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“Always do what you're afraid to do.”
― E. Lockhart, We Were Liars

“Be a little kinder than you have to.”
― E. Lockhart, We Were Liars

“Do not accept an evil you can change - Gat”
― E. Lockhart, We Were Liars

“Never eat anything bigger than your ass - Johnny”
― E. Lockhart, We Were Liars

“See what's really there.”
― Jennifer Brown, Hate List

“Everything that happens in your life is to prepare you, Veronica,” she’d said. “Metal has to go through fire to melt and be turned into a sword. Be strong because this is just a test. You are being melted, being molded into a stronger person. This burning will pass, and you will find rest. Don’t give up, honey.”
― Isabelle Ronin, Chasing Red

“No matter how much you want to protect the people you love, Caleb, you can't. You can only be there for them. You can't choose their path because it is theirs alone. It is their fight, not yours.”
― Isabelle Ronin, Chasing Red

“I've learned to accept that it's not my fault when bad things happen to me or to the people I love. It's just the way life is. It's not fair. If you're one of the unlucky ones, then fight. Be stronger. Be stronger because you have no choice. Be stronger than you are right now because if you're not, life will swallow you up and spit you right out. And then you'll die with a broken heart.”
― Isabelle Ronin, Chasing Red

“Give me back your smiles because there is something wrong with the universe without them.”
― Isabelle Ronin, Chasing Red

“It was like watching someone at war with the world every day. And maybe she was.”
― Isabelle Ronin, Chasing Red

“She was like a puzzle that was missing a few pieces. Maybe I'd carve my own pieces to complete her.”
― Isabelle Ronin, Chasing Red

“I wasn't asking for a whole bucket of water. Just a drop. Just a drop was more than enough. Just one look. Turn around and look at me.”
― Isabelle Ronin, Chasing Red

“How do you complete someone when you've lost yourself in loving them? How do you find yourself? You have to learn to be strong without him, so when one of you is weak; you're not stuck in the same hole of weakness together. That's what will destroy you. You can't be weak together.”
― Isabelle Ronin, Chasing Red

“I was never one to hide my emotions. What was the point of having feelings if you couldn't admit to them, even to yourself?”
― Isabelle Ronin, Chasing Red

“It’s one of my favorite parts in Alice in Wonderland. Alice asks the White Rabbit, ‘How long is forever?’ The White Rabbit answers, ‘Sometimes just one second.’ This”—he kissed my lips—“this feels like forever right here.” He stared into my eyes. “How can I not wish for that?”
― Isabelle Ronin, Chasing Red

“It's what you learn from the bad things that can determine the path you choose. If you embrace your scars and let them make you stronger, you might be able to open up and move beyond the pain.”
― Isabelle Ronin, Chasing Red

“I was always surrounded by people, always thought I belonged with them. I was never lonely, but I was never really happy either. I didn't realize until now, as we stared into each other's eyes, that I had never really belonged with anyone. Until Red. Until she came into my life. She was home. My home.”
― Isabelle Ronin, Chasing Red

“I had packed everything I brought with me when I came to his home... So why did it feel like I was leaving everything behind?”
― Isabelle Ronin, Chasing Red

“I fought for control that continued to evade me with each pant, but even as I stumbled to a stop, I knew I couldn't outrun who I really was.”
― Rebecca Donovan

“Do you ever get the urge to get in your car and just keep driving?" I asked, focused on the water shimmering in the light of the moon.

"How would you know when to stop?"

"I guess when you find something worth stopping for.”
― Rebecca Donovan

“I was craving the warmth of his touch. The rush of our connection. Regardless of whether I deserved t or not. Regardless of whether he was wrong for me. I couldn't resist it any longer.”
― Rebecca Donovan

“I'm not supposed to live without you. And you're not supposed to live without me. We're in this life together. Without each other, we're not really living.”
― Rebecca Donovan

“I can't do this anymore."

"Then I'll do it for you. Let me love you. Let me love you enough for the two of us, until you can accept that you're worth it. Because you are, Emma. I don't know how to convince you. But I'll spend the rest of my life trying. You can't give up on me now. I won't let you.”
― Rebecca Donovan

“Every breath I breathe is because of you. Even when you weren't there to save me, you were my reason to breathe. And for that I will always love you. Always.”
― Rebecca Donovan

“Love was easy. All I had to do was look in his eyes and know that.”
― Rebecca Donovan

“Those who know what it's like in the dark will do anything to stay in the light.”
― Victoria Aveyard, King's Cage

“To stand in front of a person who is your whole world and be told you are not enough. You are not the choice. You are a shadow to the person who is your sun.”
― Victoria Aveyard, King's Cage

“There are pieces of me, small pieces, still in love with a fiction. A ghost living inside a living boy I cannot begin to fathom. The ghost who sat by my bed while I dreamed in pain. The ghost who kept Samson from my mind as long as he could, I know, delaying an inevitable torture.

The ghost who loves me, in what poisoned way he can.

and I feel that poison working in me.”
― Victoria Aveyard, King's Cage

“Through it all, I stare at the boy on the throne. He maintains his mask. Jaw clenched, lips pressed into a thin, unforgiving line. Still fingers, straight back. But his gaze wavers. Something in his eyes has gone far away. And at his collar, the slightest gray flush rises, painting his neck and the tips of his ears.

He's terrified.

For a second, it makes me happy. Then I remember―monsters are most dangerous when they're afraid.”
― Victoria Aveyard, King's Cage

“The person she loved is dead, stolen by someone else. Mine chose to walk away. Chose everything I hate over everything I am. I wonder which hurts more.”
― Victoria Aveyard, King's Cage