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“Understanding a situation doesn't always make it easier”
― Colleen Hoover, Slammed

“Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real.”
― Nora Ephron

“The people we care for aren't always the one we should”
― Lucy Christopher, Stolen

“Old feelings had a way of resurfacing just when you thought they were gone forever”
― Amy Harmon, Making Faces

“Maybe everyone represents a piece of the puzzle. We all fit together to create this experience we call life. None of us can see the part we play or the way it all turns out. Maybe the miracles that we see are just the tip of the iceberg. And maybe we just don't recognize the blessings that come as a result of terrible things.”
― Amy Harmon, Making Faces

“Hurting is feeling and feeling is living and isn't it good to be alive?”
― Amy Harmon, Making Faces

“It's hard to focus on the future when the past is so distracting.”
― Lauren James, The Loneliest Girl in the Universe

“Struggle means you’re persevering even if it’s tough. That’s a sign of strength.”
― Penelope Ward, When August Ends

“There are no mistakes in life. Everything you do is a
choice. Some of them are good, and others contribute to our
personal growth, teach us lessons. Choices lead us to things
we were meant to experience.”
― Penelope Ward, When August Ends

“Does he treat you with respect at all times? That's the first question. The second question is, if he is the exact same person twenty years from now that he is today, would you still want to marry him? And finally, does he inspire to be a better person? You find someone you can answer yes to all three, then you've found a good man.”
― Colleen Hoover, Slammed

“whatever it is you're running from-it goes with you. it stays with you until you find out how to confront it.”
― Colleen Hoover, Slammed

“If you're afraid of your own dreams, you're welcome here in mine.”
― Laini Taylor, Strange the Dreamer

“Did you know that if you put a frog in boiling water, he’ll jump out? But, if you put one in cold water and heat it slowly, he’ll stay in. And boil to death. He won’t even try to get out. He won’t even know he’s dying. Until it’s too late.

Men are a lot like frogs.”
― Emma Chase, Tangled

“It was impossible, of course. But when did that ever stop any dreamer from dreaming.”
― Laini Taylor, Strange the Dreamer

“You think good people can't hate?" she asked. "You think good people don't kill?"[...}"Good people do all the things bad people do, Lazlo. It's just that when they do them, they call it justice.”
― Laini Taylor, Strange the Dreamer

“Books... I can’t live without books. To me, a book is better than any movie. All I need is a good book, my imagination, and I am set free. I’m in literature heaven.”
― Belle Aurora, Willing Captive

“Words hold power. They can bring you from the lowest low to an ultimate high in a matter of moments, and just the opposite, too”
― Belle Aurora, Willing Captive

“I know it’s highly unusual for people to get this excited over books. But if you’re a reader, you get me . I don’t need movies. I don’t need TV. But books I can’t live without books. To
me, a book is better than any movie. All I need is a good book, my imagination, and I am set free. I’m in literature heaven. And thank God, this may be the only thing that keeps me sane while we’re here.”
― Belle Aurora, Willing Captive

“I read somewhere that if you’re going through Hell, keep going. It’s the only way past it.”
― Belle Aurora, Willing Captive

“Death ends a life. Not a relationship.”
― Belle Aurora, Willing Captive

“A villain is quite capable of love. It’s only the matter of what he’s willing to sacrifice for that love which separates him from a good man.”
― Keri Lake, Nightshade

“Strong women will always bear the dangerous burden of a weaker man’s pride.”
― Keri Lake, Nightshade

“No relationship comes without a fight, but it has to be worth fighting for. It has to be worth all the sacrifices you'll inevitably have to make.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, June First

“Just as we cannot force ourselves to love someone, we cannot force ourselves to unlove them, either. Fate can be foolish, and fate can be careless. But fate is always true.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, June First

“Others would always be out there, trying to knock me down, to tell me who I was or who they thought I should be. People carved words into weapons often, but they only had power if I listened to them instead of trusting in myself.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Kingdom of the Wicked

“A good book was its own brand of magic, one I could safely indulge in without fear of getting caught by those who hunted. I loved escaping from reality, especially during times of trouble. Stories made everything possible.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Kingdom of the Wicked

“Why is it whenever a man throws a tantrum a woman is blamed for his poor behavior?”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Kingdom of the Cursed

“Vengeance is a poison, a slow death of self. Seek justice. Seek truth. But if you choose revenge over all else, you will lose more than your soul.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Kingdom of the Cursed

“Every villain thinks themselves as the hero. And vice versa. In truth, there's a little villain and hero in each of us. Depending on the circumstances.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Kingdom of the Cursed

“Change is scary, but it’s the only way to get to the next step.”
― Penelope Ward, When August Ends