Mariam Shaker

“Nothing hurts unless you let it. Nothing matters unless you let it.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne

“Grayson felt his eyes turn to slits. "Not now, Alexander."
"Too fresh?" Xander asked. "Sorry, double sorry, triple, up to and including octuple sorry. You needed someone to get you out of your own head, and Nash keeps telling me that there are times when tackling people is inappropriate."
"Most times," Nash said.
Xander was not so convinced. "Personally, I think tackling is a valid love language, but let's not debate semantics here.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne

“She scowled. “One more insult and I will shove you off the edge of this roof.” He smiled that half smile, and Zafira wondered if it would ever rise higher. If he would ever find joy enough to carry his smile to the gray of his eyes. “I’ll take you with me.” That tone.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“The world is kindest, of course,” Zella continued, her voice steely now, “to rich white boys, regardless of whether or not they deserve to win.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne