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“I missed being in love with the idea of love, too.”
― Elena Armas, The American Roommate Experiment

“How about ten words then?” I laugh. “I’d like to see you try.” “I am falling in love with you, Iris Elizabeth Kane.”
― Lauren Asher, Terms and Conditions

“To love means to lose more than I'm willing to part with.”
― Lauren Asher, Terms and Conditions

“Marriage is like going on a road trip with the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, except you have no map or fancy GPS system to help you out. You might not always agree on what music to play or which direction you should go. I can guarantee there will be moments you want to rip your hair out—or each other’s. Just like there will be times that test you, where you think that maybe things would be easier if you hitch a ride with someone else. The point is, life is going to throw a lot of things at you. Stuff like flat tires, dead ends, and mechanical issues. But you can either make the most of the journey with one another or cry about never getting to your destination. No one can make the right decision but you.”
― Lauren Asher, Terms and Conditions

“I’ll give you anything you want—anything at all—so long as you give me a chance to make you as happy as you make me. A dog. A family. A home. I want it all. These are my terms and conditions, take it or leave it because I’m not open to negotiations.”
― Lauren Asher, Terms and Conditions

“Who knew you were such a nice guy underneath your grumpy exterior?” “Don’t go telling anyone else or they’ll be disappointed to find out it’s only for you.”
― Lauren Asher, Terms and Conditions

“There was something special about falling in love with fictional characters through words.”
― Ella Maise, To Hate Adam Connor

“If there is one thing I've learned about love, it's that it should scare you. A little or a lot, it doesn't matter how much, but it should make you feel.”
― Ella Maise, To Hate Adam Connor

“You’re no princess. You’re a motherfucking queen. Don’t let anyone forget it, not even yourself. People think the king matters, but the queen brings down all the other pieces. Good luck in uni and chug a beer in my honor.”
― Lauren Asher, Collided

“What’s your favorite book? Doubt colors my voice.

If you have a favorite, I don’t trust you. Any book lover has at least five they can name off the top of their head.”
― Lauren Asher, Collided

“My beautiful angel. Too wicked for heaven, too good for hell.”
― Lauren Asher, Collided

“I can either spend the rest of my life holding on to hope that everything will fall into place...or I can shove two middle fingers at life and make it my bitch.”
― Lauren Asher, Collided

“Sometimes we keep things from those we love for reasons we don’t even understand ourselves.”
― Elena Armas, The American Roommate Experiment

“I’m going to kill you,” he gritted out, little more than a growl. “If you say another word about the woman I love, if you look at her, if you even think about her - I’m going to fucking kill you.”
― Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis

“I wish you could see yourself the way I see you"
- Adam”
― Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis

“Maybe you just pull out the best in me?”
― Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis

“Books were, and always would be, something a little magic and something to respect.”
― Sally Thorne, The Hating Game

“Watching you pretend to hate the nickname is the best part of my day.”
― Sally Thorne, The Hating Game

“Hating someone feels disturbingly similar to being in love with them.”
― Sally Thorne, The Hating Game

“You're always beautiful”
― Sally Thorne, The Hating Game

“I couldn’t. If I’d let myself smile back, and be friends with you, I probably would have fallen in love with you.”
― Sally Thorne, The Hating Game

“Of course, I know you really well, Anastasia. You’re my favorite subject.”
― Hannah Grace, Icebreaker

“People always talk about falling in love but no one ever talks about falling out of it.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“I mean, there’s a reason all books end right after the couple gets together. No one wants to keep reading long enough to see the happily ever after turn into an unhappily ever after. Right?”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“Could love really make the world stop? Why did it make every female character feel alive? Wasn’t she alive before she met him?”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“These books were safe. Like an alternate, paper world where anything was possible. And after my parents' divorce, I gave up on love. I never wanted to fall into it or feel it because what was the point? These books let me feel it through other people. That way, I didn't have to worry about being hurt. It sounds dumb, but they helped. They helped me when nothing else could.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“I believe in love,” I said, “I just don’t think it’s worth the risk. Like when you’re dating someone, you’re either going to end up marrying that person or having your heart broken. It’s a fifty-fifty chance. And even if you do marry them, there’s another fifty percent chance you’ll end up divorced. At what point do people realize the odds are always stacked against them?”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“Taylor Swift’s early albums that summer, and there was this one song”
― K.L. Walther, The Summer of Broken Rules

“It's one of those special places where you feel like time doesn't exist. Where it will always be summer, where I'll always wake up with you.”
― K.L. Walther, The Summer of Broken Rules

“Love means letting someone else have the ability to hurt you. And I’ve had quite enough of that.”
― K. Jamila, Mine Would Be You