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“She knew Jacks was far too dangerous a person to truly fall for. But she could no longer deny that it was happening. She couldn’t deny that she wanted him. Just enough to keep her from pulling away every time he touched her. Enough to keep his name near the tip of her tongue even when he wasn’t in the room. The physical attraction had always been there, but her pull toward him had been increasing ever since the night they’d jumped off that cliff together.
Because she’d never actually stopped falling.”
― Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After

“You didn't have to sneak out of bed,"
"I didn't sneak."
"Then why didn't you stay?... tomorrow I won't let you leave so easily."
"I thought you just said it was just one night."
"I thought you never believed what I said.”
― Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After

“Have you decided to stay?"
"I thought you already heard what I was thinking,"
"I want you to say it out loud.”
― Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After

“How can I make you understand,' he growled, 'you and I together don't end well. We just end.'

'How can you know that if you haven't even tried?'

'Try?' Jacks laughed and the sound was awful.

'This isn't something you try at, Evangeline.'

...

'This is something that gets one chance to be right or wrong, and if you're wrong, there's no trying again. There is nothing.”
― Stephanie Garber, A Curse for True Love