Adrienne Bell > Quotes

“You believe in Fate?” he asked. “Not really,” she said. “But it seems she certainly believes in me.”
― Adrienne Bell, The Wedding Trap

“you’re letting your emotions get the better of you,”
― Adrienne Bell, The Wedding Trap

“... by destroying a culture’s art, you destroy the people. (...) If you erase every reminder of their history,
their symbology, everything everything that made them special and distinct in this world, then you can make those people forget who they really
are. And that’s what conquerors truly want. (...)

Because only after that can the conquerors get down to the business of really taking over. Of substituting
their own history, their own symbols, their own meaning, on another. Of casting the conquered as outsiders in their own land. (...)

Sure there are other things that go—language, clothes, food. But people have to eat. They have to clothe themselves. They need to talk. Those things can take
generations to eradicate. Art on the other hand is wrongly seen as a luxury, easily stolen without consequence. But those baubles you’re talking about are far more valuable than money. And don’t you believe for a second that the people buying
and selling them don’t understand that better than anyone else.”
― Adrienne Bell, Jake

“You're just going to have to write him down in the mistake column of your life, and console yourself with the fact that you are a thousand times better than him, whether he sees it or not.”
― Adrienne Bell, The Wedding Trap

“I warned you back in Augustville that I’d bust your nose if you ever talked to me about her again.” Jake shook his head. “Actually, you threatened to knock my damn teeth out.” “I can do both,” Bowie said with a growl. He turned his attention back to the open door ten feet away. “Oh, I know you can,” Jake said with another laugh. “But that’s not going to stop me. You know why?” “Because you haven’t gotten over that death wish?”
― Adrienne Bell, Bowie

“did you come to your senses?”
― Adrienne Bell, The Wedding Trap

“She wasn't doing this so anyone would think highly of her.”
― Adrienne Bell, The Wedding Trap

“If you erase every reminder of their history, their symbology, everything that made them special and distinct in this world, then you can make those people forget who they really are. And that’s what conquerors truly want.”
― Adrienne Bell, The Complete Sinner Saints Box Set

“when he turned on the charm.”
― Adrienne Bell, The Wedding Trap

“You’re right,” Beth conceded. “At the very least, I've got to break up with him.”
― Adrienne Bell, The Wedding Trap

“He lifted his gaze to hers, and the depth of the emotion she saw swirling inside nearly knocked the air out of her lungs. “They hurt you,” he said. “I-I’m going to be fine,” she said. “And that’s the only reason that those men are still breathing.” The resolve in his voice sent shivers down her spine. But that wasn’t the only thing making her tremble.”
― Adrienne Bell, Bowie

“I don’t have a crush on you, Charlie. I love you. I’ve always loved you. Down to the core of my soul. If we hooked up and it didn’t work out, I wouldn’t have stopped needing you.”
― Adrienne Bell, Bowie

“but you're a pretty easy read.”
― Adrienne Bell, The Wedding Trap

“Some kids dream of being James Bond when they grow up, some kids dream about being Q.”
― Adrienne Bell, The Trouble with Temptation

“My grandmother once spent an entire dinner asking me if I had dyed my hair blue because I was a lesbian. And she was very hard of hearing.”
― Adrienne Bell, Bowie

“A man. A man that had made her feel more in the past few days than she had in the last twenty years.”
― Adrienne Bell, The Agent Next Door

“through more than her fair share of awkward first dates, but it seemed like”
― Adrienne Bell, Carter

“I can't tonight," she said. "I have this...thing."
"A thing?" he asked. "What thing?"
The thing where she sat on her couch with a bag of microwave popcorn and berated herself for being an utter coward.”
― Adrienne Bell, Love on Main Street

“... by destroying a culture’s art, you destroy the people. (...) If you erase every reminder of their history, their symbology, everything everything that made them special and distinct in this world, then you can make those people forget who they really are. And that’s what conquerors truly want. (...)

Because only after that can the conquerors get down to the business of really taking over. Of substituting their own history, their own symbols, their own meaning, on another. Of casting the conquered as outsiders in their own land. (...)

Sure there are other things that go—language, clothes, food. But people have to eat. They have to clothe themselves. They need to talk. Those things can take generations to eradicate. Art on the other hand is wrongly seen as a luxury, easily stolen without consequence. But those baubles you’re talking about are far more valuable than money. And don’t you believe for a second that the people buying
and selling them don’t understand that better than anyone else.”
― Adrienne Bell, Jake

“... by destroying a culture’s art, you destroy the people. (...) If you erase every reminder of their history, their symbology, everything that made them special and distinct in this world, then you can make those people forget who they really are. And that’s what conquerors truly want. (...)

Because only after that can the conquerors get down to the business of really taking over. Of substituting their own history, their own symbols, their own meaning, on another. Of casting the conquered as outsiders in their own land. (...)

Sure there are other things that go—language, clothes, food. But people have to eat. They have to clothe themselves. They need to talk. Those things can take generations to eradicate. Art on the other hand is wrongly seen as a luxury, easily stolen without consequence. But those baubles you’re talking about are far more valuable than money. And don’t you believe for a second that the people buying and selling them don’t understand that better than anyone else.”
― Adrienne Bell, Jake

“You said you didn’t know where I came from.” Verity met his gaze. “Ann Arbor, Michigan. I’m an assistant professor of Art History at the University of Michigan.”
― Adrienne Bell, Jake

“You might not have guessed, but our office isn’t exactly a bastion of gender diversity.”
― Adrienne Bell, Rhys