Love Charms and Other Catastrophes Quotes

“To change lives and get to the root of love, there must be tears. There must be anger, jealousy, and hopelessness, she thought. Use them sparingly, but use them. Those are the feeling that invite change, whether we like them or not.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“When Zita controlled the town, she had that loom that everyone’s hearts were attached to and it makes me believe that our hearts can be tangled and tied to each other, no matter how far apart we are.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“Most of the time, romance doesn’t work out. It’s just a fact of life. But I want to fight for other people’s happy endings. I want to help them get there, instead of…”
“Missing them?”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“Missed connections? What is that?”
“It’s when you feel the spark of attraction with a stranger – someone you’ve just met or spotted in the crowd. You want to get to know him. It feels like the beginning of something. Like a thousand possibilities crammed into seconds. But for whatever reason, you never connect. Maybe you’re too shy to talk to this person, or the timing is all wrong.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“My heart blushes whenever I’m around you.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“The quiet ones sometimes have the most to say.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“No one ever said that speaking the truth would be painless. Words drenched in feelings could tangle, cut, and sting.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“There’s something romantic about rain.”
“Says the boy who claims he knows nothing about love charms.”
“I think it’s the eyelash dripping that does it.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“Niceness is magic, but no one thinks of it that way since it's quiet and constant.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“I’ve only been gone a day and a half.”
“That’s like a thousand years for the broken-hearted.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“Even missed connections from many years ago can be found again, she thought, because that moment imprinted itself on the heart where it stays, long after the brain forgets.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“It makes me believe that our hearts can be tangled and tied to each other, no matter how far away we are or how much time passes between. Our hearts remember more than our brains do.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“I don’t think I’ll ever solve you. There’s so much I want to know about you, and ever if we sat like this for years asking and telling, I still wouldn’t know it all. And that’s thrilling. I can keep unfolding parts of you, the good and bad sides of Kentaro Oshiro, and you would … you would do the same for me.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“She’d seen so many broken and bruised hearts these past few months. It would take more than just love to fix some of them. It would take more than just love to fix some of them. But love was a spark in the darkness. It was a beginning.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“Love doesn’t solve everything.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“Kisses were miracles. They solved problems.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“I tried to apologise. He just brushed me off.”
“Apologies don’t fix everything.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“I’m not a matchmaker. People decide who they fall for first. Then they come to me for help.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“Hearth charms and love charms have a lot in common. Romantic love isn’t the only love there is. Hearth charms come from love of home and family. A couple is happy if their home is a happy place.”
“That’s not true. A couple is happy only when they are in love with each other. A house reflects their feelings.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“Did you try what I suggested?”
…
“What happened?”
“It’s not easy. My heart does strange things. It doesn’t want to stay put. It likes to dance and send feelings shooting up and down my spine.”
“When Ken’s around?”
“Yes.”
“What do you think your heart’s saying?”
“I don’t know. It confuses me too much.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“Being alone isn’t so bad.”
“That’s a lie.”
“I’m happy.”
“You don’t always look happy. Content, maybe. But there’s a difference.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“Practical is always best. A charm that’s needed. No one can resist what they think they’re missing.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“How did you get over your last heartbreak?”
“Time. If it’s long enough since the breakup, your heart will heal. Mine did.”
“Does it ever heal? Really? I don’t believe that. We can move on, but the scars will always be there.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“Sometimes you know what you like. It’s called trusting your heart.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“I don’t understand my heart.”
“Hearts are complicated. It’s okay.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“Manipulating the mind and heart too much had consequences.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“Love is magic, she thought, and nothing can change that.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“Grimbaud needs a new beginning. Sometimes, in order to do that you must build upon the past.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“But for every new romance blooming, another withered.”
― Kimberly Karalius, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes