It's just that most really good-looking people are stupid, so I exceed expectations.' 'Right, it's primarily his hotness,' I said. 'It can be sort of blinding,' he said. 'It actually did blind our friend Isaac,' I said. 'Terrible tragedy, that. But can I help my own deadly beauty?' 'You cannot.' 'It is my burden, this beautiful face.' 'Not to mention your body.' 'Seriously, don't even get me started on my hot bod. You don't want to see me naked, Dave. Seeing me naked actually took Hazel Grace's breath away,' he said, nodding toward the oxygen tank.
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HOLLY BLACK I hope you don't really see yourself that way," I said. He turned to look at me and narrowed hi... KATIE ALENDER Another thing I don't want on my tombstone," Shane said. You have others?" Claire asked.<... RACHEL CAINE I am Detective Inspector Me. This is my partner, Detective Her." The traffic warden frowned. "H... DEREK LANDY Leo,” Hazel gasped, “I can’t—my arms—” “Hazel,” he said. “Do you trust me?”... RICK RIORDAN The funny thing about GPS was it didn’t always send you in the right direction. I knew that i... DARYNDA JONES You said you'd give me half an hour!' 'And you said you'd satisfy me whenever I wanted it. I wa... KRESLEY COLE The nutritionist said I should eat root vegetables. Said if I could get down thirteen turnips a... ANDREA GIBSON In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his... STEPHEN CRANE It's beautiful," said Mort softly. "What is it?" THE SUN IS UNDER THE DISC, said Death. TERRY PRATCHETT May I see you again?" he asked. There was an endearing nervousness in his voice. I smile... JOHN GREEN Gideon laughed. "I like to be direct." "Okay," I said. "But I warn you, I like to be evasive, i... E. LOCKHART Sure. Whatever. She’s all yours.” Daemon grinned. “That she is.” My hand was twitc... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Take off your shirt." Jace raised his eyebrows. "I'm not going to attack you," she said i... CASSANDRA CLARE I was sitting in my lab, my hand spread open on the table, while the skull examined my palm. JIM BUTCHER I want to have the heart and mind of a queen,” she whispered. “I want it more than anything. But... KRISTIN CASHORE What are you doing?” she asked. “Getting naked.” “What the hells for?... G.A. AIKEN Before Kiki and I headed toward the Keep, I thanked my friends. “For what? We didn’t do any... MARIA V. SNYDER What are my options?" "You could read obscure poetry while I play the triangle, I suppose. Or w... MICHELLE HODKIN No sex?" He looked at me in disbelief. "Well if you can't have ze sex, what can you do?" ... ELNA BAKER How would you like it if I said to you, 'It kills me to say this, but you're actually a tiny bit bea... MELINA MARCHETTA So say I’m your mom.' 'What?' I said. 'I’m your mom,' he repeated. 'Now tell me you wa... SARAH DESSEN Thank you,” I said, turning around a little so I could talk to him. “You’re a good friend.”<... MONICA ALEXANDER You’ll have sweet dreams?” he asked quietly and sounding like he cared, a lot. God b... KRISTEN ASHLEY You've a pretty good nerve," said Ratchett. "Will twenty thousand dollars tempt you?" It ... AGATHA CHRISTIE The others can’t see me,” said the little ghost. “I know,” I said. “My name’s... KERSTIN GIER Normal? What's that?" "How you really look." "Can you take off all your clothe... KIERSTEN WHITE Augustus, perhaps you’d like to share your fears with the group.” “My fears?” “Y... JOHN GREEN So what's your doll's name?" Boo asked me. "Barbie," I said. "All their names are Barbie." SARAH DESSEN Donneven," I said, in my best Monica imitation, and he laughed. "We're not talking about me." "... SARAH DESSEN I couldn't get through this last book." "He didn't even just skip ahead to read the sex s... KELLEY ARMSTRONG Why I Cannot Relate "What do you think of this piece?" Someone will ask About some w... KYLEE CARRIER I read your poem," I croaked. "'Fall.'" Then something I never thought would happen, happened: ... MEGAN MCCAFFERTY I see your pain as clearly as I feel my own. I will share your burden so you feel it... KAMAND KOJOURI Daniel, he said. I would have you follow me. Master!....I will fight for you to the end!.... ELIZABETH GEORGE SPEARE For five years I didn't think it was possible to be this happy. But then he forgot all those pr... TERRY MCMILLAN I took a deep breath. 'For you I've got something better than love.' What's that?' I...tru... AVI To be fair to Monica," I said, "what you did to her wasn't very nice either." "What'd I do to h... JOHN GREEN Punch me." "Don't be absurd." "Come on, punch me, Barrons." "I'm not punching you." KAREN MARIE MONING He hit her with his best smile. Her eyes widened. She took a deep breath. 'Oh no, not that seductive... ILONA ANDREWS It is not night when I do see your face, Therefore I think I am not in the night; Nor doth... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE I took in a breath. "What's the one thing you'd do," I asked. "if you could do anything?" Pass,... SARAH DESSEN He stood and looked at me for a moment, taking in my outfit. "You look hot." "What? Me?" I stam... MORGAN MATSON Jem shook his head. "You bit de Quincey" he said. "You fool. He's a VAMPIRE" "I had no ch... CASSANDRA CLARE Oh, my god!" I said, throwing my hands over my eyes and hurtling my body against the counter. "... DARYNDA JONES but my dad said it was no excuse. "But I love him!" I had never seen my sister cry that much. STEPHEN CHBOSKY You are going, Jane?" "I am going, sir." "You are leaving me?" "Yes... CHARLOTTE BRONTë You ready to play?" Dave asked, bouncing it. "I don't know," I said. "Are you going to cheat?"<... SARAH DESSEN Nice costume," he said. "Ditto. I can tell you put alot of though into yours." BECCA FITZPATRICK You should be wearing green," she said. "To match your eyes." "In case you never noticed,... GENA SHOWALTER Drualt took Freya's warm hand, Her strong hand, Her sword hand, And pressed it to his... GAIL CARSON LEVINE Fix me," I commanded him. "This thing, what I've done - there's something wrong with me, Noah. Fix i... MICHELLE HODKIN I saw a picture of you and Vincent in a 1968 newspaper that said you died in a fire," I said, turnin... AMY PLUM Eros mumbled something. "I'm sorry?" said Aphrodite. "Whatwouldjesusdo." "What would ... MARIE PHILLIPS Mencheres dropped his hands from my shoulders. “You know that’s what he wants. He’ll want to t... JEANIENE FROST it's not his body that changes right away. it's something inside. he says h... DAVID LEVITHAN So look," he began, leaning over the desk, "I was—" "Excuse me?" Bethany said. Her voice was ... SARAH DESSEN In the Desert In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squ... STEPHEN CRANE If you haven't guessed it already," I said, something fervent and resonating slipping into my tone, ... BECCA FITZPATRICK I just can't believe that life would give us to each other," he said, "and then take it back." ... RAINBOW ROWELL I am Shiloh, whose box you stole. Your godmother's sickness lies in your own keeping, you can heal h... A.E. COPPARD I can't see why you should want to dance with me now, when you never have before." The statement was... LISA KLEYPAS So, have we solved the secret of happiness? "I believe so," he said Are you go... MITCH ALBOM I lied," I said. ... "I know it," he said. "Then do something about it. Do anything, just ... WILLIAM FAULKNER Shit,” he said. “That was awkward as hell to witness.” “True dat,” Keira murmured. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT A dragon for a familiar!" Trom exclaimed. "That's what I said to her or close to it anywa... JENNIFER PRIESTER Do you think you might be able to love me someday?" He asked and heard her laugh softly. ... JASMINE DUBROFF I'll fall.' 'You wont fall.' 'I'll fall. I'll fall and I'll die.' As I said it, I cou... KAMILA SHAMSIE You have no idea of what you are doing to me,” he warned. She smiled. “Are you trying to fr... AMANDA QUICK Plastic ware," he said slowly, "like knives and forks and spoons?" I brushed a bit of dirt off ... SARAH DESSEN Well, I hate to tell you this," she said, "but your friend is an asshole." "He's not my friend,... CASSANDRA CLARE You cold or something?' he said. She strained against him; she wanted to pass clear through him: 'It... TRUMAN CAPOTE He turns toward me. I want to touch him, but I’m afraid of his bareness; afraid that he will make ... VERONICA ROTH Hallo, Pooh,” said Rabbit. “Hallo, Rabbit,” said Pooh dreamily. “Did you make that... A.A. MILNE What do you want to show me?" "Nothing, really. I just want to be alone with you for a mi... RAINBOW ROWELL The traffic warden looked up. "This your car?" "It is," said Skulduggery. The traffic wa... DEREK LANDY You moved my head so that it was lying in your lap. "Keep your eyes open," you said. "Stay wit... LUCY CHRISTOPHER I had a dream about you. We were in the gold room where everyone finally gets what they want. RICHARD SIKEN He shook his head, just looking at me. "What?" I asked. "Nothing," he said. "Why are ... JOHN GREEN How are the eyes?' 'Oh, excellent,' he said. 'I mean, they're not in my head is the only proble... JOHN GREEN So you're always honest," I said. "Aren't you?" "No," I told him. "I'm not." "Well, t... SARAH DESSEN I don't know," I said. "What else did you do for your first eighteen years?" "Like I said," he ... SARAH DESSEN Did you know we were leaving for Idris?" "Catarina told me she'd been summoned to make a portal. I g... CASSANDRA CLARE Still hiding, Cupid said, smashing another skeleton to pieces. You do not have the strengt... RICK RIORDAN How grateful are you?" he whispered, his mouth hovering over mine. His eyes were very alert now, and... CHARLAINE HARRIS It is cocaine," he said, "a seven-per-cent solution. Would you care to try it?" "No, indee... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE I'm ending this.' 'No. Come on. It's not worth it.' 'You are,' he said fiercel... RAINBOW ROWELL Look. I don’t want to push you into anything, but do you maybe want to —” “Call Magnus? Look... CASSANDRA CLARE If I were to be made a knight," said the Wart, staring dreamily into the fire, "I should insist on d... T.H. WHITE Who am I, that you should love me?" "You are My Queen," said Eugenides. She sat perfectly still... MEGAN WHALEN TURNER The Queen‘s smile was wide and terrible. “What if I told you she could be freed by a kiss?” CASSANDRA CLARE My name’s Travis. Travis Maddox.” I rolled my eyes. “I know who you are.” ... JAMIE MCGUIRE
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JOHN GREEN Last words are always harder to remember when no one knows that someone's about to die. JOHN GREEN How can you seperate those things though? The people are the place is the people. JOHN GREEN Tonight, darling, we are going to right a lot of wrongs. And we are going to wrong some rights. The ... JOHN GREEN I hated talking, and I hated listening to everyone else stumble on their words so they wouldn't soun... JOHN GREEN She didn't leave me enough to discover her, but she left me enough to rediscover the Great Perhaps. JOHN GREEN And then I was asleep. That deep, can-still-taste-her-in-my-mouth sleep, that sleep that is not part... JOHN GREEN The way young people speak about one another's bodies says a great deal about our society. In today'... JOHN GREEN Not the brightest gem in the jewelry shop, but you've got to admire his single-minded dedication to ... JOHN GREEN The five of us walking confidently in a row, I'd never felt cooler. The Great Perhaps was upon us, a... JOHN GREEN I walked to Montevallo.' 'Forty miles?!' 'Forty-two,' he corrected me. 'Well. Forty-two th... JOHN GREEN The Colonel explained to me that 1. this was Alaska's room, and that 2. she had a single room becaus... JOHN GREEN We are greater than the sum of our parts. JOHN GREEN It’s very beautiful over there.” I don’t know where there is, but I believe it’s somewhere, ... JOHN GREEN Basra, carrying a torch in one hand and a bucket of water in the other. When someone asked her what ... JOHN GREEN Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia. You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, think... JOHN GREEN Големите не осъзнават колко са прави, когато казват с о... JOHN GREEN Que je croie; que tu croies; qu'il ou qu'elle croie. What a funny thing to say over and over again: ... JOHN GREEN Потом я узнала, что мое имя означает. Оно происходит от ... JOHN GREEN Doing wrong and having wrong things happen to you. That’s the problem. Bolívar was talking about ... 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