Nadine > Nadine's Quotes

“Look,” Saphira said, voice soft. She had tilted her head back to look at the sky, her eyes wide. “How can anyone be blue when the sky is pink?”
There was amazement on her face, a smile tilting her lips, and all he could think as he looked at her was: “How can anyone be blue when they’re standing next to you?”
Saphira turned to him, and he realized he had said that last part out loud.”
― Aamna Qureshi, The Baby Dragon Café

“You’re a fucking wild card. Unpredictable and never what I expect. You scare the hell out of me every damn day. But today more than any of them. Because I thought I lost you.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Card

“If he lived a hundred lives, he’d find her in every one; the way sailors unerringly found the North Star in the night sky no matter the century.”
― Aamna Qureshi, The Baby Dragon Bakery

“You’re my best friend and my lover and my partner and my soul mate and my match—you’re the reason I live!”
― Aamna Qureshi, The Baby Dragon Bakery

“I love this scene,” he said. “Me too,” she whispered, but she wasn’t looking at the screen—she was looking at him.”
― Aamna Qureshi, The Baby Dragon Bakery

“The way he said her name was new, unlike anything she’d heard before, from him, or anyone else. It was almost like an oath or a prayer—something haunted or holy.”
― Aamna Qureshi, The Baby Dragon Bakery

“Maybe that chakra shit is real, and I healed him with the magic of my pussy.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Side

“Take my mask off, baby.” “What?” “You heard me.” “But, Rhys…” My eyes bounce between his, my heart suddenly lodged in my throat. “You⁠—” “Tabby, I’m tired of hiding. I don’t need to anymore, thanks to you. This is my choice. You and me. Together.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Side

“It was like the line in You've Got Mail.
"All this nothing has meant more to me than so many somethings.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“He swallowed again, his throat moving hard before he said, "I love you. I know I screwed everything up and I know we were going to keep it casual, but I somehow fell in love with you. I can't believe it myself, but in spite of our lifetime of hatred for each other, I am completely lost without you in my life.”
― Lynn Painter, Mr. Wrong Number

“Are you wearing my hair tie on your wrist?’ ‘Maybe.’ Her grin was delicious. ‘For how long?’ ‘Since our bookstore date.’ He was surprised she’d never noticed before.”
― Laurie Gilmore, The Daisy Chain Flower Shop

“Because I have plenty of my own sexual fantasies, Daisy, and they all involve you.”
― Laurie Gilmore, The Daisy Chain Flower Shop

“I guess we could … go wander around the bookstore?’ There was hesitation in her voice, like she’d suggested this idea before and been shot down. ‘If you think I’m going to be scared away by books, you are very wrong.’ ‘I forgot who I was talking to,’ she said with a teasing smile. ‘I’d be happy to carry your books,’ he added.”
― Laurie Gilmore, The Daisy Chain Flower Shop

“I kissed you because I wanted to. You look beautiful, I like your mouth, you kiss like a goddess—and we both liked it. That’s it. So maybe let’s not overthink it…?”
― Lynn Painter, Maid for Each Other

“Yearning doesn’t skim the surface of it. For a decade, I’ve been dying inside, wanting you.”
― Sarah Adams, In Your Dreams

“Being known is beautiful. Especially when they know the worst things about you and choose you anyway.”
― Sarah Adams, In Your Dreams

“It was stupid, but I collected his words the way I collected perfumes and shoes. They glinted like precious stones in the sand, proof that he trusted me enough to communicate with me openly when he didn’t have to. He simply chose to.”
― Ana Huang, King of Envy

“If you were my fiancée, I wouldn’t look at another woman. Entertainment or not.”
― Ana Huang, King of Envy

“But with Ayana, there was no walking away. No negotiation. She was mine, and I would die before I lost her.”
― Ana Huang, King of Envy

“Because they were getting married.
Because I saw her first.
Because she was his when she should be mine.”
― Ana Huang, King of Envy

“Take off your ring.” Vuk’s harsh command was a shot of whiskey straight to my veins.”
― Ana Huang, King of Envy

“There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

“When you’re with me, Sierra, I don’t want you to be who everyone thinks you are. I want you to be the girl who calls me out on my shit and speaks her mind. Can you do that?”
― Bal Khabra, Revolve

“I love you, sierra. onn your darkest days, the good days, and all the ones in between. show me your worst, baby, and I’ll show you just how far my heart can stretch for you.”
― Bal Khabra, Revolve

“If I can’t follow you into your head, I’m going to follow you everywhere else,” he says, and then he leans in, right by my ear, until I feel a shiver run down my spine. “Don’t run from me.”
― Bal Khabra, Revolve

“I don’t want you on your knees. I want you fighting me and hating me and fucking me like you mean it. You’re Roxanya Vega and you weren’t built to bow to anyone,” he growled passionately. “You want me to hate you?” I asked in surprise. “I want you to feel for me. And I’ll take hate if that’s all you’re offering.”
― Caroline Peckham, Shadow Princess

“He loved me. Lance Orion loved me. And I loved him back with every corner of my heart and all the spaces in between.”
― Caroline Peckham, Shadow Princess

“I love that you read romance novels to feel something. I love that you love flowers and plants because nurturing and allowing something to grow is second nature to you. I love that you experience every emotion so hard it takes over your entire body. But baby, I want to be the one to make you feel how your favorite books do.”
― Liz Tomforde, The Right Move

“At some point, I should probably tell her that my love language is whichever one she wants it to be so she can stop guessing. I’ll make sure that girl feels loved however she needs.”
― Liz Tomforde, The Right Move

“I haven’t seen black and white since the second you walked into my apartment. Now it’s pink-painted toes, purple clothes, green plants, and those goddamn yellow curtains.” He shakes his head. “And so much fucking Blue. All I see is Blue.”  Translation: All I see is you.”
― Liz Tomforde, The Right Move