322 Quotes by Lauren Kate

Cam was so much clearer, easier to figure out. Like he was algebra and Daniel was calculus.

I know he would die if you died, Luce.

Oh that moment when Daniel thought he’d lost her to Cam’s starshot! His wings hat felt too heavy to lift. Colder than death. In that instant, he’d given up all hope.

This was weird. The thing that could have driven two friends instantly apart was actually drawing them closer together.

Luce: But I thought you said I should stay away from the hard cases. Arriane: Rule number two – don’t listen to me!

Daniel didn’t have to shoulder his punishment alone anymore. It was something they could do together.

Be fearless. Be glib. Be enigmatic. Read. Never give up.

Every weekday morning, I picture my first paragraph while I hike with my dog Milo near Mulholland Drive, looking out over the San Fernando Valley. I edit the paragraph, then memorize it, so that when I get back home and sit down at my computer, the blank screen's tyranny lasts only a second or two. A brief reign!

I don't write about love because it makes for easy, passive heroes. I write about how love makes my characters more autonomous, more self-possessed, more opinionated and powerful. I write about characters who pursue relationships that make them the people they want to become. I write about love as a superpower.