Veronica Rossi > Quotes

“She looked up. “A world of nevers under a never sky.”
She fit in well then, he thought. A girl who never shut up.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“People can be cruelest to those they love.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“She absorbed the terror and beauty of him and his world. Of every moment over the past days. All of it, filling her up like the first breath she'd ever taken. And never had she loved life more.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“Love is a rebellious bird that nobody can tame.”
― veronica rossi, Through the Ever Night

“In the afternoon, they stopped to eat on a rocky outcrop. Perry brushed a kiss on her cheek while she was chewing, and she learned that it was the loveliest thing to be kissed for no reason, even while chewing food. It brightened the woods, and the never sky, and everything.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“Love was like the waves in the sea, gentle and good sometimes, rough and terrible at others, but that it was endless and stronger than the sky and earth and everything in between.”
― Veronica Rossi, Through the Ever Night

“Fall off your own roof.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“Do you ever miss anything?'
Perry smiled. 'You, all the time.”
― Veronica Rossi, Through the Ever Night

“In the sounds of the night Aria heard footsteps, far off and faint, but she recognized them instantly.
She shot into the darkness, letting her ears guide her. She followed the crunch of his feet on stones and small twigs, coming faster, louder, as his walk became a jog, then a run. She chased the sounds until all she heard was his heartbeat and then his breath and his voice, right by her ear, telling her, in tones as warm as fire, exactly the words she wanted to hear.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“If there was no fear, how could there be comfort? Or courage?”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“I miss you.
I miss you. I miss you, I miss you.
Be ready, because when I see you, I'll never let you go again.”
― Veronica Rossi, Through the Ever Night

“She'd survived the outside. She'd survived the Aether and cannibals and wolves. She knew how to love now, and how to let go. Whatever came next, she would survive it, too”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“There are other things I'd rather do when I'm alone with you."
Time to step off the edge. "Then do them.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“Roar leaned across the table and smiled at her seductively, his dark hair falling into his eyes. 'When you say everything happens in the Realms, do you mean everything?'

Aria laughed nervously.'Yes. Especially that.There are no risks in the Realms.'

Roar's smile widened. 'You simply think it and it happens? And it
actually feels real?'

'Why are we talking about this?'

'I need a Smarteye,' he said.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“Your voice sounds like a midnight fire. All warm and worn in and golden. I could listen to you talk forever."
"I could never do that".
She laughed at him. He brought his lips to her ear.
"Your scent is like violets early in spring," he whispered. Then he laughed at himself because though it was true, he sounded like the worst kind of fool.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“She’d fallen into a deep silence once, when the sun appeared, and it was then he’d wondered most what she was thinking.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“It's time, Perry". He let her go. She took a step back, taking in his face one last time. His green eyes. The bend in his nose and the scars on his cheek. All the tiny inperfections that made him beautiful. Without a word, she turned and made her way downhill.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“We all have the potential to do terrible things. But we also have the potential to overcome our mistakes.”
― Veronica Rossi, Into the Still Blue

“Aria... everyone feels lost and low. It's how a person acts that makes them different”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“A good dream was something you clung to until the last moment before waking.”
― Veronica Rossi, Through the Ever Night

“It's hard to follow a person's logic if you don't know how they feel.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“Because people are more than emotions. People have thoughts and reasons for doing things.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“The more I try to catch up, the farther I fall behind.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“What I was trying to say,” he whispered, “is that I see you in everything. There isn’t a word for you that means enough, because you’re everything to me.”
― Veronica Rossi, Into the Still Blue

“How do you restart something that had never been turned off?”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“There was nothing more painful than hurting someone you loved.”
― Veronica Rossi, Through the Ever Night

“It didn't matter if Aria was hundreds of miles away, or whether she'd hurt him, or said goodbye, or anything else. Nothing would change the way he felt. The moment Aria had taken his hand on the roof at Marron's, she'd changed everything. No matter what happened, she'd always be the one.”
― Veronica Rossi, Through the Ever Night

“Oh, this was champ. She’d found herself a Savage prince. Don’t laugh, she told herself. Don’t laugh, Aria.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“He kissed her slowly. Everything went slowly so he could follow her temper, and search into her eyes. When they joined, her scent was brave and strong and certain. Perry took it into himself, breathing her breath, feeling what she felt. He'd never known anything as right.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

“He watched as she pressed the berry to her lower lip. He kept looking at her mouth after she'd done it. He knew he should look away, but he couldn't. "Right. Good. If there's no stinging, you'd put it to your tongue."

Perry shot to his feet before he finished the words, nearly tripping over himself. He ran a hand over his head, feeling skitty, like he needed to laugh or run or do something. He picked up a stone and tossed it into the creek, trying to get the image of her tasting the berry out of his mind.”
― Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky