--- title: "4 Falling apart Quotes By Karen Marie Moning" description: "4 Falling apart quotes by Karen Marie Moning. Plus more from Karen Marie Moning and more Falling apart sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/karen-marie-moning-189_adam-black_that-is-not-my-car-correction-you-used-t_1569423.jpg" --- > [“ That is not my car!” “Correction. You used to drive a falling apart Toyota. B.A.” Had his lips just brushed her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/that-is-not-my-car-correction-you-used-to-drive-a-falling-apart/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/karen-marie-moning-189_adam-black_that-is-not-my-car-correction-you-used-t_1569423.jpg) > [“She took several slow deep breaths, then, "Okay, what happened to my car?" "This is your car." "I may not know much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/she-took-several-slow-deep-breaths-then-okay-what-happened-to-my-car/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8c/karen-marie-moning-189_adam_she-took-several-slow-deep-breaths-then_1752139.jpg) > [“My world began falling apart with the death of my sister, and hasn’t stopped since. And it’s not just my world that’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/my-world-began-falling-apart-with-the-death-of-my-sister-and-hasn-t/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a81/karen-marie-moning-189_death_my-world-began-falling-apart-with-the-de_2577254.png) > [Some people fall apart when they get hurt. Puddle into apathy and despair and never recover. They wait all their lives for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/some-people-fall-apart-when-they-get-hurt-puddle-into-apathy-and/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/443/karen-marie-moning-189_apathy_some-people-fall-apart-when-they-get-hur_2589939.png) ## Other authors on Falling apart ## More by Karen Marie Moning > [“I can either be a victim—or a winner. Fuck victimhood. I don’t wear it well; it clashes with my wardrobe.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/i-can-either-be-a-victim-or-a-winner-fuck-victimhood-i-don-t-wear-it/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) > [Ancient eyes had stared at me, filled with ancient grief. And something more. Something so alien and unexpected that I'd almost burst into tears.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/ancient-eyes-had-stared-at-me-filled-with-ancient-grief-and-something/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) > [Some things are sacred. Until you act like they're not. Then you lose them](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/some-things-are-sacred-until-you-act-like-they-re-not-then-you-lose/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) > [Who would ever understand me?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/who-would-ever-understand-me/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) > [Sometimes, Ms. Lane," he said, "one must break with one's past to embrace one's future. It is never an easy thing to do. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/sometimes-ms-lane-he-said-one-must-break-with-one-s-past-to-embrace/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) > [“I think I’m under control, that I’ve stripped away all weaknesses. That committing to my mission has made me impervious. I’m wrong. The thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/i-think-i-m-under-control-that-i-ve-stripped-away-all-weaknesses-that/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) > [Desire makes life happen. Makes it matter. Makes everything worth it. Desire is life. Hunger to see the next sunrise or sunset, to touch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/desire-makes-life-happen-makes-it-matter-makes-everything-worth-it/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) > [“Finally, someone had seen him. And what had he done? Let her get away. Undermined by his disgusting human anatomy. It had just been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/finally-someone-had-seen-him-and-what-had-he-done-let-her-get-away/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) > [“Our sex is fierce. We will both be bruised. "I want it to always be like this," I tell him. "Try holding onto that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/our-sex-is-fierce-we-will-both-be-bruised-i-want-it-to-always-be-like/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) > [Keep hoping to see the light in her eyes. Even knowing it'll mean she's saying good-bye.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/keep-hoping-to-see-the-light-in-her-eyes-even-knowing-it-ll-mean-she/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) > [Strength wasn‘t about being able to do everything alone. Strength was knowing when to ask for help and not being too proud to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/strength-wasn-t-about-being-able-to-do-everything-alone-strength-was/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) > [“He swapped the fistful of my shirt for one in my hair, and ground his mouth against mine.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/he-swapped-the-fistful-of-my-shirt-for-one-in-my-hair-and-ground-his/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) > [He’s so beautiful,” she said wistfully. “He’s like an angel.” “Yep,” I agreed flatly. “The one that fell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/he-s-so-beautiful-she-said-wistfully-he-s-like-an-angel-yep-i-agreed/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) > [And when he did that, my hands curled into fists because I thought about touching his face like maybe I could catch joy in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/and-when-he-did-that-my-hands-curled-into-fists-because-i-thought/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) > [“Flattered as I am that you count me among the beautiful people, Barrons, allow me to point out that I’m still alive. I encountered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/flattered-as-i-am-that-you-count-me-among-the-beautiful-people/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/falling-apart/karen-marie-moning/#itemlist", "name": "4 Falling apart Quotes By Karen Marie Moning", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“ That is not my car!” “Correction. You used to drive a falling apart Toyota. B.A.” Had his lips just brushed her hair? She shivered. And though she knew better than to ask, she did it anyway. “Okay. You got me. What’s B.A.?” “Before. Adam. After Adam, you drive a BMW. I take care of what is mine. That Toyota wasn’t safe.” Figured that arrogant beast would define himself as the dawning of an epoch. “I’m not yours. 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