Top 500 Mariana Zapata Quotes (2026 Update)
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401. “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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402. “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

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

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

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405. “You can’t live your life bottling everything up. You need people, even if it’s only one or two, to believe.”

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406. “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?”

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407. “I know how I want you to feel, but I’m not rushing you. I know how I feel. I haven’t changed my mind about anything, especially not you. I only want you to be sure of what you want.”

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408. “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.”

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409. “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.”

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410. “I thought we’d decided your ex was a moron,” Rhodes murmured. “I hope someday that if I’m gone, someone loves me enough to miss me for the rest of their life.”

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

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

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414. “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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415. “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

416. “I’ll be here in the morning,” he said, something warm and damp touching my forehead so lightly and quickly, I thought I might have imagined it.”

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417. “His face tipped down as his expression turned grave. “I thought your neck was broken. It was the most frightening thing I have ever experienced. Franz called and asked how my schnecke was doing.”

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418. “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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419. “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.”

— Mariana Zapata

420. “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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421. “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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422. “He’d said the greatest way I could honor her life was by living mine, by being as happy as I possibly could.”

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423. “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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424. “So, suck on that, pretzel face.”

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425. “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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426. “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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427. “Are you crying?” Clearing my throat, I blinked hard twice, lowering my gaze to the small cleft in the German’s chin. “No.” His fingers went up to push at my shoulder lightly. “Stop it.” I lifted my chin and pushed his shoulder right back, sniffling while doing it. “You stop it. I’m not crying.” “I have two eyes,” he replied, looking down at me with a troubled expression on his face.”

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428. “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.”

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

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

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

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434. “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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435. “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.”

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436. “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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437. “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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438. “I came to the Pipers for you.”

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

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440. “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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441. “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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442. “As cheesy as it was, the best things in life aren’t easy or cheap.”

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

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

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445. “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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446. “But I was a stubborn jackass idiot who wanted what she wanted come hell or high water, and I’d done what I wanted to do at an incredibly high expense.”

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447. “I love her. And I will gladly give her all the things you were too stupid not to give her. You wouldn’t even hold her hand in public, right? Or kiss her?” he basically taunted him. “I’m fine not being the first man she’s ever loved because I know I’m going to be the last.”

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448. “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.”

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449. “If I’d learned anything over the last year and a half, it was the reality of how tough it was to live with your mistakes. I’d learned how hard it was to face them, and how much harder it was to own them. We all did things we regretted; we all said things we regretted, and guilt was a crushing weight on a person’s soul. And I wanted to be better. For me. Not for anyone else.”

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450. “You gave me these pieces of you I know you haven’t given to anybody else, and they’re mine. You can’t take ’em back. I need them more than you do, you hear me?”

— Mariana Zapata