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“That’s the beauty of books. We get to take what we want out of them and it can be different for everyone.”
― Kristen Ashley

“If you come back to me," he said, making a rare concession, "will you run or crawl?"

Nora had pressed her whole body into him at that moment. Resting her head on his strong shoulder, she watched as a tear forged a river down his long and muscled back.

"I'll fly.”
― Tiffany Reisz, The Siren

“Laugh all you want and cry all you want and whistle at pretty men in the street and to hell with anybody who thinks you're a damned fool!”
― Armistead Maupin, More Tales of the City

“Good men don't hit women. Good men only hit the women who want to be hit.”
― Tiffany Reisz, The Angel

“Be yourself, there is no one better.”
― Selena Kitt

“It is never too late to be wise.”
― Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

“Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them.”
― Sue Grafton, M is for Malice

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde

“Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.”
― Paul Terry

“Reader's Bill of Rights

1. The right to not read

2. The right to skip pages

3. The right to not finish

4. The right to reread

5. The right to read anything

6. The right to escapism

7. The right to read anywhere

8. The right to browse

9. The right to read out loud

10. The right to not defend your tastes”
― Daniel Pennac

“If you obey all of the rules, you miss all of the fun.”
― Katharine Hepburn

“For God's sake, don't let her watch Cinderella. What kind of example is that? A mindless twit who can't even remember where she left her damn shoe, so she has to wait for some douchebag in tights to bring it to her? Give me a frigging break!”
― Emma Chase, Tangled

“She talks like you. It’s not every day you hear a four-year-old say Prince Charming is a douchebag who’s only holding Cinderella back.”

"That’s my girl.”
― Emma Chase, Tangled

“God!” I scream.
“No, baby, that’s me”
― Jodi Ellen Malpas, This Man

“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
― Benjamin Franklin

“My confession begins," Father S said, "as the confessions of many men begin - with three words"

"Father forgive me?" Michael hazarded a guess. Father S signed.

"I met Eleanor.”
― Tiffany Reisz, The Angel

“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end.”
― Gilda Radner

“Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.”
― Herman Hesse

“One day you will kiss a man you can't breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence.”
― Karen Marie Moning, Bloodfever

“V'lane: Are you busy tomorrow MacKayla ?
Barrons: She's working on old texts with me.
V'lane: Ah. Old texts. A banner day at the bookstore.
Barrons: We're translating Kama Sutra...with interactive aids.”
― Karen Marie Moning, Shadowfever

“When I was about eight, I decided that the most wonderful thing, next to a human being, was a book.”
― Margaret Walker

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“I think I’m greedy, but I’m not greedy for money - I think that can be a burden - I’m greedy for an exciting life.”
― David Hockney

“Love is doing a kindness for someone else, not expecting to receive anything in return.”
― Sylvain Reynard, Gabriel's Rapture

“Tony squeezed her hand and whispered, “It’s as beautiful as I remember.”
“Have you been here – recently?”
“No, I’d be lost without you.”
― Aleatha Romig, Truth

“Now that I've been thoroughly mind f--ked, I need a cigarette..”
― Tarryn Fisher, Dirty Red

“I’ve never loved anyone after you. I never will.”
― Tarryn Fisher, Thief

“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.”
― Phyllis Diller

“Men understand direct communication. It's bitches who speak in code.”
― Kristen Ashley, Knight

“And into the darkness, to his sleeping woman, he whispered, “You don’t know this, baby, but some men have dream women too.”
― Kristen Ashley, Motorcycle Man