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“I’ll be back. I promise,’ he says. My parents made a promise like this, and it was the last time I ever saw them.”
― Sarah Crossan, Resist

“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

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde

“You know, I just love Grace Kelly. Not because she was a princess, not because she was an actress, not because she was my friend, but because she was just about the nicest lady I ever met. Grace brought into my life as she brought into yours, a soft, warm light every time I saw her, and every time I saw her was a holiday of its own. No question, I’ll miss her, we’ll all miss her, God bless you, Princess Grace.”
― James Stewart

“I allow myself to be right here, in the moment, savouring the peace. All the millions and millions of stars remind me, too, how small and fragile I am. And unimportant, really. If this branch were to creak and moan and break under my weight, and I were to plummet to the ground, the stars in the sky would continue to decorate the world. And even if the last tree disappears from our planet, the stars will still be up there.”
― Sarah Crossan, Breathe

“Dawson shifted, dropping his head into his hand. "Do you ever stop talking?"

"When I'm sleeping," Blake replied.

"And when you're dead," Daemon threw back. "You'll stop talking when you're dead."

Blake's lips thinned. "Point taken.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Opal

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.”
― Charles M. Schulz

“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

“Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all right for himself.”
― John Green

“The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they're ok, then it's you.”
― Rita Mae Brown

“I don't want to be a man," said Jace. "I want to be an angst-ridden teenager who can't confront his own inner demons and takes it out verbally on other people instead."
"Well," said Luke, "you're doing a fantastic job.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

“When you're in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, 'Damn, that was fun'.”
― Groucho Marx

“My voice softens. 'How old are you?'
'I'll be eleven next year.'
I grin. 'So you're ten years old?'
He crosses his arms. Frowns. 'I'll be twelve in two years.'
I think I already love this kid.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

“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

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

“It occurred to him then, with a vague panic, that he'd follow her off a cliff if she were the one to lead him there.”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory

“I need your help, sleepy boy. Can you do something for me?
"Anything.”
― Tahereh Mafi, These Infinite Threads

“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

“Fiction or not, she'd embedded inside him, replaced the air in his lungs. That she'd proven to be real--more exquisite than he'd dreamed--and entirely ignorant of him, had been more than he could bear.”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory

“You really do love her?"
Cyrus said nothing. He didn't need to.”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory

“Don't be afraid of me, angel. I won't hurt you. I'll never hurt you.”
― Tahereh Mafi, These Infinite Threads

“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

“He might be driven to kill a man just to improve her view out a window. He might renege on the entire deal, just as the devil desired.”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory

“Cyrus had looked at her many times since she'd met him, and always with varying levels of intensity, but never quite like this. Never like he wanted to fall to his knees before her.”
― Tahereh Mafi, These Infinite Threads

“What are friends for, if not to kill your enemies?”
― Tahereh Mafi, All This Twisted Glory

“I always thought you were some kind of an angel.”
― Tahereh Mafi, These Infinite Threads

“Never before had he been so consumed by the thoughts of anyone.”
― Tahereh Mafi, This Woven Kingdom

“Tell me your name," he whispered.
Slowly, very slowly, Alizeh touched her fingers to his waist, anchored herself to his body. She heard his soft intake of breath.
"Why?" she asked.
He hesitated, briefly, before he said, "I begin to fear you've done me irreparable damage. I should like to know who to blame.”
― Tahereh Mafi, This Woven Kingdom