If this were a simpler matter, I'd have eliminated everyone else by now. I know how I feel about you. Maybe it's impulsive of me to think I could be so sure, but I'm certain I would be happy with you.

— Kiera Cass

If you don’t want me to be in love with you, you’re going to have to stop looking so lovely. First thing tomorrow I’m having your maids sew some potato sacks together for you.

— Kiera Cass

If you like the lovable sound of an asthma attack in your ear every time you tell a joke.

— Kiera Cass

I got the groceries and lugged them all the way to Akin’s dorm, running slightly behind because I couldn’t get into the building on my own. The university required ID cards to get into the dorms after six, and since I wasn’t an actual student, I had to wait for someone else to come along and scan his, so I could piggyback in.“You need some help?” the boy asked, his eyes lingering on my mouth. I shook my head no.“Aww, come on. That’s way too heavy for you.” He came closer, and again I cursed our natural appeal. I wasn’t in danger exactly, and I knew that, but it didn’t make these encounters any less uncomfortable. I shook my head again.“No, really, which floor are you on? I can—”“Hey, Ahlen!” I looked up to see Akin walking down the hall. His button-up was open over the gray shirt beneath it, but I was thrilled to see that he’d at least put one on. “I was starting to worry. Hey, Sam.”“Hey.” The boy gave Akin a look and headed toward the stairwell, his displeasure at Akin’s arrival clear. In the meantime, I felt my mood lift significantly. I was now officially on my first date.

— Kiera Cass

I guessed princesses-in-training didn’t wear pants.

— Kiera Cass

I had been so mad at him when I left, I'd given them back. All except for the one that stuck to the bottom of the jar. He smiled. "They're at home, waiting."" For what?" His eyes glittered. "That, I cannot say.

— Kiera Cass

I had to stop myself from laughing. Who needs help taking a pill?

— Kiera Cass

I hit your thigh!”“Oh, please. A man doesn’t need that long to recover from a knee to the thigh.

— Kiera Cass

I hope you find someone you can't live without. I really do. And I hope you never have to know what it's like to have to try and live without them.

— Kiera Cass

I instantly dragged my fingers across a shelf of book spines, in love with each one already. Books were a safe place, a world apart from my own. No matter what had happened that day, that year, there was always a story in which someone overcame their darkest hour. I wasn't alone.

— Kiera Cass