--- title: "3 Literary Quotes By J. Rose Black" description: "3 Literary quotes by J. Rose Black. Plus more from J. Rose Black and more Literary sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/j-rose-black-33625_fiction_he-grimaced-and-went-after-her-i-m-not-a_861790.jpg" --- > [“He grimaced and went after her. “I’m not a trainer. Just spent a lot of time working out.” “Misspent youth, clearly.” She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/he-grimaced-and-went-after-her-i-m-not-a-trainer-just-spent-a-lot-of/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/j-rose-black-33625_fiction_he-grimaced-and-went-after-her-i-m-not-a_861790.jpg) > [“He clamped his eyes shut and waited for the pang of something he could no longer name to subside; it plucked at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/he-clamped-his-eyes-shut-and-waited-for-the-pang-of-something-he/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d5/j-rose-black-33625_compelling_he-clamped-his-eyes-shut-and-waited-for_933396.jpg) > [“Warmth radiated from her skin in waves. Her pulse beneath his fingertips. The telltale flutter in her neck. Life. It mattered, was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/warmth-radiated-from-her-skin-in-waves-her-pulse-beneath-his/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/141/j-rose-black-33625_fiction_warmth-radiated-from-her-skin-in-waves-h_2274040.jpg) ## Other authors on Literary - [Cole Alpaugh 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/literary/cole-alpaugh/) - [Roman Payne 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/literary/roman-payne/) - [Susan L. Marshall 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/literary/susan-l-marshall/) ## More by J. Rose Black > [“Warm, aquamarine eyes stared into him—providing a lifeline to shore. And he wondered if she was really the one who needed saving . . .”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/warm-aquamarine-eyes-stared-into-him-providing-a-lifeline-to-shore/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) > [“Gee, Mick, when you ask so nicely, how can a girl say no?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/gee-mick-when-you-ask-so-nicely-how-can-a-girl-say-no/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) > [“If there was a moment a person could choose to fall in love, that would have been mine.. with him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/if-there-was-a-moment-a-person-could-choose-to-fall-in-love-that/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) > [“You've got this.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/you-ve-got-this/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) > [“You can’t be good at everything.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/you-can-t-be-good-at-everything/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) > [“He grimaced and went after her. “I’m not a trainer. Just spent a lot of time working out.” “Misspent youth, clearly.” She held the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/he-grimaced-and-went-after-her-i-m-not-a-trainer-just-spent-a-lot-of/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) > [“He clamped his eyes shut and waited for the pang of something he could no longer name to subside; it plucked at steel threads…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/he-clamped-his-eyes-shut-and-waited-for-the-pang-of-something-he/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) > [“Light flashed in her eyes. In fact, it clung to her—flaring around her skin, her hair, her whole body. It was a trick of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/light-flashed-in-her-eyes-in-fact-it-clung-to-her-flaring-around-her/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) > [“Callan sucked in a breath. As a sniper, he’d been trained by the Marines to know and recognize moments. Moments when all the training—his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/callan-sucked-in-a-breath-as-a-sniper-he-d-been-trained-by-the/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) > [“I can’t do more than this. Don’t ask me. If you ask, I’ll try and I’ll fail. You’ll end up hating me. And I’d…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/i-can-t-do-more-than-this-don-t-ask-me-if-you-ask-i-ll-try-and-i-ll/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) > [“Everything seemed complicated then.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/everything-seemed-complicated-then/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) > [“Warmth radiated from her skin in waves. Her pulse beneath his fingertips. The telltale flutter in her neck. Life. It mattered, was precious. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/warmth-radiated-from-her-skin-in-waves-her-pulse-beneath-his/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) > [“If there was one thing a former sniper could do well, it was wait. Patiently. Quietly. Without a sound. Barely a movement. Just him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/if-there-was-one-thing-a-former-sniper-could-do-well-it-was-wait/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) > [“Their lips met in a slow, languid kiss. Salt from her tears mixed with her natural sweetness. She wrapped her arms around his neck…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rose-black/their-lips-met-in-a-slow-languid-kiss-salt-from-her-tears-mixed-with/) [J. Rose Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rose-black/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/literary/j-rose-black/#itemlist", "name": "3 Literary Quotes By J. Rose Black", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“He grimaced and went after her. “I’m not a trainer. Just spent a lot of time working out.” “Misspent youth, clearly.” She held the door open, standing just outside. “My application to princess school was rejected.” Callan exited the building and fell into step alongside her. “Working out was how I coped.” Sunlight peeked out from behind striped clouds and lit the early-morning sky. Autumn weather chilled the perspiration on his skin. “Such a shame.” Meridian glanced up at him out of the corner of her eye. “What is?” “That you didn’t go to princess school. 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