Aprilynne Pike Quotes

But love is something that has to be as selfish as it is unselfish. You can't make yourself love someone because you feel like you should. Just wanting to love someone isn't enough.

I am a gym rat who loves to work out, particularly running, Zumba, yoga, cycling, and kickboxing.

No - the light in Tamani's eyes was much more than a reflection. It was the fire that melted her anger and devastated her resolve, every single time she saw it.

Guess I've been reading too much fantasy.

I'm not asking for forever, Tamani said. Yet. I'm just asking for a moment.

Are you looking for something real in this world of illusions? Call me. Casual Flings need not apply. I am looking for Love.

All I'm saying is that you shouldn't stay with him for the wrong reasons, even if they are noble ones. No one owes it to someone else to be their girlfriend. It's a choice you remake every day.

I just don't want to cozy up to the guy whose girl I have every intention of stealing.

I love music, singing, and playing piano (though I'm not very good). And I adore musical theater.

Like most authors, I also love to read.

The first two chapters of any first draft generally need to be cut.

Anyone can pluck a flowertrue strength is knowing how to give it life

If the time comes and your dream doesn't seem worth it, then maybe it was the wrong dream.

May as well leave the door open.

At the end of 'Illusions,' readers should see the inevitable coming.

Square root of a cosine? How is that ever going to be useful?

I CLOSED MY EYES AND PRETENDED SHE WAS YOU. illutions- aprilynne pike

He exuded wisdom-even the wisest...were pale, flickering candles next to the nourishing solar illumination of [his] insights.

If your clothes are enough to drive would-be friends away, they're not the kind of friends you want." Typical mother advice. Sweet, honest, and completely useless.

The illusion of confidence is far more important than actually possessing the feeling.

No - the light in Tamani's eyes was much more than a reflection. It was the fire that melted her anger and devestated her resolve, every single time she saw it.

Her two worlds, two lives that she tried so hard to keep separate, were crashing together. And she felt helpless to stop it.

Guess I’ve been reading too much fantasy.

Time was like that, though - racing forward when she wanted it to slow down, then crawling to a stop when she could least bear it.

I'll think of you, just like I promised.""And I'll think of you, just like I have every day, " Tamani said.

Laurel, David? Would you like to share the joke with the rest of the class?" he asked, one hand on his skinny hip.