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Dans la tête du tueur (Zoe Bentley, #1)

by Mike Omer (Goodreads Author)

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Melissa’s Quotes

“Pike is proof that we learn when we’re forced to and maturity is more the result of experience than age,”
― Penelope Douglas, Birthday Girl

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“You look at each other like…” “Like?” He swallows, an unusually troubled pinch to his brow. “Like the two of you have your own language.”
― Penelope Douglas, Birthday Girl

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“We don't need food to survive this life as much as we need our hearts broken at least once. But the best part is, the first break is always the worst. It'll never feel this bad.”
― Penelope Douglas, Birthday Girl

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“A ship at harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are for.”
― Penelope Douglas, Birthday Girl

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“Remember this: Nothing is written in the stars. Not these stars, nor any others. No one controls your destiny.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

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