Let me give you a piece of advice. The handsome young fellow who’s trying to rescue you from a hideous fate is never wrong. Not even if he says the sky is purple and made of hedgehogs.
If no one in the entire world cared about you, did you really exist at all?
In fiction, the actions of a villain, even when unspeakable, can be cathartic to read about. They let us experience darkness, but add a safe remove.
He was the one she was doing all this for, but sometimes she missed him so much it felt like she swallowed broken glass.
When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does.
It is as great a thing to love as it is to be loved. Love is not something that can be wasted.
Drowning yourself won’t help, she told herself sternly. Now, drowning Will, on the other hand...
Dreams can be dangerous things.
It’s all right to love someone who doesn’t love you back, as long as they’re worth you loving them. As long as they deserve it.
Beauty fades, but cooking is eternal.
It isn’t against the Law to be an idiot.
You know what the worst thing I can imagine is? Simon had said. Not trusting someone I love.
My boyfriend always says that if it weren’t for him I’d probably get rid of my apartment and live nowhere, and he’s right.
There were some memories, though, that never faded.
Whenever I see interesting names, I jot them down. I’ve found them in lots of different places: on the news, in the phone book, even on hotel registry lists.
The more beautiful the skin is, the more deadly it is. That’s what Will’s like. All that pretty face and whatnot just hides how twisted up and rotten he is on the inside.
I like to listen to music that fits with what I’m writing. For each book, I’ve assembled a playlist, so readers can get a sense of what I was listening to while I was writing.
Or maybe it’s just that beautiful things are so easily broken by the world.
What’s the point in wasting a perfectly good brick wall when you have someone to throw against it, that’s what I always say.
I’m not ritualistic about writing. I try to write as often as possible, which means that I have to be able to write in all kinds of situations, whether it’s at home on my couch, out at a cafe, or traveling.