All the Feels Quotes

“Your lack of anger does not reliably indicate a lack of wrong done to you.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“This is the best day of my fucking life!” he shouted. “Only! One! Bed! My second-favorite trope!”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“Sometimes I want to burn down the fucking world for what it’s done to you.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“Carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“She'd almost forgotten how it felt to squeeze into a space too cramped to contain her comfortably. She'd almost forgotten the specific pain of attempting to make herself as small as possible, contorting her arms and legs in a way that hurt her joints and made relaxation impossible. She'd almost forgotten the reality of her life.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“And since then, she’d spent decades giving away pieces of herself, because she didn’t matter. Not as much as everyone else.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“Then she threw back her head and laughed. The joyful sound floated through the evening sky, rich and warm, bright as the smile transforming her features into near-beauty, and— And he couldn’t seem to look away. Fuck, he couldn’t seem to look away.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“I am the only fucking person in this car and on this planet who can decide what my career is worth, he'd raged, offended fury in every syllable, and it's not worth my fucking soul.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“The best thing the world offered an ugly little girl was indifference. Pity stung exactly as much as insults, if not more, so she tried to avoid either. She tried to avoid notice. Even as a child, she’d understood it was important to stay quiet. Unobtrusive. And above all, undemanding.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“Wren’s comfort was worth his discomfort.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“It's not right on a societal level or even a professional level, but it is fine on a personal level. It has to be, because otherwise I'd spend my life angry and sad, and I don't want that for myself.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“We’re getting you a dress. Time to Pretty Woman this shit.” He cracked his knuckles with relish. “I can’t wait until someone refuses to wait on you because you’re so obviously an unsophisticated oaf from Kansas or wherever–“

“North Hollywood. Basically just down this hill and over the next one.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“I fucking love you, Wren, and you’re obviously my soulmate.” He leaned his forehead against hers. “Of course it’s a goddamn soul mark. Have I taught you nothing, you obtuse harpy?” Delightful. Asshole.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“They were going to cuddle for warmth? Holy shit. All his fanfic and real-life dreams had come true. This really was the best day ever.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“Let me get this straight.” He braced his hands on the counter and leaned in closer to the clerk. “There’s only . . . one bed?” The young man blinked at him. “Yes, sir.” When Alex pumped his fists in triumph, punching the air, Lauren and the clerk both jumped. “This is the best day of my fucking life!” he shouted. “Only! One! Bed! My second-favorite trope!”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“The synth speaks to my soul.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“The only way to save him was to leave him.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“But you knew about the rest of it. Unless you’re having amnesia issues. Which, incidentally, is another of my favorite fic tropes, so if you’re an amnesiac or want to pretend to be one, let me know, and we can have some fun with that.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“Is that another Pretty Woman reference?” It totally was. “I can neither confirm nor deny that accusation.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“The Saroyan Stairs were special. Before leaving for Spain, he hadn’t anticipated sharing his late-night pilgrimages there with anyone. Not even Marcus, much as Alex loved his best friend. Lauren’s presence wasn’t an intrusion, though. It was a completion.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“And somewhere in that lazy stretch of time after the auction, she started laughing too. Not by accident. Not because the world became a significantly more amusing place over the course of a week or two. No, she started laughing because he’d formulated a new goal to define his days: He wanted to make her laugh as often as he frustrated her. Which was to say, frequently.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“Someone I know writes fanfic, and he— they want me to help proofread and give feedback on their stories. But I can’t give useful feedback unless I know what a good story looks like, so I’ve been reading fics about Cupid. The ones with the most kudos.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“Why do you listen to closely to everything I say, and then remember it?" He frowned down at her, reaching over to rumple her hair with his free hand. "It's all very unfair.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“Lauren wasn’t really into frosting, he’d learned, which was preposterous. Possibly un-American.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“He was almost entirely certain he’d shifted far enough, but maybe she had some sort of preternatural erection detection ability?”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“Please excuse my profanity, Vika,” she said calmly, “but in the immortal words of my husband: Those people can go fuck themselves.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“He sighed and held his mom tighter. “I wish you didn’t know the phrase thirst tweets. Especially in reference to me. Especially especially since I’ll be posting more shirtless pics soon.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“And this means I’ve wanted you ever since you walked toward me in LAX looking like a freaking god. That damn Henley should be outlawed.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“Oooh. He was going to see his stern minder’s inner sanctum? Her Fortress of Stultifying Solitude? He couldn’t wait.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels

“Hope you like chicken enchiladas. If you don’t, you’re objectively wrong, because chicken enchiladas are fucking delicious.”
― Olivia Dade, All the Feels