Top 500 L.J. Shen Quotes (2026 Update)
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451. “It can be a date,” he muttered.”

— L.J. Shen

452. “I flew directly into my cage, asking him to lock me inside. Because the beautiful lie was far more desirable than the awful truth. The cage was warm and safe. No harm could find me. I wrapped my arms around his neck, burying my head in his steel chest and holding my breath to prevent the next sob.”

— L.J. Shen

453. “When did you become so” – he searched for the right word – “fierce?” I smiled. “Since I found out being a pushover doesn’t equal being nice. Being strong is not only kind on myself – but on other people too.”

— L.J. Shen

454. “He did have a bar cabinet, not to my surprise, considering he’d marry booze if it were legal in the state of Illinois.”

— L.J. Shen

455. “You never know how thick or thin your book is, so you better make the most out of every scene, enjoy each chapter.”

— L.J. Shen

456. “To burn under your fingertips is to come alive.”

— L.J. Shen

457. “Love. Four letters can’t cover what I feel for Daria Followhill. They seem too trivial, too small, too overused.”

— L.J. Shen

458. “We’d helped each other tear down the walls, and I hoped, with every fiber of my body, that what we’d find underneath them wasn’t rotten.”

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459. “I grabbed the bun on top of my head and cut it, throwing it to the sink and turning on the water with the elastic band still on.”

— L.J. Shen

460. “I did as I was told, smoothing my hand across the lush fabric of the Moonflower. I’d named the dress design after the white flower, which looked like a long dress midtwirl when it opened. But there was a catch that made me insist on the name – the moonflower only opened at night. It blossomed in the dark. Sven had said to call it something that reminded me of myself. Nothing reminded me of myself more than blossoming in the arms of darkness.”

— L.J. Shen

461. “I couldn’t believe I was talking to my dad about this, of all people. It was like taking dating advice from Dracula.”

— L.J. Shen

462. “I’m planning an invasion of California with my Canadian missile.”

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463. “If you want to look at your fiercest protector, at the one person you can always count on, take a good look in the mirror.”

— L.J. Shen

464. “There was much I needed to tell her. Much I’d found out in the days since she departed. I was in love with her. I was dreadfully in love with her.”

— L.J. Shen

465. “I didn’t feel ugly in his arms, even when his hand touched my scar.”

— L.J. Shen

466. “Experience had taught me that time was good at two things: healing and killing.”

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467. “I would spread, and conquer, and be remembered, so that other women would not end up like me.”

— L.J. Shen

468. “Because Knight refuses to win the game. Penn is trying to kill Las Juntas’ chance to win so he can save me, but Knight doesn’t let him because he knows he deserves it.”

— L.J. Shen

469. “You are chaotic, crazy, and full of wars and angst. But you’re the liveliest place I’ve ever been to.”

— L.J. Shen

470. “Yesterday, at the dinner table, he had the audacity to assume that not only did I choose my way of life, but I loved it, too. He never once contemplated that maybe I merely made peace with it, choosing instead to pick my battles where I would emerge the victor over those that were already lost.”

— L.J. Shen

471. “Can I go Christian Grey on your ass and invite you for a trip in my private plane?” I flashed her my pearly whites.”

— L.J. Shen

472. “I had an inkling Grace had gone out with Easton. I also had an inkling Easton was getting murdered tonight by yours truly.”

— L.J. Shen

473. “She melts into a puddle when I wink at her. Easy prey. My favorite snack.”

— L.J. Shen

474. “Feelings did not interest me unless I found a way to exploit them.”

— L.J. Shen

475. “In a way that made me resent him simply because men that handsome aren’t trustworthy.”

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476. “Part of me wants to chase her. To watch in slow motion as she collapses underneath me and I rip her to shreds. The other wants her to stand toe to toe with me so we can battle it out until we’re both bloody and exhausted.”

— L.J. Shen

477. “I’ve handed you everything else I own, including my heart, which I don’t want back.”

— L.J. Shen

478. “If I could have predicted how this day was going to end, it would not be in Ho the Not-Pimp’s upscale flat – if I was in America, I’d call it a penthouse, but I’m not – eating cheeseless pizza and making out. I don’t even care about the tomato-onion-oregano.”

— L.J. Shen

479. “In the end, it was worth it. Every small piece of who made us who we are today. Stronger. Happier. Wholer.”

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480. “We can skip the parts where other guys touch you,” West grumbled.”

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481. “Knight is gorgeous, and not only does he know it, but he would also advertise it on a billboard if it were possible.”

— L.J. Shen

482. “Experience had taught me that time was good at two things: healing and killing. I waited for the healing part to come every single day.”

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483. “You,” he whispered, kissing my cheek, “are so effortlessly yourself.”

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484. “I know women are fond of battery-operated devices, but they’re never as good as the real thing.”

— L.J. Shen

485. “I wanted you to look at me the way you look at your fantasy book – with a mixture of awe, anticipation and warmth.”

— L.J. Shen

486. “He didn’t want to let me in. And I could no longer purge him out.”

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487. “Having her felt almost too easy at that moment, yet entirely impossible.”

— L.J. Shen

488. “Vaughn was never uncomfortable. He wore his skin with arrogance, like a crown.”

— L.J. Shen

489. “I’d learned people come and go out of your life frequently and without notice. Solitude was more than a life choice. It was a virtue. A vow of sorts.”

— L.J. Shen

490. “Because I think about you before I think about myself. Always remember that, Little Ballerina. Always.”

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491. “Hiraeth: a homesickness for a home you can’t return to or that never was.”

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492. “The only person I needed was me.”

— L.J. Shen

493. “Maybe she exhausted herself mid-meltdown. Like when toddlers fall asleep in the height of their tantrum.”

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494. “The less you said, the more you were feared.”

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495. “I loved her when I hated her. And I loved her when I didn’t want anything to do with her.”

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496. “You’re crazy, uncalculated and lethal for me.” I take a step in her direction. “So yeah. Being by your side is exactly where I should be.”

— L.J. Shen

497. “I’ll walk through fire for you.”

— L.J. Shen

498. “There won’t be a next Rosie. And there won’t be another story like ours. This is it, Rose LeBlanc. And this is us. If there is no you, then there is no me.”

— L.J. Shen

499. “Love is art. Some people shut their eyes and refuse to see it. Others visit every museum in the world.”

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500. “And I would travel from asteroid to asteroid Trying to find the one that would be ours Building palace after palace until it feels like home From London to Paris, from New York to Rome The Little Prince, Alex Winslow.”

— L.J. Shen