Elyse Fitzpatrick Quotes

If in God's loving plan you have to bow before what appears to be a frowning providence, you can be sure that He's got your ultimate happiness at heart. He's working to free you from your worries, not by giving freedom from trouble, but by arranging circumstances so that as you go through them you'll experience the truth that He is everything He says He is ~ Elyse Fitzpatrick

If you wonder why you choose to worship other gods rather than wholeheartedly devote yourself to the Lord you love, examine the thought and desires that captivate your heart. That's where you'll fin the answer to every sin and failure in your life. Don't be deceived into thinking that you need to develop more willpower. We need to develop godly thoughts and desires. ~ Elyse M. Fitzpatrick

In your pursuit of godliness, have you left Jesus behind? ~ Elyse Fitzpatrick

I wish I hated my own sin as much as I hate everyone else's. ~ Elyse Fitzpatrick

Idols aren't stone statues. They are thoughts, desires, and longings that we worship in the place of the true God ~ Elyse Fitzpatrick

Idols aren't just stone statues. No, idols are the thoughts, desires, longings, and expectations that we worship in the place of the true God. Idols cause us to ignore the true God in search of what we think we need. ~ Elyse Fitzpatrick

Nora: This is crazy.
Patch: I'm crazy. About you. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

Kissing booth? - Stella
Keeping tabs on me? - Chet
Hard not to. when they wrote your name on the roster, girls within a ten mile radius swooned and fainted flat on their backs. -Stella
But not you? - Chet
I don't kiss friends - Stella ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

Our flag represents every American and it should not be hidden away as a result of property agreements. ~ Mike Fitzpatrick

I personally believe Patch scared the pants off normal, and it took off running for the far side of the world. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

My hand is stroking the back of Nan's head, my mind racing with every possible scenario. Daniel announced he's gay. Daniel has Erectile Dysfunction. Daniel confessed to being a vampire and not being able to have sex with her because he might kill her. ~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

I haven't been able to think straight since I met you. I can't think of a day when you haven;t been in my thoughts. There are a hundred other things I should be thinking about, but I think about you. What you're doing, when I'll see you next, what you're thinking. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

But here's the truth: In movies, it's never half so lovely as it is here and now with Jase. ~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

He [Reed] had never overtly flirted with me; his way of showing me he cared was always subtle. Touching my hand. Meeting my eyes across a room. Playing my favorite songs when we were driving in his car. He was secretive about everything he did, including revealing emotion ... ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

Anything was better than nothing. Half-full was better than empty. Ignorance was the lowest form of humiliation and suffering. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

I never felt with her the way I feel whenever I even catch sight of you. ~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

-"you dress to impress"
-"No Angel,I undress to impress ~ Becca Fitzpatrick Finale

Realizing the emptiness of a "spirituality"
and of a "spiritual" nurture
that remains in the clouds need not bring us or our children to a dead end. It is a turning point. Now we can begin to deepen our awareness of the genuine spirituality of life's humblest moments. ~ Jean Grasso Fitzpatrick

Social hierarchy doesn't hold a candle to the power of feeling isolated in your own skin. ~ Elyse Draper

My basic rule is, if it could possibly come from the end user, it's not a run-time crash. But if it is my code to my code, I crash it as hard as possible - fail as early as possible. ~ Brad Fitzpatrick

I don't know. I didn't have that choice. But I know what's happening now. And I'm choosing to stay with you. ~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

I'm not the distraction in the room."
"Oh? And what might be? ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

Is it? All I know is that I can't seem to stop - this - or slow it down. Or remember exactly why that's what I want. ~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

She'd wanted to know that he cared about her enough to stop her doing something stupid ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

For the first time all day I felt safe.
Except that Patch had cornered me in a dark tunnel and was possibly stalking me. Maybe not so safe. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

It's brown." So maybe I had the teeniest, tiniest, most infinitesimal amount of auburn in my hair. I was still a brunette. "It's the lighting," I said.
"Yeah, maybe it's the lightbulbs." His smile brought up both sides of his mouth, and a dimple surfaced. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

Scared?, Angel.'
-Patch Cipriano. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

Door's locked," he said. "And we have unfinished business. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

Writing can be a very solitary profession, and when deadlines are looming, it's tempting to glue myself to my desk, but I try to make sure I get out a few times a month with friends just so I don't forget what it means to be social. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

In between awake and asleep, that's where one finds their most conscious dilemmas trying to surface. ~ Elyse Draper

Fake Math owes its existence to a number of things and people who have inspired and assisted this book on its way into the world. ~ Ryan Fitzpatrick

This boy. Eyes on my face again, little smile lurking, just barely parenthesizing the corners of his lips. He lifts his eyebrows, waiting. And willing to. However long. ~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

Humans are vulnerable, because they're capable of being hurt. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

I love you." His voice was straightforward, affectionate. "You make me remember who I used to be. You make me want to be that man again. Right now, holding you, I feel like we have a shot at beating all odds and making it together. I'm yours, if you'll have me. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

It will cost me a lot to send you with Scott wearing that dress but, just so you know: if you come with that dress even slightly wrinkled, I will trace Scott, and when I find him, it's not gonna be pretty. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

The estate tax punishes years of hard work and robs families of part of their heritage by imposing a huge penalty on inheritance after death - a tax on money that has already been taxed. ~ Mike Fitzpatrick

Mr. Green Sweater looks normal, but his wingman looks hard-core bad boy," said Vee. "Emits a certain don't-mess-with-me signal. Tell me he doesn't look like Dracula's spawn. Tell me I'm imagining things. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

Up util this very moment, I'd been telling myself I didn't care what Patch thought of me. But right now, I knew it was a lie. Even though it would probably come back to haunt me, I was curious enough about Patch to go almost anywhere with him. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

There's an opening at Mom's campaign," I say. "She needs all the help she can get
now that she's totally distracted by Clay Tucker."
"Who the hell's Clay Tucker?"
"The ... " Nan lowers her voice, even though all she says is: " ... younger man
Samantha's mother's dating."
"Your ma's dating?" Tim looks shocked. "I thought she pretty much confined herself
to a vibrator and the shower nozzle since your dad screwed her over. ~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

Blood may be thicker than chlorine, but hormones seem to scramble the equation. ~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

Who are these people, and why do they think their own opinions are the only right ones? ~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

Resolution: Just don't be so afraid.
You will take chances.
You will find your way.
You will lose opportunities. You will find luck.
You will lose your heart.
He will give you his.
That? You get to keep. ~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

All I can think about is bed." "We're sharing the same thought." "You're thinking about bed too?" "I'm thinking about YOU in MY bed. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

Holy freak show! ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

I love you more than I think I should. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

There's an organic grocery store just off the highway exit. I can't remember the last time I went shopping for food." A smile glittered in his eyes. "I might have gone overboard."
I walked into the kitchen, with gleaming stainless-steel appliances, black granite countertops, and walnut cabinetry. Very masculine, very sleek. I went for the fridge first. Water bottles, spinach and arugula, mushrooms, gingerroot, Gorgonzola and feta cheeses, natural peanut butter, and milk on one side. Hot dogs, cold cuts, Coke, chocolate pudding cups, and canned whipped cream on the other. I tried to picture Patch pushing a shopping cart down the aisle, tossing in food as it pleased him. It was all I could do to keep a straight face. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

Patch leaned back against the booth and arched his eyebrows at me. The gesture said it all: Pay up.

"You got lucky," I said.

"I'm about to get lucky. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

There was something about almost dying that made me desperate to feel alive - and Jude's touch was the only thing that made me feel alive right now. ~ Becca Fitzpatrick

I scoop a clattering cascade of green apple Jelly Bellys into the white paper bag and remember when we were seven. I got stung by a jellyfish. Tim cried because his mother, and mine, wouldn't let him pee on my leg, which he'd heard was an antidote to the sting. ~ Huntley Fitzpatrick