Rooke Quotes

“books are my escape from real life. Because you know what? Real life fucking sucks.”
― Callie Hart, Rooke

“The love between us is fire and ice. It’s loss, and it’s redemption. It’s pain, and it’s comfort. It is everything.”
― Callie Hart, Rooke

“People always say they want to know the truth. They make big speeches about how important it is to them and they harp on about the consequence of deceit, but when they’re faced with the truth, they suddenly don’t want it anymore. The truth requires you to be brave. The truth requires you to face awkward situations. The truth requires you to stand your ground, to bear it, not run away and hide from it.”
― Callie Hart, Rooke

“These books are my escape from real life. Because you know what? Real life fucking sucks.”
― Callie Hart, Rooke

“It’s a romance story. You know. Boy meets girl. Boy does something monumental to fuck up their relationship. They fight and go their separate ways. Boy works hard to regain her trust and her love, and they live happily ever after.”
― Callie Hart, Rooke

“My girlfriend is a motherfucking boss”.
My cheeks redden, an out of control burn spreading down through my body. “Is that what I am? Your girlfriend?”
He nodes sagely. “I’m afraid you don’t get a choice in the matter.”
“Wow. Most guys avoid that word at all cost.”
“Most guys are fucking idiots, Sasha. Idiots. they’re too afraid of what they’ll be losing if they commit themselves to one woman. I’m very aware of what I’ll be losing if I don’t in this particular instance.”
― Callie Hart, Rooke

“This thing between us…you’re afraid of it. The moment you stop fearing this and you accept it, you’ll be able to see just how fucking beautiful it is. And the moment you accept it will also be the moment you don’t have to carry this shit on your own anymore.”
… “It’s not that easy. It’s not something I can just hand off to someone else so they can carry half the load for me, Rooke. This is ingrained deep inside me now. It would be like trying to give away half of my soul.”
“I’ll take a part of your soul,” he says quietly.” Give me the wounded part. Give me the part that hurts you every time you breathe. Give me the part that feels so heavy you just don’t think you can carry it anymore. I’ll take care of it for you.”
― Callie Hart, Rooke

“? This is real, Sasha. You feel that it is, I? know you do. And just because it’s real doesn’t mean it isn’t scary. Doesn’t mean that we won’t argue or disagree. It just means that it can be fucking amazing if we let it.”
― Callie Hart, Rooke

“I’m going to fuck you and it’s going to change everything. Nothing will be the same again. The sun won’t brighten your days from here on out. I will. Gravity won’t keep your feet on the ground. I will. You won’t want to eat or sleep without me. Every second spent away from me will be a second wasted.”
― Callie Hart, Rooke

“The man is sex. Pure, unfiltered sex. From the way he walks, to the way he wears his clothes, to the ink that makes his body…everything about Rooke Idlewild Blackheath screams, “FUCK ME!”.”
― Callie Hart, Rooke

“I’m going to kiss you. If you don’t want my mouth on yours, my body against yours, then say so now and I will never call you again. But if you do want this, if the prospect of my hands in your hair and my tongue in your mouth makes your heart beat a little faster, then all this other bullshit has got to stop.”
― Callie Hart, Rooke

“You think the amount of days I’ve been alive on this planet has any real bearing on how well I can fuck you? You think the date on my driver’s license means I won’t be able to make you come? That I won’t be able to love you? That I won’t be able to make you happy? If that’s the case, then you are the child here, not me. You’re clinging to this age bullshit like it’s a life raft that’s saving you from drowning, Sasha, when it’s the only thing dragging you under. This moment, here, right now…this is the only time when our ages will ever really matter. You’re eleven years older than me. Accept it. Let it go. You’re fighting an unstoppable force, Sasha.”
― Callie Hart, Rooke

“I’m drawn to that hollow look in her eyes. I’m drawn to the sadness of her, the way she seems to visibly throb with it, even when nothing about her suggest she might be unhappy. I’m attracted to the dark ache in her soul, because it’s something I can understand. Something that feels real to me.
Seriously fucked up shit.”
― Callie Hart, Rooke

“Why did you read it? Why did you come?” I ask. I can’t help myself. it’s the first thing I’ve said since we all sat down, and it feels like my cheeks are blazing. For a moment, everyone is looking at me like I have three heads and no nose. Rooke sets his win glass down and just…looks at me.
“I read the book because I wanted to know more about you. What interests you. What excited you. What turns you on. I came here tonight because I wanted to see you again. Okay”
― Callie Hart, Rooke