The Circle Quotes

“Then, he asked, “How are your feet?” He frowned, looking apologetically at my poor choice of shoes. “Oh, uh, they hurt, but it’s fine,” I said. Wes’s intensity was back, those stormy eyes pinning me with a sudden unquestionable authority. “If you’re hurting, that’s not fine. If I catch you wincing, I’m calling you a car.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“Rest assured, when I finally get my hands on you…” Wes drawled, gazing at me through those thick lashes. “You will know for certain that I am no saint.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“You’re not you because of your trauma”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“This world wants us as lonely as possible. Our salvation comes from opposite action. They want us to put up distance. We will come as close as possible instead.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“masculine handwriting”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“We’d found each other in a city of millions, and maybe that was the greatest evidence of magic I’d witnessed so far.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“Death is our best reminder to live.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“Roman said, even though I never fucking asked.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“He stared down at my body one more time before throwing me over his shoulder. I squealed in surprise, feet flailing, and he slapped my exposed ass before gripping it hard.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“Fuck this,” he growled, slamming his lips against mine.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“I’m sorry for being sensitive and annoying,” I forced out, “but I can’t be here right now.” Wes immediately let go of my face, grabbed my hand, and led me out of the store. “You are never annoying to me, Nova. Never. We are all sensitive. It’s human. You’re allowed to be human.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“No more apologizing for anything that isn’t your fault. We’re going to work on that.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“It was an intensity and adoration I could drown in forever.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“I’m not trying to be difficult, and I don’t think I’m better than anyone else. I don’t want to owe anyone anything. And I don’t want someone else’s success. I want my own.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“It was getting harder and harder to pretend whatever the hell was happening between us was friendly. But it didn’t matter. Chemistry wasn’t enough. He’d made his intentions clear, multiple times, and I refused to give any piece of my heart to someone who didn’t want it.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“It wasn’t like I hadn’t tried to fall in love. Men had just made the feat extraordinarily difficult for me with their energy, words, and general behavior.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“I sipped my milkshake, instantly feeling better. Sugar and chocolate were excellent balms for shame.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“This didn’t work on me,” I whispered to my screen. “I just need you to know that. I am only clicking because I am conducting an investigation.” It was important that the billionaire tech overlords listening to me through my phone understood I was not merely a gullible cog in the hive mind machine, but I was actually an exceptionally discerning critical thinker.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle

“This didn’t work on me,” I whispered to my screen. “I just need you to know that. I am only clicking because I am conducting an investigation.”
― Maggie Sunseri, The Circle