Is he... is Dimitri a Strigoi?" Mason hesitated only a moment, like he was afraid to answer me, and then—he nodded. My heart shattered. My world shattered.
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Related last night i dreamt AGAIN of a chaotic world, a lawless world..a world that was wounded with bullet ... L V HALL Arya.' He looked down the silvery river and then back at Arya, and he gripped the hilt of Brisingr. ... CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI No, I got it,” he said. His voice was weird. “Really?” I felt a nervous thrill in my stom... MICHELLE HODKIN Dimitri: "I also have a feeling your mother's going to have one ugly conversation with me." Ros... RICHELLE MEAD I shook my head. Setting fires was apparently a new sign of affection. Mead, Richelle (20... RICHELLE MEAD I was transformed the day My ego shattered, And all the superficial, material Things ... SUZY KASSEM If you're Strigoi," the boy interrupted loudly, "then why don't you have horns? My friend Jeffrey sa... RICHELLE MEAD And when I saw you kissing that girl My heart, it shattered and my eyes, they watered And ... KATE NASH For a moment, he looks back at me, and his farewell is in his smile. Then he turns to the stars. BETH REVIS Drop something?" he asked, trying to suppress a smile but failing miserably at the act. I nodde... MARKELLE GRABO Strigoi have red eyes, " I explained. "Do his eyes look red?" The boy leaned forward. "No. The... RICHELLE MEAD For five years I didn't think it was possible to be this happy. But then he forgot all those pr... TERRY MCMILLAN He turns toward me. I want to touch him, but I’m afraid of his bareness; afraid that he will make ... VERONICA ROTH Don't cut it," he said gruffly. "But no one'll see my tattoos if I don't." "Wear it up." RICHELLE MEAD The training part," I guessed. "Yup. You're going to be Dimitri's partner." A ... RICHELLE MEAD COMING FORTH INTO THE LIGHT I was born the day I thought: What is? What wa... SUZY KASSEM I dialed the number slowly, wanting to get it right. Two rings, and he picked up. "Yes," I sai... SARAH DESSEN Do you think that's, like, REAL bacon?" I whispered to Sydney and Dimitri. "And not like squirrel or... RICHELLE MEAD What's the deal? Why can't he look into my eyes when I have words of appreciation lined u... TANYA GAMBHIR He is beauty, inside and out. He is the silver lining in a world of darkness. He is my lig... MARIE LU You don't know your father, do you?” I shook my head. "No. All I know is he must have had wic... RICHELLE MEAD My idea of God is not a divine idea. It has to be shattered time after time. He shatters it Himself. C.S. LEWIS He danced across my heart like a pirate, Constantly discovering my secrets, Turning over e... TANZY SAYADI The only thing a boyfriend was good for was a shattered heart. BECCA FITZPATRICK I lost track of day and night too. My time was divided into Dimitri and not-Dimitri. He was my world... RICHELLE MEAD He nodded, brushed hair off my face, and headed from the kitchen. "I hate being a teenager." JODI MEADOWS For me, my life is a journey. JAY ELECTRONICA A wager?" I repeated. "Yes," he said, and gave me a slow smile, bright with challenge. ... SHERWOOD SMITH He burst in the door like he'd expected to find us, and in that horrible moment, with him raging lik... RICHELLE MEAD My father gave me a ruined boy to compensate for the fact that he does not love me. The ... BRENNA YOVANOFF He was my friend, faithful and just to me: But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is a... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Maxon lowered his lips to mine and gave me the faintest whisper of a kiss. Something abou... KIERA CASS But I talk to you as I talk to my own soul," he said, turning me to face him. He reached up and cupp... DIANA GABALDON He knows all my thoughts. He knows all I’ve ever done and He loves me all the same. KAMAND KOJOURI He hesitated for a moment. Then he said softly, "I love you, Mother." He took my hand and kissed it,... ELIZABETH PETERS Macon Ethan I lay my head down on his chest and cried because had lived because he had die... KAMI GARCIA he placed his hands on my mind before reaching for my waist my hips or my l... RUPI KAUR I moaned then, tilting my head back to give him better access. His hands clamped on my waist, then m... SARAH J. MAAS Finally, I laugh. Genuine and normal sounding. And then my date says the best thing that he could STEPHANIE PERKINS Nico, you can do this," Jason said. "It might be embarrassing, but it's for the scepter." RICK RIORDAN His hands are holding my cheeks, and he pulls back just to look me in the eye and his chest is heavi... TAHEREH MAFI I don’t think my sister is old enough to have sex.” “V, she’s the same age you ar... J.R. WARD Time slowed, and stilled. It was just the two of us, me murmuring in the empty, sunlit room. Will di... JOJO MOYES I sprang toward him with the stake, hoping to catch him by surprise. But Dimitri was hard to catch b... RICHELLE MEAD I’ll be your family now,” he says. “I love you,” I say. I said that once, before I... VERONICA ROTH ... Then he did a strange thing. He lifted my hand to his lips and kissed my palm." "I died. T... JULIE ANNE PETERS A POCKET-SIZED GIRL He keeps me in his pocket for a rainy day; he swears I'm ... COCO J. GINGER Haunted You haunt me in my dreams I can only hear my drowning screams Is it bec... STACE LEE We aren't fighting right now." I blurted out. He gave me a sidelong look. "Do you want to... RICHELLE MEAD Like a jar you housed infinite tenderness And the infinite tenderness shattered you like a jar. PABLO NERUDA There are no brave men and cowardly men in the world, my son. There are only brave men. To be born, ... ALISTAIR MACLEAN This is what it's all been about with you," he said in an even tone. "All the fear, all the run... KRESLEY COLE I risk a glance, and St. Clair stares back. Deeply. He has not looked at me like this before. I turn... STEPHANIE PERKINS You’re sorry? I damn near drank myself to death, I could barely get out of bed, I shattered my pho... JAMIE MCGUIRE You’re sorry? I damn near drank myself to death, I could barely get out of bed, I shattered my pho... JAMIE MCGUIRE No sight so sad as that of a naughty child," he began, "especially a naughty little girl. Do you kno... CHARLOTTE BRONTë I knew I sounded hysterical, and Adrian’s calmness only drove that home. “I think I have an idea... RICHELLE MEAD Stop fighting me!" he said, trying to pull on the arm he held. He was in a precarious pos... RICHELLE MEAD Abe held my gaze a bit longer and then broke into an easy smile. ʺOf course, of course. This is a f... RICHELLE MEAD I want to back up to this whole caring about me thing,” he said, surprising me as he made his way ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT F**k!" he exploded, chocolate and caramel flying out of his mouth. My heart seized. He looked like h... KRISTEN ASHLEY Dauntless,' he says. 'I was born for Abnegation. I was planning on leaving Dauntless, and becoming f... VERONICA ROTH A stranger lies behind my eyes, I know not what he wants; sells me dreams, tells me tale... AKASH MANDAL ...but Dimitri...well, my former lover and instructor was in a category all his own. His fighting sk... RICHELLE MEAD He grunted. 'You have the courage of a warrior.' I watched him turn away and gather the clothes... ALISON GOODMAN So why hadn’t he confronted me? Why hadn’t he torn through my lies and forced me to own up that ... SAM DOGRA I have a little dog who likes to nap with me. He climbs on my body and puts his face in my neck... MARY OLIVER I have my sources." Somehow, saying I'd heard it from my mom sounded less cool. "You've decided, rig... RICHELLE MEAD Well?” he asked, smiling devilishly. “I promise, I won’t hurt you, Nikki. In fact, I imagine y... KRISTEN MIDDLETON Two of us in this room, Ace, two keycards," he said and my eyes went to him. When they did, he jerke... KRISTEN ASHLEY I love a man who tickles me awake with reality, and kisses me goodnight with fiction Braids my ... YESENIA BARKLEY But it was sure a privilege to love him, huh?" I nodded into his shirt. "Gives you an ide... JOHN GREEN He started to say something, maybe an apology and maybe not, and then he stopped, he leaned over and... JENNY HAN I realized my hands were in my pockets. He couldn't hold one even if he wanted to. Not unless he act... ELISE ALLEN He put the book down. “As you wish.” He rose and walked past me. I lowered my sword, expecting h... ILONA ANDREWS Percy wakes me (fourteen) Percy wakes me and I am not ready. He has slept all night ... MARY OLIVER The Answer is that I am afraid ... Afraid of Connection with human beings Afrai... DEYTH BANGER When he entered the anteroom, two women looked up at him. One was Miss Robertson, the governor's sec... GEORGE P. ELLIOTT Why won’t you leave me alone?” I whispered one night as he hovered behind me while I tried to wo... LEIGH BARDUGO He was a strong and noble lord with piercing eyes of grey. He sat upon his noble throne shinin... LAUREL A. ROCKEFELLER I did not run to him, but I did wrap my arms around him, press my ear to his chest, hold on to him a... LAURELL K. HAMILTON Did he show himself?” Nash asked, and I glanced to my right to see him staring at my father, as fa... RACHEL VINCENT He would not stay for me, and who can wonder? He would not stay for me to stand and... A.E. HOUSMAN My dear cousin means the world to me. He is my only ally and I lost him. Deep in my heart I know he ... CELIA MCMAHON (THE BOOKEATER'S DAUGHTER) You know what I like about you, Mase? You think just like I do.” “Frightening concept ,” ... RICHELLE MEAD Raphael turned me over and looked at me, his face close to mine. "You and I will never be done.You'r... ILONA ANDREWS And your will shall decide your destiny," he said: "I offer you my hand, my heart, and a share of al... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Rose: "Why did you lie?" Dimitri: "Because we can't be together." Rose: "Because of the ag... RICHELLE MEAD Okay," I said, "what's your biggest fear?" As always, he took a second to think about the answe... SARAH DESSEN And then his noise falls completely silent- And he stops struggling- And looki... PATRICK NESS How does blind ferret out in the dark How is matchless able to ignite a fire\ How is cluel... EVY MICHAELS Josh grins. "Just give me your hand." "W-what?" "Your hand," he repeats. "Give it to me."<... STEPHANIE PERKINS He grabbed my calves and yanked them apart, then pushed them up so my knees were bent. He put a knee... KRISTEN ASHLEY He sighed contentedly. “How are you feeling, my dear?” “I feel like punching you fo... KIERA CASS And what makes you so certain I won't enlighten the world about your romantic indiscretions?" <... RICHELLE MEAD Grow strong, my comrade … that you may stand Unshaken when I fall; that I may know The s... WILL DURANT He pointed the gun at me. Then he looked up at my hand & tilted his head slightly. - Journe... STEVE TOLTZ ...It’s hard to watch the game we make of love, like everyone’s playing checkers ... ANDREA GIBSON Tell me a truth, Senna." "I don't know how," I breath. "Then tell me a lie." "I don't... TARRYN FISHER I love you.” I stared stupidly at him. Was he joking again, reciting another line from ... JENNIFER ECHOLS
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Can you draw a skeleton riding a motorcycle with flames coming out of it? And I want a pirate ... RICHELLE MEAD You, know I'm the Queen's favorite great nephew, Well, yeah I'm her only great nephew, but that's no... RICHELLE MEAD Don't worry, little dhampir. You might be surrounded by clouds, but you'll always be like sunshine t... RICHELLE MEAD You've asked me out tons of times." "Not really. I've made inappropriate suggestions and freque... RICHELLE MEAD I know how devastated you must be to miss me, but leave a message, and I'll try to ease your agony RICHELLE MEAD That means nothing," said Abe with a shrug. I had a feeling that if I stood and suddenly confessed t... RICHELLE MEAD Hello," I said stiffly. His smile split into a full grin."So nice to see you again." "Alwa... RICHELLE MEAD You think that I'm so manipulative and scheming, Miss Sage? It's all for them. For my loved ones fir... RICHELLE MEAD He smiled willingly. "Well, I always aim to help others in need." "Yeah," a new voice suddenly ... RICHELLE MEAD I expected Abe to yell for everyone to shut up or something like that. Of course, Nathan had been tr... RICHELLE MEAD So, I want to try to spend more time with Dad." Abe glanced at Rose."You see that?" He said. "N... RICHELLE MEAD Who are these people?" my mother asked. "Guess," replied Abe flatly. "Who would be foolish enou... RICHELLE MEAD Well, well, well," I said. "If it isn't the people responsible for unleashing Rose Hathaway on the w... RICHELLE MEAD Abe swept in, resplendent in a gray and yellow suit that coordinated bafflingly well with Adrian's p... RICHELLE MEAD Ah, Belikov," said Abe, shaking Dimitri's hand. "I'd been hoping we'd run into each other. I'd reall... RICHELLE MEAD I have it on good authority there's going to be a new 'gate' opening up soon over on the south side ... RICHELLE MEAD She reached out and touched the bright colors of the cashmere scarf, her face filled with wonder as ... RICHELLE MEAD Was this all part of your plan as my lawyer? I don't recall explosive escapes being part of the lega... RICHELLE MEAD What have you gotten me into?" I hissed at him. "Me? What have you gotten yourself into? Couldn... RICHELLE MEAD Don't fight them anymore.I'm going to go with them." "No. I won't let them take you." "You... RICHELLE MEAD Because it gives him and excuse to be around her--without making it look like he gave in first. That... RICHELLE MEAD You approve?" I asked, spinning around. He slipped an arm around my waist. "Unfortunately... RICHELLE MEAD You forget: I have an addictive personality. I'm addicted to you. Somehow I think you could do all s... RICHELLE MEAD Dimitri. I hadn't known he was here. His eyes were on me too,dark and endless. Only I couldn't ... RICHELLE MEAD I'm sorry." "Be sorry you lied," he said, pressing a kiss to my forehead. "Don't be sorr... RICHELLE MEAD That," I told Tatiana, "is the most fucked-up law I have ever heard. RICHELLE MEAD As he looked at me, he seemed to send a message of his own: that he would still fight for me, that h... RICHELLE MEAD In an undertone, I murmured, "This isn't over. I won't give up on you." "I've given up on you,"... RICHELLE MEAD What are you, Rose Hathaway? Are you real? You're a dream within a dream. I'm afraid touching you wi... RICHELLE MEAD Yeah, that's exactly what I want. To help my girlfriend get her old boyfriend back." He turned away ... RICHELLE MEAD I'll find you. There is no place in this world you can hide from me. I'm watching. Love, Dimitr... RICHELLE MEAD Well, you've finally got a license to kill. It's about time. RICHELLE MEAD You guys didn't really think you could go off on a party weekend without me, did you? Especially her... RICHELLE MEAD I don't know. This college would probably have the same problem the last one did." I frow... RICHELLE MEAD If I could dream, I know I'd dream about you.I'd dream about the way you smell and how your dark hai... RICHELLE MEAD Don't touch her," he growled. There was a note in his voice that would of scared me if it had b... RICHELLE MEAD Checkmate, bitch. RICHELLE MEAD Damn it," I muttered. "What?" asked Adrian. "I hate when you're the sane one... RICHELLE MEAD You're beautiful in battle," said Dimitri. His cold voice carried to me clearly, even above the roar... RICHELLE MEAD Dreams, dreams. I walk them; I live them. I delude myself with them. It's a wonder I can spot realit... RICHELLE MEAD He has no right to threaten my boyfriends. I'm eighteen. An adult. I don't need his help. I can thre... RICHELLE MEAD Sweat isn't a bad thing," he said, leaning his head against the wall thoughtfully. "Some of the best... RICHELLE MEAD It’s okay. Everything’s going to be okay. You can let go of the sword." "I can’t. I can�... RICHELLE MEAD That's pretty hot," he said. "Punching me in the eye?" "Well, no. Of course not. I meant t... RICHELLE MEAD By the way, my name's Rose Hathaway. I'm seventeen years old, training to protect and kill vampires,... RICHELLE MEAD Sometimes you wake up from a dream. Sometimes you wake up in a dream. And sometimes, every once in a... RICHELLE MEAD what's your name?" what?" i asked, squinting at the light. your name." I reconized Dr. Ole... RICHELLE MEAD Don't judge the past by the standards of today. It won't work. They're incompatible. RICHELLE MEAD You were wrong. She really is the new general in town." I smiled back, hoping he wasn't aware o... RICHELLE MEAD And I thought the whole point of my education was that violence IS the answer. RICHELLE MEAD I steeled myself for the next response. I knew it was going to be one of the Zen life lessons. [...]... RICHELLE MEAD I love you, Roza." He kissed me again. "I'll always be here for you. I'm not going to let anything h... RICHELLE MEAD