So how’s it going?” “Okay. Glad to be home, I guess. Gus told me you were in the ICU?” “Yeah,” I said. “Sucks,” he said. “I’m a lot better now,” I said. “I’m going to Amsterdam tomorrow with Gus.” “I know. I’m pretty well up-to-date on your life, because Gus never. Talks. About. Anything. Else.
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SHERRILYN KENYON Shivers heaved out a sigh. “Just trying to make tomorrow that bit better than today is all. I’m ... JOE ABERCROMBIE For a long time,’ Nico said, ‘I had a crush on you. I just wanted you to know.’ Percy looked a... RICK RIORDAN Linh Cinder. Such a pleasure. My master has spoken so highly of you.” Cinder paused and... MARISSA MEYER Gus, do I have to put you in a cage or something? Because I will! Don't push it, mister!" KRISTAN HIGGINS I want to have the heart and mind of a queen,” she whispered. “I want it more than anything. But... KRISTIN CASHORE It’s your duty as my best friend to be outraged with me.” “I’m outraged!” I snarled.... ILONA ANDREWS Ahmed turned, and leaned into him. Kissed him on the mouth again. “I’m pretty fucked up,”... KAMERON HURLEY Before Kiki and I headed toward the Keep, I thanked my friends. “For what? We didn’t do any... MARIA V. SNYDER They were so thrilled when I said I’m a virgin,” I blurt out. “I’m so fucking stupid.” MINDY MCGINNIS So,” I said at last, staring at my hands. “How’s, uh, your car?” “I left it out... RICHELLE MEAD Why did you ask me to live with you? Werewolves hate vampires.” “I don’t,” said Kyle.... CASSANDRA CLARE You’ll have sweet dreams?” he asked quietly and sounding like he cared, a lot. God b... KRISTEN ASHLEY Your file was empty. Nothing. Not even an immunization record.” He didn’t even pretend to look s... BECCA FITZPATRICK Just — just to be clear,” he said. “You want to leave Tonks at her parents’ house and come a... J.K. ROWLING Maybe I’m drunk right now, even though I don’t remember drinking anything. When I’m drunk... CARLTON MELLICK III He grinned. “I was trying to remember all the deadly sins the other day,” he said. “Greed,envy... CASSANDRA CLARE Augustus Waters was the Mayor of the Secret City of Cancervania, and he is not replaceable", Isaac b... 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MORGAN MATSON I’m glad you’re quitting the bar." "You are?" "Yeah. I’ve never liked yo... SAMANTHA YOUNG WAIT, WAIT! JUST one more!” “Bliss, there are children waiting.” And they probably h... CORA CARMACK Well,” she said. “I’m frustrated.” “Don’t make me angry-kiss you.” “Give m... RAINBOW ROWELL Even so, I’m somebody. I’m the Discoverer of Nature. I’m the Argonaut of true sensat... ALBERTO CAEIRO No,” Shane said. “I’m not leaving you two here alone. We stick together.” “I’m stil... RACHEL CAINE “I think Mr. Thierry wants to speak to Derek alone.” “Why? I was the one trying to st... KELLEY ARMSTRONG It’s 11 am and I’m sitting in a restaurant 3 beers in. Believe me, even I’m surprised <... CLEMENTINE VON RADICS Got your text,” he said when I climbed out. “How much did it hurt?” “Not at all,” I s... KELLEY ARMSTRONG Kaladin frowned. “Wait. Are you wearing cologne? In prison?” “Well, there was no need to ... BRANDON SANDERSON I can't go to Amsterdam. One of my doctors thinks it's a bad idea." He was quiet for a second. ... JOHN GREEN Like a speeding train I am passing by... I don’t know where I’m heading with... SANOBER KHAN Someday,” she said in a voice as serene as a high mountain lake, “I’m going to break your neck... NALINI SINGH He scooped me up and suddenly I was pressed against his chest. “Were you worried about me?” ILONA ANDREWS Aren’t you going to ask me if I’m all right?” I say. “No, I’m pretty sure you’re no... VERONICA ROTH So the little prince tamed the fox. And when the hour of his departure drew near-- Ah," s... ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPéRY Shit,” he said. “That was awkward as hell to witness.” “True dat,” Keira murmured. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT So ask me if I am alright. 'I’m fine; I’m always fine.' You see this look in my eyes.<... EMMA ROSE KRAUS I don’t know. D’you think? He’s pretty wide in the chest.” The girl looked at me... M.T. 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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 ... JOHN GREEN Her underwear, her jeans, the comforter, my corduroys and my boxers between us, I thought. Five laye... JOHN GREEN He told me this while ripping through his duffel bag, throwing clothes into drawers with reckless ab... JOHN GREEN You never know. It's just. It's like. POOF. And you're gone. JOHN GREEN Suffering is universal. It's the only thing Buddhists, Christians, and Muslims are all worried about... JOHN GREEN Jesus, I'm not going to be one of those people who sits around talking about what they're going to d... JOHN GREEN That's why I love road trips, dude. It's like doing something without actually doing anything." - Ha... JOHN GREEN What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? How very odd,... JOHN GREEN – Es gracioso lo que la gente está dispuesta a hacer para que la recuerden. – Bueno, o par... JOHN GREEN Collin Singleton could no more stay cool than a blue whale could stay skinny or Bangladesh could sta... JOHN GREEN The future will erase everything--there's no level of fame or genius that allows you to transcend ob... JOHN GREEN No, I don’t think you’re gonna be single forever, and also I don’t understand your obsession w... JOHN GREEN —¿Qué más? Ella es tan hermosa. No te cansas de verla. Nunca te preocupas si es más inteligent... JOHN GREEN