Top 500 Mariana Zapata Quotes (2026 Update)
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201. “But then he said the words that made a dozen more butterflies explode into existence. “I’m really damn happy to see you, Ruby.” His voice was quiet, not hesitant but more cautious. “I look at you and I can’t stop smiling. That’s all. You’re adorable.”

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202. “No eclipse could overshadow the fact that I was absolutely in love with this guy, and it was the easiest and simplest thing in the world.”

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203. “This – him – was easy. Effortless. It just felt right.”

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204. “I could have been more and I could have been less, but I was just me. At some point, you just have to decide to be the best version of yourself, the one you can live with and look at in the mirror day after day.”

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205. “If my good mood were a raft named Gaby, it seemed like it was on the verge of sinking.”

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206. “Was it so wrong to love something you’d dedicated your life to that you wanted the best? No one ever became good at something without repeatedly working at it.”

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207. “Fine. It was fine. Everything was okay; at least it would be.”

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208. “His gaze was unflinching and solid. If someone could have light sabers in their eyes, it would be him.”

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209. “There was a sigh and another whisper that sounded like I don’t want to hear it before he came back on the line to respond with, “Someone needs a couple stitches and doesn’t want to go to the hospital, and Peter says he’s not doing it.”

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210. “This is what matters. You are my gift, my second chance, and I will cherish you and your dream. I will protect both of you.”

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211. “Then he did it, he crossed the line again. “Sal – Sal, don’t tell anyone, but you’re my favorite.”

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212. “None of us were promised tomorrow, or even ten minutes from now.”

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213. “You did something and you could regret it, or you could not do something and regret it. You never knew which way it would go. Everything in life is a gamble.”

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214. “I put a hand over my heart like that would help the ache pounding away.”

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215. “I wasn’t going to let my fears get the best of me. I had this one life, and if I didn’t make the best of it, then what was the point?”

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216. “Life was a lot easier spent next to a pine tree than a cactus.”

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217. “It was Kulti standing with his back to me. Kulti had pushed the full-grown man to the ground.”

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218. “Como estas?” He fell into that quick, soft accented Spanish that was a little foreign to me.”

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219. “I believe in you. In us. Regardless of what happens, you will always be the best partner I’ve ever had.”

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220. “I thought broken things couldn’t help but love other broken things.”

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221. “Don’t mistake me giving you space as me not being interested. It’s not every woman I let into my bed, much less into my life, and even more into Amos’s life. Before you, it’d been nobody. So just because I don’t know what your mouth tastes like yet doesn’t mean I haven’t thought about it. Doesn’t mean I’m not going to. But Sofie would tell you I’ve got a big, fragile heart, and I think I do, so I need you to know what you want for my sake too, Buddy. Does that make it clear?”

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222. “How do you not know that you mean the world to me? I haven’t made it clear enough?” “I don’t know,” I stuttered. “Do you love me?” His gaze was so intent the entire world seemed to stop. “You tell me. I never stop thinking about you. I worry about you all the time. Every beautiful thing I see reminds me of.”

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223. “He gave us a chin dip in greeting, but we were both too busy acting like we were Dracula’s children to care.”

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224. “I really had missed this guy, despite everything. But there was a reason why amputees survived and thrived; you learned how to live without.”

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225. “Dumbass, I mouthed before I could stop myself and be better. Meatball, he mouthed back.”

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226. “Just like I tell the boys, we don’t play for one single run, we play to win the whole game. And I’m in it to win it.”

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227. “I couldn’t even find it in me to be annoyed.”

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228. “I lost the name my mom had so carefully chosen and became a medical term.”

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229. “What is Jasmine’s favorite?” she asked. He glanced at me at the same time the woman looked away, “Red.” Then added like the blood of the children you eat. I was not going to laugh. I was not going to laugh.”

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230. “Finally, Aiden shrugged those massive, rounded shoulders and made sure our gazes met. “I like you as much as I like anyone.”

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231. “We both know you love me.” I wanted to deny it. I really did. Mostly because I hated the fact that he sounded so smug. But we both knew I’d be lying. Maybe I’d never said the words, but he knew. Like he’d known about my learning disability but never said anything. Like he knew chocolate was my weakness and fed it to me when I needed it most.”

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232. “Graves aren’t quitters.”

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233. “Eli flicked me off over his shoulder as he walked a little further inside. “I’m gonna fart on your pillow and hope you get stink eye,” he muttered.”

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234. “Ivan muttered in that perfectly balanced voice that was deep but not too deep, just perfectly aggravating.”

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235. “Demented and out-of-his-freaking mind, but handsome nonetheless.”

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236. “That’s what my life had come to? People being proud of me for keeping my mouth shut?”

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237. “No game is ‘just’ anything,” was the sharp, no-nonsense reply that came out of the sauerkraut’s mouth.”

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238. “I wasn’t one to usually show off Lucy and Ethel because I was self-conscious of them, but money was money.”

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239. “But my mom had told me once that regret was worse than fear.”

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240. “We outgrow clothes the same way we outgrow people, Len. We change inside the same way we do outside.”

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241. “Do you have any idea how easy it is to love you?”

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242. “I’d give you every ribbon, trophy, medal, anything at my house or at the LC if it meant something,” he told me. “I’ll give you anything you want if you stop crying.”

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243. “I loved him and it wasn’t even a little bit. It was a lotta bit.”

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244. “I don’t really have another choice. I figured I’d just cry and bleed all the way home.”

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245. “I’m not crying.” “You are the worst liar I have ever met.” He moved to rub my shoulder. “Why are you upset?” Every time he asked, I somehow managed to cry harder, my body shaking more; there were actual noises coming out of me. “It’s stupid.” “More than likely, but tell me anyway,” he said in a gentle voice.”

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246. “I registered for my card before work one day, since I figured that with my starving bank account I wouldn’t be able to afford buying any books in the near future.”

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247. “Sometimes the worst things you could ever hear were wrapped in sweet tones and calm voices.”

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248. “Who was that?” she asked me when we were a couple of booths down. “Some guy who caught me pulling my underwear out of my crack.”

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249. “It’s nothing you need to worry about,” I tried to tell him. And just like that, his face clouded over and he took another step toward me. “I wanna worry about it. Tell me what’s wrong.”

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250. “Eyes up here, Taco.”

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