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“Imperfections define perfection”
― Colleen Hoover, Slammed

“The only thing better than imagining Dimitri carrying me in his arms was imagining him shirtless while carrying me in his arms.”
― Richelle Mead, Vampire Academy

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“but for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.”
― Jane Austen

“If a man truly loves,....He does not consider the obstacles, the restrictions, the reasons why his choice may be flawed or impratical. He gives no heed to what others may think. His heart has no room for that, for it is filled to the brim with the unutterable truth of his feelings.”
― Juliet Marillier, Cybele's Secret

“Jennifer, you have to wake up and ride me”
― Quinn Loftis, Out of the Dark

“I got schooled this year
by
a
boy.

A boy that I'm seriously, deeply, madly, incredibly, and undeniably in love with.
And he taught me the most important thing of all...

To put the emphasis
On life .”
― Colleen Hoover, Slammed

“If I live the life I'm given, I won't be scared to die.”
― Colleen Hoover, Slammed

“Get out, Get out, get out, get out!" I do what any sane male would do in this situation; I run down the hall and lock myself in her bedroom.”
― Colleen Hoover, Point of Retreat

“Find a balance between head and heart.”
― Colleen Hoover, Slammed

“They needed a plan. And manpower.
They needed Tristan”
― Chelsea Fine, Awry

“He stood there, drinking her in like he was a thirsty man and she was water in the desert. Because his soul...his foolish and hopeful soul...wanted her just as much as she wanted him." ~ Anew: The Archers of Avalon”
― Chelsea Fine

“Sometimes, I think I have made you up just to torture myself- and there are other times that I know you must be real because I couldn't have dreamed such perfection.”
― Amy A. Bartol, Intuition

“Bravery is measured by how hard you try, not by whether you actually succeed.”
― Nancy Straight, Blood Debt

“That was until two nights later when we kissed, and it felt like gravity had let go, and you were a magnet holding me in place. I promised myself I wouldn’t say anything to scare you off, but you need to know that even though I didn’t want to wait three months to see you, I would have waited three years if I had to.”
― Nancy Straight, Meeting Destiny

“If I were a carpenter, I would build you a window to my soul. But I would leave that window shut and locked, so that every time you tried to look through it all you would see is your own reflection. You would see that my soul is a reflection of you.”
― Colleen Hoover, Point of Retreat

“I can forgive a man’s past faults, his present shortcomings, and his future failures if every minute of every day he loves me like it’s his religion.”
― Nicole Williams, Clash

“The thing was, if staying away from him made me unsmart, I never wanted to be smart again.”
― Nicole Williams, Crash

“He isn't wearing a shirt.... He shouldn't just walk around like that; it's obscene to have to look at someone so perfect. He should do the world a favor and eat a donut or two.”
― Amy A. Bartol, Inescapable

“Hold onto the string, love, until the current shifts and we can be together again.”
― Amy A. Bartol, Indebted

“There's no need to clarify my finger snap," said Magnus. "The implication was clear in the snap itself.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

“Fine. Stay. I don’t care,” I rolled onto my side and closed my eyes. “But don’t think I’m going to share the bed!”
~Touching Smoke”
― Airicka Phoenix

“He moved, so quick, it was as if I blinked and he vanished from the window and reappeared in front of me. I jumped in surprise, hitting the door with a dull thud. I may have breathed his name, but I couldn’t be sure of anything except his swelling scent and the heat wafting off his body. The dreamy sensation pulsed in my skull, filling me with an airy sensation that sucked the breath from my lungs. The current washed through me, carrying away all reasoning, all doubts. It was just me and him and the pounding electricity between us.

“I—I didn’t come for this.” yet, my hands reached for him, fisting in his hair and curling around his shoulder. “I should… go…” I pulled him to me.”
― Airicka Phoenix

“In the existence of our lives, there is a single coincidence that brings us together and for a moment, our hearts beat as one.”
― Jessica Sorensen, The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden

“You remember the word we said when we pressed our hands together, right?"

I nodded. Forem. But what does it mean?"

"Forever,” he said his breath shaky. "It means we're bonded together forever.”
― Jessica Sorensen, The Underworld

“It's amazing how the things you remember forever are the things you'd rather forget and the things you desperately want to grasp onto seem to slip away like sand in the wind.”
― Jessica Sorensen, The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden

“Following the traveled path can only take you so far. Never fear the unknown”
― Airicka Phoenix

“You have touched my soul, and I have seen your heart, and I know I am forever changed by the essence of you.”
― Jenna Roads, Under a Painted Sky

“I have never met another like you. You are an original masterpiece.”
― Jenna Roads, Under a Painted Sky

“Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.”
― Alan Watts