Top 500 Mariana Zapata Quotes (2026 Update)
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401. “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.”

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

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403. “You’re fine,” Aiden commanded with a squeeze of the mitts he called hands. “Calm down. You got it,” he coached me through the next ragged breath. “I’m right here.” His breath washed over my cheek as his palms cupped my upper arms. “I’m not going anywhere without you.” He squeezed, his words ringing through my ears. “You’re not alone.”

— Mariana Zapata

404. “How one decision that you don’t even make can affect another person’s life so dramatically.”

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405. “Figure skating had always made me feel invincible. But more than anything, back then, it had made me feel amazing. I hadn’t known it was possible to feel like you could fly. To be so strong. To be so beautiful. To be good at something. Especially something I cared about.”

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406. “It doesn’t really matter what something looks like if it isn’t what it truly is, no?”

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

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408. “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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409. “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.”

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

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

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413. “Because my gut said this man wasn’t a ball of sunshine. I had a feeling he wasn’t even a night-light.”

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414. “She’s my wife, and all she’s ever done was watch out for me. Don’t go there, Trevor. You don’t want to go there, understand me?”

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415. “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.”

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416. “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.”

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417. “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.”

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418. “This huge, blinding forest fire of happiness filled my chest when I was around him.”

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419. “I’m used to being on my own, Vanessa. Nothing that I did or said had anything to do with you. I want you to understand that.”

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420. “You’re using your bossy voice again.” He sighed and looked at the ceiling, his tone lightening. “Please come over for Thanksgiving?” I brightened up. “Are you positive?” That got him to dip his face a little, his breath touching my lips, his eyebrows up. My heart swelled within my chest. “Even if it didn’t make you smile like that, I’m positive.”

— Mariana Zapata

421. “Thank you. You’re the best thing that ever yelled at me.”

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422. “Life was hard sometimes and there was no book or movie that could prepare you for how harsh it could be.”

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

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424. “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.”

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425. “You and me. Team Graves-Mazur. We signed a contract together. Sort of.”

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426. “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.”

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427. “The hand on the back of my head swept down my spine, palming the small of my back, and there was no way I was imagining the fact he hugged me tight. “Don’t ever do that again, Aurora. Do you hear me? I know you can do this all by yourself, but don’t.”

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428. “I’m glad you’re good too, baby girl.”

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429. “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.”

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430. “He laughed, and it caught me off guard again. “Tell me what your deal is before they get here.” “I don’t have a deal.” “You have a problem.” “I don’t have a problem. I’m fine.” “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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431. “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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432. “You gotta get it straight, babe. This ain’t just friendship to me.”

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433. “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.”

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434. “You never know when even a little bit of kindness might change someone’s life.”

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435. “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.”

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436. “I would set his Rolls-Royce on fire if I had the chance and sleep just fine.”

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437. “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.”

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438. “You’re an idiot. You will,” the bratwurst interjected, getting up. “I don’t know how I’ve lived my entire life without you and your kind, encouraging words. Really. It’s a miracle I’ve survived this long.”

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439. “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.”

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

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441. “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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442. “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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443. “We might not be doing this for the reasons most people do, but I made a vow, Van. And I promised you we would try to be friends. Friends don’t let friends wander around alone.” He pinned me with a glare. “You aren’t the only one who takes their promises seriously.”

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444. “I really missed hearing you talk, you know that?”

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445. “Vanya and his rescues. Always taking the things other people don’t want anymore, ever since he was a little boy.”

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446. “You can’t live your life bottling everything up. You need people, even if it’s only one or two, to believe in you, and as smart as that boy is, he doesn’t understand that.”

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447. “Life was a choice. You get to choose how you handle things. You get to choose how you deal with those things. You get to choose if a rose is beautiful or if its thorns are a menace to your fingers.”

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

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450. “Love was a weird word. What the hell was love? Everyone had such a different opinion on what it meant to them; it was hard to figure out how to use it.”

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