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“When I look at my room, I see a girl who loves books.”
― John Green, Looking for Alaska

“Asscrown," I muttered under my breath as I headed to my next class. I wasn't proud of swearing at a complete stranger, no. but he started it.

Noah matched my pace. "Don't you mean 'assclown'?" He looked amused.

"No," I said, louder this time. "I mean asscrown. The crown on top of the asshat that covers the asshole of the assclown. The very zenith in the hierarchy of asses," I said, as though I was reading from a dictionary of modern profanity.

"I guess you nailed me then.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

“There are so many things that can break you if there's nothing to hold you together.”
― Katja Millay, The Sea of Tranquility

“I didn't used to be like this. I didn't believe in love and romance and swooning. My default setting was bitch”
― Elizabeth Norris, Unbreakable

“Daylight won’t protect you from anything. Bad things happen all the time; they don’t wait until after dinner”
― Katja Millay, The Sea of Tranquility

“I might as well just call you “Bridge to Terabithia” since you make children cry!”
― Zooey Deschanel

“You wreck me.”
― S.C. Stephens, Thoughtless

“Sometimes a question can hurt more than an answer.”
― Sarah Dessen, Along for the Ride

“I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“You’ve got about as much charm as a dead slug.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“Like a wild animal, the truth is too powerful to remain caged.”
― Veronica Roth, Insurgent

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“We read to know we're not alone.”
― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play

“I'm a little distracted by this English French American Boy Masterpiece.”
― Stephanie Perkins, Anna and the French Kiss

“Seriously, I don't know any American girl who can resist an English accent.”
― Stephanie Perkins, Anna and the French Kiss

“Oftentimes
when I read a book,
I want to savor
each word,
each phrase,
each page,
loving the prose
so much,
I don't want it
to end.

Other times
the story pulls me in,
and I can hardly
read fast enough,
the details flying by,
some of them lost
because all that matters
is making sure
the character
is all right
when it's over.”
― Lisa Schroeder, The Day Before

“I know you aren't perfect. But it's a person's imperfections that make them perfect for someone else.”
― Stephanie Perkins, Lola and the Boy Next Door

“You learn a lot when you know no one else is going to do things for you.”
― Megan Crewe, The Way We Fall

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“As for being somewhere you're not supposed to be--Maybe you're here for a reason, or there is no reason.”
― Tammara Webber, Easy

“And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.”
― Stephanie Perkins, Anna and the French Kiss

“Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“What could I say? Noah, despite you being an asshole, or maybe because of it, I'd like to rip off your clothes and have your babies.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

“You told me I smelled - like bacon."
"Well," he said evenly. "That's awkward.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

“Dude, he's Australian...not a pirate.”
― S.C. Stephens, Thoughtless

“The truth has a way of changing people's plans.”
― Veronica Roth, Insurgent

“But, if for some reason we're not closer, if something has gotten between us, please, I'm begging you…don't give up on me. Stay. Stay with me. Work it out with me. Just don't leave me…please.”
― S.C. Stephens, Effortless

“I had wanted something from him. Even expected a confrontation. To be ignored was a sentence without a period.”
― Jennifer Echols, Such a Rush