Quotes from Alyson Noel

Sometimes destiny lies just outside of our reach.

Life is still life. It's still tough, complicated, and more than a little messy, with lessons to be learned, mistakes to be made, triumphs and disappointments to be had, and not every day is meant to be a party.

You left me." Not realizing until I've said my final good-bye and closed the door behind me, that he's not referring to the past. He's prophesying our future.

My feelings for you are not conditional. I don't judge you. I don't lose patience with you. I don't punish you. I just love you. That's all. Pure and simple.

Only love heals. Anger, guilt, and fear can only destroy and separate you from your true capabilities.

You're strictly a tulip girl—a red tulip girl.

The only thing a person can ever really do is keep moving forward. Take that big leap forward without hesitation, without once looking back. Simply forget the past and forge toward the future.

I was a beautiful vampire princess loved, worshiped and admired by all. I lived in a luxurious gothic castle and I have no idea how I ended up at this fiberglass table with you losers.

She's kind of a, well, you know, a B with an itch.

Our past may shape us, but it doesn't define who we become.

in the end, all I want is to be with him. It's the only way my life feels complete.

Rules should always be bent, if not broken. It's the only way to have any fun.

What is going on with you?" she says, shaking her head and pushing me away. "What's up with all the love and affection? I mean, you of all people, you of the eternal iPod-hoodie combo.

undying love.....

Because that was some mega tense awkwardness, a real 'Hello my name is Ever and I'll be your next stalker' kind of moment...

I'm always thinking about what I'm missing. Even when I'm happy with what I have.

He looks at me, the light in his eyes fractures into millions of bits—a kaleidoscope of darkness that may never be fixed.

You'll always be safe with me.

But the moment our eyes meet, I'm right back under his spell, a helpless hunk of steel to his irresistible magnet.

So you've made a friend. How sad for them.

Well, for that matter, I was also a good friend of Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Francis Bacon, Albert Einstein, and John, Paul, George, and Ringo." He pauses, seeing the blank look on my face and groaning when he says, "Christ, Ever, the Beatles!" He shakes his head and laughs. "God, you make me feel old.

You cannot outwalk your problems. Can never run fast enough to evade them completely.

He pulls me into his arms, his touch calm and soothing, but unable to erase the truth. "I have to go," he finally whispers. "But Ever, if you want to love me, if you truly want to be with me, then you'll have to accept what we are. I'll understand if you can't.

Trust me, you can't play the game if you don't know the rules. And if you don't know the rules, someone's bound to get hurt.