Top 500 Mariana Zapata Quotes (2024 Update)
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351. “Those murky green eyes flicked down to what I was wearing again. His voice was too steady and slow. “You open the door half naked all the time?”

— Mariana Zapata

352. “A coach of mine used to say that no one likes a sore loser.” My eyebrows went into a straight line. “I find it hard to believe that you listened to him.” His brown eyebrows went up and a hint of an angelic, serene look took over his features. “I didn’t. I’m only telling you what I have been told, Taquito.” What a smart-ass.”

— Mariana Zapata

353. “Reiner Kulti hadn’t known he was supposed to fall head over heels in love with me one day.”

— Mariana Zapata

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

— Mariana Zapata

355. “I needed to calm down. Chill out. Relax – Someone smacked my ass. I didn’t even have to turn around to see the little boy, probably around five, zipping passed me like there was no tomorrow. “Booty!” he shrieked.”

— Mariana Zapata

356. “A part of growing up was accepting that you could be nice to others but shouldn’t expect that kindness to be returned. Being nice shouldn’t require a payment.”

— Mariana Zapata

357. “Every beautiful thing I see reminds me of you.”

— Mariana Zapata

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

— Mariana Zapata

359. “My birthday? Is he gay?” Eli asked me with a confused look on his face.”

— Mariana Zapata

360. “That’s why I... that’s why I’m always botherin’ you. You make everything fun. Everything good. You’ve always been my favorite girl, kiddo. Hands down.”

— Mariana Zapata

361. “I love you so much, if I can’t skate with you, I don’t want to skate with anyone else.”

— Mariana Zapata

362. “Didn’t you hear what I said? Worryin’ about you is like... lovin the goddamn sun on my face, kiddo. Like breathin’. It’s never not gonna happen.”

— Mariana Zapata

363. “Aaron reached around me and wrapped his long fingers around both wrists, his chin dipping down. “Get used to seeing it,” he said. And then he came for me.”

— Mariana Zapata

364. “Nobody else is going to watch out for you but you.”

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365. “But I would never forget the way his words made me feel. The way he made me feel right then.”

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366. “You’ll always be the hardest working person I’ve ever known. There will only ever be you.”

— Mariana Zapata

367. “Why are you looking at me like that?” I asked him carefully with my bowl covering the lower half of my face. Dex’s gaze didn’t loosen in the slightest. “Because I’m wonderin’ what you taste like.”

— Mariana Zapata

368. “I can’t believe you would think I was messing around with Franz, Jesus Christ. I really,” I put my fist up to my mouth and blew a deep breath into it. “I really, really want to punch you in the face right now.”

— Mariana Zapata

369. “You’re a better person than I am, and I haven’t loved anything the way that I love you, schnecke. I would say we’re tied,” he argued. His smile was gentle, his skin bright and flushed.”

— Mariana Zapata

370. “Not liking you is like fighting gravity.”

— Mariana Zapata

371. “You tell me not to cry, and then I cry more. It’s a curse.”

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372. “Two big hands cupped my jaw the instant before his mouth with its deep pink, full lips and day old scruff, descended on me in a hard kiss – all ownership and demand. Ohmigod. Once. Twice. His grip on my face was unrelenting even as he pulled his mouth back a square inch then kissed me even harder, pressing and molding possessive lips to me.”

— Mariana Zapata

373. “Then again, I always wanted to cry. I cried when I was happy, sad, excited, and frustrated with life.”

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374. “Every girl I’ve ever dated has been the devil. My best friend says I’m a magnet for the crazy ones and liars. Hope you’re all right. -Aaron.”

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375. “You’ll never meet anybody more loyal than him, Van, and I don’t know anybody better that Aiden could have ended up with. You might be the only person in the world who can put up with his ass. I just hope you two do something about it and not waste time.”

— Mariana Zapata

376. “Aiden hummed above my head, “I love you.” And I hummed right back, my entire soul swelling. “I know.” Because I did. “I love you, too.”

— Mariana Zapata

377. “Did you steal my damn heart, run off with it, and say I’ll see ya later? ‘Cause the answer to that is yes.”

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378. “I can work anywhere, and anyway, I’m here for you, not the team. Do whatever you need to do.”

— Mariana Zapata

379. “This was my partner. This was more than my partner. He was my other half.”

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380. “When you lose enough, you learn to take happiness where you can find it. You don’t wait for it to be handed to you. You don’t expect it in big firework-like displays.”

— Mariana Zapata

381. “Let them judge. I had nothing to prove to people who didn’t matter or mean anything to me.”

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382. “I forced a smile onto my face and patted my mom’s arm, ignoring the intense gaze coming from Kulti. “Maybe one day, Ma.” “I’m just telling you because I love you,” she said in Spanish, picking up on how her comment irritated me. “You’re just as pretty as any other girl, Sal.” “You’re all ugly. I’m hungry, let’s go,” Dad said with a clap of his hands, his face too cheerful.”

— Mariana Zapata

383. “No,” the familiar, deep voice answered unexpectedly, right before he dropped a metal chair into place right next to me. “She’s mine.” And he went for it.”

— Mariana Zapata

384. “Assault was against the law. But was it extra illegal to hit a teenager?”

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385. “Grief was the final way we had to tell our loved ones that they’d impacted our lives. That we missed them so, so much.”

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386. “The jacket wasn’t a diamond bracelet or a ruby necklace. It wasn’t some expensive purse picked blindly just because it was expensive. It wasn’t a new laptop I didn’t need because my old one was only a year old. These were things I needed. Things that he knew I needed. Things to keep me warm because that mattered to him.”

— Mariana Zapata

387. “You remind me of Buddy the Elf. You’re always smiling. Always trying to make things better. I thought for sure you would get it,” he explained.”

— Mariana Zapata

388. “Tristan was many things. He was smoking hot, but also beautiful. He was also funny, smart, a jackass, and compassionate, among many other things. Two traits he was not: organized and neat. I’d been watching him fold his laundry for nearly twenty minutes, and I didn’t know how I managed not scream.”

— Mariana Zapata

389. “Understand, I would wait for you however long you needed me to, but I hope you don’t ask me to wait any longer than the end of this season.”

— Mariana Zapata

390. “Nothing about his expression or body language gave me a warning. “She’s my wife.” Time stopped. What the hell did he just say? “Handle it for me, would you, Muffin?” Aiden asked casually, digging into his back pocket and handing over his wallet like he hadn’t just said the freaking ‘W’ word in front of strangers.”

— Mariana Zapata

391. “Because it was easy to forget that love was complicated. That someone could love you and want the best for you, and at the same time, break you in half.”

— Mariana Zapata

392. “Can I have a good-morning hug? Is that all right? If not, don’t worry about it.” He didn’t even use his words. His answer was to open his arms before coaxing me into them after the first step I took. And I thought to myself that I fit in them pretty damn well.”

— Mariana Zapata

393. “We’ve all made stupid mistakes in our lives, and when you get older, you’re going to make a ton of them yourself, but that’s what I want you to understand – you have to learn from what you do, the good and the bad.”

— Mariana Zapata

394. “Loneliness was a hemorrhoid you couldn’t see but could always feel was there.”

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395. “Look at you. I never stood a fuckin’ chance.”

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396. “Could you get my girl a coffee?” His girl?”

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397. “I couldn’t even find it in me a little bit to be embarrassed as I wrapped my arms around his waist. “I’ve wanted to do this a hundred times.” “What?” he asked quietly. “Hug you.” It took a moment, but the second his palms landed on the top of my head, I pressed my cheek against him. One of those big palms cupped the back of my head while the other landed right between my shoulder blades, and his voice was hoarse as he whispered, “Baby girl.”

— Mariana Zapata

398. “Then again, would I want to? I’d gotten to where I was because I’d idolized him, because I had wanted to be him. What the hell else would I be doing if it hadn’t been for him and that damn Altus Cup when I was seven?”

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399. “My heart had been broken, stomped on, and moved to dust just yesterday, and like the other times the same thing had happened, I knew I could regrow it. That was my other superpower. I would make myself always come back from the dumps.”

— Mariana Zapata

400. “Whatever happens, he mouthed to me. But then his lips kept forming words. Three words exactly. I love you.”

— Mariana Zapata