Young Adult Romance Quotes

“What did they do to you, Kazi?” His voice was low, earnest. Even in the dim light, I was able to see the worry in his eyes.
I pretended I didn’t know what he was talking about. “Who did what?”
“Who made you afraid of an open world? An open sky? Was it Venda? Your parents?”
“No one did anything,” I answered quietly.
“Then hold on to me,” he said. “Let me show you the stars.”
― Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

“I do want tomorrows with you, Jase. I want a lifetime of tomorrows.”
― Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

“Too many adults wish to 'protect' teenagers when they should be stimulating them to read of life as it is lived.”
― Margaret A. Edwards

“Among my stillness was a pounding heart.”
― Shannon A. Thompson, Seconds Before Sunrise

“And to think of all the colors in the world, blood chose to be red.”
― Nelou Keramati

“You’re easy to read, Ivy, but the whole book of you is complicated.”
― Amy Engel, The Book of Ivy

“Yes, I want to kiss you, Jase Ballenger. Not for show or to make the best of it. I want to kiss you because I want you, every part of you, even the parts that infuriate me beyond telling, because you’ve infected me with a poison that I don’t want to flush out, because you’re a mad viper twisting
around my middle, cutting off my breath, yet I want you more than I want to breathe. Yes, Jase, I want to kiss you, just because I do, but the one thing I cannot do is promise you any tomorrows.”
― Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

“I guess I like things that take time and attention. More worthwhile that way.”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“Sometimes I wish there were do over years or fast forward days”
― Simone Elkeles, Perfect Chemistry

“No bikinis on a first date.” He nods. “I’m sure that’s a rule. Or should be. For my sisters anyway.”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“When they’re together, the world could fall apart around them and they’d never notice or care as long as they have each other.

About Alex and Brittany.”
― Simone Elkeles, Rules of Attraction

“His shrill cries flood the forest like light engulfing a silhouette.”
― Nelou Keramati

“This is Sailor Supergirl,” George says. “She knows all about black holes.”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“If I'm going to die, I'd like to actually live first. And then i'll die”
― Rachael Lippincott, Five Feet Apart

“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, My Life Next Door

“It was our story. It didn't have to have a happy beginning or a happy ending, but the middle was a feast at a banquet, a rich soapy bath, a night's rest at an inn and full stomach, a warm chest nestled up against my back, the soft heat of lips at my nape, stories whispered in my ear.”
― Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

“When she wraps her arms around my neck, all I want to do is protect this girl for the rest of my life.”
― Simone Elkeles, Perfect Chemistry

“Right. Because if you have trouble putting ketchup and mustard on a hot dog, you should totally move on to saving lives.”
― Huntley Fitzpatrick, My Life Next Door

“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, My Life Next Door

“Is that your cheap way of telling me you want to kiss me?”
He looks into my eyes, his dark gaze capturing mine. “Querida, I always want to kiss you.”
― Simone Elkeles, Perfect Chemistry

“There’s always time for arguin’ when you’re a Fuentes.”
― Simone Elkeles, Chain Reaction

“Dignity is overrated. You know what trumps dignity? Kissing.”
― Nina LaCour, Everything Leads to You

“You kissed me once and now you feel as if you’ve got some special kind of licence to do it whenever you want?”
― Simona Panova, Nightmarish Sacrifice

“I look up at the sky again and whisper, ‘I will live for you.”
― Emma Thomas, Live for Me

“You don’t see the real me. You don’t know what all I’ve done.- Rush Finlay”
― Abbi Glines, Fallen Too Far

“I can't look at you. I don't want to talk to you. I just want my things. I want to go home.-Blaire Wynn”
― Abbi Glines, Fallen Too Far

“The hours tick by as I lie in bed.
Memories keep surfacing, tormenting me into unbelievable sadness. I can't bring myself to move. I can't fight the memories that keep filling my thoughts. I stay curled in the fetal position as each memory plays out. I can't stop them from coming. I can't make them go away. Nothing can distract me. I can't block the memories, so they continue to come.”
― Ashley Earley, Alone in Paris

“Then his lips caress mine. It’s only a brush, but the warmth overheats every part of me. Leaning back, my elbow bumps into the power button on the dryer and the old appliance starts moving. Spinning. Spinning like my head. Like my heart.”
― Lauren Hammond, He Loves Me...He Loves You Not...

“I realized that the whole time I was holding this beautiful stranger in my arms, feeding on her, it felt like I was betraying Sofia.”
― Bella Forrest, A Shade of Vampire

“You're not who I thought you'd be, Cas."
"No?"
"Your so much better.”
― Amy Tintera, Ruined