Top 500 Mariana Zapata Quotes (2024 Update)
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451. “But Aiden wasn’t smiles and coyness. He didn’t know or care that he was unforgettable. He had a confidence that went deeper than that of a man who liked what he saw in the mirror; Aiden valued the skills he’d developed through hard work. He believed in every inch of himself. He cared about what he could do and pushed himself to be better than he was the day before, not any of the external crap so many other people valued so much.”

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452. “And I seriously couldn’t love him any more. Not a single bit more. And I couldn’t tell him.”

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453. “You don’t ever have to worry about me not wanting you somewhere. Got it?”

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454. “As much as I’d been telling myself over the last two days that I’d imagined being a wee bit in love with him, my heart held on to the truth. I was. I hated it, but I was. I recognized it, sensing that stir in my chest. I was falling, if not more than a little, in love with Aiden. My husband of convenience.”

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455. “You mean so much to me that that’s why whatever happens doesn’t really matter to me. Not like it used to. Not like it ever will again,” he finished, pressing his forehead against mine, his eyes intense and heartbreaking. “You’re not ever going to be anyone else’s partner. Not while I’m alive, Meatball. I will drag your stubborn, beautiful ass kicking and screaming back to me because nobody else will ever be good enough for you.”

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456. “Absence doesn’t make the heart grow fonder if there’s nothing there to begin with.”

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457. “That entire beefy, hunky body trembled lightly, I faintly noticed. “No more hiking by yourself,” he whispered roughly, so hoarse it scared me. “No more.” “No more,” I agreed weakly. I shivered once in his arms, supported nearly completely by his frame.”

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458. “Luna. I’m tired, baby.” Rip sighed, giving me a gentle squeeze.”

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459. “But in reality, it was my mom – my whole family – that had given me the foundation for those things. I knew what all those emotions were because of them. Because of her.”

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460. “I’ve been waiting every day of my life for you.”

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461. “You gotta get it straight, babe. This ain’t just friendship to me.”

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462. “It isn’t too much, not for you.”

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463. “I don’t like the idea of you being with another man.”

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464. “But I’ve got enough people I love who haven’t wanted me around. And I’m not going down that road again.”

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465. “But you,” his nostrils flared, “my sweet, sweet baby, have gotta be my favorite by far. I think you win first through one-hundredth place.”

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466. “Are you crying?” I tried to clear my throat and went with the truth. “I’m about to.” “Why?” he asked softly in surprise. That thing moved around some more, sliding awfully close to my heart, and I tried to will it to stop moving. It didn’t listen. He’d pitched a tent. Set up chairs. So that I could go camping.”

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467. “You know there’s nothin’ and nobody you gotta worry about, Ritz.”

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468. “Take, take, take. That’s what people did to me. Because I let them. Because they were greedy.”

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469. “I was choosing to be happy. I was choosing to be happy every day for the rest of my life, and nothing and nobody was going to take that away from me. No freaking way.”

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470. “We were all trying to take small steps in our lives, trying to get somewhere.”

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471. “My dad had hurt me. And baby and adult Jasmine had never known what to do with that.”

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472. “Sometimes it’s easy to take something so essential to your existence for granted.”

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473. “I would rather stay home.” He nudged me. “Or at your home.”

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474. “A year ago, back when we’d shared one bathroom, I’d accidentally walked in on Josh. He’d been buck naked and had yelled like I’d gone in there to kill him, screaming with two hands covering his privates, “Don’t look at my nuggets!” As if I hadn’t seen his little pistachios a thousand times before.”

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475. “But there were things in life you couldn’t do unless you stepped out of your comfort zone and took a risk, and working for myself was one of them.”

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476. “What I wanted was him forever, but I’d take what i could get.”

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477. “Hey, you German bratwurst.”

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478. “I don’t ask you to lunch because I want to just see Mo. I want to see you too. I want to be your friend again. I want to be more than your friend. I want to be more than any other friend you’ve ever had before or ever will.”

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479. “I tried all night to think of somebody I trust as much as you and I could only come up with one. One fuckin’ person out of everybody in the world, babe,” he let me know.”

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480. “I understood all the individual words in the sentence, but putting them together in that moment was the equivalent of telling a blind person you wanted them to see something real quick.”

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481. “He stopped after taking two steps and looked over his shoulder, his gaze going to my legs. “Do you ever wear pants?” “No.” I had shorts on, damn it. Plus, this was Houston. No female wore pants in the summer unless they had to.”

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482. “What do you want back?” “I want my goddamn Luna back,” he breathed, stealing the air from my lungs.”

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483. “Yeah, I got it.” For good measure, I smiled. “Cutie.” “Ritz,” he groaned, but I could tell by the look in his eye he didn’t care. “Just kidding.” Taking my hand off his leg, I cut a neat triangle out of my blueberry pancakes before muttering under my breath, “Not really.” That got a snort out of him.”

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484. “I haven’t been sleeping that great.” “’Cause of the bat?” “How do you know about the bat?” He eyed me. “Dad told me about you screaming like you were gonna die.”

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485. “Dex got into a crouch, slipping his hands under my arm pits. “I’ve got you, babe.” He had me up and out of the water before I could argue with him about it, both of us on our knees for a moment before he was helping me to my feet.”

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486. “Dex will be out in a minute, if you want to take a seat.”

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487. “You are so goddamn special, Ruby. I’ll tell you every day if I have to.”

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488. “No. You mean so much more to me, and you know it.”

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489. “Are you ready to go?” “Yes,” he answered, dropping his gaze to the scooped neckline of my dress for a split second.”

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490. “It was right then, in that instant, that I realized I might be a little in love with Aiden.”

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491. “I know.” Did my voice have to sound so small? “It’s none of my business if you have – ” “Nuh-uh,” he said, still shaking his head. I blinked. “But that was three years ago.” He raised an eyebrow. “But you didn’t even like me.” “Oh, I liked you just fine, baby. I’ve always liked you just fine.”

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492. “One of the arms around me moved, and what had to be his hand landed on the back of my head, fingers dipping into my hair, running through the ends before coming back up to do it all over again. “Ten more seconds,” I mumbled into my hands, into his shirt, into him. “Ten more seconds,” he agreed into my cheek, his hand cupping the back of my head again.”

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493. “There were moments in life where you asked yourself if you did drugs without realizing it.”

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494. “I’m always here when you need a cuddle,” he said, totally serious, watching me as his right hand went to wrap around the back of my thigh. “Or more.”

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495. “You don’t gotta do everything alone.” “I’ve never wanted to, Rip.”

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496. “I got that bats were just as scared of me as I was of them. But fear wasn’t rational.”

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497. “The urge to fall to the ground, rip my heart out of my chest and hold it out like a sacred offering was overwhelming. Take it! Take it all! I’d cry.”

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498. “Something came down over my eyes and I realized that the German had pulled his beanie down over my head. “Hold this,” he said, continuing to tug the material down over my nose.”

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499. “I’ve never seen you so squirmy before, and I don’t know if it’s annoying or kind of cute.”

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500. “I flung up my common sense and held my imaginary ovaries out in sacrifice. My heart was pit-pit-patting a beat it had never known before.”

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