Melissa de la Cruz Quotes

“Because love was not the answer to every question. Because real love meant sacrifice. Sometimes love means letting go.”

“Oliver liked to play the part of disaffected youth, but he liked shopping in SoHo even more.”

“He knew what it was like to love one who did not--or could not--love you back. But he'd had no choice. None of them did.”

“Do not cry for me, Azrael. Do not waste your tears. You made your decision. And this is mine. Sacrifice seems to be my destiny. A funny thing for a selfish man, isn't it? They always called me weak back then…”

“Maybe she'd been drinking too much of the super-sweet Mexican Coca-Cola they had down here. Or maybe she was just tired, alone, and far from home. Because somewhere in the brittle, concrete center of Azrael's dark heart, something was melting.”

“Thank you for loving me enough to let me go.”

“It was so nice just to live in the moment, to enjoy holding him so closely, to pretend for a little while that they were merely two young people in love and nothing else.”

“I know you. I know this isn't you. And even if it is, I still love you. As much as I always have. You will always be mine. I will always love you, I promised you that when you left, and it's true now.”

“I'm so sorry for loving you, I'm so sorry…. But it was such a wonderful dream, my love, such a wonderful dream.”

“If someone says " I love you " it would be foolish to say " I love you too " So you say " I knoe " tht is trulie wht love is. <3”

“This is not some silly game… This is life and death Angels and demons.”

“I lived for those moments when we were together, those few times in my life that I actually felt alive.”

“Love. It's so close to hate, it's almost indistinguishable. But this is how it was for the two of them. Love and hate. Life and death. Joy and anguish.”

“She was a stranger in her own life, a tourist in her own body.”

“I love her because she has become something more to me. She become my life.”

“You cannot be with someone just because you don’t want to hurt him. You have your own happiness to think about.”

“White for light. White for love. White for forever.”

“Never trust a shiny surface. They hide a multitude of flaws.”

“The world in your mind is as real as the world outside of it.”

“Schuyler pulled Oliver close and hugged him tightly. "Thank you," she whispered. Thank you for loving me enough to let me go.”

“Bonds are like rules, they're meant to be broken.”

“Who knew that the path to a womans heart was through the soul of an honest man?”

“A brain with no heart and no reasoning… well, nothing is more meaningless.”

“That was the thing about pictures--they were worth a thousand words, but sometimes they weren't the right ones.”

“Tonight the world is yours, as am I.”

“But there's always a first time for everything”

“One should not seek those who do not wish to be found.”

“He kissed her, and their souls melted into each other in a melody older than time.”

“I'm tired of being your best friend. I'm tired of being second best. I won't settle for that anymore. It's all or nothing, Schuyler. You have to decide. Him or me.

- Oliver Hazzard-Perry”

“Remember all fairy tales end at some point.”

“sometimes, when the sun shines, it scorches.”

“I still love you. I will always love you, and that is all that matters. I will forgive you anything, and I will forgive you this.”

“And Kingsley being Kingsley, he smiled as he pretended to pull the trigger.”

“She can't let him go not telling him what she was about to do.

Kingsley… I can't do this. I'm coming with you.”

“Memories were moving pictures in which meaning was constantly in flux. They were stories people told themselves.”

“I'm up for it. Whatever it is. As long as it means I'll always be with you.”

“He's too much for Schuyler. They're wrong for each other. Anyone can see that.
And when he leaves her, I'll be there.
However long it takes, I'll still be there for her.
Waiting.”

“A mind is like a puzzle; you must unlock it to read its hidden secrets.”

“Evil was seductive and easy, and virtue was difficult and unappreciated.”

“It is good to be busy. Being busy takes our mind off being in love at the wrong time, in the wrong place and with the wrong guy.”

“A bad boy can be very good for a girl.”

“He was like a shooting star you tried to catch with your hands. She would only get burned.”

“It's said a friend is a person who walks in when everyone else walks out.”

“They did it for love, and sometimes love makes us do the irrational.. even the inexcusable.”

“Schuyler put a gentle hand on Abbadon's feathered extensions, feeling the majestic power underneath their silky weight. She had been frightened once, to see him in this light, but now that she saw his terrifying face, she found it beautiful.”

“It's always good to be underestimated.”

“He wasn't perfect, but he was perfect for her.”

“You are healed." Allegra nodded. "You are no longer a Silver Blood." She paused. "But you are no longer a vampire either."
Bliss started. No longer a vampire-but what did that mean? Did it mean she was just human?”

“It was time to say good-bye. Jack sent.”

“You're late," she said, tapping her watch.
"No, you're just early.”

“Bonds are made to be broken," he said. "Just like rules.”

“I don't trust an organization that would make policy out of fear.”

“Dude you scare me sometimes! You're all vampire superwoman”

“You have punished me long enough, you have punished yourself long enough. Return to me. I beg.”

“It was maddening how your best friend could twist the knobs inside of you so much that it hurt.”