Top 500 Krista Ritchie Quotes (2025 Update)
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401. “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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402. “I value having details, but I never took into account the emotion behind them.”

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403. “You keep saying that you make my life dismal and bleak. But my world never felt as bright, as worthwhile and full, until I met you.”

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

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406. “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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407. “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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408. “She alone is my rarity.”

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409. “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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410. “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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411. “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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412. “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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413. “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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414. “He was a bad boy. Misunderstood. Mine.”

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415. “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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416. “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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417. “Charlie. That little bastard hooked me up with Highland, and somehow, it worked.”

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418. “Sleep deprivation promotes brain inefficiency.”

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

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

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

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

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424. “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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425. “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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426. “I think, maybe, that’s what being a mom is. Being able to handle all the unexpected things in life.”

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

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429. “It’s a good kind of yes. The best kind. One filled with a thousand I love yous, the type of love that can make you fly.”

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

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431. “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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432. “I am more me now than I was before.”

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433. “I’m starting to wonder how much I can take of this – of not knowing the truth of our actions, of our relationship. It’s driving me insane.”

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434. “And I’ve known a short-life lived full is better than a long-life lived empty. But I’ll try my damndest to make sure we’re all living long and full.”

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435. “Fashion designers are crazy.”

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436. “People flock to him because he’s cool in this mysterious way. Like Jess from Gilmore Girls.”

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437. “Connor barely blinks before he says, “Normally I wouldn’t even waste words on someone who I find parochial and meaningless, but maybe I pity you just enough to say this: in the next two centuries, my wife and I will still exist. We will live beyond you through minds and words and hearts. If that makes you feel weak and insignificant, then maybe you should reevaluate your own stance in the world – and not attempt to beat at mine with two flailing hands.”

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438. “You can’t refuse to feel hurt just because you think that you don’t deserve to feel it.”

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439. “You said you wanted an in-your-face, overjoyed kind of love that knocks you backwards.” He takes a beat. “But our love is that and better. Our love is headstrong. It never yields, never dies. And when it knocks you backwards, it pulls you upright again.”

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440. “I understand being sad in ways that don’t necessarily make sense. To wake up feeling a little dimmer than the day before, a little emptier, and his grief has manifested into this leeching sorrow. I.”

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441. “One year, I may have broken his Game Boy after he compared me to Angelica from Rugrats, and then he shaved my Furby, proving that he is just as much Angelica as me.”

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442. “He’s still Lo. He’s still mine.”

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443. “I don’t regret one day of breaking that rule. Because it’d mean regretting every moment that I spent with Baylee. And I don’t. I just don’t. I can’t.”

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444. “When you’re different from the pack, it takes more guts to be yourself.”

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445. “At times, I thought giving up was better than fighting. But I made it. I’m here. Lo’s here.”

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446. “Prince Charming, Robin Hood, Beast.”

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447. “People relate love to insects fluttering inside their digestive system.”

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448. “I am, I am, I am.”

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449. “He always makes me feel like I’m living on the right planet instead of the wrong one.”

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450. “Her temperament is a mixture of sweet, nurturing, and fearless. I wish I could be all of those one day, without compromise or hesitation.”

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