Liz > Liz's Quotes

“Love was an action, an instinct, a response roused by unplanned moments and small gestures, an inconvenience in someone else’s favor.”
― Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart

“It felt like the world had divided into two different types of people, those who had felt pain and those who had yet to.”
― Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart

“May they be safe from all harm. May they be free from all suffering. May they know joy,”
― Laila Ibrahim, Paper Wife

“Work hard, be kind, be humble—and you will live a harmonious life.”
― Laila Ibrahim, Paper Wife

“You are the light to my dark, Sunshine,” he said in a raw voice. His lips brushed against mine as he spoke. “Without you, I’m lost.”
― Ana Huang, Twisted Love

“Consider it a lesson for the future. Pretty words and pretty faces don’t equal pretty souls.”
― Ana Huang, Twisted Love

“I had learned how fragile it all was—that my entire life could be reduced to something smaller than a matchbox in the blink of an eye”
― Ella Berman, Before We Were Innocent

“Sometimes your entire fucking life catches on fire for no reason other than to remind you of how fragile it all is. How little control we have over any of it.”
― Ella Berman, Before We Were Innocent

“I’m not an object or an obstacle to him anymore. I’m his goddamn ruination.”
― Layne Fargo, They Never Learn

“But little do they know: killing a man is so much more satisfying than fucking a man could ever be.”
― Layne Fargo, They Never Learn

“I read you like you were my favorite book, Rosie. Like I’ve memorized you.”
― Elena Armas, The American Roommate Experiment

“Remember to pick the boy that will pant a garden for you instead of just getting you the flowers.”
― Elena Armas, The American Roommate Experiment

“I’ve never met someone who is so perfectly my favorite person.”
― Emily Henry, Beach Read

“When I watch you sleep," he said shakily, "I feel overwhelmed that you exist.”
― Emily Henry, Beach Read

“You know that feeling, when you're watching someone sleep and you feel overwhelmed with joy that they exist?”
― Emily Henry, Beach Read

“Grace costs you nothing”
― Abby Jimenez, Part of Your World

“Look at that mantrum. Eight thousand nerves in the clitoris and still not as sensitive as a white man not getting his way.”
― Abby Jimenez, Part of Your World

“I'd follow a clown into a storm drain if he had a baby goat in pajamas.”
― Abby Jimenez, Part of Your World

“It’s like I always say,” Mom said, wiping under her eyes. “Love shows up. That’s how you know when it’s real.”
― Abby Jimenez, Yours Truly

“Have you ever heard the saying that if you’re with someone who doesn’t speak your language, you’ll spend a lifetime having to translate your soul?”
― Abby Jimenez, Yours Truly

“Love me. Just love me instead. I’d take care of you. I’d protect you and shield you and be anything you needed. I’d be harmless to you…”
― Abby Jimenez, Yours Truly

“But remember, you can’t spell disappointment without men,”
― Abby Jimenez, Yours Truly

“In a world where you can choose anger or empathy, always choose empathy,”
― Abby Jimenez, Just for the Summer

“Unhealed trauma is a crack. And all the little hard things that trickle into it that would have rolled off someone else, settle. Then when life gets cold, that crack gets bigger, longer, deeper. It makes new breaks. You don’t know how broken she was or what she was trying to do to fill those cracks. Being broken is not an excuse for bad behavior, you still have to make good choices and do the right thing. But it can be the reason. And sometimes understanding the reason can be what helps you heal.”
― Abby Jimenez, Just for the Summer

“I think it boils down to one question: who’s really responsible for your well-being—your family, the government, or your community?”
― Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

“Everyone doesn't circle the same sun.”
― Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

“So remember, Sweet Pea, just 'cause someone got a roof, don't make it a home" -Janet (Ma)”
― Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

“I already know how I'm going to die"..."How?" I asked. "Spider bite. Or being sarcastic at the wrong time.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Friend Zone

“My granddad used to always say, ‘Even duct tape can’t fix stupid,’” I said, putting my straw in my mouth.

“Hmm. No. But it can muffle the sound.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Friend Zone

“Sup, girl. You think about what I said?” He grinned. “No, Shawn, I don’t have any Mexican in me, and no, I don’t want any.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Friend Zone