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“Life is full of screwups. You're supposed to fail sometimes. It's a required part of the human existance.”
― Sarah Dessen, Along for the Ride

“I'm alone even in a crowded room of people. I'm alone every time I laugh because you're not there with me. It's an empty dream when the other half of me is somewhere else.”
― S.D. Hendrickson, The Mason List

“He kisses me like I’m his canvas.”
― Colleen Hoover, Confess

“Love is simple. You fall and that's it. You'll work the other stuff out. You just gotta let yourself fall and have faith that someone will be there to catch you.”
― Chelsea M. Cameron, My Favorite Mistake

“The only people worth keeping around are the ones who drive you crazy.”
― Audrey Bell, Love Show

“I can't tell if I hear your heart beating, or if it's mine," I say against his skin.
"Aren't they the same thing?”
― Cassie Mae, The Real Thing

“I’m a little bit of a disaster, Hadley.”
“Then, you’re my favorite disaster, Jack.”
― Audrey Bell, Love Show

“I love you, Layla Flaherty,” I tell her because I can feel how badly she needs to hear it. “But you already know that, don’t you?”
I watch as her pupils dilate and she licks her lips. “I do.”
“So what are you going to do about it?” I lean back, despite my body’s protest to throw her down and tear her clothes to shreds.
“I’m going to love you right back.”
― Caisey Quinn, Keep Me Still

“I like our story better than the fairytale anyways … Because it’s real. And it’s ours.”
― Caisey Quinn, Give Me You

“You’re here?”
“Yeah.”
“Why?”
“Because this is where you are.”
― Kylie Scott, Trust

“Because nothing can make me run from you. We all have a past, some darker than others, but being broken doesn't mean you can't be loved. It just means there are more pieces of you for me to love.”
― Tamsyn Bester, Beneath Your Beautiful

“You remember what you said this morning? About it being totally stupid to fall in love with me?"
At that, my eyes open. He adds quietly, "Then you should start calling me a fuckin' moron.”
― Belle Aurora, Willing Captive

“Books... I can’t live without books. To me, a book is better than any movie. All I need is a good book, my imagination, and I am set free. I’m in literature heaven.”
― Belle Aurora, Willing Captive

“Love isn't always smooth or straightforward. It can be messy and painful," he said. "Doesn't mean it isn't still the most incredible thing that can ever happen to you. Doesn't mean I'm not crazy about you.”
― Kylie Scott, Lick

“no saint goes without sinning, and no sinner goes without having some saintly qualities.  You can judge one for their mistakes, or you can love them for the flaws they try to correct. ”
― C.M. Owens, Hooked on the Game

“Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.”
― Dan Brown, Digital Fortress

“I read so I can live more than one life in more than one place.”
― Anne Tyler

“Love is not the absence of logic
but logic examined and recalculated
heated and curved to fit
inside the contours of the heart”
― Tammara Webber, Easy

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

“Take a risk on messy. Live Fearlessly. Love recklessly. Most of all, just love.”
― Julie Johnson, Not You It's Me

“We’re together. You’re mine. Which means, I give a shit. I’m always going to give a shit. We’re going to fight, we’re going to make mistakes, we’re probably going to drive each other fucking crazy because, like I said earlier, you’re a loon.” I open my mouth to protest, but he keeps on talking. “Don’t tell me I don’t care about you, because it’s bullshit. Don’t tell me I’m not in this with you, because I am. I’m in it, sunshine. And I care — a hell of a lot more than I ever thought I would.” He drops his forehead to rest against mine, and his voice loses a tiny bit of its edge. “This relationship — it’s happening. You and me — we’re partners. Equal partners, with equal feelings, and equal fucking chances of getting hurt. You got me?”
― Julie Johnson, Not You It's Me

“The way I see it, everyone’s been telling the story wrong. I mean, take Cinderella, for example. She never asked for a Prince, let alone waited around for one. Hell, all she ever wanted was a night off from work and a fancy dress to twirl in for a few hours. It’s never made sense to me that I’m supposed to sit around pining for some mythical Prince Charming to get off his ass and rescue me. If that’s the grand game plan, I could end up waiting forever.”
― Julie Johnson, Not You It's Me

“Are you going to kiss me?” I ask quietly.
He pauses. “Thinking about it.”
I gulp and hope it’s not too obvious. I’m thinking about it too. And about earlier, in his bed, and the fact that there’s no one to interrupt us this time.
“Are you weighing the pros and cons?” I ask, leaning into his touch.
“Only cons here, West.” He shakes his head. “You and me… we’re a story that won’t have a happy ending. A tragedy. Nothing good comes from a tragedy.”
“Well, maybe…” I grit my teeth so I don’t say something I’ll regret, and take a steadying breath. “Maybe I’d rather live in the wreckage with you for while than fake a fairy tale with someone else forever.”
― Julie Johnson, Cross the Line

“Eyes, look your last!
Arms, take your last embrace!
And, lips, oh you the doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss a dateless bargain to engrossing death!”
― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

“C'est courageux d'aller dans l'inconnu': It is courageous to go into territory unknown.”
― Gayle Forman, Just One Day

“You don't have to be afraid of falling. Just close your eyes, let go, and know that I'll always be here with arms outstretched, ready to catch you.”
― S.L. Jennings, Fear of Falling

“Life is not without pain and sorrow, but it’s the pieces in between that we have to hold on to.”
― Kaylee Ryan, Southern Desire

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“We read in bed because reading is halfway between life and dreaming, our own consciousness in someone else's mind.”
― Anna Quindlen, How Reading Changed My Life

“Maybe part of falling in love with someone else is also falling in love with yourself.”
― Nicola Yoon, The Sun Is Also a Star