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“Stop trying so bloody hard to be perfect. No one can be, and you don't have to be. I can't believe I'm the one telling you this, but just be yourself. Believe it or not, that's all the people who really matter want from you anyway.”
― Zeppazariel, Just Lovers [Like We Were Supposed to Be]

“My name is not Mara Dyer, but my lawyer told me I had to choose something. A pseudonym. A nom de plume, for all of us studying for the SATs. I know that having a fake name is strange, but trust me—it’s the most normal thing about my life right now. Even telling you this much probably isn’t smart. But without my big mouth, no one would know that a seventeen-year-old who likes Death Cab for Cutie was responsible for the murders. No one would know that somewhere out there is a B student with a body count. And it’s important that you know, so you’re not next.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

“But at night, that light starts to slowly wane. It’s like Daisy Calloway is powered by the sun.”
― Krista Ritchie, Hothouse Flower

“We're partners in crime after all. That means partners no matter what.”
― Holly Jackson, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder