Kiss Me, Catalina Quotes

“The more time we spent together, the more captivated I found myself. Enthralled by your strength and sense of self. Enamored by the way you push me, tease me, challenge me, and make me laugh. I hear music in my head again, and it’s all because of you. I’m writing again, because you helped me be comfortable with the real me. And for that, I am eternally grateful.”
― Priscilla Oliveras, Kiss Me, Catalina

“When he was with her, he felt alive. Excited, but also relaxed, at peace. So he found himself seeking ways to carve out extra time in her company.”
― Priscilla Oliveras, Kiss Me, Catalina

“Her skin was warm and soft against his lips. She smelled like face powder mixed with something musky and rich that quickened his pulse. Her hand rested on his chest, her fingers curling around the lapel of his charro jacket. Instinctively he swung his sombrero behind her, his arm circling her waist in a hug that felt natural but was over far too soon to sufficiently satisfy his desire to touch her, hold her. Have her.”
― Priscilla Oliveras, Kiss Me, Catalina

“Our Catalina is special. She shines brighter than a diamond under the spotlight. Sí, her emotions are quick-fire, often hotter than my vieja’s homemade salsa, pero they come from a good heart.”
― Priscilla Oliveras, Kiss Me, Catalina

“But bravery isn’t the absence of fear. It’s recognizing that fear and not letting it stop us.”
― Priscilla Oliveras, Kiss Me, Catalina

“But mental health and the wounds and scars those who were supposedly loved ones gave you weren’t things to be swept under the rug or laughed off or ignored. That’s when they festered, ate away at you. Blocked your creativity.”
― Priscilla Oliveras, Kiss Me, Catalina

“It showed Patricio that a loved one’s flaws didn’t have to translate into shortcomings of your own.”
― Priscilla Oliveras, Kiss Me, Catalina

“A strange jitteriness buzzed inside her-a mix of euphoria, madre-de-Dios disbelief, and revenge-inspired satisfaction.”
― Priscilla Oliveras, Kiss Me, Catalina