"I don't deserve you. You know that, querida, don't you? (Alex)"
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"Fans always say they laughed and they cried while reading my books. And I tell them that I laughed and cried while writing them."
"I like to write books that touch my heart. I want to entertain, and I love to entertain myself."
"Romance novels are my favorite books to read. I write young adult romances, and am so happy to be promoting this wonderful genre."
"Three things Marco taught me today race through my mind: boys will lie to your face just to have sex with you, don't trust any boy who says I love you, and never date a boy who lives on the south side of Fairfield."
"I want to tell her how much she's become the center of my being. But I can't. The words won't come."
"Maggie squeezes my hand. It’s a silent message that everything will be okay. Somehow I believe her. In the end everything will be okay. But hurdles have to be jumped through first."
"I'm the one who got hit by that car, not you,' I tell him. 'Don't act like you're the victim here. You made choices I didn't ask you to make. I'm not sure anyone asked you to make them.' I'm screaming the words, not caring that the entire world can probably hear me. 'You think I like limping everywhere I go? I don't. I'm the victim! Be honest with me! You didn't care about me enough to trust me. I gave you my heart, but it wasn't enough."
"I'm not starting any fights. I might finish one though."
"I brought a condom," I tell her when I slide her panties down. We're both hot and sweaty, and I can't resist hr anymore. "I did, too," she whispers against my neck. "But we might not be able to use it." "Why not?" I expect her to tell em this was all a mistake, that she really didn't mean to get me all hot and bothered just to tell me I'm not worthy enough to take her virginity, but it's the truth. She clears her throat. "It all d-d-depends on whether or not you're allergic to l-l-latex."
"Who am I kidding? I have no reason for being here other that the fact that I want to be near her."
"Every time I break out of what is expected of me and do what feels right, I feel stronger."
"You once told me that I make you believe in the impossible. You make me believe in love, which I’d given up on. Thank you for proving to me it’s not just a fairy tale."