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“Stand down,” he shouts, his voice booming. “Stop the vehicle immediately.” James pops his bloodied head out the open door. “What’d you say?”
“I said stop-” James leans farther out the door, revealing a sophisticated automatic rifle. “I was just kidding, dumbass,” he calls back. “I heard what you said.” James opens fire.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Watch Me

“If drugs were to Joey Lynch what Claire Biggs was to me, then there was no amount of rehab that could sway me to kick the habit. Because she was the habit of my lifetime.”
― Chloe Walsh, Taming 7

“There's a rage that lives inside me ... The rage of a child still too young to fight the monsters when they came calling.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Watch Me

“Mm-hmm. Is she pretty?”
“It’s pitch-black outside. How would I know that?”
“Oh, please. I asked you a question. I expect an answer.”
I groan. “Yes.” So damn pretty.”
― Sarah Adams, When in Rome