Desi Quotes

“When you give yourself to me, completely, I will bite you. Until then, my love, I will only nibble on you.”~Cole”
― Tina Carreiro, Power of the Moon

“A bead of cold sweat dangled on my fingertip before dripping onto the doorbell. What if I got electrocuted from my wet fingers? I would die literally inches from my first high school party. And everyone would be like, oh, poor thing was so nervous, what a tragedy. Death by sweat.”
― Lindsey Leavitt, A Farewell to Charms

“We stood in the wings together, side by side. Reed's mouth was still agape.
"It makes sense when you think about it," I mused. "You get two people together who have you-know-what, and sparks are going to fly."
Reed's cue was about to start. He pointed at me and said, "Tonight. There's a party. And we're going to talk."
"Yes"
"Because this is crazy."
"Totally."
"Okay. Well." He tugged a strand of my hair. "Good luck out there."
"You're not supposed to say that."
"Fine. How about..." He squinted at me. "Here's looking at you kid."
The smile melted off my face. "What did you say?"
"It's a line. From a movie." He shrugged and burst onto the stage with a hee-haw.
It was a line. From Casablanca. The same line KARL had said to me when I was Elsa. The same like Karl didn't recognize when I said it to him as Floressa. Which meant... nothing. Right? Lots of people know that line. Just because Reed said it, and Reed was a sub, it didn't mean he was... he was...
"You're on," the stage manager whispered.
I stumbled onto the stage. The lights were too bright. The theater was packed. Reed gave me a quick, crooked smile, and I knew.
My crush on Karl was less complicated than I thought, because it wasn't Karl I'd been with that day in the garden.
Now my crush on Reed... ?
THAT was a scandal all on its own.”
― Lindsey Leavitt, The Royal Treatment

“DEEN: What about you?
KIRAN: Hmm . . . seeing the future!
KIRAN: I want to be able to see the future.
DEEN: Feeling anxious about the future?
KIRAN: Yeah. Always.
KIRAN: Especially lately.
DEEN: How’s your mom, btw?
KIRAN: To be determined.
KIRAN: It’s just a waiting game now.
DEEN: OKAY I know my real answer now!!!
DEEN: Healing powers.
DEEN: Definitely healing powers.
KIRAN: Heh
KIRAN: You’re a good guy, Deen.
DEEN: Only for you.”
― Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You

“Is this the ring from the gala shopping trip with Brandy? When she told me to try on rings while I was there because she wanted to give Jackson an idea for her engagement ring?”
“Yep.”
“Think you’re slick, huh?”
“Yep.”
― Sajni Patel, First Love, Take Two