Realistic Fiction Quotes

“And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have. Good and bad.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“So you want to know all about me, Who
I am
What chance meeting of brush and canvas painted
the face
you see? what made me despise the girl
in the mirror
enough to transform her, turn her into a stranger,
only not.”
― Ellen Hopkins, Crank

“Why is it that when you don't want to think about something, you can't stop thinking about it?”
― Stella Lennon, Invisible I

“It had not seemed to matter that Rose was only eight years old.
"More than eight," said Rose. "Nearly nine."
"Darling Rose, even almost nearly nine-year-old's don't fall in love," said forgetful Caddy.
Caddy tried very hard to comfort Rose when Tom had left. It was not an easy job. It was like trying to comfort a small, unhappy tiger.
"Who said anything about falling in love?" growled Rose crossly. "Falling! Falling is by accident! I didn't fall in anything!"
"Oh. Right. Sorry, Posy Rose."
"And I am definitely not in love!”
― Hilary McKay, Permanent Rose

“I winked and locked my arm in Carter's, and we stood there, watching Dean stroll away.

"You know the guy's never gonna give up," Carter nudged me, letting out a sigh.

"We'd have really pretty babies, huh?"

"Yup. They'd be rad little Brangelinas, running around tearing the place up."

"Yeah, you're right. My rejection is such a disservice to the world...”
― Rachael Wade, Preservation

“Love is not about perfection, but about embracing each other's imperfections with patience and grace.”
― Rendi Ansyah, Beyond the Bouquet: A Symphony of Love in Fifty Movements

“Love isn't just butterflies and grand gestures; it's the quiet comfort of knowing you're understood.”
― Rendi Ansyah, Beyond the Bouquet: A Symphony of Love in Fifty Movements

“If she did see, I hoped she' be amazed. Amazed and thankful, because without even asking, she'd received a genuine autograph from a genuine girl from Atlanta. Not just any girl, but a girl who was, frankly, a pretty big deal. A girl who was me.”
― Lauren Myracle, Ten

“Hey Kate, you coming to our show Friday night?" He leaned in close and touched my shoulder. "The guys would love to see you there."

"Yes. Yes, the guys would indeed." Carter rolled his eyes and smirked. I held back my grin, well aware that he was laughing inwardly at the same thing I was. When Dean spoke of 'the guys,' he mostly meant himself.

With a body like a Ken doll and hair like Meredith's McDreamy, I couldn't figure out for the life of me what he wanted with me.”
― Rachael Wade, Preservation

“I'm sorry, Hen. I still have feelings for you. It's just that my band needs a real bass player now. We're not a joke band anymore. Okay, sweetie?'
That was how Petra Dostoyevsky fired me.”
― Daniel Ehrenhaft, Friend Is Not a Verb

“Your poetry--it doesn't deserve to be locked away, hidden from the rest of the world. And neither do you.”
― Tessa Emily Hall, Unwritten Melody

“True love is not just felt, it is lived and breathed every day.”
― Rendi Ansyah, Beyond the Bouquet: A Symphony of Love in Fifty Movements

“Love is finding comfort in each other's quirks and imperfections.”
― Rendi Ansyah, Beyond the Bouquet: A Symphony of Love in Fifty Movements

“Love's beauty is in its simplicity and authenticity.”
― Rendi Ansyah, Beyond the Bouquet: A Symphony of Love in Fifty Movements

“Dopo Coconut Grove scoprirono finalmente cosa preferivano, quello di cui avevano più bisogno: semplicemente di loro tre, in una trinità malconcia ma intatta.”
― Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera, What If It's Us

“«Posso fare qualcosa?» Chiede Arthur.
«Stai qui con me?»
«Non vado da nessuna parte.»
Passano un paio di minuti senza che nessuno dei due dica qualcosa. Ma ho fiducia che, ovunque si trovi, Arthur è al telefono, a tenervi compagnia. Non se ne va.”
― Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera, What If It's Us

“«Posso fare qualcosa?» Chiede Arthur.
«Stai qui con me?»
«Non vado da nessuna parte.»
Passano un paio di minuti senza che nessuno dei due dica qualcosa. Ma ho fiducia che, ovunque si trovi, Arthur è al telefono, a tenermi compagnia. Non se ne va.”
― Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera, What If It's Us

“Come si fa a smettere, così, di essere terrorizzati all’idea di venir messi da parte e rimanere soli per sempre e non contare nulla per nessuno?”
― John Green, An Abundance of Katherines

“Dad?' 'Yeah?' 'Could you tell me a story?' 'Sure.' 'A good one.' 'As opposed to all the boring ones I tell.' 'Right.' I tucked my body incredibly close into his, so my nose pushed into his armpit. 'And you won't interrupt me?' 'I'll try not to.' 'Because it makes it hard to tell a story.' 'And it's annoying.' 'And it's annoying.'

The moment before he started was my favorite moment.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

“Honey, you worry too much. Nothing is going to happen, I mean come on, you’re in the house of Mr. Hausefalle, the guru of home security! You’re probably safer over there than here."- House Trap, ch. 4: A Grave Mistake.”
― Mike Mauthor, House Trap

“Heros are good, but no one is afraid of them. Villains on the other hand . . .”
― Aleksandar Miljković, The Nobodies: Only Villains Can Save This Planet

“i gave myself permission to freak out. smiled like an idiot, made an embarrassing screeching sound through my teeth, flapped my hands like tiny little chicken wings, the works.
mr. britton responded by doing pretty much the exact same thing.
we were only human, you know.”
― Preston Norton

“Non c'era alcun desiderio bruciante. Mi sentivo solo... attirato verso di lei. Come la gravità. Volevo orbitare intorno a lei, come la terra orbita intorno al sole.”
― Krystal Sutherland, Our Chemical Hearts

“The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours.”
― Holly Bourne, The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting

“You're different, that's all. And I know it feels like it's you, but it's really not. You're a special person and you deserve happiness. Just because you don't fit in with all the other millionaires' offspring doesn't make you the problem. It's another world out there and it will suit you better.”
― Holly Bourne, The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting

“That's not what a Darcy does." I felt gross even saying it. "I should be majoring in like... biochemical business engineering medicine or something. Living up to the family name.”
― Amanda Quain, Accomplished

“A volte il dolore era come una tempesta che arrivava all’improvviso. La mattina d’estate più serena poteva finire con un diluvio. Poteva finire con lampi e tuoni.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“L’attenzione alle persone e alle parole era una cosa rara e bellissima.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“Sometimes, the greatest love stories begin with a simple hello.”
― Rendi Ansyah, Beyond the Bouquet: A Symphony of Love in Fifty Movements

“Love is not about finding the perfect person but about loving an imperfect person perfectly.”
― Rendi Ansyah, Beyond the Bouquet: A Symphony of Love in Fifty Movements