Top 500 Krista Ritchie Quotes (2025 Update)
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351. “The only future I want is the one that ends with her.”

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352. “Am I a mistake – ” “No, myshka. You’re just the unexpected, beautiful thing in my life.”

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353. “Sometimes the dreams you construct for yourself at ten, twelve-years-old aren’t the same ones you thought they would be at twenty-four. And it just takes a while to finally make peace with that.”

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354. “Lo feigns surprise. “You like bruises? Jesus Christ, love. I don’t even know you anymore.”

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355. “Anything else has no relevance. I can’t be what you need me to be. So you’ll have to accept this version or waste your time questioning something that has no answer. I know acceptance isn’t easy when you’re unsure of what you’re accepting, but all I can say is that you’re accepting me as me.”

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356. “While this is my battle, he’s here with me. He always is.”

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357. “I’m alive,′ I whisper, ’for these kinds of moments.”

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358. “I fear the moment where neither of us can breathe again – when someone discovers our secrets. At any moment.”

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359. “I have nothing in common with kids. And no one needs to tell me I would make a horrible mother. I know it’s true. Which is why I plan to never have children.”

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360. “There’s a large part of me that craves the way Lo looks at me. Immortal. Impervious. A god among men. That has only been altered a handful of times over the years, and today I don’t want to add to the count.”

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361. “I know I’ve married the right person when words turn you on as much as they do me.” I read deeper into that, as I should. Translation: I could only ever be with you, Rose.”

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362. “I was twelve the night my brother died. Twelve the night that my gutted, grief-ridden dad looked me in the eye with this dark hollowness and said, “You’re the dispensable one. It should’ve been you.”

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363. “It’s those soft moments people don’t see. The ones I cherish from Charlie. It’s why I trust he’ll find his way.”

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364. “If I seriously evaluate my relationship with Connor, it will rank somewhere closer to strange than normal.”

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365. “In my soul, I know, hell is where I’m from.”

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366. “It’s love like this that’s worth living for.”

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367. “Age is a number that doesn’t reflect circumstance, environment or psychology.”

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368. “Lily and I – we may have started our relationship as pretend. But for as long as I can remember, our love has always been real.”

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369. “You want me, you have me. Let’s go, wolf scout.”

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370. “He’s masculine and tough and someone who chooses to feed my needs first and his second.”

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371. “Truthfully though, it’s the reality. Once you change your nature, people question.”

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372. “It’s a tender, gentle embrace that I would’ve never expected from an aggressive guy like Ryke. But he has a soft side when it comes to my little sister.”

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373. “I value having details, but I never took into account the emotion behind them.”

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374. “I glare. “Those were expensive.” His lips brush my ear, nibbling, biting. “Et c’est inestimable.” And this is priceless. He clutches my face and kisses me, forcibly, strongly – his dominance bridging my body closer to him.”

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375. “Come as you are. Be true to you. And all will fall into place.”

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376. “Part of me will always believe that we’re past change. Maybe we’ve already accepted that this is how we’ll live and this is how we’ll come to die.”

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377. “But if I want to experience more out of life, how much higher do I really need to fly from the nest?”

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378. “I’m dirty,” I refute, hot tears brimming. “You don’t want me.” His face twists in pain. “I don’t think that. Neither should you.” His lips graze my neck and then find my ear. “Lil, I want you to ask me. I need you to.” He presses his forehead to my temple, gently edging me closer to the mattress, his hands tight on my hips. I continue to struggle for breath. I know what he wants now. He wants this to be real. So do I. “Help me,” I say, breathlessly.”

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379. “I’d help you every day so that you could see a better tomorrow. I will never give you less than that.”

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380. “He’s like my wolf – dangerous, alluring and protective – but I can never get close enough or else he’ll bite me.”

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381. “Connor’s eyes soak through me, his attention one-hundred percent mine. Your importance to Connor depends directly on the amount of time he gives you – and if I travel back in time, to our teenage years, I realize that I’ve always ranked near the top of his list.”

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382. “After truly knowing Ryke, I can’t fathom shutting the door on a sibling. It’s a bind that’s different than a friendship. It’s one that hurts more if it breaks, but when it’s whole, it means everything.”

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383. “He was a bad boy. Misunderstood. Mine.”

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384. “My voice splinters. Lo blinks something back, his eyes reddened, and so softly, so quietly, he tells me, “I’m not going to let them hurt you anymore.”

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385. “I’ve wanted so many things in life,” he says softly, “but you’re the one that has meant the most to me.”

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386. “Charlie. That little bastard hooked me up with Highland, and somehow, it worked.”

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387. “Sleep deprivation promotes brain inefficiency.”

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388. “She lowers her voice, mimicking Darth Vader, “Willow, I am your father.”

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389. “On Desert Shield, Ryke said goodbye to his friend and hello again to a love that has been the foundation of who he is since he was six.”

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390. “We’re complicated, but as long as we’re together, I don’t care what we are.”

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391. “I’m tragically in love with you too.”

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392. “Wampa cap securely on his little head. I pat mine. It’s still there. All is well.”

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393. “I will die with you when we are old and withered and gray, and I’ll live with you every day until then. This is what I’ll always choose.”

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394. “He wished I wasn’t alive. But truth is, I kind of did too. Until I looked at Lily. Until I talked to her. I don’t think I could have survived this life without that girl.”

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395. “I think, maybe, that’s what being a mom is. Being able to handle all the unexpected things in life.”

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396. “They would let Connor hypothetically kill them. God. If he could hear this right now, I think his ego would literally engulf the planetary system.”

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397. “Life is a rollercoaster with no volunteers. We’re all forced to take a seat and ride it out.”

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398. “And with every daring event, I’ve been there, by her side, carrying her almost every time she’s fallen.”

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399. “I’m proud of you,” she says. “Did you scream, ‘I am a Golden God’ when you reached the top?” “Only you do that, sweetheart.”

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400. “I am more me now than I was before.”

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