Any Way The Wind Blows Quotes

“I can touch you less gently, but I won't love you less kindly.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows

“What a ridiculous creature. Happy that I put butter on his sandwich. As if I wouldn't make the world spin backwards if I thought he'd like it better that way.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows

“I know I'll never love anyone like I love Baz. I know he's the love of my life. Of all my lives.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows

“I'm always holding on by a thread! I thought the important thing was that I'm holding on!”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows

“This thing between us didn't start with us dating. It didn't even start when you kissed me. You're in me so deep, I wouldn't know how to dig you out. I may get fed up with you... But, Simon, I'll never get tired of you.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows

“You.. love me?''
Snow nods. ''Yeah,'' he says, ''of course.''
Like it's obvious.
It isn't obvious. It has not been obvious.
''You never said,'' I say.
''Haven't I?''
''No.''
He frowns. ''I thought- I mean... I've killed so many things for you.''
I laught. It might be another sob, but mabe it's just a laugh. ''What are you, a house cat? Am I supposed to know how you feel because you brought me a mouse?''
The corner of Snow's mouth twitches.
''I brought you a cow once, remember? And I killed that chimera for you in fifth year.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows

“I understand that you've lost something— a lot of things— but you're still the same person. I know, because I loved you then, and I love you now, and I know that's not enough to make you happy— to make anyone happy— but you're the same person, Simon. You're still you.''
''It's enough,'' he finally grumbles.
''What is,'' I whisper.
''The fact that you love me. It does make me happy.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows

“I thought we had the sort of love that you can't set down or walk away from. An undying fire. The love you hear about in the old stories.
No one told Simon Snow the old stories.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows

“Simon Snow is grinning at me, holding out a live rat like a single-stemmed rose.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows

“No flowers,'' He kisses my cheek. ''So noted, rosebud boy.''
I look up at him. ''That's what the ghost called me— your mother. That's what she said.''
Baz is looking in my eyes. ''I remember.'' He runs his thumb over my cheek. Then my bottom lip. ''My rosebud boy.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows

“Just know," he says, "that I'd do anything for you. That I'd let you do anything to me. There's nothing about you I don't want.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows

“Who summoned a demon? Do people just leave the gates open in America? Have you all found a way to frak the Netherworlds?
''I...'' I've never seen Shepard at a loss for words. He tips his head down. ''I summoned one.''
She looks appalled. ''Why?''
He winces. ''To see if i could?''
''Oh, Shepard. Penelope, where do you find these tragic morons?”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows

“I never thought I’d be the first thing you ever gave up on.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows

“No flowers,'' He kisses my cheek. ''So noted, rosedbud boy.''
I look up at him. ''That's what the ghost called me— your mother. That's what she said.''
Baz is looking in my eyes. ''I remember.'' He runs his thumb over my cheek. Then my bottom lip. ''My rosebud boy.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows

“Kiss me in the Catacombs, Snow. Unhallow the ground.”
“I’ll unhallow your ground,” he says, kissing me.
I don’t think he can see me – his mouth lands halfway onto my chin. I’m laughing, making it worse. “You’re absurd,” I say.
“Look. I already said I’m a twat.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Any Way the Wind Blows