Top 500 L.J. Shen Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “No love is fully requited. No love is equal. No love is fair. There is always one side that loves more. And you better not be that side – because it suffers.”

— L.J. Shen

52. “Because the birdsong might be pretty, But it’s not for you they sing, And if you think my winter is too cold, You don’t deserve my spring.” Erin Hanson.”

— L.J. Shen

53. “My obsession. My muse. My enemy. “All.”

— L.J. Shen

54. “Not all love stories are written the same way. Ours had torn chapters, missing paragraphs, and a bittersweet ending.”

— L.J. Shen

55. “We were entwined and entangled, connected with invisible strings, each of us trying to pull away, only to create more knots that made us closer.”

— L.J. Shen

56. “I wished he didn’t look like an angry god and write like a tortured poet. It would have made hating him so much easier.”

— L.J. Shen

57. “Because my dad told me good girls like bad boys, and I’m bad. Really bad.”

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58. “I was vengeance and hate, fury and wrath.”

— L.J. Shen

59. “Don’t be a Rosie. Be a Dean. If you want something, no matter what it is, go for it. Falling in love is rare.”

— L.J. Shen

60. “Because moments like these reminded me that my life was hard, but not bad. There was a difference between the two.”

— L.J. Shen

61. “Seahorses are Luna’s favorite animal because the male seahorse is the only animal in nature to carry the baby and not the mother. The male seahorse is the one to incubate the offspring. To fall pregnant. To nest.”

— L.J. Shen

62. “Love is like ivy. It wraps around you, chokes every part of you quietly. It is not patient, or kind, or gentle. It is needy, cunning, and suffocating.”

— L.J. Shen

63. “Every painful goodbye starts with a wonderful hello.”

— L.J. Shen

64. “He was richer than God, married to one of the most beautiful women in our zip code and a doting father. He won the battle, the war and conquered every obstacle that had stood in his way. He had nothing to prove and reeked of contentment.”

— L.J. Shen

65. “You look at me with dynamite in your eyes, waiting for me to light up the match and finally set you on fire.”

— L.J. Shen

66. “Always. Whenever. Forever.”

— L.J. Shen

67. “You’re the four seasons, Rory. And I promise to be your shelter in the winter. To bask in you in the summer. To crash into love with you in spring like it’s the first time we’ve met. And when you fall? I promise to always pick you up.”

— L.J. Shen

68. “Vita mia, what is love without a little risk?”

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69. “We’ve waited a long time for this. I want the real thing. Not the watered-down version. And the real thing is not only beautiful. It is also ugly. I want your truth.”

— L.J. Shen

70. “There is nothing more poetically inspiring Than loving the right person At the wrong place At the wrong time.”

— L.J. Shen

71. “Listen to me carefully, Hunter Fitzpatrick. I may seem like an insecure, average-looking geek to you. And you know what? That’s who I am. I own it. But make no mistake, this insecure geek comes from a long line of people you do not want to screw with, and their savagery rubbed off on me as well. I will not hesitate to pierce your pretty, spoiled-prince heart with one of my pointy arrows.”

— L.J. Shen

72. “I will meet someone else. I will sleep with someone else. I will love someone el – ” He cut me off with a searing kiss, slamming my back against the wall in the process. Lacing his fingers through mine, he pinned my hands to the wall beside my waist, caging me in. I growled, knowing we were somewhere public, doing something wrong.”

— L.J. Shen

73. “Step Away, Coffee. This Is A Job For Alcohol.”

— L.J. Shen

74. “Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift.” – Mary Oliver.”

— L.J. Shen

75. “Falling in love is when you lose yourself slowly, piece by piece. Infatuation is when you lose yourself all at once. Love is like ivy. It wraps around you, chokes every part of you quietly. It is not patient, or kind, or gentle. It is needy, cunning, and suffocating.”

— L.J. Shen

76. “In Japanese culture, the significance of the cherry blossom tree dates back hundreds of years. The cherry blossom represents the fragility and magnificence of life. It’s a reminder of how beautiful life is, almost overwhelmingly so, but that it is also heartbreakingly short. As are relationships. Be wise. Let your heart lead the way. And when you find someone who’s worth it – never let them go.”

— L.J. Shen

77. “Moonshine,” he whispered. “You fill up the empty, dark space – like the moon owns the sky. It is quiet. It is bright. It doesn’t need to be a ball of flame to be noticed. It simply exists. It forever glows.”

— L.J. Shen

78. “I was born into a gilded cage. It was spacious, but locked, nonetheless. Trying to escape it was risking death. I didn’t like being a prisoner, but I imagined I’d like it much less than being six feet under. And so I’d never even dared to peek through the bars of my prison and see what was on the other side.”

— L.J. Shen

79. “You know, Luna, people dislike me because I fight mean. With no mercy. But what they don’t get is that terror and arousal are very similar. Same adrenaline. Same incentive. Same reaction. What do you say, Rexroth? Are you ready to fight back?”

— L.J. Shen

80. “You fight the tide. You fling your arms, kicking your legs, trying to escape it, overpower it. The secret is to go with the flow. The secret is to ride the wave. Don’t be afraid to get wet.”

— L.J. Shen

81. “But imperfection is where we thrive. In the dark alleyways of society where we first met. I take her face in my hands and kiss her again, our teeth clashing together. Imperfect.”

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82. “Roman ‘Bane’ Protsenko was beautiful like a Pushkin paragraph. You could read his face from a thousand times, and each time, you’d find something new to admire.”

— L.J. Shen

83. “I met him at the airport. He wore a long dark-gray pea coat, charcoal slacks, a cashmere sweater, and his usual scowl. He was standing outside, the freezing New York weather staining his cheekbones a dark shade of pink while he puffed on a blunt. On the sidewalk of the airport.”

— L.J. Shen

84. “I saw her point, but trying to reason with Vaughn by being butthurt was like trying to worm your way into a serial killer’s good graces by running naked in an empty field after handing him a machete.”

— L.J. Shen

85. “Guilt was a thief. It would steal your mind, mess with your priorities and would eventually steer you from your original plan. I.”

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86. “If it ain’t worth cheating on, it ain’t worth winning.” Yes.”

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87. “Snow White waited for the prince. You’ll be the one saving yourself in this story.” I blinked at him, thinking about what my dad used to say, his accent thick, almost as strong as his words. “You don’t need a prince, princess. You need a sword.”

— L.J. Shen

88. “Another beat of silence on my end. If you wanted to win a negotiation, rule number one was to talk less. Show minimal interest. Let the other person sweat it.”

— L.J. Shen

89. “I used to think of you as a villain, but you’re not my villain. You’re your own villain.”

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90. “Be wise. Let your heart lead the way. And when you find someone who’s worth it never let them go.”

— L.J. Shen

91. “I didn’t want to kiss her. I wanted to zip open my skin and tuck her into me. Hide her from the world and keep her mine.”

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92. “You know how I knew you weren’t Angelo when we kissed? Not because of your height or your scent. It was because you tasted like ash. Like betrayal. You, Senator Keaton, taste bitter and cold, like poison. You taste like a villain.”

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93. “There is something you should know before you judge me. I saw him first. I craved him first. I loved him first.”

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94. “A hard life equaled a life full of obstacles and challenging moments but also full of people you loved and cared about.”

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95. “The sparrow is associated with freedom. At one time, sailors got a tattoo of a sparrow for every five thousand nautical miles they traveled. Sparrows were believed to bring good luck. Sometimes the sailor got his sparrow tattoo even before leaving the docks, hoping it would act as a talisman and help bring him safely home again.”

— L.J. Shen

96. “My wings are not meant to fly,” I whispered. “They’re meant to shield our family.”

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97. “Because when you’re a rock star and make a crap ton of money, everyone wants a piece of the pie. A pie you baked. With ingredients you bought.”

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98. “Trent Rexroth wasn’t a crush. He was the very thing that’d end up crushing me if I wasn’t careful.”

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99. “I pressed my eyes shut, determined not to see what was on his face as I stripped off my dignity for him. Mama used to say that pride was the most exquisite jewelry a woman could wear even when you’re naked. But Wolfe had just ripped it from my neck, every pearl of confidence rolling on the floor.”

— L.J. Shen

100. “Some people just needed a tight hug. Around the neck. Wait, I was actually thinking about choking him.”

— L.J. Shen