Melissa de la Cruz

“I can't let you take the risk. I love you too much." -Schuyler "Then you would rather see me bonded to a…

— Melissa de la Cruz

A picture is worth a thousand texts.

— Melissa de la Cruz

“Ollie I would never leave you," she whispered, and she knew she was telling the truth. -Schuyler”

— Melissa de la Cruz

“I meant does it hurt when you hide every last shred of your individuality and self worth behind acres of silk and…

— Melissa de la Cruz

“Yet even though they were together, she could not stop worrying about how much time they would have-”

— Melissa de la Cruz

As an author you hope your characters have sparks but truly in the end they have minds of their own!

— Melissa de la Cruz

It's said a friend is a person who walks in when everyone else walks out.

— Melissa de la Cruz

He was like a shooting star you tried to catch with your hands. She would only get burned.

— Melissa de la Cruz

“Feelings, which aren’t always rational, have their own life span and sometimes, for whatever reason, need to be lived out.”

— Melissa de la Cruz

“And while a pretty face is nice to wake up to, an adoring face is so much more rewarding.”

— Melissa de la Cruz

“Mimi walked out of church, knowing that if she ever saw Jack again, she would have to kill him.”

— Melissa de la Cruz

One minute you could be getting a smoke in the alley on the Lower East Side with your friends, having drinks and…

— Melissa de la Cruz

“She really did trust Eliza. People made mistakes. She understood that now. And as Happy as she was to be with Ryan…

— Melissa de la Cruz

Black is the color of night. White is the true color of death

— Melissa de la Cruz

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

— Melissa de la Cruz

The rose fell into his lap, and he looked up, startled. Mimi grinned. "Hey handsom" Mimi sent. "What's up?" Jack replied, without…

— Melissa de la Cruz

We all want to live forever, but we don't want to suck blood to do it, right? I think people like to…

— Melissa de la Cruz

“Hey you.” She smiled and traced a finger on his cheek. “Where have you been?” “Right here, always,” Jack murmured, kissing her…

— Melissa de la Cruz

I'm up for it. Whatever it is. As long as it means I'll always be with you.

— Melissa de la Cruz

“There was no such thing as a happy ending, only a happy present.”

— Melissa de la Cruz

“Excuse me? she sent. What’s this all about? She looked around suspiciously, but the library was full of Auradon students diligently working…

— Melissa de la Cruz

“They each had secrets they were keeping from the other; secrets they were keeping out of love.”

— Melissa de la Cruz

Schuyler put a gentle hand on Abbadon's feathered extensions, feeling the majestic power underneath their silky weight. She had been frightened once,…

— Melissa de la Cruz

“Marriage was like the surface of an ocean, seemingly placid and serene above; yet if you weren’t careful, seething and raging with…

— Melissa de la Cruz

“...and Schuyler hoped with all her heart that he would never find out the truth.”

— Melissa de la Cruz