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“He knew he should tell her the other half of the story [...], but he couldn’t. He hadn’t loved her enough yet.”
― Helen Hoang, The Kiss Quotient

“She wonders whether what comes next could ever live up to the expectations. She doesn’t know. You never can. She turns the page anyway.”
― Emily Henry, Book Lovers

“That was what I'd always loved about reading, what had driven me to write in the first place. That feeling that a new world was being spun like a spiderweb around you and you couldn't move until the whole thing had revealed itself to you.”
― Emily Henry, Beach Read

“His fists clenched at his sides. 'Damn it! Where's your pride?'
'Pride? It's in my heart, of course.'
'You're letting me demean you!'
She smiled. 'You can't do that. I can only demean myself.”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Kiss an Angel

“But I don't love you, Daisy, and you can't begin to know how sorry I am about that because if I could chose anyone in this world to love, it'd be you.”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Kiss an Angel

“I don't love you anymore", she whispered. "I don't love you at all." His throat closed. "It's all right, sweetheart. I love you enough for both of us.”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Kiss an Angel

“carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man”
― Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis

“I'm starting to wonder if this is what being in love is. Being okay with ripping yourself to shreds, so the other person can stay whole.”
― Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis

“Sometimes people sneak up on you and suddenly you don’t know how you ever lived without them.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

“I want to murder him in his sleep, A. No, I want to murder him when he’s awake so he can see the joy on my face when I do it.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Deal

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

“Being nice is a good thing. You can be strong and nice. You don’t have to be one or the other.”
― Beth O'Leary, The Flatshare

“Remind myself that there is no saving of people—people can only save themselves. The best you can do is help when they're ready.”
― Beth O'Leary, The Flatshare

“When one door closes, another one opens. I might just have to do a little breaking and entering to get the right one for me.”
― Mariana Zapata, Kulti

“You know your reputation is just what everyone else thinks of you, your character is what you really are.”
― Mariana Zapata, Kulti

“You don’t get to live your dreams by waiting around for someone to hand them to you.”
― Mariana Zapata, Kulti

“Not every injury is physical. People don't realize that.”
― Mariana Zapata, Dear Aaron

“Someone who really wants to be with you would be willing to move mountains, let alone break rules.”
― Denise Williams, The Fastest Way to Fall

“I shouldn’t think about you as much as I do or count down the hours until I see you next. I shouldn’t want to kiss you again more than taking my next breath, but I do.”
― Denise Williams, The Fastest Way to Fall

“Sometimes an understanding silence was better than a bunch of meaningless words.”
― Mia Sheridan, Archer's Voice

“I lost my heart to you. And, Bree, in case you're wondering, I don't ever want it back.”
― Mia Sheridan, Archer's Voice

“Try to believe that maybe more light shines out of those who have the most cracks.”
― Mia Sheridan, Archer's Voice

“There's nothing sexier in a man than intelligence.”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, It Had to Be You

“Sometimes I think bimbo is just another word men made up so they could feel superior to women who are better at survival than they are.”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, It Had to Be You

“But at the end of the day", she says, and puts her hand outside the open window, letting the wind pass through her fingers, "being myself is enough. I'm enough.”
― Christina Lauren, Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

“The way Emily describes it: when I meet someone I love, I become an octopus and wind my tentacles around their heart, tighter and tighter until they can't deny they love me just the same.”
― Christina Lauren, Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

“I’m still learning about the patriarchy, but my takeaway is, we’re dismantling it by not doing the dishes.”
― Stephanie Archer, The Wrong Mr. Right

“Some people never understand the gift they have. And some people wait a lifetime to have someone to love.”
― Kristen Callihan, The Hook Up

“Never force something, Drew. A bolt, a pass, a game, whatever." His dark brown eyes held mine. "Force it and you'll lose. Patience and persistence is how you win in life. Take your time, look for the solution, and if it doesn't come to you, fall back, reassess, and try again.”
― Kristen Callihan, The Hook Up

“The thing about losing someone is that it doesn’t happen just once. It happens every time you do something great you wish they could see, every time you’re stuck and you need advice. Every time you fail. It erodes your sense of normal, and what grows back is decidedly not normal, and yet you still have to figure out how to trudge forward.”
― Rachel Lynn Solomon, The Ex Talk