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Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1) QUOTES

Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1) QUOTES

1 " The more lies you tell the more stories you have to remember. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

2 " I’m selfish.
Selfish enough to want it all.
And I know if I don’t have you . . .
. . . I don’t have anything. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

3 " Maybe I can stalk you again sometime.”
“Absolutely. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

4 " You just, barged in and flipped my entire world upside down,” he says, voice heated. “I didn’t know what to do. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

5 " Once I started I couldn’t put it down. It was so addictive . . . like a train wreck. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

6 " God, Jaden! You are going to screw yourself into a corner if you don't talk to him. This is like, a crossroads. You're always going to look back and wonder if things could've been different, and this love story is going to turn into a tragedy. Your tragedy. You two deserve a chance to be happy together, and the only thing keeping you apart right now is YOU. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

7 " He turns another page, and I read:

I'M NOT ETHAN. . .
. . .AND I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE UP. . .
. . .UNTIL I CAN PROVE TO YOU. . .
. . .THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS.

He flips to the next page.

SO KEEP SENDING ME AWAY. . .
. . .BUT I'LL JUST KEEP COMING BACK TO YOU.
AGAIN. . .

He flips to the next page.

. . .AND AGAIN. . .

And the next:

. . .AND AGAIN.

Goose bumps rise to the surface of my skin. I shiver, hugging myself tightly.

AND IF YOU CAN EVER FIND IT IN YOUR ❤ TO FORGIVE ME. . .
. . .I WILL DO EVERYTHING IT TAKES TO MAKE IT UP TO YOU. . .

He closes the notebook and tosses it beside him. It lands on the roof with a dull thwack. Then, lifting his index finger, he draws an X across his chest.

Cross my heart. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

8 " I marvel at how even the wrong choices can keep us on the right path. How the worst mistake can wind up being the best thing that ever happened to us. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

9 " I think you fall in love with someone when you least expect to. When it’s the last thing you want. That’s what’s so great about it. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

10 " Maybe. But you know, when you love someone you love them. And every day you sit back pretending that you don't is one less day you have with him. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

11 " That's stupid. Everyone lies."
"Yeah, well, it's a waste of time. The more lies you tell the more stories you have to remember. Believe me: it's easier to just be honest. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

12 " If you really love someone you shouldn’t have to think about anything. You should want to say it. It’s not difficult. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

13 " Glitter is like….little flecks of brilliance caught in a tube. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

14 " If I meet you at your third floor window tonight, will you let me in?” he whispers softly against my ear, hardly a murmur. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

15 " I'm all for getting trashed," I confess.
"I'm sure you are, except I'll clue you in on a little something: when it's over, your problems still exist. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

16 " True love can blossom in unexpected places. This is Jaden pretending not to notice. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

17 " It was so addictive...like a train wreck."
"A train wreck," he repeats, disbelieving.
"You know---you don't really want to see blood and destruction and death because you know it'll haunt you forever, but at the same time you can't look away? "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

18 " Well, I figure if you're gonna screw things up by skipping school, the day better be worth it. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

19 " You know,” he says, peeking inside the bag. “It’s okay. Because ham and cheese is my absolute favorite…and an apple? It’s like, the lunch of champions.”

I stifle another yawn. “It doesn’t get much better than that, right?”

“Only if you were eating with me,” he says. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)

20 " Never underestimate the power of glitter. "

― Katie Klein , Cross My Heart (Cross My Heart, #1)