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“Yes," Jace said, unable to help himself, "I was trained to be an evil mastermind from a young age. Pulling the wings off flies, poisoning the earth's water water supply - I was covering that stuff in kindergarten. I guess we're all just lucky my father faked his own death before he got to the raping and pillaging part of my education, or no one would be safe.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

“In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.”
― Isaac Asimov

“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

“Today he left it wild.

His dad flipped at breakfast. Flipped. Park tried to sneak out without seeing him, but his mom was non-negotiable about breakfast. Park hung his head over the cereal bowl.

‘What’s wrong with your hair?’ his dad asked.

‘Nothing.’

‘Wait a minute, look at me… I said look at me.’

Park lifted his head, but looked away.

‘What the fuck, Park?’

‘Jamie!’ his mother said.

‘Look at him, Mindy, he’s wearing makeup!

Are you fucking kidding me, Park?’

‘No excuse to cuss,’ his mom said. She looked nervously at Park, like maybe this was her fault. Maybe it was. Maybe she shouldn’t have tried out lipstick samples on him when he was in kindergarten. Not that he wanted to wear lipstick.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

“I bet he also didn’t mention that I stick pins into the eyes of everybody who annoys me. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is the man who was wise enough to only annoy me once.”
― Sarah Rees Brennan, The Summer Before I Met You

“I don't want to be a man," said Jace. "I want to be an angst-ridden teenager who can't confront his own inner demons and takes it out verbally on other people instead."
"Well," said Luke, "you're doing a fantastic job.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

“You need something," he said, and when I stared at him, he added, "Your face."
"My face?"
"It's in need of my kisses.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, White Hot Kiss

“At some point, Roth had gotten hold of my cell and replaced Zayne's name with Stony and listed his own number under Sexy Beast. What a tool”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, White Hot Kiss

“People with the purest souls are capable of the greatest evils. No one is perfect, no matter what they are or what side they fight for.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, White Hot Kiss

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

“Was your mom a gardener?' I asked innocently.
'What?' Ren’s mouth hung open slightly.
'Because a face like yours belongs planted on the ground.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Daimon

“There is no such thing as a perfect world – or a perfect anything –”
Zeus let out a gruff “ahem.”
“Well, perhaps excepting you, Zeus.”
― Elisa Freilich, Silent Echo