15 Amazing Rainbow Rowell Quotes On Love And Relationships

March 2024 · 4 minute read

For the past four years, Rainbow Rowell has written great love stories in every day settings, giving readers a glimpse into the lives of a desk mate, the unpopular kid on the bus, the overworked mother, and sometimes themselves. Rowell’s gift of writing funny, thoughtful characters who are just as flawed as they are strong jumps off the page whether she's writing YA or adult fiction. And that's, simply, why you love her.

You started your obsession when Rainbow's stories when she released her debut novel Attachments, and built a love story around an IT employee who falls in love with a coworker through reading her emails. Next came YA novels Fangirl and Eleanor & Park, which readers (and, hey, reviewers, too!) both fell head over feels for. The latter is currently in talks to be made into a movie, with Rowell tapped to write the screenplay. Then, Rowell released the novel Landline, and most recently wrote the short story Midnight for the compilation My True Love Gave To Me, which also featured the works of David Levithan and Jenny Han. Swoon!

Whether she's writing about teens trying to navigate first love amidst violence at home, or a woman who finds a magical phone that lets her travel back in time, Rowell is continually bringing to life extraordinary love stories in seemingly ordinary characters. And her writing is a reminder that relationships are the great equalizer, no matter the struggle. At any age, love is messy, confusing, exciting, and possibly most importantly, universal.

With her fifth novel Carry On set to be released in October, here are 15 of Rowell’s most relatable, poignant, and emotional quotes about love and relationships. Get ready to want to post these EVERYWHERE, because, obviously, Rainbow.

Attachments

Fangirl

Eleanor & Park

Landline

"Midnights," from My True Love Gave To Me

Image: RainbowRowell

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