Jasmine

“The new car’s a lot prettier than Lucy, my Sweet Caroline—she’s a newer sedan, and, if I’m being perfectly honest, is actually a little bit of a risk. She’s flashier than what I’d usually pick. I just couldn’t resist her gorgeous shade of ruby red.”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

“Cellophane flowers of yellow and green…
And I can’t even help myself, I start laughing—I’m laughing and laughing and
laughing like an absolute crazy person, until the tears track down my face, because it has
to be a sign. I can’t believe it’s anything less. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Of course.
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
And she’s gone
The words echo in my mind, making it ache all over again. She’s gone.
Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go—I hate those words, I hate the magnetic pull of whatever it is I’ve forgotten, the regret waiting to make itself known.”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

“If you hurt me, I wouldn't cry. I would hurt you back.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“Give 'em hell, darlin”
― Alexandra Bracken, Never Fade