The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things Quotes

“I don't know how to be a boyfriend," he warns me.
I cock a brow at him, smiling. "That's too bad...since I have a PhD in girlfriendology from the University of So Many Feelings.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“I've had so many people leave, but this is the first time anyone's come back.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“I’ve heard if you pretend long enough—or maybe wish hard enough—faking normal becomes real. I’m counting on that. Until then, I’ll carry on.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“The future sometimes looms like a monster, a horrible scary one with teeth and claws.It’s hard to plan your life when all the news talks about is how screwed up the world’s become.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“Just...for the first time, I want so bad for someone to like me back. Don't get me wrong, I've had crushes before, guys I'd never meet or ones I knew would never look at me like that. Sometimes it's safer to pin your dreams on somebody who's never going to see you. While it's sad, it's also safe. Because there's no chance he'll ever break your heart for real.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“Suddenly I can't breath, can't figure out what the hell he sees in me, but I can't look away, either. And that's when I realize, his eyes are locked on mine. Until this moment, I didn't notice; I thought he was off in music land, but he's lost in me instead.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“His smile is too beautiful for his world, and I am dying of love.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“You can lie to yourself about all kinds of things. Until you can't, anymore. Until reality pounds a hole through your fantasy castle and the reality check must be cashed in.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“Fall for someone you know will leave you,
sooner rather than later.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“You really have no idea, do you?" His voice holds a wondering note. I'm wary. "Of what?" "How incredible you are.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“It doesn't matter where we've been," I tell him. "Only where we're going.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“They're fooling themselves," I say. "It's better to deal with your shit head on. Life doesn't get better if you look away.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“Normal pleasures like this are reserved for girls without a shadow staring back at them in the mirror. But whether I deserve this or not, I don't care. It's too sweet to stop.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“I'm so not enough. I can't be. I smile, and I act happy, and I pretend. I'm the queen of bright and shiny things, eternally looking for the positive and seeking a silver lining in the dark.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“My body isn't big enough to hold this feeling.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“Sometimes only the dumbest thing in the world can give you any peace.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“I’m the queen of bright and shiny things, eternally looking for the positive and seeking a silver lining in the dark.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“Then I imagine this is how other people feel when they find my pink Post-it. But this one is bright blue and it’s written in black Sharpie. It says, You are the silver lining. I love that phrase and the fact that it came from John Milton. “Was I deceived, or did a sable cloud / Turn forth her silver lining on the night?” So somebody out there thinks I’m the bright side of a dark cloud.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“His smile is too beautiful for this world, and I am dying of love.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“To her, I was nothing, and she got me to the point where I didn’t care what happened to me, as long as she was gone, too.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things

“...whether I deserve this or not, I don’t care. It’s too sweet to stop.”
― Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things