Romancing the Reader

“Priceless and worthless are the same sum, presented in a different manner. Words make or break you.”
― L.J. Shen, The Hunter

“What if you don't like my music?" I ask. "Will you still let me kiss you?"

She smiles gently.

"Does the song mean something to you?"

"I wrote it using pieces of my soul."

"Then you have nothing to worry about," she says quietly.”
― Colleen Hoover, Layla

“I always thought I'd find the ultimate happiness within the pages of a book. I've been so convinced of that fact that I devoted so much of my life disappearing inside them, searching for that which has always eluded me. I should have known I wouldn't find what I was looking for on ink and paper. Even the poets entrusted their foolish hearts into the hands of others.”
― Callie Hart, Riot House

“I never make mistakes," I replied. "I'm either right or I'm learning. Jaku niku kyo shoku.”
― Penelope Douglas, Hideaway