shan

“A reader lives a thousand lives. You’re always off somewhere, Bellamy, exploring other worlds. You have many lives.”
― Alicia Michaels, Bellamy and the Brute

“If you ever let some girl paw you like that again, I’ll rip her arm off and beat you with it.”
― Alicia Michaels, Bellamy and the Brute

“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

“He’d dropped so many hints, but I was tired of guessing. I needed to know. Closing the distance between us, I brushed my lips against his. The contact only lasted for a second before Tate jerked away, sucking in a sharp breath. His eyes went wide, and then his eyebrows furrowed as if he wasn’t quite sure what had just happened.”
― Alicia Michaels, Bellamy and the Brute