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“His passion hadn't been explosive. it was a smoldering fire; the kind that grew secretly, like a ground fire deep in the earth, spreading and waiting before rising up, destroying the world above. She suspected he burned for things more deeply than even he was aware of.”
― SenLinYu, Manacled

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“Statistics can't tell us what will happen, they can only tell us what might happen.”
― Christina Lauren, The Soulmate Equation

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“You know you don’t have to carry that baggage by yourself. There are people out there willing to help you carry it. And the right person won’t just carry it. They’ll unpack it until there isn’t much baggage left.”
― Meghan Quinn, Untying the Knot

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“I believe there are far more possibilities than happily ever after or tragedy. Every story has the potential for infinite endings.”
― Stephanie Garber, Once Upon a Broken Heart

tags: evangeline-fox, ouabh

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“Heroes don't get happy endings. They give them to other people.”
― Stephanie Garber, Once Upon a Broken Heart

tags: heroes, ouabh

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Teens? Bookaholics? Adventure seekers? Activists? Wizards? Faes? Witches? Aliens? Humans? Welcome to the Never-ending TBR! New here? Start by introdu ...more