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“It's all right to love someone who doesn't love you back, as long as they're worth you loving them. As long as they deserve it.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“Remember when you tried to convince me to feed a poultry pie to the mallards in the park to see if you could breed a race of cannibal ducks?"

"They ate it too," Will reminisced. "Bloodthirsty little beasts. Never trust a duck.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“Life is a book and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

“Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“Sometimes a woman is just worn out and needs a break, you know?” The lines on her forehead deepen. “That doesn’t prove that you’re weak or neglectful, it proves to all the women standing by and watching you pave the road to success that it’s okay to say no. It’s okay to shut your door every now and then and put up a sign that says Busy taking care of me today. Piss off.”
― Sarah Adams, When in Rome

“To me, you’re Amelia. Maker of shitty pancakes and a smile that rivals the sun. All I want is you.”
― Sarah Adams, When in Rome

“Have you never loved something just for what it means to you?”
― Sarah Adams, When in Rome

“But you own the key to your own lock and don’t you forget it. Set yourself free for a while and that love will come back, just you watch.”
― Sarah Adams, When in Rome

“He smiles. SMILES. It’s blinding. My heart stops and then starts again, galloping right out of my chest. Good Gouda, that man has gorgeous teeth. And crinkles beside his eyes. When he smiles like that, he looks so approachable and comfy that I want to drape myself over him and just squeeze him in a giant hug. He’s huggable. The Grumpy Pie Shop owner is absolutely huggable.”
― Sarah Adams, When in Rome

“If you don't intend to walk her down the aisle, then don't go dipping your toes in her pond.”
― Sarah Adams, When in Rome

“And I realise in this moment, I’d do just about anything to make her laugh.”
― Sarah Adams, When in Rome

“I’m pudding in her hands. Spineless, melted, wobbly, pointless pudding.”
― Sarah Adams, When in Rome

“I will memorize him if it’s the last thing I do. I will carry the feel of his smile in my pocket for the rest of my life.”
― Sarah Adams, When in Rome

“By you, I am forever undone.”
― Holly Black, The Queen of Nothing

“That's the choice. I love him, with all that, because of all that. On purpose. I love him on purpose.”
― Casey McQuiston, Red, White & Royal Blue

“Are you in love with me?" I blurted out.
A terrible silence followed. Rook didn't turn around.
"Please say something."
He rounded on me. "Is that so terrible? You say it as though it's the most awful thing you can imagine. It isn't as though I've done it on purpose. Somehow I've even grown fond of your - your irritating questions, and your short legs, and your accidental attempts to kill me."
I recoiled. "That's the worst declaration of love I've ever heard!”
― Margaret Rogerson, An Enchantment of Ravens

“One raven for uncertain peril. Six for danger sure to arrive. A dozen for death, if not avoided. The enchantment is sealed.”
― Margaret Rogerson, An Enchantment of Ravens

“Our worlds are small, our lives are short, and we can only bleed a little before we fall.”
― Margaret Rogerson, An Enchantment of Ravens

“Now stop making me feel things”
― Margaret Rogerson, An Enchantment of Ravens

“You aren't weak. The ability to feel is a strength, not a weakness.”
― Margaret Rogerson, An Enchantment of Ravens

“She was fire, she was darkness, she was dust and blood and shadow.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

“My name is Sam Cortland... and I will not be afraid.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

“This girl wasn’t like wildfire—she was wildfire. Deadly and uncontrollable. And slightly out of her wits.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

“Life isn't easy, no matter where you are. You'll make choices you think are right, and then suffer for them.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

“There was no way in hell she was going to move to the southern continent without all of her books.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

“Enemies are enemies, but no one can shame you like your own family.”
― F.C. Yee, The Shadow of Kyoshi

“Weakness is practiced and learned as much as strength is!”
― F.C. Yee, The Shadow of Kyoshi

“You can have your past, or you can have your future. Not both.”
― F.C. Yee, The Shadow of Kyoshi