Lie

“He smiled at us; we smiled at him. Three crocodiles on a muddy shore could not have smiled at each other more eloquently or with such gleaming teeth”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Hollow Boy

“But now your mess is my mess, too.” He tilted his head toward Yadriel and spoke softly. “It’s bound to be easier if we’re both cleaning it up, right?”
― Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys

“This is why we need you,” Georgia says. “Once in a generation, there is born a bisexual who can do math. You’re the chosen one.”
― Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler

“I'm surprised you can stand with a spine that weak.”
― Kelly Quindlen, She Drives Me Crazy