Top 500 Christina Lauren Quotes (2026 Update)
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251. “And, if she did, I wondered if she could see in my eyes that it had been good, so good for me; it was making me want to kneel at her feet right now.”

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252. “Do you, House? Do you watch me all the time?”

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253. “But because the universe is a cat, and I am but a fuzzy ball of string.”

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254. “It’s about finding the woman who gets you thinking. She’ll be the one who’ll change your mind about everything.”

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255. “Sometimes it feels like I have nothing,” he gasped, “nothing but my job and my friends.” That’s still a lot, I didn’t say. Because I understood: it wasn’t the life he’d imagined for himself.”

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256. “She looked away, and I almost told her to come back. I was growing addicted to the buzz I felt when she was looking directly at me.”

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257. “But when he kissed me? I didn’t feel lost in him the way I get lost in you.”

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258. “Do you want to join me at the park for a run?” “You run?” I asked. “On purpose?”

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259. “Nothing is harder in a relationship than not respecting the person you’re with.” He leans his chin heavily into his hand. “I didn’t like myself with her. I was willing to try to be the guy she wanted rather than who I really am.”

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260. “Stop being so emotionally balanced!”

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261. “Biological compatibility is independent of whether or not we like each other.”

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262. “It wasn’t just a physical attraction between us. Of course I’d been attracted to women before. But there was something more with Hanna, some chemistry in our blood, something between us that snapped and crackled, that made me always want just a little more than I should take. She offered her friendship, I wanted her body. She offered her body, I wanted to hijack her thoughts. She offered her thoughts, I wanted her heart.”

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263. “High school is such an incestuous little pool.”

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264. “In fact,” I add, “if George Clooney is ever accepted into the Oxford English Dictionary as a verb, that activity is immediately getting added to my bucket list. “As in, ‘Have you ever been George Clooneyed?‘” Oliver asks. “Exactly. ‘We went for a walk, and then George Clooneyed until around two. Good night.”

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265. “Will Sumner was Jensen’s college best friend, Dad’s former intern, and the object of every one of my teenage fantasies.”

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266. “But there’s a part of me that believes Elliot and I were always only meant to be best friends. I was so scared of taking the next step with him when we were teens, and as soon as we did, it fell apart.”

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267. “You’re honestly too good for me, but it doesn’t mean that I don’t want you anyway.”

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268. “My God, we are too young to be this old.”

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269. “Being near him is a little like slipping into a warm bath.”

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270. “He was such a man now. I bet he could shave twice a day and still have a five o’clock shadow.”

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271. “He just says a lot more with his eyes than with his mouth.” “Unfortunately for me, I don’t speak Danish Eyeball.” I laughed again and looked at Elliot’s profile as he stared.”

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272. “Romance isn’t gratuitous bodice ripping. It can be, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but in the end, romance isn’t about the fantasy of being wealthy or beautiful or even being tied to the bed.” More laughter, but I have their attention now. “It’s about elevating stories of joy above stories of pain. It is about seeing yourself as the main character in a very interesting – or maybe even quiet – life that is entirely yours to control.”

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273. “Those of us who aren’t summoned by the Dark Mark consider honesty to be a virtue.”

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274. “I’ve never met anyone like her, as strong-willed as me and yet, just handing me everything, letting me take her apart one touch at a time.”

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275. “Little did she know I’d follow her down this hallway even if it caught fire. I’d come to this dirty bohemian party with her after all.”

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276. “You don’t need him to like you. Or, you know, know that you continue to exist.”

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277. “Hanna,” I cut in. “I promise to do my best not to motorboat you at the altar.”

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278. “You’re looking at me like I’m food.” She held out her carrot, grinned wickedly. “Want some?” I shook my head. “I want you.”

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279. “Is that really how the human heart works? You tell it to chill, and it chills?”

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280. “It will be hard for me to just be your friend, Macy. It’s not in my DNA.” He meets my eyes and puts the menu back down near his arm. “I’ll try, but I already know this about myself.”

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281. “You’re shirtless with the world’s sweetest baby cuddled on those muscles. Put a shirt on, you beast, or I can’t be held responsible for my actions.”

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282. “Just thanking Miss Harlow for breakfast.′ ‘I’m offended, Finn. I made you dinner the other day and would’ve appreciated at the very least a sharp pat on the ass. I see how you are.”

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283. “Oh my God, this is terrible. We’re just two dudes meeting to study. Bros. Bros don’t get nervous. Be a bro, Tanner.”

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284. “But come on. I know you well enough to know that you’re not carrying baggage.” He was holding her gaze, and she felt physically unable to look away. “You’ve chosen your circumstances, Jess. I like that about you. You take what you want and leave the rest behind. You decide.”

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285. “This throws me. As in I am a brick, and have been hurled at the glass window.”

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286. “He smiled, but kept typing. You’re my forever, too.”

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287. “Calm your tits. I put a flask in your desk drawer. It’s pink and sparkly but don’t fall in love; it’s mine.”

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288. “I like your face.”

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289. “When I lost her, it felt like I was drowning in all the love I still had that could never be given. It filled me up, choked me like a rag doused in kerosene, spilled out in tears and screams and in heavy, pulsing silence.”

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290. “Things are easy, and fun, and effortless. This isn’t how new relationships are supposed to be: they’re supposed to be stressful, and exhausting, and uncertain.”

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291. “Maybe a boy would kiss me in those woods someday.”

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292. “But I’m afraid you’ll have to find your luck somewhere else. I’m quite fond of my testicles; I’d like to keep them. I’m not going to smooth the way for you here.”

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293. “Do you want to live in the sun?” he asked quietly. “Or do you want to go back in the shadows?”

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294. “But he’s also not your only client! Rule number one in business is to not ever let the big dog know how small the other dogs are.”

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295. “I like when you can’t hold back. It’s how I always felt with you.”

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296. “And honestly, the only way to avoid this conversation is to stand when System of a Down comes on, and pretend I am very, very excited to hear all of their songs that I’m not even sure I know. I close my eyes, and for just fifteen minutes, I try to push out all of these emotions. I dance away the feeling that I’m trying to talk myself into being attracted to Tyler.”

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297. “To hell you ride.”

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298. “I just had an out-of-body experience. Niall Stella just took off my shirt and admired my chest.” “Do you need to text someone?”

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299. “We were always too busy memorizing each other.”

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300. “I’m woman enough to admit that I’m completely obsessed with his forearms. They’re roped, thick, every single muscle defined. I want to see him haul a big net onto the deck of his ship. God, he would make majestic fisherman porn.”

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