Miyong

“You've got that motherly concern in your eyes, Jean. I must look like I'm hammered as shit," said Locke.

"Actually you look like you were executed last week.”
― Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora

“So, let's make a deal: If you do not voice all the withering comments about the weight or uselessness of this jacket that are no doubt swirling in that big brain of yours, then I will not mention the super-laser episode again. Agreed?"
This jacket is really cutting into my shoulders, thought Artemis. And it's so heavy that I could not outrun a slug.
But he said, "Agreed.”
― Eoin Colfer, The Last Guardian

“How do you feel when I smile at you?" he asked - and then he did smile at her, just a little.

Not like myself, Cath thought.

"Like an idiot," she said softly. "And I never want it to stop.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“The truth," he says, "is a painful reminder of why I prefer to live among the lies.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me