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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss

“I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.” ​— ​J.R.R. TOLKIEN, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING”
― Lauren Blakely, Beach Reads Box Set: Volume 2

“Friendship- my definition- is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there. And it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don't have trust, the friendship will crumble.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“When it came to Emmy, I was playing with fire, but I would happily walk into the flames for her. And I’d have a smile on my face the whole damn time.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“Sugar, you deserve to go out on your own terms. Just because you got dusted doesn’t mean you’re done.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“Emmy was worth the wait. I’d been waiting thirty-two years for her without even knowing it, and she’d been right in front of me the whole time.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“if you don’t like the road you’re on, you can always pave a new one.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“I took a pull of the whiskey before setting the bottle on my desk, but I didn’t swallow. I leaned into Emmy, my hand on her throat still keeping her pinned to my office door, and spit the whiskey in her mouth.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“Wes?” I called. “Yeah?” “You didn’t ask me why I came home.” “I don’t care why you’re here, only that you are.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“Sometimes, it was just easier for me to live under the piles rather than face what might be in them. It wasn’t logical, but my brain didn’t really work normally.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“I couldn’t believe the universe was so big, and I got placed on this random floating rock at the same time as Clementine Ryder.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“I know being diagnosed with ADHD looks different for all of us, but if you’ve ever had a hard time explaining why you leave literally everything until the last minute, why you feel out of control, why your tongue feels like it doesn’t belong in in your mouth when the music is too loud, or any of the countless other things we feel that are apart of ADHD, you might see yourself in Done and Dusted.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“And Emmy wasn’t just pretty. She was extraordinary.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“I’d spent the past few years trying to be something, and there was something about Emmy that made me believe I could get there.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“There was something in her eyes I hadn’t realized was missing when I’d looked at her before: fire. I started walking toward her, unable to help myself, ready to get burned.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“And your family is my family, Emmy, so even if you weren’t in my bar, you would be my business. You’ve always been my business, and you’ll always be my business.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“The main character in Done and Dusted is named Emmy. Emmy and I don’t have that much in common, but like me, Emmy, has ADHD. The differences in the way our brains work can be subtle, but it doesn’t mean that they don’t exist or make an impact on the way we live our lives. I know being diagnosed with ADHD looks different for all of us, but if you’ve ever had a hard time explaining why you leave literally everything until the last minute, why you feel out of control, why your tongue feels like it doesn’t belong in in your mouth when the music is too loud, or any of the countless other things we feel that are apart of ADHD, you might see yourself in Done and Dusted. Emmy and I are right there with you. Happy reading, Lyla”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“She was Meadowlark’s sweetheart, a giant pain in the ass, and my best friend’s little sister.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“Something about her just felt different. It felt good. I wanted to know where it could go, where we could go.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“I leaned into Emmy, my hand on her throat still keeping her pinned to my office door, and spit the whiskey in her mouth.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“You know, if you don’t like the road you’re on, you can always pave a new one.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“Emmy Ryder might have been in like with me, but it was then that I knew I was falling in love with her.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“Some love stories burn hot and fast, but you two are more low and slow,” she said. “It’s a strong and steady kind of love.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“because in the morning, the neon glow would be gone, and Clementine Ryder would look like my best friend’s little sister again. Hopefully.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“Seriously, Emmy. It’s okay to invite a little positive chaos into your world.”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted