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“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“When I hold her like this, I realize my entire world fits in my arms.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“I haven’t talked to you all day. I’m thinking this punishment is a bit cruel,” I whisper against her ear. She shifts to look at me. “Not talking to me is punishment?” “The worst kind.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“Apparently, my plan to abandon people before they abandoned me isn’t healthy.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“So you came to the farthest library on campus?” she presses. “Took me three tries.” “For what?” “To find this one.” “The others didn’t have what you were looking for?” I smile. “Not even close.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“To me you are. You’re beautiful, strong, kind, and so deserving of love that I hope I can prove it to you in this lifetime. Because that’s how overwhelmingly perfect you are to me.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“I told you that you come first. That hasn't changed. It won't ever change.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“It’s 11:11. Make a wish! What are you doing? Make a wish.”
“I don’t have one.”
“Of course you do. Just think of something you really want. Anything. Quick!”
I pause for a long moment, and I realise why my mind is blank. The reason sits in front of me with a special smile and shimmering eyes. There’s nowhere else I’d rather be than right here with her.
“Summer, I already have you.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“Here.”
“That’s mine.”
“Good observation. Take it.”
“You kept my hair tie?”
“You said you like your hair up.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“You love it, don’t you?” His stormy eyes lock on mine. “You love when my eyes are on you while I fuck you.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“Stay here tonight. I know you can take care of yourself, but let me do it. Just this once.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“Yell at me all you want, Summer, but I wouldn’t change what I did.”
“This is your career!”
“And you are my future. I told you that you come first. That hasn’t changed. It won’t ever change.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“You’ve been thinking about the future?”
“Our future. You make it hard not to want you in every aspect of it.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“You’re okay with that?” “It’s not for me to be okay with. It’s your life, Summer. You make the decisions.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“I have you forever, Summer. If those words come tomorrow or ten years from now, I’ll still be here to hear them. I love you enough for the both of us.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“You think I’m good?” “The best.” “Do good boys get rewarded?”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“So, you don’t care?”
“Oh, I care. The thought of someone else getting to see your smile. Making you laugh or touching you. Drives me. Fucking. Insane. But I’ll deal. Because I know you’re only going on dates to distract yourself. You can pretend all you want, Summer, but we both know it’ll be me in the end.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“She tastes like mine. She always has.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“You have a sex playlist?” He appears unfazed. “Of course. Some girls are quiet.” “Girls? Do you know how awkward it is when guys don’t make a sound?” He shrugs. “I wouldn’t know. I make plenty.”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“I could braid your hair.” She stares blankly. “You don’t know how to.” “I’ll learn,”
― Bal Khabra, Collide

“He was terrified she'd go and do something brutal, like smile at him.”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory

“He wanted to make her laugh. He wanted to hold her hand. He wanted to bring her tea and walk with her through the seasons. He wanted to watch her conquer the earth.”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory

“He came to life when she smiled, drew breath when her eyes brightened, died when she left a room.”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory

“You can’t lie to me forever, Cyrus. I’m going to find out the truth about you, and when I do, I promise you this: I’ll ruin him. I’ll make the devil regret the day he was born.”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory

“He wondered if she had any idea what he'd do for her, the worlds he'd destroy for her.”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory

“For as long as he lived he feared he'd know the scent of her, the sound of her walking toward him. She was a fool to think otherwise.
He was a fool to think of her at all.”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory

“I want it all, angel. Not just your joy but your sorrow. Not just your hope but your fear, I want your anger and disdain, your frustration and contempt--”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory

“Every night a new facet of his soul died for her.”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory

“I’d quite like to live in a world where you are queen.”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory