Lisa King

“So why are you here?"
He lifted his hands and made as if to lay them on her arms, but just before they touched he stopped and let them fall. Then, simply, as though it were all the explanation she could ever need, he said, "Because I love you.”
― Aprilynne Pike, Illusions

“It's a metaphor, see: You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don't give it the power to do its killing.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“Thank you for the exquisite comfort of your kitchen floor.”
― Aprilynne Pike, Illusions

“I'm not asking for forever," Tamani said. "Yet. I'm just asking for a moment.”
― Aprilynne Pike, Illusions