Young Adult Quotes

It's time, Perry. He let her go. She took a step back, taking in his face one last time. His green eyes. The bend in his nose and the scars on his cheek. All the tiny inperfections that made him beautiful. Without a word, she turned and made her way downhill.

~ Veronica Rossi

Why is he scared of the dark?I meant the words for a joke, but Shade nodded seriously. Like all monsters. Because it reminds him of what he truly is.

~ Rosamund Hodge

Mercy is for the weak… let me show you how much of an Unseelie I still am.

~ Julie Kagawa

We’re never gonna understand women. They’re way too complex. You’ve got too many variables to consider. PMS, bad hair days, miscellaneous mood swings . . . there’s no way to tell what’s causing their attitude. - Mike

~ Susane Colasanti

Sometimes letting go is the only way to find out who you're meant to hold on to.

~ J. Sterling

If you love someone, why would you want that person to change?

~ Hailey Abbott

It feels incredible to be outside when I’m supposed to be inside. The sensation of freedom is intoxicating. - Sara

~ Susane Colasanti

Vane’s lips tightened to suppress a smile. “Why so hostile, love?”“You whacked me on the head with a ball!”“You deserved it.

~ Priya Ardis

Who ends up with their first real boyfriend? Yeah, no one.- Courtney

~ Lauren Barnholdt

I caught his hand. “What do you want me to do?”Leaning down, he kissed the pulse beating on my neck just above the damaged skin. “Tomorrow, I need you to die.

~ Priya Ardis

Never let a boy know you’re crazy about him. He’ll lose interest, and then you’ll be a loser.

~ Hailey Abbott

Please. Forgive me. One more chance, Blaire. I want this. I want you.

~ Abbi Glines

No bikinis on a first date.” He nods. “I’m sure that’s a rule. Or should be. For my sisters anyway.

~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

You matter.

~ Suzanne Young

I guess I like things that take time and attention. More worthwhile that way.

~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

You naked in my bed is even more unbelievably beautiful than I thought it would be... and trust me I've thought about it. A lot.

~ Abbi Glines

He’d used the amulet to read my thoughts again. I pictured smacking him in the face.

~ Priya Ardis

I noticed him right away. No, it wasn’t his lean, rugged face. Or the dark waves of shiny hair that hung just a little too long on his forehead. It wasn’t the slim, collarless biker jacket he wore, hugging his lean shoulders. It was the way he stood. The confident way he waited in the cafeteria line to get a slice of pizza. He didn’t saunter. He didn’t amble. He stood at the center, and let the other people buzz around him. His stance was straight and sure.

~ Priya Ardis

This is Sailor Supergirl,” George says. “She knows all about black holes.

~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

Right. Because if you have trouble putting ketchup and mustard on a hot dog, you should totally move on to saving lives.

~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

It's taken me all this time, all this loss, to realize what really matters is now.

~ Suzanne Young

When I turn back to Jase, he’s again beaming at me. “You’re nice.” He sounds pleased, as if he hadn’t expected this aspect of my personality.

~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

Robert, I’m sorry that you feel so strange, but I’m not sorry that you’re feeling it because of me,” I whispered, my heart feeling a familiar twinge as I continued, “but even if you hadn’t felt it, it would not change the way I feel about you.

~ S.l. Naeole

And to think of all the colors in the world, blood chose to be red.

~ Nelou Keramati

Jase props himself up on an elbow, looking at me for a minute without saying anything. His face gets an unreadable expression, and I wish I could take back walking over.Then he observes, “I’m guessing that’s a uniform.”Crap. I’d forgotten I was still wearing it.

~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

Rough palms cradled my face while my fingers gripped the pillow on either side of his. Lips, teeth, tongue, mingled together. I ate him up and didn’t let go until I had to come up for air.

~ Priya Ardis

So it’s fate then?” I asked with him so close my lips brushed the line of his jaw with each word, “Us being together?”“Absolutely,” Calvin said with a low growl. Then he lifted my chin, tilting my head back, and kissed me deeply.Who was I to argue with Fate?

~ E.j. Stevens

I stare at him. You can't risk not winning. Not because of me. Sean doesn't lift his eyes from the counter. We make our move when you make yours. You on the inside, me on the outside. Corr can come from the middle of the pack; he's done it before. It's one side you won't have to worry about. I say, I will not be your weakness, Sean Kendrick. Now he looks at me. He says, very softly, It's late for that, Puck.

~ Maggie Stiefvater

I don’t think I’ve ever referred to any girl I dated as my girlfriend. I think that would freak me out. Even the girl that I dated for two years in college I don’t think I ever referred to her as my girlfriend.”“How would you introduce her?” I asked.“I’m just going to say her name,” he said.

~ Daniel Amory

Not even a repeat of Dawson’s Creek makes me feel better.

~ Susane Colasanti

David,you’re my true love, why did we wait so long to get together? I don’t care what the world says. Let’s defy them all, my darling.- Maddy

~ Hailey Abbott

Returning my voice to a conversational level, I called back, “Nora, I’m notattempting to embarrass you or single you out. I know you’re capable. But stay behind Chas, okay? You die, you d i e permanently, and for various reasons that we’ve already gotten angsty about together, I don’t want that to happen.”“Okay, okay,” she sighed.“Angsty?” Chas asked. “Ooh! Later, details!”“Yes, later.” With that, I waved the team forward.

~ Lia Habel

Give me agony or give me death,I'll take thy heart as eternal breath

~ Nely Cab

And then I remember this morning and I wonder if it really happened or if I dreamed it. It was nice. And weird. And tender. I'm not used to tender. It's a fossil, that word. Conditions changed and it died out. Like the woolly mammoth. It just couldn't live in the same world as dick box. Ho dog. Or wiener cousins.

~ Jennifer Donnelly

There are much more important qualities to have than a docile disposition.

~ C.j. Redwine

Damn. I never should have agreed to this. What is he thinking? Here we are in a piece of crap pickup truck on our way to sit outside of a supermarket to kidnap this girl. Damn. He’d better not be falling for her. Sure she’s cute, but I can’t think about that.

~ Jenna-Lynne Duncan

Without thinking, he reached for her hand. Tucked it against her chest, feeling that was where it should be. Perry's heart slammed against his ribs. She had to feel it.

~ Veronica Rossi

Creativity is the catalyst to the future.

~ Ann Marie Frohoff

Yes, I’m Daniel Tahi. I know what your lips taste like.I know you roll your eyes when you think someone is an idiot. I know that you wish you were six inches shorter because you hate being taller than most of the boys you've ever met. Your name is tattooed across my chest and written on my heart.You are a fire daughter of earth, fanua afi and I am vasa loloa,son of the ocean. I am yours...And you can’t even remember who I am.

~ Lani Wendt Young

I may be heaven-sent, but I'm not perfect.

~ Cynthia Leitich Smith