Cara > Cara's Quotes

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

“Secrets have power. And that power diminishes when they are shared, so they are best kept and kept well. Sharing secrets, real secrets, important ones, with even one other person, will change them. Writing them down is worse, because who can tell how many eyes might see them inscribed on paper, no matter how careful you might be with it. So it's really best to keep your secrets when you have them, for their own good, as well as yours.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

“I am tired of trying to hold things together that cannot be held. Trying to control what cannot be controlled. I am tired of denying myself what I want for fear of breaking things I cannot fix. They will break no matter what we do.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

“Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators.”
― Stephen Fry

“You can take my heart, but I can't let you take my dog.”
― Karin Slaughter

“I bite my bottom lip, trying not to cry. I never cry in front of them.”
― Penelope Douglas, Punk 57

“We’re all ugly, Ryen. The only difference is, some hide it and some wear it.”
― Penelope Douglas, Punk 57

“We were perfect for each other. Until we met”
― Penelope Douglas, Punk 57

“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

“KAREN On Wednesdays, we array ourselves in pink!”
― Ian Doescher, William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Mean Girls

“REGINA Come hither, folly-fallen Cady, come! We shall anon unto the shopping mall.”
― Ian Doescher, William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Mean Girls

“All creatures know love, Dad used to say. All creatures.”
― Charlotte McConaghy, Once There Were Wolves

“Marianne had the sense that her real life was happening somewhere very far away, happening without her, and she didn't know if she would ever find out where it was or become part of it.”
― Sally Rooney, Normal People

“Maybe we did grow heart bones. But what if the only way of knowing you grew a heart bone is by feeling the agony caused by the break?”
― Colleen Hoover, Heart Bones

“Once you’ve fallen in love with books, their presence can make you feel at home anywhere, even in places where you shouldn’t belong.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names

“I would tell you that the things we do in life can be mistakes, but the road we find ourselves on never is.”
― Kristin Harmel, When We Meet Again

“Our greatest accomplishment is not in never failing, but in getting up each time we fail.”
― Kristin Harmel, When We Meet Again

“You've already made me cry countless times." I raised my middle finger to him slowly, and asked, "Do you know what this is?" I took my middle finger and patted the corner of my eye with it. "It's me, wiping away the last tear you'll ever get.”
― Penelope Douglas, Bully

“This is how bullies are made.”
― Penelope Douglas, Bully

“Yesterday lasts forever.
Tomorrow comes never.
Until you”
― Penelope Douglas, Bully

“Daisy,” he said. I didn't respond. His hand found my bare thigh in the darkness. “I'm going to hurt you, baby.”
― Whitney Bianca, I Know What Love Is

“Elliot, the man I hated with all of my heart, kissed me like he loved me with all of his.”
― Whitney Bianca, I Know What Love Is

“Living well and being happy is how we get over the shit in our past.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“And the most important lesson I learned is that I’m not a victim—I’m a survivor.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“Baby, I could watch you watching paint dry, and I still wouldn’t be bored.” Garrett Graham, my own personal sweet-talker.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“Promises from Lo are like bars at 2 a.m.--empty.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“I love you, but I want to love you enough that I never choose alcohol over you. Not even for a moment. I want to be someone you deserve.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“Oh, darling.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, A Touch of Darkness