see the truth in all its ugly colors. It hurts”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“Our present is often a collage of our past deeds.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“Punishment is white. Revenge is red. Mine was bloody-black.”- Iliana Xander, Love, Mom”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“the”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“guys. You fall for the wrong ones.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“That’s the moment of truth. Feeling is how reality makes itself known. Pain is its ultimate manifestation.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“I am soon to be a co-parent with the girl I’m supposed to marry.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“Don’t let the boys ruin that. They always want to get their sticky hands on pretty things like you. Boys will be boys.” I hate that phrase, the lame excuse for predator behavior.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“The worst thing about heartbreak is that, sometimes, it makes you do unspeakable things.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“The best thing about heartbreak is that it often helps you see the truth in all its ugly colors. It hurts, but it teaches you a lesson.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“Sometimes, to understand your present, you have to look into the past.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“You don’t know that glass is broken if you don’t hear it break. Even when you see it, it still doesn’t fully register in your mind. But when you step on it, oh, then you feel it. That’s the moment of truth. Feeling is how reality makes itself known. Pain is its ultimate manifestation.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“I loved writing by candlelight. It felt romantic, somehow old school. Writing with a pen instead of a computer felt like a talent in itself. It required patience.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“You don’t know that glass is broken if you don’t hear it break. Even when you see it”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“Mackenzie”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“I read her diary.” He cocks a brow. “And then I saw your scar.” I motion with my eyes to his forearm”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“I echoed.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“True evil is not taught”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“Your sunshine smile.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“Remember, it’s easier to do things without permission and then apologize than⁠—” “To ask permission and get rejected,” I cut in and add, “Unless we are arrested.”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“Sometimes the smallest things in life”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“When you are young”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“Boys will be boys.” I hate that phrase”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

“When we are born with a talent”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom