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“If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads, but what he rereads.”
― Francois Mauriac

“Touch her, and I'll freeze your testicles off and put them in a jar. Understand?”
― Julie Kagawa, The Iron King

“My name is Ashallyn'darkmyr Tallyn, third son of the Unseelie Court...Let it be known--from this day forth, I vow to protect Meghan Chase, daughter of the Summer King, with my sword, my honor, and my life. Her desires are mine. Her wishes are mine. Should even the world stand against her, my blade will be at her side. And should it fail to protect her, let my own existence be forfeit. This I swear, on my honor, my True Name, and my life. From this day on..." His voice went even softer, but I still heard it as though he whispered it into my ear. "I am yours.”
― Julie Kagawa, The Iron Queen

“If you stay, I'll do whatever you want. I'll quit the band, go with you to New York. But if you need me to go away, I'll do that, too. I was talking to Liz and she said maybe coming back to your old life would be too painful, that maybe it'd be easier for you to erase us. And that would suck, but I'd do it. I can lose you like that if I don't lose you today. I'll let you go. If you stay.”
― Gayle Forman, If I Stay

“It’s not easy for me to stand up for myself or what I believe in, but I know that it’s important that I start advocating for me and my dreams. Being constructively courageous is contagious.”
― Katelyn Hodgson, Who Gives A Sh*t About Me? Oh Wait. I Do.

“someone somewhere out there will find this book and it will help them through a difficult time.”
― Katelyn Hodgson, Who Gives A Sh*t About Me? Oh Wait. I Do.

“wrote a love letter to my uterus,”
― Jen Sincero, You Are a Badass®: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

“Did your dentist appointment go all right, dear?” she said. “Any cavities?”
― Margaret Atwood, The Testaments

“You are Baby Nicole.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Testaments

“He was ungodly attractive, like an angel of death.”
― Jeneane O'Riley, How Does It Feel?

“It was only one night, after all.”
― Katee Robert, Theirs for the Night

“This is the second book of a four-book series.”
― Jeneane O'Riley, What Did You Do?

“There’s a time and a place for erect nipples, but the back of a Seattle police car definitely isn’t it.”
― Jennifer Hillier, Things We Do in the Dark

“This story is about a lot of things, but mostly about idiots.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People

“We don’t have a plan, we just do our best to get through the day, because there’ll be another one coming along tomorrow.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People

“Sometimes it hurts, it really hurts, for no other reason than the fact that our skin doesn’t feel like it’s ours.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People

“Jim still doesn’t know how to take a screenshot, so when he wants to take a picture of something on his computer screen, he takes a photograph of the screen with his mobile phone.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People

“Jim still doesn’t know how to take a screenshot, so when he wants to take a picture of something on his computer screen, he takes a photograph of the screen with his mobile phone. When he wants to take a picture of something on his mobile, he uses the photocopier.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People

“We’re trying to be grown-up and love each other and understand how the hell you’re supposed to insert USB leads. We’re looking for something to cling on to, something to fight for, something to look forward to. We’re doing all we can to teach our children how to swim. We have all of this in common, yet most of us remain strangers, we never know what we do to each other, how your life is affected by mine.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People