Quotes from Melissa de la Cruz

I haven't paid for anything since I became famous.

We all want to live forever, but we don't want to suck blood to do it, right? I think people like to have these deep moral questions that don't come up in real life.

That morning, she had found an envelope stuffed into her locker. It was from the Mercer Hotel, and held a plastic door key for their suite. "See you there tonight," Oliver had written. "Chomp! Chomp!

A bad boy can be very good for a girl.

I was always a sci-fi and fantasy geek. I was in the 'Lord of the Rings' club and all my cool friends made fun of me.

Dark books do appeal to kids because they have nice, sheltered lives - and they also appeal to children who are going through pretty hard times themselves.

Time did not mean anything to those who had too much of it, but it was even more precious once it was limited.

He kissed her, and their souls melted into each other in a melody older than time.

It is good to be busy. Being busy takes our mind off being in love at the wrong time, in the wrong place and with the wrong guy.

I don't write that much horror. People tell me my books are scary, but they're not really; I don't go there.

White for light. White for love. White for forever.

Love. It's so close to hate, it's almost indistinguishable. But this is how it was for the two of them. Love and hate. Life and death. Joy and anguish.

Who knew that the path to a womans heart was through the soul of an honest man?

They did it for love, and sometimes love makes us do the irrational .. even the inexcusable.

I used to write my books at night when I was a freelancer with no children. I used to really work in huge spurts - I could turn around a revision in two weeks, I used to be able to write 10,000 words a day. It's like, 'Wow, what happened to that?' That's just gone.

If you think we'll get in, we'll get in. It's all about confidence, trust me.

She nodded... and was about to turn away. Then, as if she thought better of it, she reached out and grabbed his arm. Jack. Yes? I. . . she faltered. She knew what she wanted to tell him, but she couldn't bring herself to say the words. It turned out she didn't have to. Jack put a hand to his heart and nodded. I feel the same way about you.

sometimes, when the sun shines, it scorches.

Oliver liked to play the part of disaffected youth, but he liked shopping in SoHo even more.

This is not some silly game...This is life and death Angels and demons.

Stop your doubting, my love. I knew you would find me. ~Jack

She can't let him go not telling him what she was about to do. Kingsley...I can't do this. I'm coming with you.

And Kingsley being Kingsley, he smiled as he pretended to pull the trigger.

Memories were moving pictures in which meaning was constantly in flux. They were stories people told themselves.