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“Love is a rebellious bird that nobody can tame.

He looked up, meeting her eyes. 'I'm called Peregrine. Like the falcon. People call me Perry.'

She smiled. 'We're alike, Perry. My voice is called a falcon soprano.'

His hand brushed past her cheek and slid into her hair. 'We're the same, Aria.”
― Veronica Rossi, Through the Ever Night

“Evil was seductive and easy, and virtue was difficult and unappreciated.”
― Melissa de la Cruz, Gates of Paradise

“So apart from writing letters home to your fantasy girlfriends,"Ben says, walking backwards, "what do you guys do out here without television and phones?"

"Men's business. Bit confidential," Griggs says patronisingly.

"Wow, wish I were you," Ben says, shaking his head with mock regret. "All I'll be doing tonight is hanging out in Taylor's bedroom, lying on her bed, sharing my earphones with her, hoping she won't hog all the room because it's such a tiny space.”
― Melina Marchetta, On the Jellicoe Road

“Because I can't help doing it," he said with a shrug. "And hey, if I keep loving you, maybe you'll eventually crack and love me too. Hell, I'm pretty sure you're already half in love with me."

"I am not! And everything you just said is ridiculous. That's terrible logic."

Adrian returned to his crossword puzzle. "Well, you can think what you want, so long as you remember-no matter how ordinary things seem between us-I'm still here, still in love with you, and care about you more than any other guy, evil or otherwise, ever will."

"I don't think you're evil."

"See? Things are already looking promising.”
― Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell