Young Adult Fiction Quotes

It's the kind of storm that only happens on the highveld, the thunder loud and rapid. Zanele doesn't speak. I need her to. Maybe she is counting the people who have died since we first met.

To be loved, is to be immortal.

But Quinn held the fuzzy handcuffs in his hands, looking them over closely, and he smiled. “Oh, hey, did you want to keep these for when your invisible boyfriend returns from his fake vacation?

Wait, ” Quinn said. “There’s one more thing.” I turned around and raised an eyebrow. His eyes were wary and he lacked his usual confidence.“Go to the Winter Dance with me.

Hey, when you love a woman, and when she’s this crazy in love with you, you’ve got to do whatever she says, man.

...and now over to our foriegn allegory correspondant, Barv Tweezman." ~The Shielding of Mortimer Townes

Even when the world throws it worst and then turns in its back, there is still always hope

I felt absolutely nothing, and that frightened me even more than the darkness of oblivion

Don’t worry about paying me. Stay alive, child. You must save yourself. And, whatever you do, don’t forget who you are

What I know about you, Henry, ” he said. “Is that you, as big as you are, know how to walk gently on this earth.

Camus and Henry waved to me from that muddy truck. They both wanted me to get over myself.So, this was me, getting over myself. And it was about time.

My mom told me once that Wyatt loved her the way a boy will love his mother, but I loved her the way an artist loves another. Jo taught me what that meant.

I am not as valuable as the books, I AM the books! They are a part of me I cannot delete or cut off or ignore! I AM CURRENCY! - Nevel Walker

She paused in the doorway, tipping her head to consider Brittany, who only glared. "You're right. I think most girls don't look like the tooth fairy dresses them every day.

Stay strong. Don't be bullied by anyone.

Let the spirits guide you, but never let them take you.

A text pops up on the screen. It’s from Luis. I can’t help but grin when I read his perfectly thought-out me

Her heart fluttered. It had only been a few hours, but it felt like a lifetime since she saw him last. She seriously felt addicted to that boy.

You look like a hot tamale.”“That’s not really a compliment.

What’s with all those tattoos? Makes you look like a hooligan.”“I suspect I am a hooligan.

He looked steadily in my eyes, and held my hand affectionally. “Narissa, let me take you away to a world that you have never known to exist.

cause if you were my girlfriend and a stud like me was livin’ in your house, I’d kiss you in front of the guy every chance I got as a reminder.

Nikki looks at me, confused. “What’s wro

I’m not going anywhere until you hear me out.”Oh, please no. Anything except having to listen to her lecture. I push the button that calls the

Is that your cheap way of telling me you want to kiss

You were lookin’ at me like you wanted to kiss me.”I force a laugh. “Yeah, right, ” I say sarcastically.“Nobody’s watchin’ if you want to, you know, try it. Not to brag, but I’m somewhat of an expert.

You can’t keep her.”I know that. But I’m not ready to give her up just yet.

Don’t try and make me feel better, Alex. I hate you.”“I hate you, too.

I like that girl more than I can remember likin’ anything in my life. I’m not about to give her up. I’ll start carin’ about what other people think when I’m six feet under.

Listen, I didn’t ask for a face and body girls find attractive. But thanks to the mixture of my parents’ DNA, I’ve got them, and I’m not ashamed to use ’em.

He grinned at me and whispered, “I’m going to kiss you now. It’ll be a big one, so don’t hit me.

You’ve got a big ego, Fuentes.”“That’s not all I’ve got.

This was about to go very bad, because Adam was going to cry. “I miss you, ” he said, and his voice broke.

I wanted to remind you that you do not allow me to deliver boats, as I have been known to crash them.

Who’s driving the boat?”Over the motor, I heard girls screaming at us the instant before we crashed.

I had shaved my beard for her-a huge disappointment, because I’d enjoyed my three weeks looking like a bank robber.

But first I had to get through the ironing. It took a lot of patience. I had none. It took forever, and then I had to press the whole shirt again to get out the creases I’d pressed into it.

I don’t know who those other people are and what they did to you, but I’m not one of them, ” I whispered, on the verge of tears. (Molly)“You are. You just don’t know yet.” (Victor)

See? Instead of thinking of a way to help my people, all I can think of is the smell of your hair and that small dimple on your cheek when you smile.” (Victor)

I did not know what the future would bring, but I knew that life is not merely about knowledge. It is about the courage and trust that we place in our stories.

I could’ve gone on and on but the truth was all that mattered. “My brother died because someone was jealous.

If only I could freeze this moment, this feeling, because right now, nothing else mattered. I was f***ing flying.

I didn't care, because I loved him, and that was the end of every argument and the beginning of every promise.

How many times can a heart be shattered and still be pieced back together? How many times before the damage is irreparable?

I always thought of the stars like a handful of gems that God randomly tossed across the sky, saying, 'Here, go wherever you please.

Creating is like the oxygen in my air.

Some truths are hard to swallow, so we share it within tales that most people will accept without being frightened by the truth hidden within.

I think that we all drown, in one way or another.

Reading is fuel for the brain. Writing is fuel for the spirit...

Every great day has a story and a song!