Amanda Lovelace Quotes

“the only thing
required
to be
a woman
is to
identify
as one.

- period, end of story.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“a
world
where all

human beings
are taken care of

shouldn't be called

a "revolutionary"
way of life

& yet
it is.

-burn”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“my boy?
he is even
better than
books.
-fiction has nothing on you.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“raid your library.
read everything
you can get your
hands on
& then
some.

go on,
collect words
& polish them up
until they shine
like starlight
in your
palm.

make words
your finest weapons—
a gold-hilted sword
to cut your
enemies
d
o
w
n.
–a survival plan of sorts”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“–silence has always been my loudest scream.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“i never
expected
death
to be my most
faithful companion,
but she is
the only one
who will come
without
having to be
asked.
–the only one who will never leave.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“somehow,
my soul
knew
your soul
before we
ever
met.
–it was like coming home after a long, long day.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“i say to him,
"we will always
have our octobers.
–even when everything else fades.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“a list of red things:
I. his hair.
II. our lips.
III. my nails.
IV. our breath.
V. my sheets.
–worth the wait.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“the constellation
of stars
scattered
across his
back
is the
map
that guides me
home
each time
i find myself
lost.
–you are my home.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“food
is
not
the
enemy.
—society is.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“i'm
pretty sure
you have
stardust
running
through
those
veins.
—women are some kind of magic.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“be wary
of the boys who
only ever tell
half-truths
because they
will only ever be
half in love
with you.
—slay those dragons.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“you have
been the
star
of each
& every
one of
my
nightmares.
–you left but you stayed”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“when
it finally
came
time for
him to
leave,
he
packed up
all my
poetry
in a
suitcase
& took it
with
him.
–first my heart, then my words.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“if
love
is a
battlefield,
then i
must have
forgotten
all of
my armor
at
home.
–a war i never agreed to fight.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“it's true
what they
say:
the weight
of
shared
grief
can either
bring you
together
or
drive
you apart.
–it's never too late for a relationship”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“you can have my forgiveness, but you can't have me.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“he is
even better
than books.
–fiction has nothing on you.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“i am so glad
we were born
during the same
lifetime.
–i may not believe in fate, but i believe in you.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“when i see
your light pieces
with
my dark pieces,
i begin to
understand why
they say
opposites attract.
–chiaroscuro.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“he
did not
teach me
how
to love
myself,
but he
was
the bridge
that
helped me
get
here.
–i thank the universe every day for you.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“i
let myself
know
that my life
doesn't
have to be over
just because
theirs are
& i went
ahead
& painted
the sun
back into
my sky.
–i am allowed to live my life.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“trees
have words
the wind
cannot carry,
so we must
write
on them
their stories
until there are
none left
for them
to tell.
—write the story.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“if you
don't want to
end up in
someone else's
poem,
then maybe
you should
start
treating
people
better
for
a
change.
—an unapologetic poet.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“you
are not
obligated
to have
children
just because
your body
has that
capability.

you
are so
so
so
much more
than the
possibility
of
children.

you give
birth
to oceans
every
single
day.

—your friendly neighborhood man-hater & child-eater.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“just because
they don't
hit you
doesn't mean it
isn't
abuse.

wouldn't you
think it
a crime
to look up
at
the night sky
& tell
the stars
that they have
no sparkle?

guess what?
you shine
brighter
than all the
starlight
there has
ever been
or ever
will be.

—emotional abuse is still abuse.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“when
someone
offers to
save you
make it
your mission
to
save yourself.
—i believe in you.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“special acknowledgments
1. my sun & rain, who believed i could write this even when i didn't.

1. my father, who probably didn't know i was a writer but will hopefully be proud of me for writing this.

1. my sister-savior, who wouldn't imagine giving up on me even in the darkest of times.

1. the rest of my family, who always encouraged me to keep moving forward even if it meant pushing me out of my comfort zone.

1. my beta readers (christine, mira, danika, shauna, rob, mason & lauren), who cried while reading this & — most importantly — pointed out my inconsistencies & corrected most of my grammar mistakes.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“for now, you can find her reading anything she can get her hands on.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One