1,271 Quotes by Rainbow Rowell

You have a very distinct presence.''Distinct.''Palpable,' Neal said.Georgie tried not to smile. "Is that a compliment?''I don't know, do you want it to be?''Do I want people to know when I walk into a room?''Do you want me to know?''I--'Neal glanced up over her shoulder then looked back down.'Your boyfriend needs you.

Just … isn’t giving up allowed sometimes? Isn’t it okay to say, ‘This really hurts, so I’m going to stop trying’?

Sharing a room with the person you want most is like sharing a room with an open fire.He's constantly drawing you in. And you're constantly stepping too close. And you know it's not good--that there is no good--that there's absolutely nothing that can ever come of it.But you do it anyway. And then...Well. Then you burn.

Why should every pregnant woman be expected to read the same book? Or any book? Being pregnant isn't that complicated. What to Expect When You're Expecting shouldn't be a book. It should be a Post-it: 'Take your vitamins. Don't drink vodka. Get used to empire waistlines.

She smelled like gardenias. Plus something muskier, gardenias with carnal knowledge.

It was making him feel like a stranger.

You're going to forget everything I teach you,' Mr Stressman said, petting his mustache. 'Everything. Maybe you'll remember that Beowulf fought a monster. Maybe you'll remember that "To be or not to be" is Hamlet, not Macbeth... But everything else? Forget about it.

It's the good things that hurt when you're missing them.

He shakes his head, and he's saying something, and I think I might kiss him. Because I've never kissed anyone before. (I was afraid I might bite.) And I've never wanted to kiss anyone but him. (I won't bite. I won't hurt him.) I just want to kiss him, then go. "Simon...," I say. And then he kisses me.