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“I study her,” Patch said. “I figure out what she’s thinking and feeling. She’s not going to come right out and tell me, which is why I have to pay attention. Does she turn her body toward mine? Does she hold my eyes, then look away? Does she bite her lip and play with her hair, the way Nora is doing right now?” Laughter rose in the room. I dropped my hands to my lap. “She’s game,” said Patch, bumping my leg again.

Of all things, I blushed.”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush

“Love the hair. Love when it’s out of control. It’s like seeing a side of you that needs to come out more often.”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush

“Humans are vulnerable, because they’re capable of being hurt.”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush

“I’m keeping a lot of things from you.”

My insides took a steep dive. “Like?”

“Like the way I feel about being locked up in here with you.” Patch braced one hand against the mirror behind me, his weight tipping toward me. “You have no idea what you do to me.”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush