There's not such thing as handsome princes, she told herself. There's no such thing as happily ever after. She looked up at Park. Into his golden green eyes. You saved my life, she tried to tell him. Not forever, not for good. Probably just temporarily. But you saved my life, and now I'm yours. The me that's right now is yours. Always.
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KAYLEA CROSS But then she remembered something else, just a flash: looking up at Damon’s face in the woods and ... L.J. SMITH I should go," I said thickly. "Let me know when you want to start practice again. And thanks for...t... RICHELLE MEAD She looked at him, his soft brown eyes and tall form, and contemplated raising herself on her toes a... HEATHER DIXON Ill see you forever For you are a part of me And I myself a part of thee Inseparable i... DAVID SEVERY I looked at him and the other two people whose names I’d just learned. “So . . . so this is home... KIERA CASS Jessica Stone. The Jessica Stone. My costar. As in, indie film poster child, beloved by the internet... ASHLEY POSTON Ah," she cried, "you look so cool." Their eyes met, and they stared together at each oth... F. SCOTT FITZGERALD What have the nibblers ever done for you?" The breeze ruffled her hair, pushing it back from he... SUZANNE COLLINS She stared into his eyes and announced, “A good-bye kiss.” It was at that Raid stopped dead... KRISTEN ASHLEY Hey, you’re the chick in my homeroom, yeah?” “And you are holding up the line,” s... ASHLEY POSTON Izzy," said Jace, as they neared the pond, and she jumped up and spun around. Her smile was dazzling... CASSANDRA CLARE She lived, we'll say, A harmless life, she called a virtuous life, A quiet life, whi... ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING What is it, Angel?" she said, starting up. "Have they come for me?" "Yes, dearest," he sa... THOMAS HARDY I’m sure you despise me,” she sobbed, looking up at him through tearful eyes. “Desp... DAN BROWN So say I’m your mom.' 'What?' I said. 'I’m your mom,' he repeated. 'Now tell me you wa... SARAH DESSEN She placed her palm over his wound, pressing as hard as she dared. She would stop the blood. MICHAEL GRANT My hands aren't yours to reach and grab. My feet aren't yours to walk. My back's not yours... CALVIN W. ALLISON You know,” she said dreamily, passing over his question, “you’re not nearly as handsome as Lor... LISA KLEYPAS Percy, let me go" she croaked. "You can't pull me up." His face was white with effort. She coul... RICK RIORDAN Now he felt temper snapping at the nerves. “If you can’t be comfortable in the house while I’m... J.D. ROBB I want you,” she said. “Naked.” His nostrils flared as if he was soaking in the sc... NALINI SINGH But why can't we just order what we need? Or buy it?" Myrnin flicked the silver ring on his rig... RACHEL CAINE But..." I'm not ready for you to stop being my problem. "It makes more sense, Park. If yo... RAINBOW ROWELL Astrid found the hem of his T-shirt and pulled it up over his head. She unbuckled his belt and shove... MICHAEL GRANT She is pissed off all the time,” he mumbled and I remained silent, letting him ramble. “She want... C.A. HARMS Yeah. I talked to their chief and she told me something pretty scary.” “What?” he asked. ... 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SHERRILYN KENYON Achilles was looking at me. “Your hair never quite lies flat, here.” He touched my head, just be... MADELINE MILLER Where have you been?" she cried. "Damn you, where have you been?" She took a few steps toward Schmen... PETER S. BEAGLE
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You get all the benefits of 'other people' wit... RAINBOW ROWELL What's the plan?" she asked. He grinned. "My plan is to do things that make you want to hang ou... RAINBOW ROWELL Cath felt like she was swimming in words. Drowning in them, sometimes. RAINBOW ROWELL It’s just... everything. There are too many people. And I don’t fit in. I don’t know how to be... RAINBOW ROWELL I don’t just kiss people. Kisses aren’t... just with me. RAINBOW ROWELL You’re never going to find a guy who’s exactly like you—first of all, because that guy never l... RAINBOW ROWELL Reagan was sitting up at Cath's desk when Cath woke up. "Are you awake?" "Have you been w... RAINBOW ROWELL I miss you." "That's stupid," she said. "I saw you this morning." "It's not the time," Lev... RAINBOW ROWELL You’ve read the books?” “I’ve seen the movies.” Cath rolled her eyes so hard, it... RAINBOW ROWELL I lean into him, because I'm cold and he's always warm. And because I like to remind him that I'm no... RAINBOW ROWELL I'm sorry about yesterday," she said. He hung on to his straps and shrugged. "Yesterday happens... RAINBOW ROWELL I was eleven years old, and I’d lost my mother, and my soul, and the Crucible gave me you.” RAINBOW ROWELL I'm ending this.' 'No. Come on. It's not worth it.' 'You are,' he said fiercel... RAINBOW ROWELL Goodbye. Just tonight. Not ever. RAINBOW ROWELL Just … isn’t giving up allowed sometimes? Isn’t it okay to say, ‘This really hurts, so I’m... RAINBOW ROWELL I don't feel like a trauma victim. I feel like a house after a fire. And sometimes I fell like someo... RAINBOW ROWELL I like your glasses,” he said. “I like your Simon Snow T-shirts. I like that you don’t smile a... RAINBOW ROWELL Smiling is confusing, she thought. This is why I don’t do it. RAINBOW ROWELL I don’t want to love someone so much that they take up all my head, all my space. RAINBOW ROWELL Ben Affleck! Are you sure I can’t talk you into Matt Damon? We could double-date RAINBOW ROWELL I believe that worrying about a bad thing prepares you for it when it comes. If you worry, the bad t... RAINBOW ROWELL But I don't want to write my own fiction,' Cath said, as emphatically as she could. 'I don't want to... RAINBOW ROWELL How many people make a career out of writing anyway?' Cath snapped. She felt like everything inside ... RAINBOW ROWELL He's not a monster. He's just a villain. He's not a villain. He's just a boy. I'm kissing a boy. I'm... RAINBOW ROWELL I always knew he was selfish and self-indulgent and kind of lazy; those are practically prerequisite... RAINBOW ROWELL October, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, t... RAINBOW ROWELL When she sat down to write, she didn't have to wade back into the story slowly, waiting to get used ... RAINBOW ROWELL There was something about the music on that tape. It felt different. Like, it set her lungs and her ... RAINBOW ROWELL You think that holding someone hard will bring them closer. You think that you can hold them so hard... RAINBOW ROWELL That's what people say- 'it's not good-bye' - when they're too afraid to face what they're really fe... RAINBOW ROWELL It's going to be okay. Right. Because I love you. Is that why? It is, actually. RAINBOW ROWELL Ni siquiera puedo respirar cuando no estamos juntos —susurró ella—. Y eso significa que, cuando... RAINBOW ROWELL I DIDN’T WRITE THEM A HAPPY ENDING BECAUSE 17-YEAR-OLDS DON’T GET ENDINGS. THEY GET BEGINN... RAINBOW ROWELL I don't even know what it means to be Korean..." he said. "Well, I don't know what it mea... RAINBOW ROWELL He loved how much they loved each other. It was the thing he thought about when he woke up scared in... RAINBOW ROWELL No se había dado cuenta de Omaha fuera un sitio tan bonito. (Mentalmente, le atribuía el mérito a... RAINBOW ROWELL «Qualunque cosa succeda, io non tornerò mai a casa» disse lei risoluta. «Lo so.» Ele... RAINBOW ROWELL What were the chances you'd ever meet someone like that? he wondered. Someone you could love forever... RAINBOW ROWELL No matter what happens," Park said, "I love you. RAINBOW ROWELL This kiss had to last Park forever. It had to get him home. He needed to remember it when ... RAINBOW ROWELL You look like you," he said. "You with the volume turned up. RAINBOW ROWELL Are you sure you want them to meet me?" she asked. "Yes," he said. "I want everyone to me... RAINBOW ROWELL It's going to be okay," Park said. She nodded. "Right." "Because I love you."<... RAINBOW ROWELL I just want to break that song into pieces," she said, "and love them all to death. RAINBOW ROWELL Sit down." He said It came out angrily. The girl turned him like she couldn't tell weather he was an... RAINBOW ROWELL Good-bye." she said. "Good-bye, Park." "Good-bye, Eleanor. You know, until tonight. When ... RAINBOW ROWELL That's what people say- 'it's not good-bye' - when they're too afraid to face what they're really fe... RAINBOW ROWELL But..." I'm not ready for you to stop being my problem. "It makes more sense, Park. If yo... RAINBOW ROWELL I just meant that... I want to be the last person who ever kisses you, too... That sounds bad, like ... RAINBOW ROWELL He smiled, surprised. 'This is for me?' 'No,' she said, 'it's...' She couldn't think of anythin... RAINBOW ROWELL Go on and honk," Eleanor said. "You think you can intimidate me with your swanlike good looks, but I... RAINBOW ROWELL She was pretty sure she’d thank him for saving her life. Not just yesterday, but, like practically... RAINBOW ROWELL I just can't believe that life would give us to each other," he said, "and then take it back." ... RAINBOW ROWELL I didn’t write them a happy ending because 17-year-olds don’t get endings. They get beginni... RAINBOW ROWELL It's our last chance. No. No, I can't... I, no, I need to believe that it isn't our last ... RAINBOW ROWELL I'm going to tell Mrs. Burt that my mom doesn't want me to do anything that might rupture my hymen,"... RAINBOW ROWELL Puede que Park la hubiera paralizado con su magia ninja, con su toque vulcano y estuviera a punto de... RAINBOW ROWELL He'd stopped trying to bring her back. RAINBOW ROWELL Park stood up when she got to their row, and as soon as she sat down, he took her hand and kissed it... RAINBOW ROWELL Dear Park, I like you so much. You have really beautiful cheeks. RAINBOW ROWELL He's still looking in my eyes. Staring me down like he did that dragon, chin tilted and locked. "I'm... RAINBOW ROWELL