Amber Blacke

“This quote – Tess says it to her mother after Alec D’Urberville has had his wicked way with her.”
“I know,” muses Kate. “What is he trying to say?”
“I don’t know, and I don’t care. I can’t accept these from him. I’ll send them back with an equally baffling quote from some obscure part of the book.”
“The bit where Angel Clare says fuck off?” Kate asks with a completely straight face.
“Yes, that bit.”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey

“But—”
“But what? You love him, and he loves you, and you live in the most romantic city in the world.”
I shake my head. “It’s not that simple.”
“Then let me put it another way. A gorgeous boy is in love with you, and you’re not even gonna try to make it work?”
― Stephanie Perkins, Anna and the French Kiss

“Why?"

"Because...because he's so tall," Mindy explained, like height was proof of good character. "And did I mention European?"

"Yes. It's so much better to be stalked by a tall European that an American of average height.”
― Beth Fantaskey, Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side

“Stupid Romanian bloodsucker. He was lucky I hadn't bestowed another exalted scar on his imperial body.”
― Beth Fantaskey, Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side