Young Adult Quotes

When you make such a large withdrawal of happiness, somewhere you'll have to make an equally large deposit. It all goes back to the universal law of equilibrium.

~ Gayle Forman

So he earns your undying love by reading a book under a tree? Cole said dryly. Why didn't I ever try that approach? I like books and trees.

~ Brodi Ashton

You can't keep resisting my irresistibleness, Natara Stone. You'll give in eventually, and I won't quit until you do.

~ Kelsey Ketch

He’s not yet realized that by giving away nothing but barefaced lies he’s come to wither and rot inside. But she’s still looking for him into the void of his cold heart.

~ Mirella Muffarotto

I try to pay bills as efficiently as I can, and work hard, and be comfortable in what I've achieved at the end of each day. And I try, most of all, to be a little easier on myself.

~ Chelsea Fagan

I thought you were good. That some part of you was good.”In a blink of an eye, Balthazar stood right in front of her. Arianne yelped. He took her wrist and brought the tip of the knife to the center of his chest. With his other hand, he tilted her chin up so she could look into the white center of his black irises. His silver hair rained over his forehead, covering the crease that marred its usual smoothness.“You think I’m the good guy?” he whispered. She continued trembling, worse now. He leaned down until his lips touched her ear. “I’m not.

~ Kate Evangelista

Whuppins were like kid taxes we paid with our behinds.

~ Terris Mcmahan Grimes

There's a word for an author who doesn't give up... published.

~ J.a. Konrath

A stream of light shot out of her lips, it wasn't blinding though, it was luminescent. It stopped abruptly and Aaron saw the light leave her eyes before she fell, and he swept in to catch her crumpling form. Eric was right beside them in a flash. What did you do to her?” He seethed at Darragh, jumping to his feet and tackling him.

~ Shayna Varadeaux

There is a flaw to your plan.” A sly grin crept onto his face once again. My eyebrow arched at him questioningly. “I live across the street,” he told me; and, without another word, he turned around toward his house and I realized what he meant. I told my problems to a stranger that I would probably see again.

~ Christie Cote

The Ancestral Trail was split into two-halves of 26 issues each. The first half takes place in the Ancestral World and describes Richard's struggle to restore good to the world. After the initial international run, which sold over 30 million copies worldwide, Marshall Cavendish omitted the second part of the trilogy and used the third part (future) for the second series that followed. This part of the series, written up by Ian Probert and published in 1994, takes place in the Cyber Dimension. It deals with Richard's attempts to return home. Each issue centered on an adventure against a particular adversary, and each issue ended on a cliffhanger.The Ancestral Trail was illustrated by Julek and Adam Heller. Computer-generated graphics were provided by Mehau Kulyk for issues #27 through #52.

~ Frank Graves

The only bright corner of my heart, where nothing seemed to hurt, was where Grey was. When I thought of him, I could see a future where I could be happy again, where I might not be just like I was before the Crimson Fever, but at least a version of myself that felt whole.

~ Kirby Howell

His eyes met mine. Brown eyes. I couldn’t read anything and as he turned away I realised he didn’t intend to tell me anything either.

~ J.a. Rogers

Aaron was beside himself grabbing his keys and running out of his office leaving everyone staring at him. He heard Becca call his name but he didn't have the time, Nia needed him and he had to go now! He felt like he was suffocating as he started the car and pushed the gas down as far as it would go. This guardian bond thing was more intense than he ever thought possible.

~ Shayna Varadeaux

I used to be Autumn Winters, daughter of an actress and an architect. I had been one of three living in this home, but now I was just Autumn Winters, and I was alone.

~ Kirby Howell

The temperature of my blood dropped several degrees, and I took a step back. My heart quickened. Storm? I prompted, looking at the boxes on the dock labeled non-perishable.

~ Kirby Howell

He gestured at me. “Do you like the blanket?”I nodded. “It’s warm.”“I made it. Well, actually, I didn’t skin the animal, but I did kill it….after the others pinned it down. It’s werewolf skin.”My heart faltered; I gripped at a wad of black fur.“I slayed the beast for you, Catherine. I used your sword. It was your grandmother’s idea actually, a wedding present. You mentioned how chilly you g

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

This is the legacy of a compassionate bunch. Our fate now rests on the whims of men.

~ Leot Felton

We do things we’re not proud of. Nikolas more than most.

~ Kate Evangelista

You’re not going to disappear,” I said. “I won’t let you”.“Even if this is all there is? Going to school and working at my uncle’s restaurant and fighting with Mari? Why would anyone want to remember this?”“I want to remember you. Just like this.”She rolled onto her back, hands covering her face, and I pulled them away.“People like you don’t disappear,” I said.“Then where do they go?”“Everywhere.

~ Laekan Zea Kemp

There are simply some laws we must transgress, no matter the penalty.

~ Eli Hinze

The dark held new meaning for me now. There was a whole other world out there that I was just beginning to discover... A world that had once been only farce was now very real. -Abby Sullivan; Redemption

~ Kellie Thacker

I lie more convincingly than I tell the truth.

~ Simona Panova

There were many versions of Gansey, but this one had been rare since the introduction of Adam's taming presence. It was also Ronan's favorite. It was the opposite of Gansey's most public face, which was pure control enclosed in a paper-thin wrapper of academia. But this version of Gansey was Gansey the boy. This was the Gansey who bought the Camaro, the Gansey who asked Ronan to teach him to fight, the Gansey who contained every wild spark so that it wouldn't show up in other versions. Was it the shield beneath the lake that had unleashed it? Orla's orange bikini? The bashed-up remains of his rebuilt Henrietta and the fake IDs they'd returned to? Ronan didn't really care. All that mattered was that something had struck the match, and Gansey was burning.

~ Maggie Stiefvater

His eyes were frighteningly alive, the curve of his mouth savage and pleased. It suddenly didn't seem at all surprising that he should be able to pull things from his dreams.In that moment, Blue was a little in love with all of them. Their magic. Their quest. Their awfulness and strangeness. Her raven boys.

~ Maggie Stiefvater

Because I am a doll, and a servant. Because I am a pretty thing and a soldier all the same.

~ Leigh Bardugo

Say yes, Jordan,” he said, shifting closer.“No,” I said.Owen smiled. “Close enough.” And then he kissed me.

~ Eli Easton

It had never occurred to me that simply being with a fellow prisoner would make me feel like I was still in prison.

~ Elizabeth Wein

Well that’s open to debate,’ he said. 'It sounds like a recipe for disaster to me, and I hate the thought of you throwing yourself at guys just to try and get laid. Christ, I’d do you myself if I thought it would keep you safe.’‘Now that’s true friendship,’ I said, cracking under the severity of his tone.

~ Aurelia B. Rowl

Heroes, well, they don't live so long. But they're muy suave, and we all admire them.

~ Nancy Farmer

When I was laying there in his arms nothing else mattered. My parents, my lack of funds, everything just seemed to melt away as I was lost in his lips- Bentley Evans

~ Magan Vernon

When life hands you lemons sometimes you just have to say screw the lemons, and bail.

~ Magan Vernon

I'm afraid. Olivia to CalebAfraid of what? Caleb.Of how vulnerable you make me. Olivia.I make you vulnerable because you love me. That's the price you pay for love, baby girl. Caleb.

~ Tarryn Fisher

P-p-p-please, don’t cast me out

~ Rebekkah Ford

In no mood for one of her silly games, I snatched it off her and scanned the page. It turned out to be a list of names, all of them boys, and some of whom I recognised. And then I noticed the title: ‘Operation: Popping the Cherry’. I leaped to my feet and fired a glare at each of them in turn, trying not to shout. ‘Are you shitting me?

~ Aurelia B. Rowl

Quick, somebody call the caretaker!’ Gemma’s stage voice rang out loud and clear. ‘There’s some trash here that needs to be taken out.’ She earned a chorus of laughs as she walked towards us, then came to a standstill right beside me. ‘Christ, it reeks, too,’ she said, pinching her nose. ‘What did you do, Malice? Douse yourself in the whole bottle? Oh, never mind. I don’t expect you to have heard of the adage “less is more”.

~ Aurelia B. Rowl

There was no gentle way around it - hearts would be broken, relationships would be crushed and I was the messenger.

~ S.g. Holster

Isn't that thing a little unsanitary for the workplace? I pointed to his lip ring.I assure you that my lip ring is the last thing you should be worried about. He smiled as he leaned on the counter.

~ Magan Vernon

You would do the same for me. He smiled a big toothy smile before he hopped off my car and walked away, leaving me wondering what was up with the guy in the girl jeans and why I couldn’t get him off of my mind.

~ Magan Vernon

Perception in the eye of vengeance becomes blurred. Ren was in need of a slap on the face, but I knew what was coming and that it would do the job properly.

~ S.g. Holster