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“Who were all these people hanging around on a weekday at the zoo? Didn’t they have jobs? Shouldn’t the children be in school? No wonder the country was such a mess.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

“Just her bones, darling. Just her pearly white bones.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

“He’s a Capitol boy and clearly I got the cake with the cream, ’cause nobody else’s mentor even bothered to show up to welcome them.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

“Well, you know what they say. The show’s not over until the mockingjay sings,”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

“Some people call them swamp potatoes, but I like katniss better. Has a nice ring to it.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

“Just remember that whenever things feel bleak, all situations are temporary. It’s not your circumstance that determines your worth, it’s how you rise from the ashes after everything burns.”
― Emily McIntire, Hooked

“You want to watch the world burn?” “Let me guess, you’ll set it on fire?” I ask. He chuckles, the sound vibrating through me and settling into my bones. “No, darling. I’ll hand you the match and stand at your back, watching you become queen of the ashes.”
― Emily McIntire, Hooked

“And to think, it all started with a little bit of faith. Misplaced trust. Missing pixie dust. And a villain who just needed to steal a little love.”
― Emily McIntire, Hooked

“But I’ve never been one with ideas of grandeur, thinking some white knight will ride in on his steed and save me like some helpless damsel in distress. There may be distress, but I’m no helpless damsel.”
― Emily McIntire, Scarred

“If you want to burn down hell, you must learn to play the devil’s game.”
― Emily McIntire, Scarred

“Women aren’t granted the same respect as a man, as if what’s between my legs has anything to do with the way my brain works or my ability to process information.”
― Emily McIntire, Scarred

“You can learn a lot about human nature when you observe from the outside looking in.”
― Emily McIntire, Scarred

“And the stars don’t shine as brightly when you stare at them alone.”
― Emily McIntire, Scarred

“She’s a fucking vision. The kind that should hang in galleries and be revered by the masses.”
― Emily McIntire, Scarred

“But isn’t that the case with almost everything? We spin tales and weave stories, creating a narrative that dictates how we’re perceived. Or in some cases, how others live.”
― Emily McIntire, Scarred

“You could burn down the entire kingdom until it’s nothing but charred rubble, and I would crawl over the embers with glee, so long as I could worship at your feet.”
― Emily McIntire, Scarred

“There’s no one like family, Evie, and there’s no place like home. We have to stick together.”
― Emily McIntire, Wretched

“I’m already at my limit for “peopling,” and I’m desperate for some solitude after the past few days of doing nothing except being around others.”
― Emily McIntire, Wretched

“I can’t say my morals are upstanding, but I am loyal to a fault if you deserve it. It’s just that most people don’t.”
― Emily McIntire, Wretched

“the only love you can count on is the way you love yourself.”
― Emily McIntire, Wretched

“Some people say that family is family, blood is blood. But I say that toxic is toxic, and no one is more important than my inner peace, even if it means I lose them for good.”
― Emily McIntire, Twisted

“Two women trying to make it in a man’s world. We work twice as hard as our male counterparts to make it just an inch ahead of them.”
― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage

“Your son is a liar, a cheater, and possibly a murderer. Your coddling and over-the-top mothering has gotten Adam into this mess. The best thing you could do as a mother is to take note from mine and kill yourself.”
― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage