Thrive Quotes

“Our love is rare. It’s one I can’t abandon, even if I tried. When she screams, an identical one rips through me. When she cries, my world rains with grief. When she loves, I truly, truly fly.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“But we’re in Earth-616, love. We’re going to have our happy ending. It just may take us awhile to get there.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“Lo,” I whisper, my fingers making circles on his black shirt. “I just want you to know that if you leave this world, I won’t be in it for much longer.” He’s a piece of me. You cut it off, and it’s like going through life with no lungs.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“Remember how when we were little?” I whisper. “You’d chase me around before midnight.”
“You always ran out of breath.”
“I wanted you to catch me.”
“I thought so.”
“Catch me,” I whisper.
“I already have,” he murmurs.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“I’m going to love Lily how I want to love her.
Overwhelmingly, uncompromisingly.
Look away if you have to.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“The only future I want is the one that ends with her.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“We’re no longer welcome at that particular hotel…for eternity. Those were the manager’s exact words.” Connor loosens his bowtie. “I don’t blame him for thinking we’re immortal. In some preclassic civilizations, I’d be considered a god.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“I lost something recently," he tells me.
My heart swells at the familiar voice, and I spin around to drop-dead-gorgeous cheekbones, a ruby-red visor, and lips that pull into a breathtaking smile.
"Found her," he says.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“I wish.
I wish.
I wish. And nothing ever comes true.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“Very softly, he says, “I wouldn’t be here without you.” It is bigger than an I love you. It is a declaration that solidifies what I’ve known for so long. We aren’t connected by our addictions. But by our childhood. Souls fused together from the very, very start.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“I believe in you, love.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“No,” Connor says. “A man never leaves his dog behind.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“Will you let me know when you get your superpower?" He nods, and his fingers slide across the base o my neck. I love that he touches me so much more. "I have to warn you though, I may not have one." "That's okay," I say. "Sometimes I like the idea of just being mortal with you.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“The perseverance to do anything, to be anything.
To thrive.
Someday, that word will belong to us too.
After years of coming up short, it’s all I’ve ever wanted.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“Connor and Rose would belong to the smartest house in the wizarding world. No question. Before the sorting hat even touched their heads, it’d scream Ravenclaw!”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“You threaten my balls every day.”
“That’s because they’re hanging around my sister,” Rose snaps. I hate that she makes a good point. “And you have full right to threaten my eggs or fallopian tubes. Have at them.”
I grimace. “I’m not going anywhere near your vagina.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“I want to be strong for him." It's my turn now. I'm ready for it.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“They've been married for a little over a year, and they've withstood a lot together, with no signs of parting. They channel power from the universe that only nerd stars can access. I'm sure of it. The galaxy is on their side.”
― Becca Ritchie & Kristia Ritchie, Thrive

“The hardest things in life are usually the right things.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“That's how I survived. Time and time again. That's my secret. I survived because I willed it to be ... How did I survive apocalyptic fire? I simply refused to feel the flames.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“Our combined IQs wouldn't even be humanly possible," she cuts him off. "Exactly. We defy the impossible," he says with a smartass grin.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“No one is going to hurt us: I read in his gaze. No one is going to pull us apart.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“No matter what happens," Lo says, his lips brushing my ear, "I'll always be here, Lil.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“Poppy shares my smile. "I think we'd all do a lot more just to see you happy, Lily.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“I’m beginning to realize that we only see fragments of people,”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“Yeah, and that alternate universes usually have the worst endings with the unhappiest conclusions.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“There will always be bad days, but it's how we live those bad days that counts.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“I did all the serious things that serious people do. The complacent face. The folded hands. The stiff spine. Check, check, double check.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“Maybe one day he’ll realize how far we’re all willing to go. For the people we love most.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive

“so at least she could feel less singled out, less repulsed by herself, less like a spot on the world that should have been wiped clean.”
― Krista Ritchie, Thrive