Elle Fielding > Quotes

“I'll be lonely, but not having anyone to lose is less painful than caring about someone so much that it shatters you when they're not there anymore.”
― Elle Fielding, Trusting the Enemy Next Door

“At the heart of all good stories is character. Your reader doesn't have to like them, or even trust them, but they must be rooting for them.”
― Elle Fielding

“With every reveal, raise a further question. Intrigue is what keeps the pages turning.”
― Elle Fielding

“His tone is so flirtatious it makes my stomach flip, and it must have a similar effect on the other women in the room because a lot of wolf-whistling follows.”
― Elle Fielding, Don't Fall For Me

“I know books aren’t reality, Ben, but there’s a reason it’s a cliché.”
― Elle Fielding, Let Me Be the One

“I swallow hard at the hatred behind the words and wonder which beautiful woman yanked his heart out and turned him into a giant douche.”
― Elle Fielding, Trusting the Enemy Next Door

“Adam sees what others don't.”
― Elle Fielding, Trusting the Enemy Next Door

“You like him way too much to have fun with him.”
― Elle Fielding, Don't Fall For Me

“My days of turning myself inside out, attempting to please someone and trying to work out if I measure up to their expectations or am inevitably disappointing them are over and done with.”
― Elle Fielding, Let Me Be the One

“I just thought that for one night we could pretend we’re not two co-workers competing for a promotion. Instead we could pretend to be...people who get along.”
― Elle Fielding, Winning Her Rival's Heart

“The hero wanted someone else, and my character was foolish to believe he could love her the way she wanted him to. Nobody cares for a fool. Readers will only tolerate a small amount of stupidity.”
― Elle Fielding, Let Me Be the One

“Rejection is hard enough when you pretend nothing and no one matters.”
― Elle Fielding, Let Me Be the One

“I’m always in control. Cool, calm, and collected. Nobody gets beneath my skin, but Adam comes close. There’s something about the way he looks at me, as though he can see my deepest, darkest secrets and despises me for them, that unnerves me. It’s as if he can’t stand the sight of me.”
― Elle Fielding, Trusting the Enemy Next Door