Young Adult Quotes

Those sweet lips. My, oh my, I could kiss those lips all night long.Good things come to those who wait.

~ Jess C. Scott

We could do it, you know.What?Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods. You and I, we could make it.

~ Suzanne Collins

Friends are the family you choose (~ Nin/Ithilnin, Elven rogue).

~ Jess C. Scott

A fit, healthy body—that is the best fashion statement

~ Jess C. Scott

Time will make it worse! You're...the other half of his soul. He's never going to get over you. And no matter how much you hope that you will... you'll never get over him. You're going to wake up one day and realize what you've done, and you're going to regret the time you wasted apart from him for the rest of your life.

~ Jamie Mcguire

But even when I stop crying, even when we fall asleep and I'm nestled in his arms, this will leave another scar. No one will see it. No one will know. But it will be there. And eventually all of the scars will have scars, and that's all I'll be--one big scar of a love gone wrong.

~ Amanda Grace

Life is a gift. Don't forget to live it.

~ Nicola Yoon

Wow,” said Adrian. He sat down on the bed and tested its bounciness, giving it a nod of approval. “This is amazing. What do you think, buttercup?”“I have no words,” I said honestly.He patted the spot beside him. “Want to try it out?

~ Richelle Mead

Do you think we can be friends?” I asked.He stared up at the ceiling. “Probably not, but we can pretend.

~ Priya Ardis

I had fallen too far. I was in love with Rush Finlay.

~ Abbi Glines

Vane grabbed me. “DuLac, let’s chat.” British-speak for “Stand still while I yell at you.

~ Priya Ardis

You're only young once, but you can be immature forever

~ Germaine Greer

...Life is much simpler if you don’t notice anything....

~ Tom Upton

There are a million rules for being a girl. There are a million things you have to do to get through each day. High school has things that can trip you up, ruin you, people say one thing and mean another, and you have to know all the rules, you have to know what you can and can't do.

~ Elizabeth Scott

Please, touch me, I pray.

~ Jess C. Scott

The human body is the best work of art.

~ Jess C. Scott

Don't bite his face, Eleanor told herself. It's disturbing and needy and never happens in situation comedies or movies that end with big kisses.

~ Rainbow Rowell

Ah, well,ʺ said Abe, idly studying his fingertips. ʺI have it on good authority thereʹs going to be a new ‘gateʹ opening up soon over on the south side of the wall.The truth dawned on me. ʺOh lord. Youʹre the one whoʹs been doling out C4.ʺʺYou make it sound so easy,ʺ he said with a frown. ʺThat stuffʹs hard to get a hold of.

~ Richelle Mead

Other than the voices in my head, I think I’m pretty normal.

~ Tom Upton

Yes, boys are a little like shoes. Why? Well...They can be useful. But mainly...They are nice to look at. Getting the right one can be a lovely accessory to an outfit. There are times when you couldn't do without them. And there are times when you'd rather do without them. Get the wrong ones and they can hurt. There are many types and often the ones that look the nicest are completely unpractical.

~ Rachel Hill

For the record, I would like to point out that it is NOT being obsessive to memorize a boy's schedule so that you can accidentally bump into him. It is called being efficient.

~ Jess Rothenberg

Look, girls know when they’re cute,” he said. “You don’t have to tell them. All they need to do is look in the mirror. I have one friend out in New York, an attorney. She moved out there after the school year to take the bar. She doesn’t have a job. I was like, ‘How are you going to get a job there in this market?’ And she’s like, ‘I’ll wink and I’ll smile.’ She’s a pretty girl. Whether that works despite her poor grades is yet to be seen.

~ Daniel Amory

One of the professors told me last week that he feels bad teaching with the way the economy is now. ‘What’s the point?’ he said. ‘Kids aren’t getting jobs.’ You never hear faculty talk that way. He did.

~ Daniel Amory

When the mind is free, magic happens.

~ C.g. Rousing

Accidents happen. Our bones shatter, our skin splits, our hearts break. We burn, we drown, we stay alive.

~ Moïra Fowley-Doyle

Anya looked upon Nin admirably. Having him as a partner-in-crime—if only on this one occasion, which she hoped would only be the start of something more—was more revitalizing than the cheap thrills of a cookie-cutter shallow, superficial romance, where the top priority was how beautiful a person was on the outside.

~ Jess C. Scott

You can always tell the heart of man by what he do, and by what he don't do...

~ Steven J. Carroll

Oh, he did look like a deity – the perfect balance of danger and charm, he was at the same time fascinating and inaccessible, distant because of his demonstrated flawlessness, and possessing such strength of character that he was dismaying and at the same time utterly attractive in an enticing and forbidden way.

~ Simona Panova

When you look at what C.S. Lewis is saying, his message is so anti-life, so cruel, so unjust. The view that the Narnia books have for the material world is one of almost undisguised contempt. At one point, the old professor says, ‘It’s all in Plato’ — meaning that the physical world we see around us is the crude, shabby, imperfect, second-rate copy of something much better. I want to emphasize the simple physical truth of things, the absolute primacy of the material life, rather than the spiritual or the afterlife.]

~ Philip Pullman

I'm trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief... I'm not in the business of offending people. I find the books upholding certain values that I think are important, such as life is immensely valuable and this world is an extraordinarily beautiful place. We should do what we can to increase the amount of wisdom in the world.]

~ Philip Pullman

Wisdom cannot be stolen - it can only be shared.

~ Jefferson Smith

It is a fool of a shepherd who culls his dogs.

~ Jefferson Smith

When You Live Life Too Early, You Learn Life Too Late.

~ O. S. Hickman

Happiness. It was the place where passion, with all its dazzle and drumbeat, met something softer: homecoming and safety and pure sunbeam comfort. It was all those things, intertwined with the heat and the thrill, and it was as bright within her as a swallowed star.

~ Laini Taylor

Smiled. The type of smile that men drive all night in a blinding rainstorm on their bike to see. The type of smile that keep men fighting brutal wars for years in the vain of hope of seeing it again. The type of smile that made me come to my feet, because if i didn't, I'd fall to my knees.

~ Katie Mcgarry

Pushing them (children) into a career that is “practical”/ “safe”/ prestigious/ well-paying doesn’t count as help. It’s how parents satisfy their own needs.

~ Lukasz Laniecki

You were just worried about me. An exhale, relieved that I had understood. YeahI turned. Because you think I'm worth itHe put his fingers under my chin. I absolutely think your worth it.But you don't think you are.His mouth opened. Shut.That's what this is about, Derek. You won't let us worry about you because you don't think you're worth it. But I do. I absolutely do.

~ Kelley Armstrong

Because you are the superhero fledgling. I’m just your more attractive sidekick. Oh, and the herd of nerds are your dorky minions.

~ P.c. Cast

Too bad guys aren’t like Mr. Potato Head Where you can pick and choose which parts you want. Then we might come up with a guy who meets your standards.

~ Susane Colasanti

I didn't want it to be one good memory that led to a lot of bad ones. I wanted it to stay what it was, one amazing moment, something that was strong and sweet enough to stand on its own. Something I could remember without any pain. - Kate

~ Elizabeth Scott