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“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Do I look stupid?" snarled Uncle Vernon, a bit of fried egg dangling from his bushy mustache.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Love and hate were the opposite of each other not because they were on the other end of the spectrum, fighting against each other, but because they had once gotten along so well, that the distance after the dust settled turned them into enemies. Love knew all the good parts of hate. Hate knew all the bad parts of love.”
― Leeann M. Shane, The Tomboy & the Rebel

“Addy, that airhead homecoming princess turned badass ninja investigator,”
― Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Lying

“Hold on to your one. Remember? I have you, and you have me. And when you’re lucky enough to find one—just one—person in this unforgiving life who makes everything worth it, who you love and trust and would kill for, then you hold on damn tight, because that’s probably all you get.”
― Jessica Park, 180 Seconds

“If you are looking for a happy book about beautiful people, this is the wrong story. If you are looking for a narrative without emotion, without regrets, and without mistakes, this is definitely the wrong story. This is by no means an uncomplicated tale about uncomplicated people. It is by no means sweet or light. This story is ugly. This story is complicated. This story is emotional. This story is tragic. This story is about discovery. It is about hope. It is about one girl’s perception of reality. It is about me, a girl named Peregrine Storke. A girl thought to be named after a bird, but really I’m not. Peregrine means “traveler” or “pilgrim”. I’ve always liked that idea. That I was meant to go abroad. That I was meant to see great things. Instead, I am as awkward as my surname, Storke. It would be better if I were named after a bird. A bird with clipped wings.”
― R.K. Ryals, The Story of Awkward

“That awkward moment when you realize you’ve lived your entire life inside of a picture.” ~Peregrine Storke~ It was raining when my mother pulled up to the simple two-level brick home. Drops of water pounded on the roof of her beat up red Toyota, the sound both ominous and comfortable, before tunneling down her windows in rivers and tiny tributaries. The damp infiltrated the interior, soaking my skin despite the vehicle surrounding us. Rain was never simple this time of year in Louisiana. It always came followed by lightning, thunder, and a myriad of warnings. Leaves blew against the windshield, still full and green from summer, and I watched as one of them stuck against the glass, the leaf’s veins prominent. I wanted to sketch the way it looked now, alone and surrounded by tears, but there was no time. “Don’t forget to call me when you get there,” Mom murmured. Her knuckles were white against the steering wheel, her lips pinched. She wouldn’t cry. Mom seldom cried, she”
― R.K. Ryals, The Story of Awkward

“But he had been so afraid to lose Anne, so afraid that she would reject his love that he tried to protect himself in the worst way possible. He projected his own fear of her rejection of his love into a stupid theory until he drove her away.”
― Eleanor Webb, The Job Offer

“The sky was a brilliant azure blue clear of clouds except for a few wispy strips of white that streaked up high in the atmosphere”
― Eleanor Webb, The Job Offer

“Not all those who wander are lost.”
― Helena Hunting, Hilariously Ever After

“That awkward moment when you realize you’ve lived your entire life inside of a picture.” ~Peregrine Storke~”
― R.K. Ryals, The Story of Awkward

“That awkward moment right before you die when you realize you haven’t done enough in life to be considered living.” ~Peregrine Storke~”
― R.K. Ryals, The Story of Awkward

“That awkward moment when a grown man is suddenly a part of your childhood fairytale.” ~Peregrine Storke~”
― R.K. Ryals, The Story of Awkward

“That awkward moment when you’re forced to tell a person you’ve known for years that you don’t particularly like them.” ~Peregrine Storke~”
― R.K. Ryals, The Story of Awkward

“It isn’t about being awkward. It’s about not being ashamed to be awkward. It’s about embracing what makes us different. Perfection and Stereotype are threats to that.”
― R.K. Ryals, The Story of Awkward

“That awkward moment when you find yourself the center of attention and the villain becomes awkward.” ~Peregrine”
― R.K. Ryals, The Story of Awkward

“Remember, the way we perceive ourselves is often nothing like what we really are,”
― R.K. Ryals, The Story of Awkward

“The freckle on King Happenstance’s nose was born from those words, the imperfection suddenly beautiful to me. Like a human version of Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, a perfect king with an imperfection that helped rather than hindered him.”
― R.K. Ryals, The Story of Awkward

“was grateful. Sometimes it was better not to know things … it was simply best to appreciate what life handed us, no questions asked.”
― R.K. Ryals, The Story of Awkward

“spent eighteen years feeling like I was watching my life play out without ever really living it.”
― C. Gockel, Gods and Mortals: Thirteen Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Novels

“Siraj-ud-daulah”
― Subhadra Sen Gupta, A Children’s History of India

“Alex, I think I peed a little…” Conner said. “Me too,” she said.”
― Chris Colfer, An Author's Odyssey

“And that’s a polycrab,” Conner said. “It has ten limbs and three tails,” Alex noted. “That’s thirteen appendages – why would you name it a polycrab? Poly means seven.” “Oh,” Conner said. “That explains why I failed that geometry quiz.”
― Chris Colfer, An Author's Odyssey

“Because if you don’t come back here and kiss me I’m going to knock your head off!”
― Anita Valle, The Nine Princesses Series: 3 Princess Novels