1,271 Quotes by Rainbow Rowell

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    But you’re so helpless sometimes. It’s like watching a kitten with its head trapped in a Kleenex box.

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    Levi’s eyebrows were pornographic. If Cath were making this decision just on eyebrows, she would have been “up to his room” a long time ago.

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    He swallows. Snow has the longest neck and the showiest swallow I’ve ever seen. His chin juts out and his Adam’s apple catches – it’s a whole scene.

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    Levi was a black-and-white photograph in the dark. All pale skin, gray eyes, streaky hair...

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    Why did you tell me it was just a kiss?” she asked, waiting for her voice to break. “I don’t even care about that other girl. I mean, I do, but not as much. Why was your first instinct to tell me that what happened between you and me didn’t matter? And why should I believe you now when you say that it did? Why should I believe anything you say?

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    She was the only person in class who read her poem like it wasn’t an assignment. She recited it like it was a living thing. Like something she was letting out. You couldn’t look away from her as long as she was talking.

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    Maybe he was Filipino. Was that in Asia? Probably. Asia’s out-of-control huge.

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