College Romance Quotes

“She smiled, and her eyes started to drift downward.
"Cather..."
Back up to his eyes.
"You know that I'm falling in love with you, right?”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“Wait for me.” The words come out choked and pained. “I need you to wait for me.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“No one told me you can love someone and still be miserable. How is that possible?”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“I love you,” he says again, “and no other man will ever say those words and mean them the way I do.”
― Krista Ritchie, Ricochet

“Promises from Lo are like bars at 2 a.m.--empty.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“Cheekbones that cut like ice and eyes like liquid scotch. Loren Hale is an alcoholic beverage and he doesn't even know it.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted to You

“What’s going to happen,” he breathes, “is that I’m going to carry you through this door. I’m going to draw out every single moment until you’re exhausted. And I’m going to move so slow that three months ago will feel like yesterday. And tomorrow will feel like today, and no one in this fucking universe will be able to say your name without saying mine.”
― Krista Ritchie, Addicted for Now

“I’m remarrying you, Lil. Fuck, I’d remarry you a hundred times until it stuck.”
― Krista Ritchie, Ricochet

“In a typical college romance novel, he'd be a gorgeous but troubled sex god who'd cure all my deep-seated psych issues with a good hard fuck. I'd smell his misogyny and abusive tendencies from miles off but my brain would turn to hormone soup because abs. That's the formula. Broken girl + bad boy = sexual healing. All you need to fix that tragic past is a six-pack. More problems? Add abs.

It's Magic Dick Lit.”
― Leah Raeder, Black Iris

“Fine. Such a stupid word really. It feels empty and weightless. It’s the kind of word you use to hide the truth.”
― Krista Ritchie, Ricochet

“The twisted limbs of the woods outside cast eerie shadows through the translucent ceiling above, while the flowers scattered all around, bright, and vibrant, filled the space with light. It felt as if I’d stepped into a world of both life and death; a dance of the macabre, of that which is real, and that which lies beyond.”
― D.M. Simmons, Ravel

“Every challenge we’ve faced…every turn life has thrown at us…I’m reminded of the lessons I learned in those stories. Lessons of fate and destiny and how the impossible is worth fighting for, no matter how long it takes. But the biggest thing I learned,” he paused and swallowed, “and also, the most relevant…is that in all of the universe, there is only one moon. And you, Alaina Elizabeth Thomas, are my moon. You are my destiny. You are, my Arabian Nights. I am so thankful that in all the stories of the world, you chose to be mine.”
― D.M. Simmons, Ravel

“Despite the intensity of the moment, I felt no fear, and when I looked down, I knew why. Lisa had grabbed my hand in hers, and locked her eyes on me, stoic, in that moment of terror; eyes filled with neither panic nor worry, but beautiful acquiescence, as a silent apology passed between us. It filled me with love and peace as our friendship flashed before my eyes, and then everything went dark, and silent.”
― D.M. Simmons, Ravel

“In addition to my new outlook on life, in some absurdly simple way, Anissa gave me several new reasons to live. Above all, I had to see her again and find out what, if anything, would happen between her and me.”
― Zack Love, Anissa's Redemption

“This love was perfect. And our future would be, too. To hell with any monsters that dared rear their heads.”
― D.M. Simmons, Ravel

“Given what you went through and to be standing here now…I’d say you’re stronger than you even know.”
“Why do you have such faith in me?”
“I’ve always believed in you. You just have to believe in yourself. If there is something in your mind that you’ve forgotten and need to remember, you’re going to find it.”
“What makes you so sure?”
“Because you,” he smiled. “Us. We are the light. There is nothing brighter.”
― D.M. Simmons, Ravel

“A few minutes later, my eyes began to feel a bit droopy, but I vaguely noticed that Anissa was whispering something.”
― Zack Love, Anissa's Redemption

“Adding to my emotional dizziness on Sunday, I spoke with my sister, who kept noting how amazing Michael is, and what a brave and selfless man he is for having helped as he did.”
― Zack Love, Anissa's Redemption

“No matter how happy I was, I couldn’t ignore the feeling that things were too good to be true. We’d fought to be where we are. We deserved to be happy after everything we’d gone through. So why did it feel like something was out there, threatening to break my world apart, all over again?”
― D.M. Simmons, Ravel

“It doesn’t matter what’s wrong with him. We’re not going to act like he doesn’t exist. Not anymore.”
― Carrie Butler, Strength

“I should’ve known, however, that everything’s eventual. Including friendships, we think are unbreakable, no matter the glue that’s holding them together.”
― D.M. Simmons, Ravel

“If I stay, I’ll lose myself. Her fire drives me insane, but it’s her warmth that will turn me to ashes. Once I have her, I know I’ll never be able to let her go. But she will leave on her own.
And when she does, there will be nothing left of Maksim Mikhailov.”
― Noyar Cecil, Burning Him Insane: A Dark Student–Professor Enemies-to-Lovers Romance

“If he wanted to leave like this, he should’ve never come into my life. Why did he show up, make me feel so many things, only to end it by saying he’s not interested anymore?”
― Noyar Cecil, Burning Him Insane: A Dark Student–Professor Enemies-to-Lovers Romance

“She was a Tri Delt, majoring in finding a diamond ring.”
― Jane Smiley

“I don’t have anything to keep your precious heart, Lemon.”
― Noyar Cecil, Burning Him Insane: A Dark Student–Professor Enemies-to-Lovers Romance

“Every time I dare to imagine what my Lemon could give me, my past shows up to remind me exactly why I can’t have her. Not now. Not ever.”
― Noyar Cecil, Burning Him Insane: A Dark Student–Professor Enemies-to-Lovers Romance

“The best thing about being at an HBCU is that you don't really have to find your community. 'Cause it's all of us. You just have to find your tribe. It's like we're all cookies, but what kind of cookie are you?”
― Ebony LaDelle, You've Got a Place Here, Too: An Anthology of Black Love Stories Set at HBCUs

“Hannah was trying to describe love to me last semester. She said it feels like your heart is about to overflow, and that when you love someone, you need them more than anything else in the world, more than food or water or air. That's how i feel about you. I need you. I can't stand the thought of being without you. You're the last person I think about before I go to sleep, and the first person to think about when I open my eyes in the morning. You're it for me baby.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Mistake

“I kiss her like I want to own her. Like I want to steal her heart and her soul.”
― Melissa Adams, Furious : A RH Stepbrother Romance

“Some boyfriend you've got there to let you walk home from the bar this hour tipsy, without a phone, and unfed on your very own birthday.”
― Rowan Kessair, Purpose Pending