Melissa > Melissa's Quotes

“It was a mistake," you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.”
― David Levithan, The Lover's Dictionary

“If there's one thing I've learned, it's this: We all want everything to be okay. We don't even wish so much for fantastic or marvelous or outstanding. We will happily settle for okay, because most of the time, okay is enough.”
― David Levithan, Every Day

“What a treacherous thing to believe that a person is more than a person.”
― John Green, Paper Towns

“That's always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they're pretty. It's like picking your breakfeast cereals based on color instead of taste.”
― John Green, Paper Towns

“It is so hard to leave—until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world.”
― John Green, Paper Towns

“The town was paper, but the memories were not.”
― John Green, Paper Towns

“If you don't imagine, nothing ever happens at all.”
― John Green, Paper Towns

“I didn’t need you, you idiot. I picked you. And then you picked me back.”
― John Green, Paper Towns

“As long as we don't die, this is gonna be one hell of a story.”
― John Green, Paper Towns

“Maybe all the strings inside him broke.”
― John Green, Paper Towns

“We just did an awesome job of not dying.”
― John Green, Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances

“I responded to this development with the kind of sophisticated language for which I am famous. "Crap crap crap crap crap crap crap stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid crap.”
― John Green, Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances

“I always had this idea that you should never give up a happy middle in the hopes of a happy ending, because there is no such thing as a happy ending. Do you know what I mean? There is so much to lose.”
― John Green, Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances

“I may have been a complete lunatic, but I was a complete lunatic with manners.”
― Maureen Johnson, Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances

“Christmas is never over,unless you want it to be... Christmas is a state of mind.”
― Lauren Myracle, Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances

“One person's crazy is another person's sane, I guess.”
― Maureen Johnson, Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances

“For some sick reason, fighting with this woman always ended with her panties in my pocket.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Bastard

“This flirting is all well and good, but I mean it when I tell you, I cant have you leaving me again. It almost broke me."
My ribs seemed to squeeze all of the air out of my lungs at the thought. "I don't think I could. I don't want to be away from you again either."
"But you need to give me a chance to fix things when I screw up. You know I'm an ass sometimes."
"Sometimes?"
Growling, he whispered, "And I tear lingerie."
I pushed a curl off his forehead, "And hoard it. Don't forget the creepy hoarding.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Bastard

“Wait, you remember that?"
"Of course I remember that. You sounded like a frat boy and looked like a fucking model. What man could ever forget that?"
"I would have given anything to know what you were thinking right then."
"I was thinking, 'Highly fuckable intern, twelve o'clock. Disengage, soldier. I repeat, disengage.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Bastard

“The look in her eyes told me that under any other circumstances, I would either already be naked with her on top of me, or lying in a pool of my own blood on the rug.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Bastard

“I knew everything happened for a reason. I just wished the reason would hurry up and make itself known.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Bastard

“I didn't know," he whispered. "I didn't know I could love you so much.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Bastard

“The way you seem nervous
makes me think you don’t know that I’m in love with you.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Stranger

“Women don't always want to be treated like we're delicate, or rare, or somehow more precious. We want to be wanted. We want sex to be just as raw as you do.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Stranger

“Because the whole British thing you have going on makes me want to do very wicked things to your mouth.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Stranger

“If a woman wanted a man to think of her constantly, she should tell him he could only have her once a wee and bam - concentration blown.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Stranger

“What does ‘I love you’ even mean? It’s weird how different three words can feel. I mean, I’ve said it before but it’s never felt so… big, you know? I’m not sure it meant the same thing then. Like, I was too young to get it. Is that insane? You think I’m insane. But I’m not. I’m just… new to this, I think. Honestly, I think I’m new to this.”

“I know you’re saying something profound, but it’s hard to focus when your tits are out.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Stranger

“I love you, too." Click. "But I'm terrified."
He lowered the camera, eyes on me.
"I didn't want to fall in love with you,' I said.
He took a step closer. "If it makes you feel any better, you put up a very impressive fight." He didn't put the camera down when he stepped forward again to kiss me. He just moved his hand to the side and cupped my face with the other, pressing his mouth to mine. "I'm scared, too, Sara. I'm scared I'm your rebound. I'm scared we'll cock it up somehow. I'm scared you'll tire of me. But the thing is," he said, smiling, "I don't want anyone else. You've rather ruined me for other women.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Stranger

“I looked around me as if it were possible to collect together the heart I'd nearly spilled all over the grass.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Stranger

“It’s about finding the woman who gets you thinking. She’ll be the one who’ll change your mind about everything.”
― Christina Lauren, Beautiful Player