There were five others before they got to him. He smiled a little when his turn came. His voice was low, smoky, and dead sexy. “My name is Augustus Waters,” he said. “I’m seventeen. I had a little touch of osteosarcoma a year and a half ago, but I’m just here today at Isaac’s request.” “And how are you feeling?” asked Patrick. “Oh, I’m grand.” Augustus Waters smiled with a corner of his mouth. “I’m on a roller coaster that only goes up, my friend.
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SNAPE looks at her, and then swallows the pai... JACK THORNE So are you going to tell me why Ronowski pulled you into the break room when we got back today?” G... A.E. VIA Then Day reaches out and touches my hand with his. He encloses it in a handshake. And just like that... MARIE LU So, how is it that you don’t have a girlfriend?” I asked boldly. Joel shrugged. “Hav... SHAWN KIRSTEN MARAVEL All right, then,” she snapped, “do as you please! Perhaps afterward we could manage a coherent d... LISA KLEYPAS Love you,” Xavier said just before he drifted back to sleep. “Love you more,” I said play... ALEXANDRA ADORNETTO Do me a favor, Ro,” Day said calmly. “What’s that?” Ronowski peeked around Johnso... A.E. VIA A long time ago, before I even met you, someone replaced my chest with a broken record. ... CLEMENTINE VON RADICS His voice gentled and his touch became more like a caress. "I love you," he whispered. "Romeo.... CAMBRIA HEBERT Hello, ma’am. How are you today?” he asked one day with a grin on his face the size of Kansas. I... HAZEL CARTWRIGHT Cover me!' Augustus said as he jumped out from behind the wall and raced toward the school. Isaac fu... JOHN GREEN Ghost?” St. Vincent shot him an incredulous glance. “Christ. You’re not serious, are you?” LISA KLEYPAS She found him standing before the water staring unseeing at its frozen surface. He was shivering. Sh... KRISTIN CASHORE So say I’m your mom.' 'What?' I said. 'I’m your mom,' he repeated. 'Now tell me you wa... SARAH DESSEN I knew I sounded hysterical, and Adrian’s calmness only drove that home. “I think I have an idea... RICHELLE MEAD He then kissed her. It was a very long time before he let her go. When he did, she looked... EVA IBBOTSON How do you do that?” Mennis asked, frowning. “What?” “Smile so much.” “Oh... BRANDON SANDERSON Interesting how fashion is cyclical,” Jaccob said when she came out of the store with two black pl... ERIK SCOTT DE BIE He gave a hard smile and the oxygen in my lungs evaporated. “We both know I’m not a gentlem... CATE TIERNAN You’ll be angry, but I’m going to ask anyway. Will you marry me?' The unsupported voice, the one... STEVEN BRUST His name is Julian Janus Marquet, but I’m going to call him Jory.” Both Chris and Pau... V.C. ANDREWS So I was a stone in the sea. Gravity gave up on keeping me above the surface. I did not try to... CHARLOTTE ERIKSSON Quinn came forward and Sam pulled him aside. His old friend looked tortured and sad. “What’... MICHAEL GRANT This is a wonderful day,” Anthony was muttering to himself. “A wonderful day.” He looked up sh... JULIA QUINN How old are you?” she asked. My answer was automatic and ingrained. “Seventeen.” “... STEPHENIE MEYER I don’t know how to talk because I’m feeling. I’m listening to my voice as if it were som... ALBERTO CAEIRO What are you smiling at?” I whirled, peering into the gloom. The Darkling’s voice se... LEIGH BARDUGO My little man,” she said. “No.” She stretched out her hand to him. “Come.” ... MICHAEL GRANT Abby,” he signed. “Hmm?” “I have a confession to make.” “Okay,” she ... SAMANTHA CHASE Careful old-timer, your age is showing.” “Hey, I’m only thirty-two. I’m in my prime, wo... ANNE RAINEY The Janus Guard will also be out that night,” he said, one hand reaching out to squeeze her should... LESLEY LIVINGSTON Jace set what he was holding down on the windowsill and reached out to her. She came to lean against... CASSANDRA CLARE Augustus Waters was a self-aggrandizing bastard. But we forgive him. We forgive him not because he h... JOHN GREEN WAIT, WAIT! JUST one more!” “Bliss, there are children waiting.” And they probably h... CORA CARMACK They’d just left when Zsadist came in at a dead run. “Shit, shit, shit…” What’s doing... J.R. WARD His name is Christian,” he calls back. “Can you believe that? We came all this way so Clara... CYNTHIA HAND Irial!” “Still here.” Irial didn’t open his eyes, but he smiled a little. “You�... MELISSA MARR I fucking love you!” He grabbed each side of my face, slamming his lips against mine. “I l... JAMIE MCGUIRE Ah! Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans! I was unfortunate enough in my youth to come across a vomit-... J.K. ROWLING He smirks, shaking his head and letting his eyes wander. I watch him carefully, wondering what I can... ASHLEY EARLEY Then I’m glad I’m your first.” She tightened her grip on his hand. “You’re my last, ... SYLVAIN REYNARD Auburn Mason Reed,” I say out loud. What are the chances? I smile and run my... COLLEEN HOOVER I’m going to grab a cheeseburger,” I told Patch. “Want anything?” “Nothing on the men... BECCA FITZPATRICK I’m not a kid!” she told Shane hotly. “I’m only, like, a year younger than Eve!” “A... RACHEL CAINE I’m sorry,” I whisper. He takes my face in his hands. “I’m not. I’m not sorry I met y... JESSICA KHOURY Dad!" Jesus yelled. "Yes, son," God said. "That star's light just went out," Jesus told hi... ANTHONY T. HINCKS Where are you going?” I demanded. He looked over his shoulder at me with an exasperated sigh.... KODY KEPLINGER You wanted hearts and flowers,” he murmurs. I blink at him, not quite believing what I’m se... E.L. JAMES So, what are you doing with my little sister today?” Daniel asked. I closed my eyes in defeat. MICHELLE HODKIN He smiled. "You’re into me, I can tell." "I’m not into you," I said hotly. Hotly, bec... JANETTE RALLISON Still perfect,” he said. “Read to me.” “This isn’t really a poem to read aloud when y... JOHN GREEN Buckley followed the three of them into the kitchen and asked, as he had at least once a day, “Whe... ALICE SEBOLD I’m not a fan of Kurt’s…I’m no longer writing my thesis on him.” “Why?” PAUL CHRISTENSEN So how’s it going?” “Okay. Glad to be home, I guess. Gus told me you were in the ICU?”<... JOHN GREEN You’re not too bad, Finley Sinclair.” I couldn’t have looked away from this boy if the ro... JENNY B. JONES Oh, I should probably set a few ground rules before we do this.” “Oh?” I turn at the wais... J.A. REDMERSKI I clinked my bottle against his. “To being the only girl a guy with no standards doesn’t w... JAMIE MCGUIRE I was astonished to see Adrian watching me, a look of contentment on his face. His eyes seemed to st... RICHELLE MEAD I’m not dangerous,” I breathed. He brought his face toward mine. “You are to me.”... RICHELLE MEAD Rehvenge, I’m talking to you more than I speak with my mahmen.” “I thought your mother wa... J.R. WARD Someday,” she said in a voice as serene as a high mountain lake, “I’m going to break your neck... NALINI SINGH Got your text,” he said when I climbed out. “How much did it hurt?” “Not at all,” I s... KELLEY ARMSTRONG Puck threw Ash a mocking smile. “You look like crap, Prince. Did you miss me?” Ash fro... JULIE KAGAWA He flipped himself onto his side and kissed me. "You're so hot," I said, my hand still on his leg. <... JOHN GREEN I’m supposed to meet Ainsley for lunch and then...we’re hanging out.” He was silent for a... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Next time I expect you to act a little friendlier and remember that we would like to get out of here... TRACEY WARD
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JOHN GREEN But there was so much todo: cigarettes to smoke, sex to have, swings to swing on. I'll have more tim... JOHN GREEN How wil we ever get out of this labyrinth of suffering? JOHN GREEN AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!' he screamed. 'So that's Sara,' I said. 'Yes.' 'She seems nice. JOHN GREEN The pigs can't stop the fox; I'm too quick,' Takumi said to himself. "I can rhyme while I run; I'm t... JOHN GREEN I’m just scared of ghosts, Pudge. And home is full of them. JOHN GREEN You can't just make me different and then leave JOHN GREEN She has great breasts," the Colonel said without looking up from the whale. "DO NOT OBJECTIFY W... JOHN GREEN But why Alaska?' I asked her. 'Well, later, I found out what it means. It's from an Aleut... JOHN GREEN Right, well, he'd been sick for a while and his nurse said to him, 'You seem to be feeling better th... JOHN GREEN I'm really not up for answering any questions that start with how, when, where, why or what. JOHN GREEN You're funny, and you're smart, and you may show up late, but you always show up eventually. JOHN GREEN I have a great affection for people who are intellectually engaged with the world, and who don’t t... JOHN GREEN I've never known before what it feels like to want someone - not to want to hook up with them or wha... JOHN GREEN There's a stark difference between the words 'prodigy' and 'genius.' Prodigies can very quickly lear... JOHN GREEN Why is being a nerd bad? Saying I notice you’re a nerd is like saying, ‘Hey, I notice that you�... JOHN GREEN I wanted us to have an adventure. Because I love that crap. Because I'm not whatever-her-name-is. I ... JOHN GREEN If my public existence does anything worthwhile, hopefully it at least demystifies the author a bit,... JOHN GREEN If people were like rain, I was like drizzle and she was a hurricane. JOHN GREEN I do not say goodbye. I believe that's one of the bullshitiest words ever invented. It's not like yo... 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