Blackout Quotes

“Your heart will never lead you wrong, but it can be hard to hear it. You have to give it space to speak. That’s a form of love too.”
― Angie Thomas, Blackout

“But you’re my mess. I rather have this mess every day than not at all.”
― Tiffany D. Jackson, Blackout

“Forget what anyone expects: the only person I have to truly worry about is me.”
― Angie Thomas, Blackout

“That’s the thing about finding the right person to love. When someone loves you, all their hang-ups don’t really mean much. Because loving that person is a choice you have to make every day, even when that day isn’t what you expect.”
― Tiffany D. Jackson, Blackout

“Don't you think it's possible that this could be good? That maybe this won't lead to disaster after all? What if we find out that we fit together, like your grandparents and their hands? What if you, with your sweetness and your too-soft heart, those pretty eyes and very short skirts, are exactly what I've been looking for?”
― Ashley Woodfolk, Blackout

“Some stories are better told in the dark. Not just the scary ones where someone gets chased through the woods. Or the whodunits where a bunch of suspects are trapped in a house. But even love stories can glow when the lights go out.”
― Dhonielle Clayton, Blackout

“We change out every one of our cells, all our everything, every seven years. My current body doesn't share a single cell in common with my two-year-old body. If your current self is not the same as your past self, then what's the point of planning for anything? Our future selves will be nothing like us. Different tastes, different friends, different cells. Our future self is a complete stranger, a totally different person. So, why do we spend all this time making plans and doing things fora person we don't even know?”
― Dhonielle Clayton, Blackout

“your energy is all love”
― Ashley Woodfolk, Blackout

“Listening to them laugh makes my brain do that annoying thing where it immediately thinks the worst. My therapist says it’s part of my anxiety—expect bad stuff as opposed to good things so I won’t be hurt. Anxiety plays the most frustrating mind game.”
― Dhonielle Clayton, Blackout

“I love you too,' I murmur. 'It's hard for me to imagine myself not being with you, and that ... that scares me. I don't know who I am if I'm not your girlfriend. I don't think it should be that way.”
― Angie Thomas, Blackout

“He pulls me back. ' Just wait ... say what you need to say.'
'I'm scared.' My voice breaks.
'Of what?"
'Everything," I whisper.”
― Dhonielle Clayton, Blackout

“I miss feeling like I belong someplace”
― Dhonielle Clayton, Blackout

“That’s the thing about finding the right person to love. When someone loves you, all their hang-ups don’t really mean much. Because loving that person is a choice you have to make every day, even when that day isn’t what you expect.”
― Dhonielle Clayton, Blackout

“Do you want a girlfriend or are you one of those guys who likes to date around?” “I’m just waiting for the right one to come along,” he says.”
― Nicola Yoon, Blackout

“Listening to them laugh makes my brain do that annoying thing where it immediately thinks the worst. My therapist says it’s part of my anxiety—expect bad stuff as opposed to good things so I won’t be hurt. Anxiety plays the most frustrating mind games.”
― Angie Thomas, Blackout

“So I grab his shirt, pull him close, and kiss him. I kiss my messy, forgetful, sill-ass ex-boyfriend. And as we hover over the water, I forget the world as he kisses me back.”
― Tiffany D. Jackson, Blackout

“We catch eyes, nervously blinking away. Looks like we both need that job more than we'd like to admit. The blackout brought us back together––will the Apollo internship rip us apart?”
― Tiffany D. Jackson, Blackout

“He closes the distance between us, grabbing my hands.
'You know me,' he says. 'I ain't good with words and shit. That was your job! But I'm talking now. Is it too late?'
He leans down, resting his forehead on mine. I hold my breath as a voice inside me says, He's right, I do know him! I know him more than I know myself.
'Is it too late?' he asks again, inching toward my lips, and the world starts spinning faster.”
― Tiffany D. Jackson, Blackout

“I'm focusing on his feet because if I look up into his eyes I know, I just know I'll kiss him. His lips graze my forehead, and my whole body shivers.”
― Tiffany D. Jackson, Blackout

“Could you ever love me the way you love them?'
Confusion settles on his face. 'Who is them?'
I clutch my scrapbook journal tight. 'All the girls you're always talking to.'
'You're my best friend,' he says.
'I know you like ... love me. But ... like....?'
His eyes widen––a mix of surprise and I don't know... 'oh,' is all he can manage.
'Never mind. Forget I said anything.'
'That's not something you can just forget, Lana.'
'It's cool ... it's fine.' I turn away from him.
He grabs my hand. 'Stop––'
His voice gets serious. There's no leftover laughter.
'I don't want to play this game anymore.' I'm biting back tears, ready to run out of here.
He pulls me closer. ' You don't get to say something like that and run off.”
― Dhonielle Clayton, Blackout

“The truth: Some girls want him to spend money on them. They see it as a way to have him and prove his love for them. But he would give me the last dollar he had and I still wouldn't want it.”
― Dhonielle Clayton, Blackout

“Papa says writers need to unlock their feelings in order to tell the truth on the page. But what happens when it's not the page you're pouring your heart out to, when you have to say the words out loud?”
― Dhonielle Clayton, Blackout

“Tammi, my only job was to love you. You telling me I didn't do that? You talking about jobs, what was your job supposed to be?”
― Tiffany D. Jackson, Blackout

“The truth: Everything we do together is a memory I never want to forget. Each joke, each touch, each experience. My notebooks spill over. Too big to hold all that is him ... all that is me ... all that is us together.”
― Dhonielle Clayton, Blackout

“He whispers, ' I've always loved you, but I never thought you had space to love me back,' and kisses me again.
We pause to take a break.
I can't fight away a smile. 'Will you remember this?'
'Forever.”
― Dhonielle Clayton, Blackout

“Of all the things you remember, you can't put two and two together and know how much I love you? How much it's always been you?”
― Dhonielle Clayton, Blackout

“I hold one of his hands in both of mine and draw him in, closer.
'Kareem,' I plead softly. 'Please. Let's go.'
Kareem blinks away from the man, eyes landing on me. In that moment, we are us again. Words said through the simplest look. And though it's unfair to my already confused heart, it's the only way to keep him focused on me.”
― Tiffany D. Jackson, Blackout

“He leans his forehead on my bare shin and breathes in.
I stare at the top of his head, heart pounding. Aching to move, to run from his touch but desperate to stay in the dark with him like this ... forever. He turns his head, letting his cheek rest against my leg.
'What happened to us?' He whispers.
And for the first time, I'm not entirely sure.”
― Tiffany D. Jackson, Blackout

“So I guess I can check off 'finishes my sentences' on the Ideal Partner list.”
― Nic Stone, Blackout

“How do you like someone so easily? Let your hard parts soften up and hope they won't be bruised? I've wondered what this type of real love feels like. Another person's hand entwined with yours. Another person's mouth pressed to yours. Another person who wants to be all tangled up with you.”
― Dhonielle Clayton, Blackout