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“Beware the lionfish, my dear, Beware the fish that's made of stone. Beware sweet nothings in your ear, And the heart as hollow as a bone.”
― Mara Rutherford, Crown of Coral and Pearl

“I will see you again, in this life or another. Now go, meet your destiny.”
― Mara Rutherford, Crown of Coral and Pearl

“My people had a saying about home, as they did about so many of the important things in life: a Varenian can never be lost at sea, because he calls the entire ocean home.”
― Mara Rutherford, Crown of Coral and Pearl

“But I was coming to realize that beauty—at least as defined by my people—was more of a burden than a gift.”
― Mara Rutherford, Crown of Coral and Pearl

“The fact is…I’m in love with you, and I have been for some time.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse

“A girl can still admire, can’t she? Even those who can’t afford to go in the store can still window-shop. Right? Knowing he wasn’t for me didn’t mean I couldn’t covet the merchandise.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse

“As a man, I instantly became aware of the gold in her hair, her height measured against mine, and how easily she'd fit in my arms. ~Ren”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse

“He then put both hands on the door on either side of my head and leaned in close, pinning me against it. I trembled like a downy rabbit caught in the clutches of a wolf. The wolf came closer. He bent his head and began nuzzling my cheek. The problem was…I wanted the wolf to devour me.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse

“Now turn around and go to sleep. I'm warning you that I plan to sleep with you in my arms all night long.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse

“Pulling the chair out for me, he invited me to sit.
I stood there wondering if I could sprint for the nearest exit. Stupid strappy shoes, I'd never make it.
He leaned in close and whispered in my ear, "I know what you're thinking, and I'm not going to let you escape again. You can either take a seat and have dinner with me like a normal date," he grinned at his word choice, "or," he paused thoughtfully then threatened, "you can sit on my lap while I force-feed you.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse

“He seemed very pleased with himself for surviving a near-death experience. I could practically hear him chanting to himself: I overcame. I conquered. I’m a man etc etc.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse

“Vampire sea horse monkeys? Are you serious?”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse

“He looks like a runway model. How in the world am I going to be able to reject that? The world is so unfair. Seriously, it's like turning Brad Pitt down for a date. The girl who could actually do it should win an award for idiot of the century.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse

“Shhh Kelsey. I'm here. I'm not leaving you priya. Hush now. Mein aapka raksha karunga. I will watch over you priyatama.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Curse

“No matter what happens, please remember that I love you, hridaya patni. Promise me that you'll remember."

"It's a pet name our father used to call our mother. It means...wife of my heart.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Quest

“I once told Ren our story wasn't over.
And it's not.
Not yet.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Quest

“I was just slipping my pajama top over my head when I heard Ren bellow, “YOU ate ALL of my peanut . . . butter . . . COOKIES?”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Quest

“If a king owned a pearl without price, a gem he cherished above all. Would he hide it away, bury it from sight afraid others would take it? Or would he display it proudly, set it in a ring or crown, so that all the world could behold its beauty and see what richness it brings to his life? You are my pearl without price.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Quest

“What would a mediocre white man do?” she asks.”
― Rachel Lynn Solomon, The Ex Talk

“He's not the hero and he's not the enemy and he's not a god. He's just a boy. And I'm just a girl, a girl who needs to pick up her own pieces and put them back together herself.”
― Amber Smith, The Way I Used to Be

“You wouldn't want to be king of my country," I said.
"Why is that?"
"Well, you're rather fat. I doubt you'd fit onto my throne.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Runaway King

“I was destined to love you, and I will belong to you forever.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”
― Stephenie Meyer, Twilight

“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…" he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word.
"What a stupid lamb," I sighed.
"What a sick, masochistic lion.”
― Stephenie Meyer, Twilight

“About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him-and I didn’t know how potent that part might be-that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.”
― Stephenie Meyer, Twilight

“Twilight, again. Another ending. No matter how perfect the day is, it always has to end.”
― Stephenie Meyer, Twilight

“Forbidden to remember, terrified to forget; it was a hard line to walk.”
― Stephenie Meyer, New Moon

“He's like a drug for you, Bella.”
― Stephenie Meyer, Eclipse

“Sometimes you have an idea of a person — about who they are, about what you'd be like together. But sometimes that's all that it is: an idea. And for so long, I have been afraid that I loved the idea of Emily more than I will ever be capable of loving anyone real.”

He looked at me like the act of doing so was painful and sweet. “It was never just the idea of you, Avery.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Final Gambit

“Grayson told me. “I wanted her to be you.”

“Don’t say that,” I whispered.

He looked at me one last time. “There are so many things that I will never say.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Final Gambit