#young_adult

We could call you an ambisexual. A duosexual. A—” “Do I really have to find a word for it?” Kyle interrupts. “Can’t it just be what it is?” “Of course,” I say, even though in the bigger world I’m not so sure. The world loves stupid labels. I wish we got to choose our own. We pause for a moment. I wonder if that’s all—if he just needed to say the truth and have it heard. But then Kyle looks at me with unsure eyes and says, “You see, I don’t know who I’m supposed to be.” “Nobody does,” I assure him. ↗

— David Levithan

#glbt #young-adult #love

It wasn't premeditated. It was what needed to be done. So I did it. ↗

— Milly Silver

#exciting #fantasy #milly-silver #sci-fi #ya-action-adventure

Love, really? We're vampires, not teenagers. Lust is for the weak. ↗

— Ashley Madau

#love #paranormal #romance #teenage-love #teenagers

You act like you're invincible, but I know deep down you want someone to hold your hand and buy you flowers and look you in the eye and tell you you're his soul mate. You want someone who will love every piece of you, even the pieces you can't love yourself. ↗

— Amy Reed

#love #ya #young-adult #love

As I stand at the edge of the pit, searching for his body amongst all the others, I am slightly frightened by the violent clashes. It seems almost savagery, the way they throw themselves into each other. As I continue to watch, unable to look away, drawn in by their angry and troubled release I see him. His body is sweating, his muscles are flexed and his face holds an expression of pain mixed with pleasure. In that moment I realize their is so much I don't know about the man I am falling in love with and my fear of him excites me. ↗

— Nicole T. Smith

#new-adult #urban-fantasy #young-adult #love

I loved him, but he didn't want me anymore. I suffered, and he laughed at my umanity. This desire will be my end. ↗

— Sabrina Benulis

#archon #demons #love #sci-fi #urban-fantasy

If you continue with that train of thought and end it with, I did it because I love you and can’t bear to see you in turmoil, you could sell it to Hallmark, but not to me! ↗

— Rebekkah Ford

#young-adult #love

You can only chase a butterfly for so long. ↗

— Jane Yolen

#butterfly #chase #culloden #historical-fiction #jane-yolen

Sometimes the rues don't work. Sometimes the rules cause the anarchy. ↗

— Susan Beth Pfeffer

#young-adult-fiction #anarchy

You can be Han Solo," he said, kissing her throat. "And I'll be Boba Fett. I'll cross the sky for you. ↗

— Rainbow Rowell

#eleanor-park #park #rainbow-rowell #swoon #young-adult-contemporary-romance