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#1

“Her touch was as knowing and confident as her eyes, and as she focused all her attention upon me, I remembered that there is nothing so thrilling as a woman of words when she decides that the time for words is past.”
― Greg Iles, The Footprints of God

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#2

“It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people.”
― Neil Gaiman, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

tags: fallibility, humor

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#3

“People who claim that they're evil are usually no worse than the rest of us... It's people who claim that they're good, or any way better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

tags: evil, good

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#4

“Pull up your big girl panties and just do it.”
― J.R. Ward, Lover Avenged

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#5

“He wondered how it could have taken him so long to realize he cared for her, and he told her so, and she called him an idiot, and he declared that it was the finest thing that ever a man had been called.”
― Neil Gaiman, Stardust

tags: stardust

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#6

“Life is such a glorious trauma, is it not?”
― J.R. Ward, Lover Avenged

tags: black-dagger-brotherhood, jr-ward, life, wrath

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#7

“Welcome to the wonderful world of jealousy, he thought. For the price of admission, you get a splitting headache, a nearly irresistable urge to commit murder, and an inferiority complex. Yippee.”
― J.R. Ward, Dark Lover

tags: humor, jealousy, love

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#8

“Some bridges you crossed on your own, no matter who drove you to the edge”
― J.R. Ward, Dark Lover

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#9

“The half-human was the hottest thing he'd ever gotten anywhere near. And he'd cozied up to a lightning strike once or twice before.”
― J.R. Ward, Dark Lover

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#10

“Vengeance was one hell of a roommate.”
― J.R. Ward, Dark Lover

tags: black, dagger, dark, lover, wrath

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#11

“Man, he wasn't going to need a stress test anytime soon. If his heart could get through a kiss from her, he could probably run a marathon.

While dragging a car behind him.

Sideways to the road.”
― J.R. Ward, Dark Lover

tags: butch

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#12

“Perfect date material, she thought. A vampire with the social equivalent of road rage.

---Beth about Wrath”
― J.R. Ward, Dark Lover

tags: black-dagger-brotherhood, dark-lover

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#13

“You don't know this yet. But you are Mine
- Wrath”
― J.R. Ward, Dark Lover

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#14

“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

tags: the-hunger-games

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#15

“I am not pretty. I am not beautiful. I am as radiant as the sun.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

tags: truth

11964 likes

#16

“It crosses my mind that Cinna's calm and normal demeanor masks a complete madman.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

tags: humor

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#17

“You’re not leaving me here alone,” I say. Because if he dies, I’ll never go home, not really. I’ll spend the rest of my life in this arena, trying to think my way out.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

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#18

“I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now and live in it forever.”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

tags: peeta

12866 likes

#19

“I always channel my emotions into my work. That way, I don't hurt anyone but myself.”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

3147 likes

#20

“You know, you could live a thousand lifetimes and not deserve him.”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

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#21

“The bird, the pin, the song, the berries, the watch, the cracker, the dress that burst into flames. I am the mockingjay. The one that survived despite the Capitol's plans. The symbol of the rebellion.”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

tags: catching-fire, hunger-games-peeta-katniss

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#22

“We star-crossed lovers of District 12, who suffered so much and enjoyed so little the rewards of our victory, do not seek our fans' favor, grace them with our smiles, or catch their kisses. We are unforgiving.
And I love it. Getting to be myself at last.”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

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#23

“Technically, I am unarmed. But no one should ever underestimate the harm that fingernails can do. Especially if the target is unprepared.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

tags: catching-fire, collins, humor, katniss

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#24

“At some point, you have to stop running and turn around and face whoever wants you dead.The hard thing is finding the courage to do it.”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

tags: katniss-everdeen, suzanne-collins, thoughtful

2233 likes

#25

“I can only form one clear thought.

This is no place for a girl on fire.”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

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#26

“As the alcohol overcomes my mind, I hear the glass bottle shatter on the floor. This seems appropriate since I have obviously lost my grip on everything.”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

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#27

“It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

tags: falling-apart, giving-in

11815 likes

#28

“Fire is catching! And if we burn, you burn with us!”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

tags: mockingjay

5932 likes

#29

“But collective thinking is usually short-lived. We're fickle, stupid beings with poor memories and a great gift for self-destruction.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

tags: democracy, humanity, public-opinion

1211 likes

#30

“Some walks you have to take alone.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

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