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  • #1
    L.M. Montgomery
    “Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”
    L.M. Montgomery

  • #2
    Marilyn Monroe
    “I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't.”
    Marilyn Monroe

  • #3
    Jodi Picoult
    “When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth.”
    Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care

  • #4
    Julie Kagawa
    “Oh, we're playing nice now? Shall we have tea first? Brew up a nice pot of kiss-my-ass?”
    Julie Kagawa, The Iron King

  • #5
    Julie Kagawa
    “Touch her, and I'll freeze your testicles off and put them in a jar. Understand?”
    Julie Kagawa, The Iron King

  • #6
    Julie Kagawa
    “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

  • #7
    Fiona Paul
    “You should be more careful, you know."
    "Careful?" she managed to croak. "You're the one who knocked me over."
    "I couldn't resist," he said, and he actually had the nerve to wink at her. "It's not often I get the chance to put my hands on such a beautiful woman.”
    Fiona Paul, Venom

  • #8
    A.G. Howard
    “Jen said some guy asked you but you didn't want to go. Why not?"
    I shrug. "I have this character flaw? Called dignity?”
    A.G. Howard, Splintered

  • #9
    A.G. Howard
    “Raising one hand, he tilts his hat to that sexy slant. "You want me. Admit it."
    Even if he's partly right, I'll never tell him. "Why would I want you?"
    He lifts three fingers to countdown. "Mysterious. Rebellious. Troubled. All those qualities women find irresistible."
    "Such an optimist."
    "My cup is never empty."
    "Too bad your brain is." The words bite, but my smile softens with affection.”
    A.G. Howard, Splintered

  • #10
    A.G. Howard
    “I've been collecting bugs since I was ten; it's the only way I can stop their whispers. Sticking a pin through the gut of an insect shuts it up pretty quick.”
    A.G. Howard, Splintered

  • #11
    Anna Banks
    “Basically, everyone thinks--knows--how sweet I am.

    Emma, you threw my sister through hurricane-proof glass.”
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon

  • #12
    Anna Banks
    “Galen?”
    “Hmm?”
    “You can put me down now.”
    “I’m not ready yet.” He tightens his hold.
    “You don’t have to hold—“
    “Emma? Can you hear me?”
    “Uh, yes. I can hear fine. I just can’t see—“
    “That’s a relief. Because for a minute there, I thought maybe you didn’t hear me when I said I’m not ready yet.”
    “Jackass.”
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon

  • #13
    Anna Banks
    “It's easy to remember, because dating rhymes with mating, and they're almost the same [...] So your mom thinks we're ma-- Uh, dating?”
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon

  • #14
    Anna Banks
    “Emma this is not a joke. Look at your hands! They're... they're... wrinkled!"
    "Yes that's because-"
    "No way. I'm not going down for this. This isn't my fault."
    "Toraf-"
    "Galen will find some way to blame me though. He always does. 'You wouldn't have gotten caught if you didn't swim so close to that boat, tadpole.' No it couldn't be the humans fault for fishing in the first place-"
    "Toraf."
    "Or how about. 'Maybe if you'd stop trying to kiss my sister, she'd stop bashing your head with a rock.' How does my kissing her have anything to do with her bashing my head with a rock? If you ask me, it's just a result of poor parenting-"
    "Toraf."
    "Oh and my favorite: 'If you play with a lionfish, you're going to get pricked.' I wasn't playing with it! I was just helping it swim faster by grabbing its fins-"
    "TOR-AF."
    He stops pacing along the water, even seems to remember that I exist. "Yes, Emma? What were you saying?”
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon

  • #15
    Anna Banks
    “There’s nothing wrong with your daughter, Mrs. McIntosh. I said we’re not sleeping together. I didn’t say I didn’t want to.”
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon

  • #16
    Anna Banks
    “What did I do?”
    “What did you do? Well, for starters, you used your face to stop a cafeteria door from swinging open.”
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon

  • #17
    Anna Banks
    “He’s your problem, but what a great problem to have.”
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon

  • #18
    Anna Banks
    “Emma, we don't have to kiss. She already knows I want to sleep with you."
    He cringes as soon as he says it. He doesn't have to look up to know the sizzling sound in the kitchen is from Rachel spitting her pineapple juice into the hot skillet.
    "What I mean is, I already told her I want to sleep with you. I mean, I told her i wanted to sleep with you because she already thinks I do. Want to, I mean-" If a Syrena could drown, this is what it would feel like.
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon

  • #19
    Anna Banks
    “I keep my back turned while he maneuvers his shorts into place. “Are you decent?” I call after a few seconds. No matter how many times I tell him I can’t see into the water yet, he insists I’m just trying to look at his “eel.” For crying out loud.”
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon

  • #20
    Anna Banks
    “The metal frame groans, and something under the hood lets out a mechanical hiss. Smoke billows up from the front, the universal symbol for “you’re screwed.”
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon

  • #21
    Anna Banks
    “When his mouth snaps shut a third time, I splash water in his face. “Are you going to say something or are you trying to catch wind and sail?”
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon

  • #22
    Anna Banks
    “What does that mean? Making out?" Galen says between bites. Emma puts her fork down. "It means, Galen, that you'll need to force yourself to kiss me. Like you mean it. For a long time. Think you can do that? Do Syrena kiss?"
    He tries to swallow the bite he forgot to chew. Force myself? I'll be lucky if I can stop myself.”
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon

  • #23
    Anna Banks
    “Remember, people, study the rule sheet. Snuggle it at night, eat lunch with it, take it to the movies. It's the only way you're passing my class," Mr. Pinner calls over the bustle of students herding out the door.”
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon
    tags: humor

  • #24
    Anna Banks
    “That he found me clear across the country seems more miraculous than a push-up bra.”
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon

  • #25
    Anna Banks
    “Why don't you ever call me my prince?" Galen says, feigning insult.
    "Shut up, my prince. There, is that better?”
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon

  • #26
    Anna Banks
    “Oh, and I need to known where Jersey is and if I have enough money to buy it.”
    Anna Banks, Of Poseidon

  • #27
    Paula Stokes
    “We wind our way up the spiral staircase and then down the long hallway that leads to his room. I feel almost like I’m watching the scene unfold from outside my body. My fingers are interlocked with his as he pulls me toward a moment that’s going to change everything. We are ten steps away. Five steps. I can’t decide. But then I do.”
    Paula Stokes, The Art of Lainey

  • #28
    Paula Stokes
    “When you share feelings with someone, or secrets, it adds a layer of complexity to even the simplest things.”
    Paula Stokes, The Art of Lainey

  • #29
    Robyn Schneider
    “And I realized that there's a big difference between deciding to leave and knowing where to go.”
    Robyn Schneider, The Beginning of Everything

  • #30
    Robyn Schneider
    “Life is the tragedy,' she said bitterly. 'You know how they categorize Shakespeare's plays, right? If it ends with a wedding, it's a comedy. And if it ends with a funeral, it's a tragedy. So we're all living tragedies, because we all end the same way, and it isn't with a goddamn wedding.”
    Robyn Schneider, The Beginning of Everything



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