You deserve to be happy,” he said. And meant it. She deserved the joy he so often glimpsed on her face when Rowan was near—deserved the wicked laughter she shared with Aedion, the comfort and teasing with Lysandra. She deserved happiness, perhaps more than anyone.
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KIMBERLY KINRADE Marianne was angry after the 500 so I think she deserved to win. ANNI FRIESINGER He didn't know what he'd done to deserve her love, but he thanked the Lord he had it. Then again, wh... ANN H. GABHART We were all hoping for Michelle still yet to come, but you know, Sarah Hughes skated to win [Thursda... DOROTHY HAMILL Elinor agreed to it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition. JANE AUSTEN If u ever lie to her,make sure she deserved it. And if she deserves it, make sure she believes it. A... JOAN COLLEEN R. KATIPUNAN To finally get a national championship - she worked so hard and she deserved it. It is hard to come ... RALPH WHITE That was a good match. He was better on his feet. He went 100 percent. He deserved it, he deserved i... JOE GODINHO I don't want to say she deserved it, but ... CESAR RODRIGUEZ Sometimes when you're praised about something, sometimes it's deserved, and sometimes it'... LADAINIAN TOMLINSON He needed to tell her...what? That she was lovely and brave and better than anything he deserved. Th... LEIGH BARDUGO She had been hoping to play stopper her senior year and now she is. She earned that position. She's ... ALANE BURKE I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES A strange, ever-changing female scent hit him, and Aedion found Lysandra leaning against the hallway... SARAH J. MAAS There was nothing we could do. The girl had a nice shot. She deserved it. DEMIR MUFTARI They both had a broken heart, but she turned out to be cold hearted, he didn't lose hope because tha... DAVID BENTO GUERRA I had dinner with Marlene Dietrich in the early 1970s. I went to pick her up and she had someone wit... ROBERT WILSON I was even a little glad that if it wasn’t going to be me she wanted, it was going to be someone w... CASSANDRA CLARE She's proud of you. She said so herself. And she knows you deserved a chance to be happy. I know tha... AIMEE CARTER Early on, even before he was the front-runner, TV news was giving Trump far more attention than othe... CAMPBELL BROWN I love you," he said, holding her close and running his fingers through her tangled hair as if he co... DEBORAH BLAKE She skated really, really well. The two triple-triples made for a really strong program. She deserve... SASHA COHEN Everyone deserved the chance to be redeemed, and Michael had gone his whole life never having it. He... PRISCILLA GLENN Lysandra's smile grew. "I like your fangs," she said sweetly. Aelin choked on her grape. Of cou... SARAH J. MAAS She struggled against him and then kicked him with her knee, right between his legs. He won’t be t... AMBER M. KESTNER He got what he deserved. I'm a happy camper. JANE MCCORMICK My sister was an amazing woman who had made decisions her entire life, and she deserved to make this... JOELLYN SCHULTZ So I let my shame own me, kill me, wilt me away into a thousand dead flakes, knowing if I kept it al... JESSICA SORENSEN …I love you,” he said to her, although at that point he was certain she could no longer comprehe... REBECCA MCNUTT She realized that Rowan saw each of those thoughts and more as he reached into his tunic and pulled ... SARAH J. MAAS That was a well-deserved honor. She pitched admirably and kept us in all three ball games. I'm reall... JAMIE PINKERTON He confronted my wife and she didn't deserve that. When my wife saw him, she asked him to leave and ... HAL TURNER She wished he could make her somehow indelibly his; that they were still children so they could cut ... MEREDITH DURAN He had a super year. I'm very happy he got drafted. He deserved it. CORKY PALMER It was clear to her now, Happiness was a seductive illusion. No one as fucked up as her deserved one... SOLANGE NICOLE Connor; "Push me and you might just find yourself locked in the trunk of a car and on a ferry headed... R.L. MATHEWSON She had grown older. And he loved her more now than he had loved her when he understood her better, ... MICHAEL ONDAATJE His breath caught, harsh enough that she looked over her shoulder. But his eyes weren't o... SARAH J. MAAS I'm disappointed in it. He deserved it. Ben Wallace and the other guys who were picked, they deserve... PAT RILEY My beautiful wife is dead. She meant everything to me. Her laughter, her tears and her joy will rema... WILLIAM SHATNER She hasn't gotten the recognition that she's deserved for what she's given to this sport. She has be... JULIE FOUDY Aelin was laughing as she cried, and the male was just holding her, his hooded head buried in her ne... SARAH J. MAAS I think it did have to be this way, so he could get the ending he deserved. ANDRE MCGEE He played great. He deserved it. BRETT STEGMAIER Aelin would come back, and when she did . . . With every breath, Aedion felt that lingering scent wr... SARAH J. MAAS To be perfectly happy it does not suffice to possess happiness, it is necessary to have deserved it. VICTOR HUGO She was quite pretty too in those days; indeed, perhaps she still was. But for some reason none of h... VIKRAM SETH The Tortoise and the Eagle
A tortoise, lazily basking in the sun, complained to the sea-birds of her... AESOP With the sleep deprived pounding behind Brent’s closed eyes, he made a decision. He wouldn’t qui... ALEATHA ROMIG To act with doubleness towards a man whose own conduct was double, was so near an approach to virtue... GEORGE ELIOT He that hath deserved hanging may be glad to escape with a whipping THOMAS BROOKS He that hath deserved hanging may be glad to escape with a whipping. THOMAS BROOKS Juan Peron, I think in the end, had become a little resentful of Eva. She was so popular. She was so... ALMA GUILLERMOPRIETO He pitched well, but we didn't back him up with the defense he deserved. AARON BENDER Aedion rubbed at his face. "Do you understand what it was like to sit on my ass while you were gone?... SARAH J. MAAS It was his time, his turn. He deserved it. CURTIS SHAW Anytime you're a national champion, it's incredible. I couldn't be more proud of Helen. She's been o... WHITNEY HITE She said, 'I'm so afraid.' And I said, 'why?,' and she said, 'Because I'm so profoundly happy, Dr. R... KHALED HOSSEINI When I made the call, it was painful, but it was the right thing to do. He deserved it. BRIAN SCHMETZER She was so excited to be on stage with the Saint Paul choir, when the Governor came to greet and tak... RICHARD BROWN It was ironic, but when you scratched the surface, most successful men were working for one thing on... CANDACE BUSHNELL . . . but it was their relation, and his coming to her like that, openly, so that anyone could see, ... VIRGINIA WOOLF I loved her too much to break her heart, one reason we didn't start any relationship at all. She des... OLASOT Ashryver eyes met her own, and she touched the face that was the other side of her fair coin. ... SARAH J. MAAS ... As Lorcan stared down at Lysandra, his blood-splattered face impassive. "Out of the way, shifter... SARAH J. MAAS Olivia was moody. Moody wasn't a word with which she was very familiar, but if it meant that... ANN M. MARTIN She likes it that way. I think she likes to do things for the benefit of all and really is not alway... JOE MANCUSO It was unfortunate what happened (to Montoya) near the end, ... We deserved to have both cars on the... KIMI RAIKKONEN Paul left to get the beers from the kitchen and Simon turned to face Beth. Slowly, he crept in close... LINDSAY WOODWARD But she never thought about the way Terrible looked, at least not that way. He hadn’t been ugly to... STACIA KANE The wide world was changing, and she wanted a different place in it. Not just wanted, but... JAMES ROBERTSON Before I go," he said, and paused -- "I may kiss her?" It was remembered afterwards that ... CHARLES DICKENS And when she started becoming a “young lady,” and no one was allowed to look at her because she ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I was trying not to be happy, hopeful. I did not believe I deserved happiness or even hope, if you k... JOYCE CAROL OATES The Death Eaters were waiting for us,” Harry told her. “We were surrounded the moment we took of... J.K. ROWLING Poppy Devine did not deserve cancer. Poppy was sweet and industrious and careful and measured and al... AMY ANDREWS She put on her lace collar. She put on her new hat and he never noticed; and he was happy without he... VIRGINIA WOOLF So he found her. Most people would have said she was relaxed. But then, Roarke thought, most people ... J.D. ROBB This was not how she’d envisioned the day going when she got up this morning and made that bargain... JILL SHALVIS Grampie's boat was a little double-ender, a model not built nowadays. She was narrow, so that she pi... RUTH MOORE I believe in you, my darling. I believe in you." He closed his eyes. And when he opened th... ELIZABETH HOYT She had a big heart. no not the ones that donate to charity or take a bullet for someone else. The k... OMAR ASHRAF EZZELDIN There was no sleeper more elegant than she, with her curved body posed for a dance and her hand acro... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ He did not care if she was heartless, vicious and vulgar, stupid and grasping, he loved her. He woul... W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it. C.S. LEWIS There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it C.S. LEWIS These things are always easier to say in retrospect that you shouldn't have done it. We did it becau... PETER MAGOWAN She lifted her eyes to his face, and found his gaze lined with silver. "Get up," was all he said. SARAH J. MAAS Sorry,” he said. “Let me drop the belt-" “No.” She held on when he would have pulled aw... JILL SHALVIS She was in a terrible marriage and she couldn't talk to anyone. He used to hit her, and in the begin... NICHOLAS SPARKS She deserved to win this one, I was a little bit lucky, ... I have no excuse for serving like that. ELENA DEMENTIEVA And how different her face looked the first time she really liked a boy who was not on a poster on h... STEPHEN CHBOSKY
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SARAH J. MAAS Fae warriors: invaluable in a fight—and raging pains in her ass at all other times. SARAH J. MAAS But she was her own champion now. SARAH J. MAAS Aelin took a step forward. One step, as if in a daze. She loosed a shuddering breath, and... SARAH J. MAAS Thirty minutes later, Rowan was still staring up at the ceiling, teeth gritted as he calmed the roar... SARAH J. MAAS They were infinite. They were the beginning and the ending; they were eternity. The king standing be... SARAH J. MAAS He shifted his arm so he could brush her hair back. His fingers lingered along her jaw. “You make ... SARAH J. MAAS I missed you,” he said quietly, his gaze darting between her mouth and eyes. “When I was in SARAH J. MAAS But perhaps the monsters needed to look out for each other every now and then. SARAH J. MAAS Sometimes there won’t be a right choice, just the best of several bad options. SARAH J. MAAS They joined hands. So the world ended. And the next one began. SARAH J. MAAS If you're a monster, I'm a monster. SARAH J. MAAS She looked at them, at the three males who meant everything—more than everything. Then she smiled ... SARAH J. MAAS Because I am lost," she whispered onto the earth. "And I do not know the way. SARAH J. MAAS Still, the image haunted his dreams throughout the night: a lovely girl gazing at the stars, and the... SARAH J. MAAS She was a whirling cloud of death, a queen of shadows, and these men were already carrion. SARAH J. MAAS Each of the scars, the chipped teeth and broken claws, the mutilated tail—they weren’t the m... SARAH J. MAAS And Chaol was afraid, but not for himself. He was afraid of what would come when Aedion and Aelin we... SARAH J. MAAS I worry because I care . Gods help me, I know I shouldn't, but I do. So I will always t... SARAH J. MAAS We each survive in our own way. SARAH J. MAAS I'm not married,” he said softly, “because I can't stomach the idea of marrying a woman inferior... SARAH J. MAAS Of course." 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MAAS Second place is a nice title for the first loser. SARAH J. MAAS I wasn't going to kill him, you buffoon. SARAH J. MAAS Enjoyed that, did you?" Chaol growled. "Immensely." Celaena patted Chaol's arm as she took it i... SARAH J. MAAS Celaena," Chaol said gently. And then she heard the scraping noise as his hand came into view, slidi... SARAH J. MAAS With each day he felt the barriers melting. He let them melt. Because of her genuine laugh, b... SARAH J. MAAS She moaned into her pillow. "Go away. I feel like dying." "No fair maiden should die alone," he... SARAH J. MAAS In the garden, the Captain of the Guard stared up at the young woman's balcony, watching as she walt... SARAH J. MAAS No matter what happens," she said quietly, "I want to thank you." Chaol tilted his head to the ... SARAH J. MAAS Be glad of your human heart, Feyre. Pity those who don’t feel anything at all. SARAH J. MAAS And I realized—I realized how badly I'd been treated before, if my standards had become so low. 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MAAS You make me want to live, Rowan. Not survive; not exist. Live. SARAH J. MAAS To the stars who listen—and the dreams that are answered. SARAH J. MAAS Pity those who don't feel anything at all. SARAH J. MAAS Fire-breathing bitch-queen. SARAH J. MAAS I claim you, Rowan Whitethorn. I don't care what you say and how much you protest. I claim you as my... SARAH J. MAAS I fell in love with you, smartass, because you were one of us—because you weren’t afraid of me, ... SARAH J. MAAS I like music," she said slowly, "because when I hear it, I . . . I lose myself within myself, if tha... SARAH J. MAAS What's your name?" he asked above the roar of the music. She leaned close. "My name is Wi... SARAH J. MAAS I claim you, Aelin. To whatever end. SARAH J. MAAS He was hers and she was his and they had found each other across centuries of bloodshed and loss, ac... SARAH J. MAAS The world,” Aelin said, “will be saved and remade by the dreamers, Rolfe. SARAH J. MAAS Even when this world is a forgotten whisper of dust between the stars, I will always love you. SARAH J. MAAS Behind them, across the hall, the dancers shattered their roses on the floor, and Aedion grinned at ... SARAH J. MAAS My name is Celaena Sardothien," she whispered, "and I will not be afraid. SARAH J. MAAS You belong to all of us, and we belong to you. SARAH J. MAAS 'A Court of Thorns and Roses,' big surprise, was inspired by music. By actually listening to... SARAH J. MAAS My parents told me any and every fairy-tale from all around the world. I usually gravitated towards ... SARAH J. MAAS ...are you as deft at handling your sword as Captain Westfall?" "Better," he whispered in her e... SARAH J. MAAS War is sanctioned murder, no matter what side you're on. SARAH J. MAAS There was no force in any world that could keep her contained. SARAH J. MAAS So I’m your huntress and thief?” His hands slid down to cup the backs of my knees as he said wit... SARAH J. MAAS I didn’t think saying good-bye would be so hard. And with everything that’s to come— We�... SARAH J. MAAS And because she was young, and so damn clever and amusing and wonderful, wherever she made her home,... SARAH J. MAAS There had never been any line between them, only his own stupid fear and pride. Because from the mom... SARAH J. MAAS Celaena was the lost Queen of Terrasen. Chaol sank to his knees. SARAH J. MAAS I don't think you realize who you're dealing with." The man clicked his tongue, "If you w... SARAH J. MAAS That gods-damned nightgown. SARAH J. MAAS Not consort, not wife. Feyre is High Lady of the Night Court. My equal in every way; she would wear ... SARAH J. MAAS I want to take my time with you - to learn … every inch of you. And this apartment has very, very ... SARAH J. MAAS My name is Aelin Ashryver Galathynius. And I am the Queen of Terrasen. SARAH J. MAAS He locked you up because he knew—the bastard knew what a treasure you are. That you are worth more... SARAH J. MAAS But then she snapped your neck.” Tears rolled down his face. “And I felt you die,” ... SARAH J. MAAS I want them to hear your story. And know that there is a special strength..." As I spoke I realized ... SARAH J. MAAS I’m thinking it would be very easy to love you. And easier to call you my friend. SARAH J. MAAS She realized that Rowan saw each of those thoughts and more as he reached into his tunic and pulled ... SARAH J. MAAS Aelin was laughing as she cried, and the male was just holding her, his hooded head buried in her ne... SARAH J. MAAS You're my equal. And as much as that means we have each other's backs in public, it also means we th... SARAH J. MAAS That was your forest. Where you hunted.” He came closer to the painting, gazing at the bleak, empt... SARAH J. MAAS She stared at the castle unflinchingly, her form silhouetted against the blazing brightness that sat... SARAH J. MAAS They had slept in the shelter of the ruins, though neither of them really got true rest. SARAH J. MAAS That was all Celaena needed to hear before she tossed the ring to Maeve, before Rowan rushed to her,... SARAH J. MAAS You dare glamour me?" he growled, his violet eyes burning as they bore into my own. Lucien just pres... SARAH J. MAAS They grabbed for me, but he bared his teeth in a smile that was anything but friendly - SARAH J. MAAS Night Triumphant- and the Stars Eternal. SARAH J. MAAS Well, good-bye for now," he said, rolling his neck as if we hadn't been talking about anything impor... SARAH J. MAAS One of them has to break,” the queen said to the princess. “Only then can it begin.” SARAH J. MAAS There was no escaping his crown. Or his father, who would behead Sorscha, burn her, and scatter her ... SARAH J. MAAS Her cheek against the moss, the young princess she had been - Aelin Galathynius - reached a hand for... SARAH J. MAAS What was it like?” Manon asked quietly. “To love.” For love was what it had been—what Asteri... SARAH J. MAAS At dawn, Aedion had burst in, demanding why they weren’t ready to leave—to go home. Lysandra had... SARAH J. MAAS Manon gazed westward across the mountains. Hope, Elide had said—hope for a better future. For a ho... SARAH J. MAAS The Wing Leader said from behind her, "Do you believe monsters are born, or made?" From what sh... SARAH J. MAAS You and I are nothing but wild beasts wearing human skins. SARAH J. MAAS Celaena opened her arms wide, Goldryn burning bright in one hand. “Behold my power, Maeve. Behold ... SARAH J. MAAS Celaena walked and walked, until she found herself by the tree-lined shore of a lake, glaringly brig... SARAH J. MAAS Say it,” I gritted out. “The High Lord of the Night Court is your mate. SARAH J. MAAS The girl wore her scars the way some women wore their finest jewelry. SARAH J. MAAS I skipped between the dancers, twirling my skirts. The seated, masked musicians didn’t look up at ... SARAH J. MAAS His tunic was unbuttoned at the top, and he ran a hand through his blue-black hair before he wordles... SARAH J. MAAS I have no name," she purred. "I'm whoever the keepers of my fate tell me to be. SARAH J. MAAS He grasped her by the wrist , running a thumb along the sensitive skin underneath. "Then let me call... SARAH J. MAAS And he had just sent her into the arms of her strongest potential allies: to the homeland of her mot... SARAH J. MAAS Because I am from Terrasen and believed my queen dead. And now she is alive, and fighting, so I will... SARAH J. MAAS If you were going to die, I was going to die with you. I couldn't stop thinking it over and over as ... SARAH J. MAAS Careful, a voice said in her head. Proceed with cunning. SARAH J. MAAS You didn't need a weapon at all when you were born one. SARAH J. MAAS Maybe I'd always been broken and dark inside. Maybe someone who've been born whole and good would ha... SARAH J. MAAS Where are you going?” He looked over his shoulder at me. “If I stay, you won’t get any sl... SARAH J. MAAS I can't tell if I should be ashamed of wanting to hold you on this day, or grateful that, despite wh... SARAH J. MAAS Aedion - every breath she took seemed to echo his name. Aedion, Aedion, Aedion. SARAH J. MAAS