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“The stars incline us, they do not bind us.”
― Chloe Gong, These Violent Delights

“I’m a miserable cynic (a newer development) and a dreamy romantic (always have been), and it’s such a terrible combination that I don’t know how to tolerate myself.”
― Sarah Hogle, You Deserve Each Other

“If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“Most of all, I hate you because I think of you. Often. It's disgusting, and I can't stop.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“Have I told you how hideous you look tonight?” Cardan asks, leaning back in the elaborately carved chair, the warmth of his words turning the question into something like a compliment.
“No” I say, glad to be annoyed back into the present. “Tell me.”
"I can't.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“So I am to sit here and feed you information,” Cardan says, leaning against a hickory tree. “And you’re to go charm royalty? That seems entirely backward.”
I fix him with a look. “I can be charming. I charmed you, didn’t I?”
He rolls his eyes. “Do not expect others to share my depraved tastes.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“I get why he chose her. I just wish she had chosen me.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“By you, I am forever undone.”
― Holly Black, The Queen of Nothing

“You can go to hell!"
"Just because I'm going to hell doesn't mean you'll ever deserve her.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me

“You know, you have a really strange way of telling me you’re attracted to me.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me

“I want to convince you to design a smile just for me.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me

“It's not charity," I snap. "He cares about me--and I care about him!"

Warner nods, unimpressed. "You should get a dog, love. I hear they share much the same qualities.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Ignite Me

“Idiots are highly flammable, love. Let them all burn in hell.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Restore Me

“I love that the girl who blushes so easily in my arms is the same one who would kill a man for hurting me.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Restore Me

“I’m not sure I could ever say no to her.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Restore Me

“To the world, she is formidable. To me? She is the world.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Imagine Me

“Come back to me, love. Come back.” I’m still struggling to breathe, desperately searching his eyes for answers. Explanations. “Where?” “Here,” he whispers, pressing my hands to his heart. “Home.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Imagine Me

“Break my heart. Break it a thousand times if you like. It was only ever yours to break anyway.”
― Kiera Cass, The One

“It seems I have a singular taste for woman who threaten me.”
― Holly Black, The Wicked King

“Please don't shoot me for this”
― tahereh mafi, Unravel Me

“Aaron always fell in love with her. Every time.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Defy Me

“I want to tell you so many lies”
― Holly Black , The Wicked King

“Because you go somewhere else when you read. I want to go there with you”
― Alex light, The Upside of Falling

“Cry. Shout. Strike me if you will. Just don’t treat me like a stranger. Don’t pretend to be all right when you are not.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior

“Hate me then, for I would rather have your hatred than indifference.” His eyes were the shade of wintry rivers, glints of light traveling in their depths. “The past can’t be undone, but my hope lies in our future. Trust me with your heart again and you will find the truth of mine. For you are the reason I rise each day, for you I live and breathe.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior

“The light in his eyes rivaled that of the moon. “I would give it all up for you, if you would only ask.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior

“Believe this, then—for I swear it upon my family, my kingdom, and my honor. When I won the crown and lost you, it was a hollow victory. I regretted all that was lost between us, all I had destroyed—for nothing was worth losing you.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior

“Some flowers have thorns," I said coldly. "If you pluck them, you will get pricked"

His gaze flicked to mine. "Those are the most precious of all".”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior

“regretted all that was lost between us, all I had destroyed—for nothing was worth losing you.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior

“You should hear what they say of you!" A petty response, but for I had none else. He shrugged. "It does not bother me. The only opinions that matter are from those I care for. Yours for one.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior