Strictly Ballroom Ya Ya Quotes

Ya game is fine, but ya booze-eyes are a problem. Not like ya ta drink this much. I reckon ya banjo'd, so ya are. ~ JoAnne Kenrick

Did you recently turn into a jerk or have you been one since birth? ~ Priya Ardis

I hope this isn't a real emergency, I only brought one bottle of vodka. ~ Tinsey-Ya Ya's

My name is Arianna Morganna Brittany DuLac
you can imagine why I went by the name Ryan. ~ Priya Ardis

There once was a girl of the sea, who refused to see who she could be. The strength of a world in the hands of a girl, consumed by the curse of the three. ~ Kimberly Spencer

I'll always choose you.

Gabe Willoughby ~ Hope Collier

I let ya in - into my life ... my death ... my heart." He reached up like he was going to touch my face. "And now I don't know how to get ya out. ~ Janae Mitchell

Broken hearts made faults and fools of us all. ~ Natalia Jaster

He shrugged. "I am nae like any otherman. I am a Highlander. ~ Victoria Roberts

Something breathing, something bleeding, something blue.
It was time to cast her first spell as the Gargoyle. ~ Megan Shepherd

See, you don't wanna be a Jew. Too much work--there's a lot of holidays but it's even more work. It's sanctioned oppression, it's God's tyranny. ~ Shawn Stewart Ruff

Be what ya is, 'cause if ya be what you ain't, ya ain't what ya is. ~ Don Meyer

It wasn't premeditated. It was what needed to be done. So I did it. ~ Milly Silver

When I see ya baby girl, I miss feelin on ya. I miss everything that's real about ya and that's everything about ya, that's just how I feel about ya ~ Drake

Ya get what ya get, and ya don't get upset, ~ Katy Regnery

I ope ya don't mind, Charlie, but I borrowed one a ya effs.'
'Ya did?'
'Yeah.' he smiled. 'I told 'im to start finkin' smart. ~ Robert Newton

If by it, you mean that big ass vein in the middle of your forehead, then yeah. It moved all right and it's still pulsing. ~ Kimberly Spencer

He wore black breeches, a black doublet, and a black mask adorned with silver. How fitting that he was already dressed in mourning clothes for his own funeral. ~ Victoria Roberts

This treadmill lifestyle ain't workin for me ...
It's from ya crib to ya lab to ya job to make a profit,
And at the day's end you still got nothing accomplished. ~ Phonte

Please accept my apologies, lass. I should nae have been so forward, but I've been wanting to kiss ye. ~ Victoria Roberts

Dying of tetanus might be preferable to spending any more time in your company... ~ Jessica Gadziala

Her body jerked when his arm draped over her. "You have no idea how often I've dreamed of this moment," Seth whispered in a drowsy voice. ~ Kelsey Ketch

I wondered if this was how it felt to sell your soul to the devil. I bet there were awesome cookies in hell, too. ~ Lisa Brown Roberts

He didn't save me, though. He allowed me the freedom to save myself, which is the very best type of rescue. ~ Amy Engel

It's as if Mom was expressing herself in a language other than English; a language that Grandma wouldn't be able to interpret simply by looking at the music notes. ~ Tessa Emily Hall

Do what ya have to do to pay off yer debt with Heaven,' he said, his concern for proper speech abandoned. 'But ya do not die on me, ya understand? I can't live without ya. Yer all I got, woman.' Her breath caught in her lungs. 'I don't want to be here if you're not. ~ Jana Oliver

This is a cardinal Ya-Ya rule: you must meet each person's eyes while clinking glasses in a toast. Otherwise, the ritual has no meaning, it's just pure show. And that is something the Ya-Yas are not. ~ Rebecca Wells

The hole where my heart had finally grown back after the loss of my parents was returning because of the very person who had filled the void ~ Cassandra Giovanni

Old Timer Farmer's Wisdom in Haiku
Keep skunks, city slickers,
Jews, lawyers at a distance
Or else ya' get fucked.

Life is simpler when
You plow around the stump
Or else ya' get fucked.

If you don'tknow bees
Are faster than your tractor
Ya' gonna'get fucked.

Do your pissing down
Stream and your drinking upstream
Or else ya' get fucked.

Fences need to be
Horse-high, pig-tight,bull-strong
Or else ya' get fucked

Cheat an Indian
Out of his liquor money
Ya' gonna get stabbed. ~ Beryl Dov

Well, I can't (sing or dance). Actually, I sing like a seal and dance like your Uncle Leo at that wedding where he got up and went 'ya, ya, ya'. ~ Richard Dreyfuss

She watches him for hours. She wants to be the sheets that cover his toes. She wants to be the ceiling separating him from the sky: above him, the first thing he sees before and after dreams. She wants to be the open window letting in the light for him. ~ Natalia Jaster

Don' keep ya guard up when nobody ain't sparrin' with ya. ~ John Steinbeck

A fool is a man who believes glory can be found at the tip of a sword instead of on the tip of his tongue. That is life's cruel trick. ~ Natalia Jaster

Twists, turns, virgins and bad boys. I love a good YA read. Do you? ~ Jennifer Bardsley

Why had my life suddenly become a Nancy Drew mystery from hell? ~ Rachel Hawkins

My ultimate authority would be the school librarian Mrs. Greenbacher. ~ Shawn Stewart Ruff

Change your mind and change your whole life experience. ~ C.G. Rousing

The Ranger moved in closer, thrusting his thumb in and out of the vampire's mouth with a lewd sort of motion. "It's still light out. Where ya gunna go, even if I were to let ya out? Ya not a Day Walker, else ya'd be out already trying to rustle up a Werewolf. So why don't ya just relax an' do what those eyes have wanted to do since we first met. ~ A.L. Wilson

Because obviously the Tooth Fairy doesn't exist. If only life were that great
instead of burnt flesh and turning into ash we had money-giving fairies, bunnies laying pink eggs, and fat men coming down my chimney bearing presents ... ~ Christina Channelle

Yes, Trina. Really, I'll show up to help you. Really, I'll bring a friend. Really, I'm not a total dick. I just play one on TV. ~ Lisa Brown Roberts

A little sadness is good for everyone. It's da only way ya gets to happiness. If you happy all da time, you gots nuttin' to compare it wit. No, sorrow is a gift, Charlotte. You takes it, you tip your hat to it, an' den ya moves on. But ya gots to acknoledge it or else it will have ya fo breakfast. Give sadness its due and move on. ~ Robin Schwarz

Hi, my name is Sunny and I'm a bloodoholic. ~ Mari Mancusi

Until it has scared you with its endlessness, sky is just sky. ~ Jenny Hubbard

If women don't find ya handsome, they should at least find ya handy. ~ Steven Smith

I pimp hard on a trick, look / Fuck if ya leg broke, bitch - hop up on ya good foot ~ Jay-Z

The clouds behind the castle darkened and rolled, embracing the mountain and the white towers. And as the princess became more animated, the clouds rolled faster and faster. They twisted and deepened in color until a deafening crack sliced through the air. ~ Brittney Joy

Everything changes. I'll learn to be fine. ~ Elizabeth Acevedo

It is possible for YA heroines to go an entire book without discussing their love lives. ~ Celine Kiernan

He looks good for a while, but ya know, ya can't shine a sneaker. ~ Claire Cook

Worried bout ya followers? You need to get ya dollars up. ~ Drake

We each play several roles in life – that doesn't make them all lies. ~ Erin Beaty

[Chucky] Ya peanut headed suckerfool!
Take me on!
Ya ugly knuckle butted dogface underpants!
You think I'm playin'? ~ Lynda Barry

See ya, Mercer."
Happiness flooded through me as warm and bright as sunlight. "See ya, Cross. ~ Rachel Hawkins

God already knows what ya want and He knows what's best for ya. Sometimes they ain't the same thing. ~ Casey Robbins

If I wanted your opinion, I'd slap it outta ya. ~ Paul O'Grady

You're only as old as you feel. ~ Lucy Ivison

You know, while you're off sexercizing, I'll be sitting here all by my lonesome watching lame ass lifetime movies. ~ Kimberly Spencer

I'm gonna hump ya. Like Deputy Dog ... Would hump ya. ~ Steve Coogan

My eyes adored ya
Though I never laid a hand on you
My eyes adored ya
Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see how I adored ya
So close, so close and yet so far ~ Frankie Valli

The thing with do-overs it's that they don't exist. Second chances are just another chance to mess up. ~ Melody Manful

I don't play chess with my life, ya' know. ~ Russell Crowe

I am a musician, ya know; music is my world. ~ Stephen Marley

I shoulda taken ya into town, Missie. Gave ya a chance to see the outside world again, to visit an' chat. I missed yer need, Missie, an'-an' ya never complain-jest let me go on, makin' dumb mistakes right an' left. A sorry-looking bunch of cowpokes, a work-crazy husband an' a baby who can't say more than 'goo' ain't much fer company. Yet ya never, never say a thing 'bout it. I love you, too, Missie-so very much. ~ Janette Oke

I'm so sorry. I think I'm just tired."
The socially accepted excuse for being mental. ~ Lucy Ivison

If you're ever invited, fellow YA authors, go. It's the first YA con I've been to that was overwhelming populated by teens. Wonderful! ~ Justine Larbalestier

You the type that be runnin ya mouth. See you on the block wanna run in ya house. ~ Nicki Minaj

A YA heroine does not have to pick up a weapon nor wear men's clothing to be equal to her male counterparts. ~ Celine Kiernan

So put a quarter in your ass
Cuz ya played ya'self ~ Big Daddy Kane

How could you do me like that I took ya family in put some cash in ya pocket made you a man again ~ Tupac Shakur

He could still be her knight. But that was it. She would not love someone who had no faith in her. ~ Maggie L. Wood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. ~ Fionnula Flanagan

Cigarettes, I won't do cigarettes, nicotine will kill ya. ~ Tommy Chong

The other dark places,' Evan whispered. Visions of tunnels of earth and stone, caves and streams entered his head. It was far beneath them. He knew it was real and it was down there, waiting. ~ Mary G. Thompson

Memories are beautiful things, Boy. When the person that ya loved is gone, when the happy time is over, then ya've still got yer memories. Thank God fer this special gift of His that lets ya sorta live yer experiences again and again. S'pose there ain't no price one would settle on fer the worth of memories. ~ Janette Oke

You can cower," she told them in a clear voice, wrapping her long shaking fingers around the cold iron bars. "But I will stand. ~ Gwenn Wright

Boys are gonna come, and boys are gonna go. Unfortunately, some friends may even do the same. But dessert, ya'll will never let you down. ~ Rachel Harris

A female character can: Like babies, Be devoted to her lover, Cry, Be gentle, Be scared, Be uncertain, Take advice, and still be a YA heroine ~ Celine Kiernan

I also love Australian movies. I love Muriel's Wedding - I've seen in six times. Baz Luhrmann's best movie is strictly ballroom ... without question. ~ Ridley Scott

Sienna Rivers, ex-nerd, undisputed reigning chess champion of the class of 09 and the proverbial all round wise-ass degenerate pain in your backside. ~ Ali Harper

He kissed me tenderly as my heart thumped out of control. My fingers slipped into his thick, black hair and held tightly. He paused, not wanting to pull away. I didn't let him. I was going to say goodbye properly. I held tightly, pressing my lips to his, soft at first then hard with desire. ~ Leigh Goff

Children's and YA books are about being brave and kind, about learning wisdom and love, about that journey into and through maturity that we all keep starting, and starting again, no matter how old we get. I think that's why so many adults read YA: we're never done coming of age. ~ Betsy Cornwell

YA heroines can choose to have sex & they can choose not to without either decision becoming the focus of their story. ~ Celine Kiernan

We've scrambled for our lives," she said softly. "Now we have to scramble for our world. ~ Megan Shepherd

They didn't understand, for we were Shakespeare, and they were mere actors in the play. ~ Cassandra Giovanni

YA heroines can have romances that are subplots: can have goals other than getting/keeping a man: can put their lovers second. JUST LIKE YAheroes DO! ~ Celine Kiernan

It ain't about who ya love, it's all about do ya love. ~ Michael Franti

Are ya tryin' to kill me, Maggie?" Declan bit the words out and his fingers dug deeper into her hips. "Are ya wantin' to see a grown man beg? ~ Sara Humphreys

And I want to press my palm against his chest to feel it beat, to prove he's really there.
But we cannot touch. ~ Stephanie Perkins

Not gonna bind ya or break ya, old spirit. Just gonna kick your ass up between your ears. ~ Jim Butcher

It was stupid how a rumor could all but fuck up your life. How what others thought of you really affected how they treated you. ~ J.L. Beck

He holds out a trembling hand and traces the shape of her arm, descending to her elbow. "You're like mist," he says. "You really don't feel this?"

Love shakes her head. "No."

But that's not entirely true, because this illusion of a touch has turned her into a current, this human has reached down to her bones.

Then his fingers curl right through her hip, and he lowers his voice. "How 'bout that? ~ Natalia Jaster

Me father always said if ya can find a lass who's brilliant in the kitchen and in the bed ya best not let her go. ~ Sara Humphreys

It ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard ya can get hit and keep moving' forward. ~ Someguy

She seemed exotic and strange, a mysterious siren with devilish companions and spell-caught whorls that gleamed alluringly all over her pearl skin. ~ Maggie L. Wood

It's true that when you read YA you rarely have to read about middle-aged men having affairs. Personally I consider that a plus. ~ Erin Bow

Marilynn ... passed out black cases to everyone. I opened mine to find an iPad inside. Several candidates whistled. Despite my agitated state, it impressed me too. Maybe wizard school wasn't going to be as lame as I had thought.
"All of your schedules and assignments will be done on these," Marilynn explained. "The whole school is on these. We've had them for awhile now. ~ Priya Ardis

Thank God for the bomb. Nuke ya, nuke ya. ~ Ozzy Osbourne

Maybe that's what living is--recognizing the marvels and oddities around you. ~ S.K. Ali

Either you're one hell of an actress, or you're the dumbest person to ever walk the face of this planet. ~ Kimberly Spencer

You can't take the heat, get ya ass out the kitchen
Matter fact, take ya ass back in there and wash the dishes. ~ Ryan Montgomery