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Mariana Zapata QUOTES

Mariana Zapata QUOTES

1 " All I could think about as I stood there was that sometimes life gave you a tragedy that burned everything you knew to the ground and changed you completely. But somehow, if you really wanted to, you could learn how to hold your breath as you made your way through the smoke left in its wake and you could keep going. And sometimes, sometimes, you could grow something beautiful from the ashes that were left behind. If you were lucky. "

― Mariana Zapata , Wait for It

2 " Someone could tell you that they loved you every day, but still lie and cheat. Or they could never say those three words, but be there for you every day and be more than you ever wanted or dreamed. He wasn’t warm or cuddly, quiet or particularly nice to others, but he was nice to me, and in my heart I knew he would stand by me every time I needed him. "

― Mariana Zapata

3 " To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace. "

― Mariana Zapata , Kulti

4 " There was a lot of things about love that you could only learn after you’d faced the real kind. The best kind wasn’t this soft, sweet thing of hearts and picnics. It wasn’t flowery and divine. Real love was gritty. The real kind of love never quit. Someone who loved you would do what’s best for you; they’d stand up for you and sacrifice. Someone who loved you would face any inconvenience willingly. You didn’t know what love was until someone was willing to give up what they loved the most for you. But it was also never letting them make that choice, either. "

― Mariana Zapata , Wait for It

5 " There were individuals who were morning people and could wake up after a couple hours rest and be happy to be alive.

Then there were people like me. I had to get up early so I did it, but that was only after I lay in bed for approximately seven minutes, and then followed that up by sitting on the edge of my bed and staring absently forward for at least another five. Then, if it was a good day, I wouldn’t say anything for another two hours because my morning routine kept me away from humanity. "

― Mariana Zapata , Kulti

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

― Mariana Zapata , Kulti

7 " I’m taking your love of MILF porn to the grave with me, don’t worry.”

He stared at me, unblinking, unflinching. And then: “I’ll cut the power at the house when you’re in the shower,” he said so evenly, so crisply, it took me a second to realize he was threatening me… And when it finally did hit me, I burst out laughing, smacking his inner thigh without thinking twice about it.

“Who does that?”

Aiden Graves, husband of mine, said it, “Me. "

― Mariana Zapata , The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

8 " People are going to judge you regardless of what you do, Sal. Don't listen to what they have to say because at the end of the day, you're the one that has to live with your choices and where they take you. No one else is going to live your life for you. "

― Mariana Zapata , Kulti

9 " Pair skating was about unity, about trust, timing, anticipation, and synchronization. It was about two people almost becoming one, but still somehow maintaining their individuality. "

― Mariana Zapata , From Lukov with Love

10 " You can't be that overprotective if you didn't love someone. "

― Mariana Zapata , Dear Aaron

11 " My dad thought it was funny to say that I only had two emotions: indifferent and pissed off. It wasn’t true, but he didn’t know me well enough to be aware of that. "

― Mariana Zapata , From Lukov with Love

12 " At first, you really were just a nice stranger. Then you were my friend, and I really did want you to be happy and do your thing,” he explained softly. “And then it changed. The next thing I knew, you were telling me about some dick kissing you and it pissed me off more than anything ever had before


~Aaron×Ruby "

― Mariana Zapata , Dear Aaron

13 " Some people you can never make happy no matter how hard you try. "

― Mariana Zapata , Dear Aaron

14 " Diana, would you marry someone for money?" I asked her out of the blue one afternoon during her lunch break. Without missing a beat, she made a contemplative noise. "It depends.How much money?"
It was right then I knew I'd called the wrong person. I should have dialed Oscar, my slightly younger brother, instead. He'd always been wise beyond his years. Diana...not so much.
I only told her the partial truth. "What if someone bought you a house?"
She "hmmed" and then "hmmed" a little more. "A nice house?"
"It wouldn't be a mansion, you greedy whore, but I'm not talking about a dump or anything either." I figured at least. "

― Mariana Zapata , The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

15 " I'd be lying if I said I wasn't at least a little bit terrified. The fact was, I could either let my fear of the unknown make me a victim, or take control of my career.
There wasn't really a choice in the matter.
You don't get to live your dreams by waiting around for someone to hand them to you.
Or at the very least, you hold on to them for dear life when others try and take them away. "

― Mariana Zapata , Kulti

16 " What? You’re going to be a loser and back out?”

His face angled slightly toward me. The corner of his mouth hooking up. “What do I get out of it?”

“The same thing I do—personal satisfaction that you did something you couldn’t do before. "

― Mariana Zapata , The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

17 " I came to the Pipers for you. "

― Mariana Zapata , Kulti

18 " Absence doesn't make the heart grow fonder if there's nothing there to begin with. "

― Mariana Zapata , Wait for It

19 " Some people in life got lucky and found someone great, the rest of us either took a long time… or not ever. "

― Mariana Zapata , Wait for It

20 " Right then, in that moment, Dex The Dick grinned. Grinned. And sweet mother of God, it was devastating. So completely catastrophic I just stood there and absorbed the nuclear bomb going off in front of me, defenseless. "

― Mariana Zapata , Under Locke