“The victory is only a matter of quickness of eye and quickness of foot–snake’s blow against mongoose’s jump–and as no eye can follow the motion of a snake’s head when it strikes, this makes things much more wonderful than any magic herb.”
― Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
― Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
“If I Can’t Have You” by Shawn Mendes plays on the speakers, a song about keeping your distance, about hating to admit how you really feel about someone you can’t have. Goose bumps skate over my arms. Why does that song make me think of him?”
― The Revenge Pact
― The Revenge Pact
“And if you’re a parent, I promise your child already knew all the bad words in this book.…”
― Stranger Than Fanfiction
― Stranger Than Fanfiction
“She was in love with Justin Bieber, let me tell you,” Grandma says, tapping the picture of me wearing a Bieber T-shirt and a collection of Bieber stickers decorating my arms and face. “That girl was crazy about him. Of course now she acts like she's too cool for that kind of music, but you know how kids are.”
― Summer Unplugged
― Summer Unplugged
“I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey—when you’re the son of Poseidon, you don’t have to hurry. And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.”
― The Last Olympian
― The Last Olympian
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