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“A man enjoys the happiness he feels, a woman the happiness she gives.”
― Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons dangereuses

“If I am an angel, paint me with black wings.”
― Anne Rice, The Vampire Armand

“Man may have discovered fire, but women discovered how to play with it.”
― Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City

“Maybe our girlfriends are our soulmates and guys are just people to have fun with.”
― Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City

“That's the difference between girls and women: Girls find men fascinating. Women know better.”
― Candace Bushnell, One Fifth Avenue

“...forgiving is not the same as forgetting.”
― Cecily von Ziegesar, Notorious

“You can't make people love you but you can make them fear you”
― Cecily von Ziegesar

“One never learns how the witch became wicked, or whether that was the right choice for her~is it ever the right choice? Does the devil ever struggle to be good again, or if so is he not a devil?”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

“So he stalked her again. Love makes hunters of us all.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

“Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“The things I do for love.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Power resides only where men believe it resides. [...] A shadow on the wall, yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“I will hurt you for this. I don't know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you'll know the debt is paid.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“The unseen enemy is always the most fearsome.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“Every man must die, Jon Snow. But first he must live.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“She should have know that villains often come with pretty faces.”
― Anna Godbersen, The Luxe

“Find you, love you, marry you, and live without shame.”
― Ian McEwan, Atonement

“I've never had a moment's doubt. I love you. I believe in you completely. You are my dearest one. My reason for life. Cee”
― Ian McEwan, Atonement

“Strong women are absolutely unpredictable.”
― Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat

“It's hard to have anything isn't it? Rare to get it, hard to keep it. This is a damn slippery planet.”
― Thomas Harris, Red Dragon

“isn't it funny how danger makes people passionate?”
― Zelda Fitzgerald, Save Me the Waltz

“A liberal is a conservative who has been arrested.”
― Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities

“A woman should be able to kiss a man beautifully and romantically without any desire to be either his wife or his mistress.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned

“unloved women have no biographies-- they have histories”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned

“¿Y ustedes qué? ¿Se quieren o se van a querer?”
― Ángeles Mastretta, Arráncame la vida

“A SMALL PIECE OF TRUTH
I do not carry a sickle or scythe.
I only wear a hooded black robe when it's cold.
And I don't have those skull-like facial features you seem to enjoy pinning on me from a distance. You want to know what I truly look like? I'll help you out. Find yourself a mirror while I continue.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“El amor no se piensa: se siente o no se siente.”
― Laura Esquivel, Like Water for Chocolate

“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
― Jack Kerouac, On the Road