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“You don't change what you love or you never loved it to begin with.”
― Lora Leigh, Nauti Dreams

“Men sucked. They were the root of every problem any woman could ever have. They were the reason for bras, the need for makeup, hair stylists, shaving legs,
and high heels that made the arch feel like it had a steel rod slammed up it. They were picky, arrogant, argumentative, and so damned certain of themselves <...>.”
― Lora Leigh, Real Men Do It Better

“It was that surrender he needed. That complete feminine submission to every stroke, every caress, ever naughty act. Only in that submission would the subconscious trust, the bond he needed between them, come. He wanted her to trust, to know, to instinctively understand that he was more than just her lover; he was her other half. The one she told her secrets to. The one, she made secrets with.”
― Lora Leigh

“It's instinct," he said then. "For centuries, it's been our job to protect our home, our women, and our children. We're emotional cowards. We don't talk about our feelings, we're not comfortable putting our soul into words. So we give of ourselves the only way we know how. We protect. We smother those we love in protection, fight for ways to keep them always safe, even from what we deem as a threat from themselves. It's in our genes, Kira. Right or wrong. Emotions are harder for a man to voice, strength is much easier for us to show. It's not an insult, it's the way men show their emotions for those they love. You can't change it."
"I can protect myself.”
― Lora Leigh, Killer Secrets

“...She said we can't save everyone, but we can damned sure as hell fight to save those we love. ... She taught me that we can only do our best. You've done your best. ...not beat yourself up because you missed something or someone. It makes you weak.”
― Lora Leigh, Killer Secrets

“Because sometimes, a man could do nothing about where he came from, he could only control where he went”
― Lora Leigh, Killer Secrets

“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

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
― Oscar Wilde

“The squirrels on campus were beyond domestic; they were practically domestically abusive.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“Are you on drugs?”
“No.”
“Maybe you should be.…”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“Drunk nerds. Not my thing.”
“You like nerds.”
“Not nerds who join fraternities,” Cath said. “That’s a whole subclass of nerds that I’m not interested in.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“So why aren’t you living with your sister?”

“She wanted to meet new people,” Cath said.

“You make it sound like she broke up with you.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“I object to every single thing you just said.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“Emergency dance party--go away.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“You're wearing at least four different kinds of sweater."
"This is a scarf."
"You look tarred and sweatered.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“Drinking tequila is more about the journey than the destination”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“The whole point of fanfiction is that you get to play inside somebody else's universe. Rewrite the rules. Or bend them. The story doesn't have to end. You can stay in this world, this world you love, as long as you want, as long as you keep thinking of new stories.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“Why do we write fiction?" Professor Piper asked.
Cath looked down at her notebook.
To disappear.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“I'm just really active in the fandom."
"What the fuck is 'the fandom'?”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“She’d majored in English, hoping that meant she could spend the next four years reading and writing. And maybe the next four years after that.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“Baz. "Have you ever done this before?"
Simon. "Yes. No."
"Yes or no?"
"Yes. Not like this."
Baz. "Not with a boy?"
Simon. "Not when I really wanted it.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“Are you meeting people?” Yeah, she thought, you people. “Not intentionally,” she said.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“How many people make a career out of writing anyway?' Cath snapped. She felt like everything inside her was snapping. Her nerves. Her temper. Her esophagus. 'I'll write because I love it, the way other people knit or . . . or scrapbook. And I'll find some other way to make money.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“I need to cut and paste," she'd say to Nick.
"Next time," he'd say, "bring scissors.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“Are you awake?”
“Have you been watching me sleep?”
“Yes, Bella. Are you awake?”
“No.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“Did you get lost in the library?"
"No."
"I always get lost in the library," he said, "no matter how many times I go. In fact, I think I get lost there more,the more that I go. Like it's getting to know me and revealing new passages.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“It's not wind at all," Cath said. "It's what we feel when time suddenly jolts forward.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl