When In Rome Quotes
"Yes, Amelia, you’re okay. You’re fantastic actually. You’re just like Audrey Hepburn, taking your life into your own hands."
"I’m afraid I left my sanity back home in Nashville along with my iron gate and Fort Knox security system."
"Her voice took on the Charlie Brown wah, wah, wah tone and all I could hear was my own heart thumping in my ears. Loud and painful."
"A day doesn’t go by that I don’t feel incredibly blessed to have this career and my amazing fans."
"I smile this way at this person and nod. Yes, thank you. I smile that way at that person and nod. Yes, of course I can do that."
"If that isn’t the most pathetic thing you’ve ever heard, I don’t know what is."
"Don’t worry about it. I’ll figure it out. You can go back to wherever you came from now."
"Well, don’t. I don’t want yogurt or the other stuff."
"The princess of soulful pop is in my house right now breathing up all my bought air."
"Turns out, impulsive decisions really do look different in the light of day. Correction: not different—bad. They look very, very bad."
"Fame was deliciously satisfying…until it wasn’t."
"Rae is nothing but a character I hide behind."
"I miss the days when playing music and singing was what it was all about."
"Would it have killed Noah to give me a tad more direction?"
"I feel like a toddler lost in an amusement park."
"I can’t go back yet. I can’t give up on whatever I’m looking for in this town just yet."
"The intense, unwavering way he looks at me makes me want to squirm."
"I’m not hiding from the law or a crazy ex-boyfriend or anything, if that’s what you’re thinking."
"Have you never loved something just for what it means to you?"
"Just say the word and I’ll call my manager and have her send someone."
"Just let me get the bubbles out and then you can go back to ignoring me."
"If I had to wager, I’d say those raspberry-pink lips are all natural."
"There’s this magnetic sort of pull between us that I’m not happy to realize exists."
"I never felt like our household was lacking."
"It’s really hard to tell a parent no when they keep asking for more."
"I feel like I’ve gotten to know Noah a little bit just through the purposeful items he has around it."
"How long does it take to make the grumpy pie shop owner’s head pop off?"
"I’m just trying to make it past the city limits of the forking town."
"She’s all lost and sad. Please will you keep her, Noah? Pleeeeease."
"I forget other people don’t know you’re a saintly old man like we do."
"I don’t have to be polite with you because you don’t like me anyways."
"Sometimes a woman is just worn out and needs a break, you know?"
"That doesn’t prove that you’re weak or neglectful, it proves to all the women standing by and watching you pave the road to success that it’s okay to say no. It’s okay to shut your door every now and then and put up a sign that says Busy taking care of me today. Piss off."
"Well, of course you don’t, darlin’. No one loves anything they’re miserably chained to."
"I think you got hit with the feelings allergy."
"Something about this town is really making them act up."
"You stand there much longer and your feet will grow roots, making those flowers sprout out the top of your head."
"I’m not supposed to be here outside of Noah’s shop. In this town. Away from my life. On vacation."
"And let me ask you something? When the hell did it become such a crime to be selfish now and again?"
"You can trust me, Amelia. I won’t exploit your tiredness."
"Just don’t think about me at all and you’ll be fine."
"It’s okay to admit your deep infatuation. I won’t force you to give up your man card."
"I feel like a supercool person right now, let me tell you."
"I’m not sure I’m cut out for assembling bouquets after I see them all grouped together in my hand."
"That woman doesn’t let me do anything. But…she’s good at her job. And is the one to thank for my career reaching the height it’s at now."
"I’m just wondering why these mysterious girls got you drunk but then left you to take care of yourself tonight."
"I’m just not sure why you’re ashamed to admit you’re obsessed with flowers."
"I can’t help but feel it’s completely unfair that you’re allowed to have so many secrets when I continue to spill mine."
"You’re killing me. What did I say last night?"
"I’m not upset about the opportunity to level the field a bit."
"Carefully, I pat the damp paper towel across his cut to clean him up."
"Even drunk Noah knows how to be tender and safe."
"You’re so pretty," he says, "And you sing like an angel, too."
"It’s nice to know that you think I’m pretty and sweet."
"I’m a woman who eats pancakes and gets her hair cut when she wants to. I’m my own damn boss, and I’m taking my life back!"
"I feel that touch like he’s brushing his fingers across my very soul."
"I’m done apologizing for needing a vacation."
"I’m so happy you finally took a vacation. I could see you needed it, but I’ve been too cowardly to say anything until now."
"HA!" I bark out an unamused laugh. "Now you’re worried about my mental state?"
"These weren’t just a gag gift. You own them because you love them."
"The least I can do is check in with her from time to time to let her know I haven’t been kidnapped."
"Are you planning to start a fire, Noah? If you need money, just tell me."
"She was…tender and fiery at the same time. That woman loved to love on people."
"You just haven’t been around long enough to hear it."
"It’s the kind of happy laughter that slows you down, makes you want to anchor your hands on your thighs just so you don’t fall to the ground."
"I cannot believe you just took off your clothes and jumped in the water."
"You challenged my ability to have fun. I had to prove myself."
"I’m mad that my car will be fixed and I’ll be leaving here in a week."
"But most of all, I’m mad that I’ve fallen in love with Noah, and I’ll never get to have a life with him."
"I want to stand on the bed and hold my arms out and let the storm take me."
"All I can do is wrap my arms around my abdomen and let my body rid itself of all this pain until it doesn’t hurt so much."
"It’s the kind of cry you hold off as long as you can, pretending you don’t see the need for it even though it’s glaring you right in the face."
"We all…Well, after my parents died, I haven’t been able to sleep through a storm again."
"You’re the only man I wouldn’t mind being obsessed with me."
"I don’t want it to be over between us. I can’t let it be over."
"Last night, I held you in my arms and realized I’d be an idiot to ever let you go."
"We’ll figure out the details when we get home."
"You’re wrong. Your mom is the one who continues to lie and let you down. I’ve always been the one to take care of you."
"You’re wasting your life out here, and that man will only bring you down just like your mom was doing."
"I’ve got you," Noah says, scooping me up and carrying me back to his bed where he lays me down gingerly.
"My heart quivers and I press a kiss to the outside of his bicep. His eyes glide like a smooth caress over my face and my hair and my neck until he focuses his gaze on the book again and continues reading aloud from his boring, nonfiction biography. It’s wonderful. I wouldn’t change a thing."
"Maybe he won’t have to have a Gregory Peck face after all?"
"The future is full of unknowns. We can’t try to figure them all out tonight. Let’s just savor the moments we have together right now."
"I’m terrified this isn’t going to last, and at the same time, I know that Noah and I are so right together."
"I have never trusted or wanted anyone more in my life."
"We fall and twist together into this place between reality and dreams. There’s no existence outside these four walls."
"You love her, Noah. Give your relationship everything you’ve got. Really go for it, and make her a priority instead of keeping yourself unattached in case you get hurt."