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“Maven stares after his fleeing brother. “He does not like to lose. And”—he lowers his voice, now so close to me I can see the tiny flecks of silver in his eyes—“neither do I. I won’t lose you, Mare. I won’t.��
"You'll never lose me.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“We couldn’t have done it without somebody else! We couldn’t have won this race or got the Fleece or saved Grover or anything! We owe our lives to Tyson, Percy’s…��
‘Brother!�� I said, loud enough for everybody to hear. ‘Tyson, my baby brother.��
Tyson blushed. The crowd cheered. Annabeth planted a kiss on my cheek.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters

“What can I tell you
about the alchemy of twins?
Twins are
two bodies that dance
to each other’s joy.
Two minds that drown
in each other’s despair.
Two spirits that fly
with each other’s love.
Twins are
two separate beings
conjoined at the heart!”
― Kamand Kojouri

“Maybe we would grow apart, he would develop a personality that I would know nothing about, we would start our families, have children of our own, and there would come a point when in thinking about 'family' we would think of the ones we made, not the ones we were from.”
― Jenny Zhang, Sour Heart

“Some of us can live without a society but not without a family.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“لماذا يصر كل أخ على تجاهل هذه الحقيقة ؟ لماذا يصر على أن ما يأخذه من شقيقات الناس لا يمكن أن يأخذه أحد من شقيقاته ؟”
― إحسان عبد القدوس, لا تطفئ الشمس - الجزء الأول

“A brother,�� she said, her voice soft.
The baby started to cry, a weak, garbled sound that worried the nurse. Lada’s scowl deepened. She slapped a dimpled hand over his mouth. The nurse pulled him away quickly, and Lada looked up, face contorted in rage.
“Mine!�� she shouted.
It was her first word.
The nurse laughed, shocked, and lowered the baby once more. Lada glared at him until he stopped crying. Then, apparently satisfied, she toddled out of the room.”
― Kiersten White, And I Darken

“In united families, they might sleep with half filled stomach but no one sleeps with empty stomach.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“عاش طوال عمره في الأسطورة التى يعيش فيها كل أخ .. أسطورة أن إخوته الابنات لسن ككل البنات !”
― إحسان عبد القدوس, لا تطفئ الشمس - الجزء الأول

“Most of the time he was simply Wolf: clever, inquisitive, and fiercely loyal. Sometimes he was the guide, with mysterious certainty in his amber eyes. Always he was a pack-brother.”
― Michelle Paver, Soul Eater

“You can take the Indian out of the family, but you cannot take the family out of the Indian.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“Sebastian says modestly that though his twin resembled him very much , she was reputed to be beautiful. But more importantly, she had a mind that was just and beautiful. she drowned in salt water, leaving sebastian to drown her memories in the salt water of his tears.”
― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

“Scott looked at George as if his sibling made sense to him for the first time. George had never been gladder to have an older brother.”
― Alex Gino, Melissa

“You don't get to be a keeper of the faith without being a keeper of your brother.”
― Johnathan Key

“Can I sleep with you?" asked Oz. "Kinda scary in my room. Pretty sure I saw a troll in the corner."
Lou said, "Get up here." Oz climbed next to her.
Oz suddenly looked troubled. "When you get married, who am I going to come get in bed with when I'm scared, Lou?"
"One day you're gonna get bigger than me, then I'm going to be running to you when I get scared."
"How do you know that?"
"Because that's the deal God makes between big sisters and their little brothers.”
― Baldacci, David

“Gentlemen,�� the king called out, “and ladies, First Meal is getting cold.��
Which was the cue for everyone to head back to the dining room and actually eat what had been only studiously ignored up until now.
With Payne safe and at home, appetites were free to roam once more . . . although as God was his witness he was not going to think about what the hell that surgeon and his sister were no doubt about to get into.
As he groaned, Jane tightened her arm around his waist. “Are you all right?��
He glanced down at his shellan. “I don’t think my sister is old enough to have sex.��
“V, she’s the same age you are.��
He frowned for a moment. Was she? Or had he been born first?
Yeah, only one place to go for the answer to that. Shit, he hadn’t even thought of his mother in all this. And now that he was . . . he had absolutely no desire or interest to pop up there and announce that Payne was doing great, fuck you very much.
Nope. If the Scribe Virgin wanted to keep tabs on what her “children�� were up to? She could look into those fakakta seeing bowls she liked so much.
He kissed his shellan. “I don’t care what the calendar says or about the birth order. That’s my baby sister, and she’s never going to be old enough to . . . ‘um, yeah.�� ��
Jane laughed and retucked herself under his arm. “You are a very sweet male.��
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Leading her into the dining room and over to the table, he gallantly pulled her chair out for her, and then he sat to her left so that she was at his dagger hand.

- Vishous & Jane”
― J.R. Ward, Lover Unleashed

“You and your brother have had moments. Don'tcha think the collar's a bit much?" I could imagine Jessie hogtied with whatever was at hand by his big bad sis.”
― Jazz Feylynn, Colorado State of Mind

“You do not love God if you do not love your brother”
― Sunday Adelaja

“The thing you never want your sister to be," my brother informed me, "is an unidentified woman on the news. Bad things happen to unidentified women.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil

“We can’t go through life assuming the people around us understand what’s going on in our minds. We have to have those open and honest discussions. We have to communicate.”
― Abby Rosmarin, In the Event the Flower Girl Explodes

“I hope his pain fades in death. I did not love him till he was dead; and he should be dead, but he is still my brother. So I pray he finds peace in the vale and that I will see him again one day and we'll embrace as brothers as he forgives me for what I did to him, because I did it for a dream, for our people.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

“This is your idea of a bribe?" Solomon's brow was still lifted.
The Captain laughed roundly. They let her stand there, feeling hopelessly foolish.
"Don;t you want me?" she murmured, almost convincingly.
"Turn around, girl," Solomon spat out.
Now it was she who felt dirty. Roxanne managed to cover herself before the Captain laid his hands on her to drag her out.
Wait!" she cried.
The worst thing Roxanne had ever had to do was beat the body of a filthy, drunken man off her mother with Claude standing nearby, wringing his hands as he witnessed the scene. This was so much worse. This...this would haunt her forever. But she had no choice.
"Wait, please. I do have one more thing." She spoke quickly enough that she could not turn back.
"If you spare my brother," she began, "I'll give you the name of a witch."
This got Solomon's attention. "Now that is worth something.”
― Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, Red Riding Hood

“Do you think I'd have called if I had anyone else?"
"That really inspires confidence, bro. Why would you even trust me with watching your kids anyway? I killed two goldfishs last week. On accident.”
― C.M. Stunich, Bad Nanny

“Della guerra, a me e Alì non è mai importato niente. Si sparassero pure per strada, non ci riguardava. Perché la guerra non poteva toglierci l'unica cosa importante: quello che lui era per me e quello che io ero per lui.”
― Giuseppe Catozzella, Non dirmi che hai paura

“Are you in love with him, Leonidis?��

“Yes.�� Again there wasn’t an ounce of hesitation, and even Day had to admit that he was shocked as shit at his confession.

“You never mentioned that Cash was gay,�� Jax said.

“I know.��

“Leo, what are you doing? Falling for a straight man, and your partner at that?�� His brother tried to make eye contact with him.

Day finally looked into his brother’s eyes, soft hazel ones that matched his own, and told him. “He loves me back. Straight, gay, bi, goddamn tranny…whatever he is. That man loves me too. He just hasn’t said it yet,�� Day took another sip, “but he will.��

Day was relieved his brother left that subject alone.”
― A. E. Via

“Day had fucked up big time. This was all his fault, all because he couldn’t keep his nosy ass out of other peoples private business. Day rushed to God’s side.

“I’ll help you ba—�� Day didn’t know how, but God had found enough strength after that beating to push him so hard that he flew into the dresser, knocking it and all of the items that were on top of it to the floor, including the television. Day rolled a few feet, the dresser just missing falling on top of him.


“Cash, what the fuck!�� Day cursed.

He rolled to his side and winced at the sharp pain in his ribs from coming into contact with the dresser.

“I was trying to help you get into bed.��

“Get the fuck out, Leo.�� God’s face was an unyielding mask. For the first time in four long years, Day couldn’t read what the hell was going through God’s mind.

Day stood slowly. “God, I only called him because I needed to go—��

“It doesn’t matter why you did it! You had no right! You have no clue what you just did!�� God yelled. “Now get out!��

“Cashel, please. Just hear me out,�� Day pleaded. His eyes begged for God to see the sincerity in them. He really didn’t mean for any of this to happen. “Baby, I swear. I didn’t know any of this was happening between you and your family. You should’ve told me. Why was he calling you a murderer?��

No matter what, Day couldn’t turn off his detective side.

Day watched God squeeze his eyes shut. He went down on one knee and clutched his chest when the hard coughing started again. God’s eyes were full of water and pain. Day timidly eased over to God’s side but God cut his eyes at him, daring him to come any closer.

Day had to fight the moisture in his own eyes. “I just want to help you into bed.��

“Day, if you don’t get the fuck out of my house, I’m going to show you why he called me a murderer,�� God said through clenched teeth.

Day couldn’t stop the gasp that escaped his lips, or the pain that radiated through his chest, as if his rib cage had been torn open and his heart ripped out and thrown underneath the bed. Day kept his eyes on God as he knelt to pick up the dresser, then the television. God watched him as well. Day didn’t say anything as the rogue tear fell down his face without his permission. Day went around to the opposite side of the bed and pulled a pen and piece of scrap paper from the drawer, still watching God carefully. He really didn’t like the look on his best friend’s face. He’d seen the look before, but he’d never had it leveled on him. Day scribbled a couple of phone numbers on the paper.”
― A. E. Via

“I can't think I had much of a sense of humor as long as I remained the only child. When my brother Edward came along we both became comics, making each other laugh.”
― Eudora Welty, On Writing

“Life is messed up. Things don’t go according to plan. Things change when we don’t want them to change. But you find a way to deal and move on.”
― Abby Rosmarin, In the Event the Flower Girl Explodes

“Were you close?"
She nodded. "Losing our parents at a young age drew us together."
Lucien tensed, scanning her face.
She looked away. "He lingered for three weeks before he died. He was twenty-nine."
"I'm sorry," he whispered.
She gazed at him for a long moment as though sizing him up while the wind riffled through their hair and clothes. Then she smiled wryly. "Don't be. If Phillip were alive, he would have challenged you to a duel and shot you dead for all of this."
"Ah," he said in chagrin as she turned away with a chiding smile and walked on.”
― Gaelen Foley, Lord of Fire

“One sin leads to another
Brother kills brother
When time: all spare
The burden of war
Who wants to bear
Cowards what we are!”
― Munia Khan