1,271 Quotes by Rainbow Rowell

He wished that they could go through life like this. That he could physically put himself between Eleanor and the world.

Looks like somebody's got jungle fever.' 'That's not even the right kind of racist.

I find love stories satisfying when you can see the work - when you can really watch people find each other and fall in love, a little bit at a time. I like slow burns. Falling in love is so good; why would you want to rush it?

It’s just … everything. There are too many people. And I don’t fit in. I don’t know how to be. Nothing that I’m good at is the sort of thing that matters there. Being smart doesn’t matter—and being good with words. And when those things do matter, it’s only because people want something from me. Not because they want me.

(Because being assaulted with maxi pads is a great way to win friends and influence people.)

As I moved to less and less diverse places in my life, I realized that white people dont talk about race amongst themselves!

That girl had the subtlety of a Spencer’s Gifts shop.

Or maybe, he thought now, he just didn't recognize all those other girls. The way a computer drive will spit out a disk if it doesn't recognize the formatting. When he touched Eleanor's hand, he recognized her. He knew.

Attraction is what happens between you. It's not universal. And it's not conventional. And thank God for that.