Robin Benway Quotes

Maya was crying and she couldn't say anything, not because she didn't know what to say, but because there was too much of it. ~ Robin Benway

Wanting someone isn't the same as loving them, though," he said. "You know? It doesn't mean the same thing. ~ Robin Benway

It was time for the mirror pep talk.
"Okay, Maggie," I said to myself after my shower, wiping the steam off the medicine cabinet.
"You could eat these kids for breakfast. You won't, though, because that would be cannibalistic and
wrong. ~ Robin Benway

I guess even when you can see everything, some things will always be a surprise. ~ Robin Benway

how goes it? Rafe asked.
it goes, Grace wrote back.
you scared?
terrified.
it'll be okay. everything always works out.
She wasn't sure if that was true or not, but she was glad that at least one person thought so. ~ Robin Benway

I liked James and James liked me and we both knew it and if you think about it, that's like a miracle. A real miracle. Everyone says that babies are miracles, and don't get me wrong, I love cute little pudgy babies, but if you think about it, me having a baby right now would not be a miracle. At all. But finding someone that gets me? That's the real work. That's where the miracles are. ~ Robin Benway

Fuck your royalties and die. ~ Robin Benway

Joaquin shook his head. "Look, you two are my sisters, right? You're my family. I won't hurt you like that."
"Oh, for fuck's sake!" Maya suddenly screamed, and they both turned around to see her still standing next to the car, hand on hips.
"That's exactly what family is, Joaquin!" Maya shouted at him. "It means that no matter where you go, no matter how far you run, you're still a part of me and Grace and we're still a part of you, too! Look at us! It took us fifteen years to find each other, but we still did! And sometimes, family hurts each other. But after that's done you bandage each other up, and you move on. Together. So you can go and think that you're some lone wolf, but you're not! You've got us now, like it or not, and we've got you. So get in this fucking car and let's go! ~ Robin Benway

WHY ARE YOU NOT ANSWERING YOUR PHONE?!? OH MY GOD, DID YOU SEE THE ARTICLE? I AM FREAKING OUT, WHY ARE YOU NOT ANSWERING YOUR PHONE?!? Please call me, I'm starting to act like Tizzy around here. It's getting ugly. Oh, hi, Mr. and Mrs. Cuttler, in case you get this first. Everything's fine, I'm just trying to get ahold of Audrey. Okay, bye. AUDREY, CALL ME BEFORE I HAVE TO RESORT TO SKYWRITING ~ Robin Benway

I told you, I just think we should slow down. I mean, we haven't even had a real date yet and I
- "
"Ohhhh." Jesse nodded to himself. "That's what this is. I get it."
"What?"
"First date. Girls like dates. I'm such an idiot, I should have thought of that."
This was backfiring spectacularly. ~ Robin Benway

Oh my God," I gasped. "They think I'm like those girls! They think I run around and crash my car and forget to wear underwear. ~ Robin Benway

My hair was probably a disaster and my shirt was still damp, but I didn't care. It was funny, I never cared about those things with Oliver. I didn't worry about how I looked. All that mattered was how I felt. ~ Robin Benway

WE'VE BEEN ROBBED!!!
. . .
I immediatly whirled around and looked in my bedroom to make sure no one stole my Harry Potter books. ~ Robin Benway

And my parents don't want me to tell my grandmother - who, let's be honest, is already in the bottom of the ninth inning, age-wise - that ~ Robin Benway

I like to know a little about a lot. I find that it keeps life interesting. ~ Robin Benway

I'm a ball of rage right now, James. Sitting isn't gonna do much. ~ Robin Benway

You deserve more than just being our safety net ~ Robin Benway

Like, what's wrong with being like other girls? ~ Robin Benway

Oh God, I heart him so much. ~ Robin Benway

The tears finally got the best of him and he pressed his palms to his eyes as his shoulders started to shake. He cried silently, in so much pain that there was no sound to equal it ~ Robin Benway

That's when I first learned about true frustration, that wrenching ache when the thing that matters most to you barely makes a ripple in other people's lives. ~ Robin Benway

Put some muscle into it! Channel your inner Trent Reznor! ~ Robin Benway

Well, that's growing up, isn't it?" my dad said. "You don't always have to know. And things aren't always fair. You just have to keep moving forward. A step in one direction. ~ Robin Benway

I wished I stayed at the movies, where I could have at least had some popcorn with my drama. ~ Robin Benway

But knowing something and feeling something are two totally different things. ~ Robin Benway

I mean, i was into their music and everything way before I knew what they looked like, but they had their pictures in the CD insert and when Victoria and I got it, we were both like, "Why, hellooooo there." Plus, they were British. I'm a sucker for cute boys with guitars, as you may have noticed, but throw in a London accent and I'll happily sell my soul without a second thought. ~ Robin Benway

We don't even have a goldfish." "You've got to think toward the future." My dad smiled at me. "Maybe one day you'll move out and your mom and I will get a golden retriever to replace you. ~ Robin Benway

Cherubs are so creepy, don't you think? Like, why are naked babies shooting poisonous arrows at innocent people a symbol of love? Why aren't they a symbol of toddler anarchy instead?" "Roux," I started to say, but then I paused, thinking about her comment. "That is an excellent point," I admitted. "I blame Hallmark," she said. "Damn them and their anarchist baby uprising. ~ Robin Benway

Ah, yes. Fine. A lovely sounding word that means absolutely nothing. ~ Robin Benway

Shut. Up," June squealed. "You have a date with that guy?" She giggled and covered her mouth. "Shut up, shut up, shut up! Tell me everything."
"I can't do both," I pointed out. ~ Robin Benway

Tonight sucked" my dad said and I started to laugh hearing him say that. "What?" He smiled at me. "Isn't that the slang you kids are using? The lingo? Do I sound hip?"
I just shook my head. "The only hip I hear is the sound of yours breaking. ~ Robin Benway

The only way I could describe what kissing him felt like was, like the last day of school, knowing that months of freedom and sunshine lay before you, the feeling that you could do anything you wanted and time stretched out in endless possibilities. ~ Robin Benway

Because I already have one sister, Lauren? She's like their miracle baby - they had her right after me, oh joy - and sometimes she's crazy annoying and I was like, 'Another one? I don't know about this.' But then they told me about you, too? And I was like, 'Get. Out.' I mean, it's like insta-family, right? Just add water. Like sea monkeys. ~ Robin Benway

If our school ever performed a play about the French Revolution, she could play the guillotine. ~ Robin Benway

Content in the knowledge that no matter what happened with your parents, or your girlfriend, that your siblings will still be there, like a bookend that keeps you upright when you feel like toppling over. ~ Robin Benway

I'm forever hopeful," he said. "That's what friends do. They hope. They have faith in each other."

"Well, I have faith that she'll forget," I said, hiking my backpack up onto my shoulders. "You have to be a realist with Caro."

"I'm a hopeful realist," Drew said. "I'm a healist! Like those guys on TV late at night that cure people of cancer." He grinned down at me. ~ Robin Benway

He's a delinquent!" I yelled out to my parents. "He was arrested for shoplifting last year!"
No response.
"I just want you to know that I'm going to be hanging out with someone who has a criminal
record!" I cried.
"Let's not forget that our family can never reenter Luxembourg without being arrested!" my dad
yelled back.
Touché. ~ Robin Benway

Well, what do I say?" I ran my thumb over my phone's screen. "Like, 'Good making out with your face last night? Let's do it again.'? ~ Robin Benway

I just hugged him and didn't say anything. There wasn't anything to say. Sometimes there just aren't enough words to fill the cracks in your heart. ~ Robin Benway

It's OK to not be OK ~ Robin Benway

So do I kill myself now, or do I wait and do it in front of Evan so he feels really, really, really bad? ~ Robin Benway

Hey, it's-!"
"Who? Oh. Oh."
"Shut up."
"I haven't said anything yet!"
"Don't."
"How can I shut up if I haven't said anything?"
"I know you. You've got a monologue coming up. ~ Robin Benway

An earthquake would have been better. At least during an earthquake, you understand why you're shaking. ~ Robin Benway

I know this is like the longest story ever, but I really just wanted you to know the other side. (And besides, Bendomolena's been on my lap this whole time and once Bendomolena decides to sit on you,get comfortable, because you're not going anywhere for awhile.) Anyway, James is coming over in fifteen minutes so we can go with Victoria and Jonah to see New Nostalgia, and I still have to figure out what I'm wearing.
Like the Beatles said, "O-bla-di, o-bla-da, life goes on."
And it does.
Rock on. ~ Robin Benway

The more you start to love someone, the more you ache when they're gone, and maybe it's that middle ground that hurts the most, when you can see them and still not feel like you're near enough. ~ Robin Benway

Wanna go study about incestuous royal families and bloody murders?' she asked him. 'Or do you wanna study European history instead? ~ Robin Benway

You have no idea how crazy I am, I should be wearing yellow Caution tape, I'm that bonkers. ~ Robin Benway

I told him that my cat was on fire and he didn't even hear me! On fire, Victoria! And he didn't care!"
"Aud, that is so fucking twisted that I don't even know where to start."
"Okay, I know, but it had to be drastic."
"That's not drastic, that's sadistic. You've got your –tics mixed up."
"Will you please focus on the issue at hand? Evan doesn't listen to what I'm saying!"
"And this is news?"
"Should I break up with him?"
"Do you want to break up with him?"
"I don't know. Distract me from feeling miserable."
"Umm… ummm… I got new shoes."
"Woo."
"Wanna come over and try them on?"
"I'll be there in ten minutes. ~ Robin Benway

This isn't television! This isn't a movie! Giles and Buffy aren't gonna appear and show us how to deal with our wonderful new powers! Some fricking owl isn't gonna come sailing in through your window from Hogwarts! There's no Dumbledore! The Cullens aren't gonna show up and invite you to live with them in Forks! There's nothing! This isn't make believe! This is it! It's us and only us. ~ Robin Benway

What's the point of crying if you can't even see the tears? ~ Robin Benway

Hey," he said, stopping in front of me. "As much fun as it is watching you elbow small children
out of your way while clinging to a makeshift wall ... "
"That kid was hogging all the space!" I huffed. "He had it coming! ~ Robin Benway

Could you please stop dripping your sarcasm all over my car's interior? ~ Robin Benway

Hello. Audrey's phone. She's currently suiting up for a soul-deadening hourly job that provides no benefits, how may I help you? ~ Robin Benway

Maya's eyes grew wide, and Grace finally saw the little-sister potential in her. She could imagine Maya toddling after her, annoying her, pulling her hair and borrowing her clothes without asking first. She didn't tell Maya about all the people she'd talked to on the phone, trying to follow a seventeen-year-old trail of bread crumbs that had mostly blown to the wind and taken Joaquin with them. She didn't mention that some people had been rude, others had been so helpful that it made Grace's heart hurt, that Joaquin's family tree seemed to have way too many scraggly branches and not enough roots, not the kind of roots you would need when the storm was strong. ~ Robin Benway

-"Great! Fucking! News! What would be the best thing that could ever happen?"
-"If after I died, I was reincarnated as Meg White?"
-"Okay, the second-best thing. ~ Robin Benway

It's just how it is sometimes. Things hurt, and they hurt for a long time. You have to fight back, or it wins. ~ Robin Benway

So, Harold. Friend, pal, chum." Roux folded her hands on top of the desk. "Are you going to
buzz us in or not?"
"Go on up, miss," Harold said, waving us through the lobby and toward the elevators.
"Harold, you're a gem. A pristine gem honed over years of trial and fire."
"That's how I would describe my job, too," Harold replied. ~ Robin Benway

Did you just say 'frolic'?"
"Is it not a word?"
"Who the hell says 'frolic'?"
"I say frolic. And more people should."
"They should say frolic or actually frolic."
"Both. ~ Robin Benway

That's what parents do. They catch you before you fall. That's what family is. ~ Robin Benway

It took us fifteen years to find each other, but we still did! And sometimes, family hurts each other. But after that's done you bandage each other up, and you move on. Together. You've got us now, like it or not, and we've got you. ~ Robin Benway

Your days are your life in miniature. As you live your hours, so you create your years. ~ Robin S. Sharma

If you're happy, if you're feeling good, then nothing else matters. ~ Robin Wright

Charlie swallowed. He was gloriously sexy. The hottest man she'd ever seen with his sculpted chest and abs., narrow waist, long muscular legs dusted with dark brown hair. Her gaze roamed over every inch of him before settling on his erection. It was big, thick, and hard for her. Her mouth watered in anticipation. ~ Robin Bielman

When you see me loyal to my family, then you see the wolf. ~ Robin Hobb

Mantra is a phrase that is designed to free the mind. ~ Robin S. Sharma

Words affect the mind in a pronounced way. Whether they are spoken or written, they are powerful influences. ~ Robin S. Sharma

the purpose of life is the life of purpose ~ Robin S. Sharma

The Lone Ranger of vampires. Did that make me Tonto? ~ Robin McKinley

There are no mistakes in life,
only lessons. There is no such thing as a negative experience, only
opportunities to grow, learn and advance along the road of selfmastery.
From struggle comes strength. Even pain can be a wonderful teacher ~ Robin S. Sharma

History is a burden, it is stories that make us fly. ~ Doctor Who

Focus on getting a little bit better each and every day (in every dimension of our life). ~ Robin S. Sharma

He longed for cleanliness and tidiness: it was hard to find peace in the middle of disorder. ~ Robin Hobb

I've been so focused on getting out of here that I forget about this. (I point out the window to the mountains) And this. (I put my hand on my heart) I want things to be right before I go off. Right with you, with Mama, with Daddy. With me. Besides, I've spent my whole life here. And as much as it drives me crazy, and as much as I screwed up, what's one more year? I need to fix things with my friends. Now just run away. ~ Jaye Robin Brown

I think that old magic draws much of its strength from that acknowledgment: that we are a part of that world. ~ Robin Hobb

I don't know if directors go, 'Hey! We've got another suicide-let's call Robin Tunney! It's weird, but they're all different, and I guess it gives the characters some kind of power ... At least I play women who are strong enough to take the power into their own hands! And kill themselves! So many women in films just shoot themselves in the head anyway, because they're not really there for any reason. ~ Robin Tunney

That's when she discovered that Todd had improvised on the menu she had made up. ~ Robin Jones Gunn

An indigenous feminism has been present in every culture in the world and in every period of history since the suppression of women began. ~ Robin Morgan

If at all possible, commune with nature daily. ~ Robin S. Sharma

Entering into the flow of abundance begins when exceeding expectations becomes a way of life. ~ Robin Crow

Robin hasn't got a big nose - but I can soon arrange that. ~ Maurice Gibb

Today the Internet is run by private sector interests within the United States under the supervision of a nonprofit entity formed by the U.S. Department of Commerce. ~ Robin Hayes

Everyone has prejudice and discriminates, but structures of oppression go well beyond individuals. While women could be prejudiced and discriminate against men in individual interactions, women as a group could not deny men their civil rights. But men as a group could and did deny women their civil rights. Men could do so because they controlled all the institutions. ~ Robin DiAngelo

Hope isn't made with the thorns of our friends. ~ Robin Sacredfire

Bastard, she spat at him, and she thought he had moved closer. She swung at him, and then suddenly he was where he had been standing all along, the coward. ~ Robin Hobb

When I look at our whole Earth, the galaxy and even the universe, full of beautiful constellations and Earth-like planets, I can't stop questioning why do people think they are so important to the point of using others, feeling jealousy and hatred towards those who expose them to something they can't confront, such as their weaknesses, imperfections, failures, fears and attachments. But whichever path I choose, the answer always comes as one: Everyone's reality matches them, and they will never recover from whatever occurs to them for as long as they call home to this Mental Institution called Earth, for as long as they call normal to what is abnormal, and for as long as they are satisfied with themselves. Earth can show mercy but never regret or remorse, for whenever death approaches with its message, the message always says the same, independently of who reads it: start again. ~ Robin Sacredfire

Lie #7

They won't really hurt me. ~ Robin Talley

Lord Jesus,' Christy whispered, 'I want You to hold the key. I want You to decide what should happen in my heart's garden. I want You to let in or send out anything or anybody You want. Especially with guys. I don't want to ever unlock that gate again. I want you to open it only when the right man comes along. Take the key, Lord. Take all my keys. I'll wait for you. ~ Robin Jones Gunn

I know what I think, but people don't want you to say what you think. They want you to say what they think. And knowing what that is isn't easy. ~ Robin Roe

Every time we sin, it causes chaos in our lives; maybe not at that very moment, but eventually it always catches up ~ Robin Bertram

At one point, we were all fearful. But as you get older, it's the things you don't do that you regret, more so than the things you do. When fear knocks, answer. ~ Robin Roberts

The robin was tremendously busy. He was very much pleased to see gardening begun on his own estate. He had often wondered at Ben Weatherstaff. Where gardening is done all sorts of delightful things to eat are turned up with the soil. Now here was this new kind of creature who was not half Ben's size and yet had had the sense to come into his garden and begin at once. ~ Frances Hodgson Burnett

Kid, if You Need Booze or Drugs to Enjoy Your Life to the Fullest, You're Doing It Wrong. ~ Robin Williams

It's great to have something you can be proud of. ~ Robin Trower

Gentlemen, haven't we learned anything from the music of John Lennon? All we need is love. ~ Robin Williams

sell your cellular phone ~ Robin S. Sharma

Everything she sang was true. I will leave it to you as to whether the truth can exist with details omitted, or if those lacks make a lie of it. ~ Robin Hobb

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that crushed it. ~ Robin S. Sharma

If I stay, it's going to be in your bed."
Her pounding heart relaxed, the fear that he'd reject her floating away like tiny grains of sand in the wind. "I know."
"And we're not going to sleep."
"I'm good with that, too. ~ Robin Bielman

And not only the world but humanity itself does need dragons"
"And why is that?" Chade demanded disdainfully.
"To keep the balance," the Fool replied. He glanced over me, and then past me, out of the window and his eyes went far and pensive. "Humanity fears no rivals. You have forgotten what it was to share the world with creatures as arrogantly superior as yourselves. You think to arrange the world to your liking. So you map the land and draw lines across it, claiming ownership simply because you can draw a picture of it. The plants that grow and the beasts that rove, you mark as your own, claiming not only what lives today, but what might grow tomorrow, to do with as you please. Then, in your conceit and aggression, you wage wars and slay one another over the lines you have imagined on the world's face."
"And I suppose dragons are better than we are because they don't do such things, because they simply take whatever they see. Free spirits, nature's creatures, possessing all the moral loftiness that comes from not being able to think."
The Fool shook his head, smiling. "No. Dragons are no better than humans. They are little different at all from men. They will hold up a mirror to humanity's selfishness. They will remind you that all your talk of owning this and claiming that is no more than the snarling of a chained dog or a sparrow's challenge song. The reality of those claims lasts but for the instant of its sounding. Name it as you will, claim it ~ Robin Hobb

Her problem came in the shape of a man with blue eyes, blond stubble on his jaw, and a body made for indecent positions. ~ Robin Bielman