Oh, God," I said. "No, it's Dexter," he replied, offering me his hand, which I ignored. He glanced behind him, then back at me. "I'll see you soon," he said, and grinned at me. "Like hell," I replied,
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That's exactly what my last three boyfriends said whe... KIM FIELDING The instructor stared at me with cold, cut-me-no-slack determination, then got into a fighting stanc... JAMES PATTERSON This was never your destiny," he snapped, glaring at me with devilish eyes. "No," I repli... SERENA WINTER Damn it,” I said. “I don't suppose you have any ideas on how to kill Littleton.” He smile... PATRICIA BRIGGS Sure you are," Jack replied. He sashayed up next to me, and yes, it was a sashay, he was far too dam... CANDICE GILMER Don’t leave me,” he whispers. “Oh, for crying out loud—no! I am not going to go!” I s... E.L. JAMES Jem shook his head. "You bit de Quincey" he said. "You fool. He's a VAMPIRE" "I had no ch... CASSANDRA CLARE God will bless you,' said he, 'you are an angel since you take care of the flowers.' 'No,' she ... VICTOR HUGO Why won’t you leave me alone?” I whispered one night as he hovered behind me while I tried to wo... LEIGH BARDUGO I thought told you to watch where you put your feet," he said accusingly. Erak shrugged. I did,... JOHN FLANAGAN Ben Adaephon Delat," Pearl said plaintively, "see the last who comes. You send me to my death." STEVEN ERIKSON With a silent order, I urged Snout forward—but he veered away, charging toward Hazel instead. N... JOEL N. ROSS As class ended, Hector announced, “I’m hungry.” “ okay,” Rider responded as I said t... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Damn it," I said. "I don't suppose you have any ideas on how to kill Littleton." He smile... PATRICIA BRIGGS How old are you, anyway?' she asked, squinting at him. There was a pause. At last he said, 'Why... NATALIE BABBITT Thank you,” I said, turning around a little so I could talk to him. “You’re a good friend.”<... MONICA ALEXANDER You look like hell,' he said to me in a low voice. 'Gee, Dax, don’t coat it with honey.... MARIA V. SNYDER A learned man came to me once. He said, "I know the way, -- come." And I was overjoyed at ... STEPHEN CRANE I let my head fall forward into his shoulder, breathing in his scent. "Now what do we do?" JESSICA SORENSEN Lok’tar ogar!” The daemon holding me pulled my head back, exposing my throat. “Victory or... ALLISON PANG Who am I, that you should love me?" "You are My Queen," said Eugenides. She sat perfectly still... MEGAN WHALEN TURNER Over his shoulder, she saw Skulduggery walk in. "Oh, hell," she muttered. Wreath's smile reapp... DEREK LANDY Ghost?” St. Vincent shot him an incredulous glance. “Christ. You’re not serious, are you?” LISA KLEYPAS You’re stuck,” I blurted, his grin died and he blinked. “Come again?” I swallowed,... KRISTEN ASHLEY He responded a few minutes later. Okay. I wrote back. Okay. JOHN GREEN J.Lo gasped. When I looked to see why, he had one hand to his mouth and the other pointing at me. ADAM REX What are you up to?” “Oh, you know, mischief and mayhem,” he replied. �... J. LYNN Angel clicked on a few more pictures on the screen, and Alex made small talk about the place. Then h... ELIZABETH REYES Daniel, he said. I would have you follow me. Master!....I will fight for you to the end!.... ELIZABETH GEORGE SPEARE You adopted him," I said when Romeo sat on the coffee table in front of me. "You love him," he ... CAMBRIA HEBERT Sirrah, my companion chooses to engage you in knightly combat!" Halt said. The horseman stiffened, s... JOHN FLANAGAN Wait a second," Four says. I turn toward him, wondering which version of Four I'll see now-the one w... VERONICA ROTH He shook his head, just looking at me. "What?" I asked. "Nothing," he said. "Why are ... JOHN GREEN Behind him Kaldar nudged Urow's youngest son. "Bet you he lasts at least thirty seconds." "Um..... ILONA ANDREWS Silverfish looked down. "Oh. Are you a dwarf?" Cuddy gave him a blank stare. "Are you... TERRY PRATCHETT Megan, I love you,. I will always love you." I swallowed hard. "Scared?" He asked. "Y... 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RICK RIORDAN It's asking us our names," Falkor reported. "I'm Atreyu!" Atreyu cried. "I'm F... MICHAEL ENDE I don't mind your calling me a clog, if only we were fastened together." "But I do mind y... ELIZABETH GASKELL Do not do that again," he said stiffly. "Don't kiss me back then," I retorted. He stared a... RICHELLE MEAD That's us," he said. "Those five nuts right there." "Which one is me?" I asked. RICK RIORDAN The multicolored kitten snuggled between her breasts. Lucky cat. "I thought ma... CANDIS TERRY Simon appeared at the doorway behind Tori and Derek. He waved to me and mouthed "run while you c... KELLEY ARMSTRONG Thank you for letting me hijack your wish', I said. 'Thank you for wearing that dress whi... JOHN GREEN But what does he do to qualify as a sonovabitch?” Jenny asked. “Make me”, I replied. ERICH SEGAL Dad?" Jesus asked. "Yes son?" God replied. "Why does man have so many religions?" Jesus as... ANTHONY T. HINCKS I like the sound of that, crashing Monica's party," he glanced at Michael, then quickly away. "What ... RACHEL CAINE You guessed? You must have been pretty sure, considering you could have killed me." "I was nine... CASSANDRA CLARE Why do you always look like you just rolled out of bed?' 'Because usually I have.' And the way ... MICHELLE HODKIN I watched him pitch the ball at a table neatly lined with six bowling pins, my stomach giving a litt... BECCA FITZPATRICK Then come here," he said, a bit redundantly, as he had already pulled her with him into an armchair ... KRISTIN CASHORE This is what it's all been about with you," he said in an even tone. "All the fear, all the run... KRESLEY COLE Caddy came home on Friday evening. Perfectly Harmless Patrick brought her in his battered old car...... HILARY MCKAY It was not the thought that I was so unloved that froze me. I had taught myself to do without love.<... KURT VONNEGUT JR. Stay away from her." "Okay." 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SARAH DESSEN The language of solace, and comets, and the girls we all become, in the end. SARAH DESSEN This world is an awful/ugly place not to have a best friend. SARAH DESSEN its reall bad SARAH DESSEN Just like that, with one phone call, she was a daughter again. SARAH DESSEN I hoped that Grace would be a little bit of the best of all of us: Scarlett's spirit, and my mother'... SARAH DESSEN If you have just one person believe in you, you'll always find your way SARAH DESSEN You can't just plan a moment when things get back on track, just as you can't plan the moment you lo... SARAH DESSEN And that was it; it was so easy for her. My own memories did not even belong to me. But I knew she w... SARAH DESSEN I knew I had to keep him to myself, as I'd slowly begun to keep everything. We had secrets now, trut... SARAH DESSEN He wasn't what I'd thought he was; maybe he never had been. I wasn't what I'd thought I was, either. 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He was there, I could feel his breath, the ground... SARAH DESSEN There was something so heavy about the burden of history, of the past. I wasn't sure I had it in me ... SARAH DESSEN Oh for God's sake,' Heather said, 'I wish you two would just go out, fail miserably as a couple, and... SARAH DESSEN It's a great compliment that people think they're fast reads. It's always funny to me because it tak... SARAH DESSEN Wherever you will go, I will let you down, But this lullaby goes on. SARAH DESSEN I think my mother characters have changed a lot since Sasha was born, just because I understand what... SARAH DESSEN With love like that, you can't get pick about how it finds you or the details. All that matters is t... SARAH DESSEN You want me to give her a key?" the guy asked. "I want you to give her a possibility," she told... SARAH DESSEN What was it like to be so confident even in your failings that you weren't the least bit bothered wh... SARAH DESSEN Look,” he said, “the point is there’s no way to be a hundred percent sure about anyone or anyt... SARAH DESSEN Your mother won a special reward," she told me, "because everyone had a head in her pictures. We all... SARAH DESSEN Rogerson," I asked him sweetly as we sat watching a video in the pool house, "where would I find the... SARAH DESSEN I'd heard of Evergreen Care Center before. Cass and I had always made fun of the stupid ads they ran... SARAH DESSEN Nothing like being scolded by a hippie. SARAH DESSEN After all, it's all kinds of things that make up a life, right? The big, like falling in love and sp... SARAH DESSEN I knew this feeling, the 2 a.m. loneliness that I'd practically invented. SARAH DESSEN Maybe we were all destined to just keep doing the same stupid things, over and over again, never rea... SARAH DESSEN After the group vet appointment--during which Lyle scratched the vet, the vet tech, and some poor wo... SARAH DESSEN It [I'm leaving] wasn't really necessary to say, especially if you were already walking away. Almost... SARAH DESSEN It was so risky and so scary, and yet at the same time, so beautiful. Maybe the truth was, it should... SARAH DESSEN When you don't know where you're going, maybe it wasn't such a bad thing to have more than you need. SARAH DESSEN That's not a real answer.' Says who?' Says me. I mean real fear, like of failure, of death... SARAH DESSEN It's hard to be nice when the rest of the world is so mean. SARAH DESSEN I want the white one SARAH DESSEN As Isabel acted out her date, both of them laughing, I stayed in the kitchen, out of sight, and pret... SARAH DESSEN Isn't it weird," I said, "the way you remember things, when someone's gone?" What do you mean?"... SARAH DESSEN I can still see Boo sitting there on the floor, cross-legged, holding my Ken and watching my face as... SARAH DESSEN So what's your doll's name?" Boo asked me. "Barbie," I said. "All their names are Barbie." SARAH DESSEN Why should I even bother? What's the point, really?" He thought for a moment. "Who says there h... SARAH DESSEN I couldn't imagine what it would be like to be one of so many, to have not just parents and siblings... SARAH DESSEN If someone is really close with you, your getting upset or them getting upset is okay, and they don�... SARAH DESSEN Restoring order of my personal universe suddenly seemed imperative, as I refolded my T-shirts, stuff... SARAH DESSEN There were so many places in my time with Rogerson that I wished I could go back to, hitting the sto... SARAH DESSEN That's what this has been all about for you, correct? Make it clear. That you and me--it was nothing... SARAH DESSEN And for one second, it was like I could feel the timing clicking together, finally pieces falling in... SARAH DESSEN Sometimes, you have to manufacture your own history. Give fate a push, so to speak. SARAH DESSEN It was amazing how you could get so far from where you'd planned, and yet find it was exactly were y... SARAH DESSEN These were always the weirdest trips for me, when it was midnight or even later, and we pulled up to... SARAH DESSEN You couldn't just pick and choose at will when someone depended on you, or loved you. It wasn't like... SARAH DESSEN Story of my life. SARAH DESSEN instead, we just sat there, together but really apart, watching a show about a stranger and all her ... SARAH DESSEN I understood now. This voice, the one that had been trying to get my attention all this time, callin... SARAH DESSEN I am the middle sister. The one in between. Not oldest, not youngest, not boldest, not nicest. I am ... SARAH DESSEN I'd been convinced I was on the outside, but really, I'd always been within arm's reach. All I had t... SARAH DESSEN Because this is what happens when you try to run from the past. it doesn't just catch up: it overtak... SARAH DESSEN Because the truth sometimes hurts," I said. Yeah," he said. "So do lies, though. SARAH DESSEN So while it seemed like you were seeing everything, you really weren't. Just bits and pieces that lo... SARAH DESSEN