There’s that anger again, washing over me in waves. Because she was meant to be the death of me, not the life of another.
“He lifts my chin to meet his eyes and whispers in my ear, “Sneaky, yes, but we both know there’s nothing little about me, Parker.” ”
― Love You, Always
― Love You, Always
“But in my haze, I feel like somehow this is where we were both meant to be, what we were both meant to do. Some inevitable conclusion. I want to memorize five senses’ worth of data to inject into every poem I write for the rest of my life.”
― You Between the Lines
― You Between the Lines
“Look at you. Look at how perfect you are under me.”
― The Never List
― The Never List
“The conquests of England, every single one of them bloody, are part of what Americans have in mind when they speak of England’s glory. In the United States, violence and heroism have been made synonymous except when it comes to blacks, and the only way to defeat Malcolm’s point is to concede it and then ask oneself why this is so.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“My viciousness made Rui’s eyes glaze and his chest still. He bit his lip as if trying his best to tamp down something dangerously carnal rising up inside him. Then he smiled. “That’s my girl. . . .”
― The Queen's Spade: A Gothic YA Thriller—A Kidnapped African Princess Plots Twisted Revenge in Victorian England
― The Queen's Spade: A Gothic YA Thriller—A Kidnapped African Princess Plots Twisted Revenge in Victorian England
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