You gave me the truth today, so I’ll share mine: even if it meant us being friends again, I don’t think I would want to go back to how it was before—who I was before. And this…” He jerked his chin toward the scattered crystals and the bowl of water. “I think this is a good change, too. Don’t fear it.” Dorian left, and Chaol opened his mouth, but no words came out. He was too stunned. When Dorian had spoken, it hadn’t been a prince who looked at him. It had been a king.
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WARD They think I'm a waste of space, actually, but I'm used to—" "I don't think you're a wa... J.K. ROWLING I don’t want to be without you. I like who I am with you, and I don’t want to go back to who I w... KATIE MCGARRY So,” he said, flicking her nose, “how long have you wanted—” “I don’t see how... SARAH J. MAAS You forgot my birthday, too." "And mine." The girls looked miserable. The King... HEATHER DIXON She turned to go back inside the livery stable. The excitement with which she’d entered it le... BONNIE DEE He strained his ears, and the darkness felt heavier than before. Oppressive. “We’re hungry.... LAURA KREITZER I lifted my face to meet the kiss, wanting the comfort of his touch as much as I was willing to prov... AMELIA ATWATER-RHODES I missed you,” he said quietly, his gaze darting between her mouth and eyes. “When I was in SARAH J. MAAS Finally, he slipped his arms around her too. Her eyes closed in relief. “I was thinking,... 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LAUREN OLIVER Now he felt temper snapping at the nerves. “If you can’t be comfortable in the house while I’m... J.D. ROBB Quit calling me Grey. It makes me sound like I’m a boy. Like Dorian Gray.” “Dorian ... BECCA FITZPATRICK A shower. Still equipped with warm, running water.” I say longingly. I refuse to let up about... TRACEY WARD He was right. I knew the score. He’d never pretended it was other than it was--whatever the hell t... JOSH LANYON Why?" I asked softly. The word was carried away on the wind, but he heard. "Because I want you.... RICHELLE MEAD My father gave me a ruined boy to compensate for the fact that he does not love me. The ... BRENNA YOVANOFF Then the best thing I can do is—" He froze. The brown eyes that had been narrowed with... RICHELLE MEAD We aren't fighting right now." I blurted out. He gave me a sidelong look. "Do you want to... RICHELLE MEAD «Hazel Grace,” he said, my name new and better in his voice. “It has been a real pleasure to ma... JOHN GREEN You’re hopeless,” I said just before he kissed me. “But you love me,” he whispere... C.A. HARMS That last night,” she said quietly. “Why did you say you hoped you'd never see me again?” ANGELA B. WADE It was him against the flames and he revelled in it. Logan was good at his job. Exceptionally g... AMY ANDREWS “You were just worried about me.” An exhale, relieved that I understood. “Ye... KELLEY ARMSTRONG think when it's all over it just comes back in flashes, you know? It's like a kaleidoscope of memori... TAYLOR SWIFT What is on that memory stick, if you don’t mind me asking?” She was following him back into... PIXIE LYNN WHITFIELD Chaol kept his sword drawn. “I will not go to Anielle,” he growled. “And I will not serve you ... SARAH J. MAAS If he hadn’t been kissing me, if he hadn’t shown up and interrupted us, I would have gone out in... SARAH J. MAAS 38. “A wet bird never flies at night.” (My grandfather said that to me when I was a child and wa... JAMES C. DOBSON Merry Christmas.” he says quietly, pulling something from his back pocket. I frown in confusi... TRACEY WARD After a moment, his father looked up from the list and surveyed her. "Well done, Champion. Well done... SARAH J. MAAS I choose you ," he said very softly, "Max ." Then his hard, rough hand tenderly cup... JAMES PATTERSON You know it’s true.” “Even if it is,” I cried, “what does it matter? You could sleep ... KODY KEPLINGER The tree was so old, and stood there so alone, that his childish heart had been filled with compassi... KARL OVE KNAUSGåRD Yeah, his school! It was his first real home, the place that meant he was special; it meant everythi... J.K. ROWLING Unamused, Ushara went to pull the kettle from the stove and pour the tea. “That’s beside the poi... SHERRILYN KENYON What the Lady was happening? The man had his mouth smashing on Tarin's, and his tongue was shoving a... SYD MCGINLEY Then I dropped my forehead against his and sat there for a long time, as if I could telegraph a mess... JOHN GROGAN Brother—” “I thought we’d already decided we weren’t that, either.” MOLLY MCADAMS I still don’t know where the river begins, or where it ends. I don’t know where it comes from, o... MICHAEL CHROBAK Two years before, the man had ended my reign. I had been the semel of a tribe of werepanthers, leade... MARY CALMES Angel clicked on a few more pictures on the screen, and Alex made small talk about the place. Then h... ELIZABETH REYES Tamani checkled. ‘If it makes you feel any better, it scares the daylights our of me on a regular ... APRILYNNE PIKE He accused me of being Dumbledore's man through and through." "How very rude of him." "I t... J.K. ROWLING Is the mask magic?" he demanded with sudden, passionate interest. "Yes." I bowed my head, so th... SUSAN KAY He was about to go home, about to return to the place where he had had a family. It was in Godric’... J.K. ROWLING Do you know how far the wall is from the mines?” He gave her blank look. She closed her eyes... SARAH J. MAAS How about a kiss, Saumensch ?" He stood waist-deep in the water for a few moments l... MARKUS ZUSAK She narrowed her eyes at him. She wanted to tell him that it was his fault, that she would ne... KIMBERLY DERTING You were just worried about me." An exhale, relieved that I had understood. "Yeah" I turn... KELLEY ARMSTRONG You can't let him get away with this!" Penny shrieked. Caine wasn’t having it. “You stupid... MICHAEL GRANT You’re touching me,” I chided him. He caressed my back, sliding his hand down, hitting eve... ILONA ANDREWS His eyes softened. I thought maybe he pitied me, but it was something else. "Ultimately, it will be ... KAMI GARCIA Why don’t you get to the point,” she drawled. “I want to have a few hours of sleep tonight.”... SARAH J. MAAS I love you,” I whisper. “What was that? I didn’t hear you.” “Don’t push me.”... KASIE WEST He opens his window and motions for me to open mine. When I do, he tries to say something. His voice... SIMONE ELKELES I can't find who wrote this (it was't me)but I think it is great. Before I was your moth... BETH LYON BARNETT I felt a numb shock as I drove home anxious to get my chocolate flowers and wondering how my mother ... JORI NUNES Once upon a time there was a young prince who believed in all things but three. He did not believe i... JOHN FOWLES I read it as if it had been written by someone else, although it was my own experience being recount... KAY REDFIELD JAMISON A second later, when he looked up at me, we were face to face, and again, even under these circumsta... SARAH DESSEN Your name?" George asked him directly. He had probably seen the man a dozen times before yet did not... METTE IVIE HARRISON We women, me and you. Tell me something real. Don’t just say I’m grown and ought to know. I don�... TONI MORRISON Were you there?” She shook her head. “No. I was here in Nain having a child.” �... FRANCINE RIVERS So... Dell had been a good boy with bad friends. I knew this – I used to be one of them. I’d alw... H. ALAZHAR Persephone told me that you said it wasn't as good as you expected it. When she kissed you, I mean."... AIMEE CARTER Today, each of you will make a decision,” Caine said. “To go with Sam, or to stay here. I won’... MICHAEL GRANT
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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