1,271 Quotes by Rainbow Rowell

She was pretty sure she’d thank him for saving her life. Not just yesterday, but, like practically every day since they’d met. If you can’t save your own life, is it even worth saving?

I just meant that... I want to be the last person who ever kisses you, too... That sounds bad, like a death threat or something. What I'm trying to say is, you're it. This is it for me.

Troy and Sandra and Gabe acted out a lightsaber battle that brought tears to Elena’s eyes, probably because they were all three singing the John Williams music.

Elena bounced up and down, pointing from side to side. “What’s that?” Gabe asked. “It’s my Star Wars dance,” she said, bouncing and pointing. After a few seconds, he joined her. Then Troy’s friends picked it up. The dance traveled down the line. From the street, they must have looked like the Peanuts characters dancing.

Don’t worry about her!” Troy shouted from behind her. “She’s in good hands!” Elena’s mom looked aghast. But she still drove away. “I’m sorry,” Troy said. “Did I make that worse? I meant the hands of the line.

Learn from my mistakes,” she said. Learn what? Elena wondered. Avoid men? Avoid love? Avoid radiologists who buy movie-replica lightsabers?

By Tuesday evening, deep malaise had set in. Luke-staring-into-both-suns-of-Tatooine malaise.

God, Elena missed her friends. (Not that Troy and Gabe weren’t great. She’d definitely miss them.) (Even Gabe.) (Especially Gabe.)

There are already people in line over there,” he said. “Have you seen them? Just three miserable dorks sitting on the sidewalk.” Elena smiled brightly. “That’s us!” “What?” “We’re the three dorks—well, two of the three.” The barista was mortified; he gave them their coffee for free. “May the Force be with you!” Elena said.