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“This overwhelming, encompassing feeling is love. It's not perfect and it's messy as hell. And it's exactly what I need.”
― Katie McGarry, Dare You To

“Baseball isn't just a game. It's the smell of popcorn drifting in the air, the sight of bugs buzzing near the stadium lights,the roughness of the dirt beneath your cleats. It's the anticipation building in your chest as the anthem plays, the adrenaline rush when your bat cracks against the ball, and the surge of blood when the umpire shouts strike after you pitch. It's a team full of guys backing your every move, a bleacher full of people cheering you on. It's...life”
― Katie McGarry, Dare You To

“Valkyrie made a face. "Bloody vampires."
Ryan sat forward. "That was a vampire? That guy who looked like an accountant?"

"We don't talk about vampires," Skulduggery warned.
"But it was daytime. How could he have been out during the-"
"We don't talk about vampires!" Valkyrie said sharply.

Ryan shrunk back. "Sorry," he said.
"Don't worry about it," Skulduggery told him. "Valkyrie used to date a vampire that's all."

"We didn't date ," Valkyrie said immediately.
Skulduggery held a hand up. "I'm not judging."

Valkyrie scowled.”
― Derek Landy, The End of the World

“What do you see when you look at me?â€�

My eyes narrowed and I pressed my lips together, weighing my thoughts. All of his bimbo admirers aside, what did I see? What did my gut tell me about this man? What did it say that allowed me to wind up here with him, under such impulsive circumstances?

“You’re a sad man,� I swallowed. “You’re arrogant and set in your ways, but that creates a fortress for you. It’s your safe haven. Behind the moat is someone who has lost something he loved, only I’m not sure what, or who. You’re afraid of something and your loyalty is hidden away in a cell, wounded by betrayal.� I rested my head on the pillow. “That’s what I see.�

“On second thought,â€� he exhaled, letting his head drop next to mine. “You’re psychic.”
― Rachael Wade, Preservation

“Ryan held out his hands. "What the hell is this? Beat The Shit Out Of Ryan Week?" "I didn't think you'd mind, since you're always insisting upon getting yourself hospitalized,"Claire said.
Ryan's face screwed into disgust. "That was uncalled for."
"The truth hurts, baby."
He smiled. "If you're going to talk to me like that, you can insult me all day long."
Claire pulled her car keys from her pocket, and then pulled on Ryan's hand. "I meant that you're a baby. It wasn't a term of endearment."
"Yeah, right.”
― Jamie McGuire, Eden

“Aut viam inveniam aut faciam."

"I shall either find away, or make one”
― Latin Quote

“Hi, my name is Ryan Foxheart. Oh no! There’s danger afoot! Let me pull out my sword and pose.â€� I mimed pulling a sword from my side and cocked an eyebrow. “Notice how dashing I am. And immaculate. And today, my hair is parted on the right. Wink.”
― T.J. Klune, The Lightning-Struck Heart

“We went into the Dark Woods and I almost had to get gay fairy married again and now I feel really bad and Ryan got bad-touched by trees and Fairy King Dimitri was cryptic and annoying and apparently has a size kink.”
― T.J. Klune, The Lightning-Struck Heart

“We will never be perfect or without flaws, the lives we've been given are not like that. But, Lily, in my heart, you are perfect for me. Perfectly mine.”
― Mia Sheridan, Midnight Lily

“Gary’s eyes narrowed. “I’m pretty sure I don’t like you.â€�
“My world is crumbling,â€� Ryan said. I might have laughed. Because sass.”
― T.J. Klune, The Lightning-Struck Heart

“Ryan shrugged. “You’re adorable. With your angry glitter.â€� And Gary blushed. His whole face. Never before in the strange and sordid history of our super-best friendship had I ever seen him blush.”
― T.J. Klune, The Lightning-Struck Heart

“Stumbling closer, I held up the manuscript, the pages flapping frantically in the wind. “I take it this is a murder mystery? You killed the ex-fiancée and thanked her in the dedication? Mighty dignified of you, I must say.â€�

“Nah. It’s a horror novel. But yeah, the bimbo dies in the end. Bob Hall says it’s going to be a bestseller, so I figured I owed her some thanks for the inspiration.� He edged a few feet closer, his smile spread from ear to ear. The glimmer in his eyes flickered toward the ocean, breaking our connection. He hung his head, licked his lips, then returned his eyes to mine, restoring the connection with an intense smolder. “Are you gonna get over here, or what?�

Letting out a soft chuckle, the tears began to blind me. “Make me.”
― Rachael Wade, Preservation

“He grinned at me again, and the butterflies in my stomach turned into dragons and laid waste to my innards.”
― T.J. Klune, The Lightning-Struck Heart

“So, funny story. There are fairies? In the Dark Woods. And I might have pissed off their king.â€�
There was silence. Then, “Of course you did.”
― T.J. Klune, The Lightning-Struck Heart

“Another fairy flew up, carrying a spear and wearing a helmet and not much else. I thought about asking why he had armor on his head and not his balls, but I didn’t think that was proper etiquette while being held prisoner by the Dark Woods fairies.”
― T.J. Klune, The Lightning-Struck Heart

“I glanced back at my merry little band of travelers. A hornless gay unicorn. A half-giant. A knight who was a jerk but that I wanted to have for breakfast.”
― T.J. Klune, The Lightning-Struck Heart

“Can you sign something?â€� Nicole demanded. “This paper? This napkin? My chest? My inner thighs or my wildest dreams? Whatever you want.”
― T.J. Klune, The Lightning-Struck Heart

“Ryan said, “What the hell? Does everything want to have sex with you?”
― T.J. Klune, The Lightning-Struck Heart

“Although Ryan hardly knew the person whose breath was playing over his cheek any better than he had mere seconds before, the simple exchange of names—or initials—had raised the bar for the encounter from anonymously seedy to merely impulsive. He’d always admired impulsiveness, though he’d never successfully cultivated the tendency in himself. Impulsive people seemed to get what they wanted. And if not, they looked like they had a lot of fun trying.”
― Jordan Castillo Price, Spanish Fly Guy

“There were many forms of betrayal. Betrayal of friends. Comrades. Even life.”
― Hollow Ryan, Ivy

“You are way too pretty to exist in this world with us mere mortals.â€� I somehow managed to stop myself from calling him Knight Delicious Face. It was close.”
― T.J. Klune, The Lightning-Struck Heart

“I believe in the unity of all living things. God is in us and in all that exists."

"So, when you eat a carrot, aren't you eating God?”
― Jerry B. Jenkins, Hidden

“From the moment I said it, I could feel the butterflies in my stomach. My Ryder instincts and my Ryder conscience needed to get it together. One refused to let me back down, while the other condemned my actions in not doing so.”
― Hollow Ryan, Ivy

“Silently, as was our habit, Nathan and I walked to the end of Old Grove Road where a lake was dug into the earth, holding mystery upon mystery beneath its glassy surface.”
― Hollow Ryan, Ivy

“She is pissed off all the time,â€� he mumbled and I remained silent, letting him ramble. “She wants chocolate ice cream, I go in search of chocolate, but the time I get back she’s pissed because she wants strawberry instead. I can’t win.â€�
He looked me straight in the eyes and I swear his expression was one of desperation.
“It wasn’t like this before. With Liam she was so sweet. But I swear the damn devil has possessed my wife and she might kill me in my sleep one night.�

It was then I laughed.


“What the hell is so funny?� he asked. “I sleep with one eye open and one leg hanging off the bed touching the floor at my side. This way if I have to move fast I feel I’m one step closer.�

He didn’t smile. There was absolutely no humor in his words.

“Weren’t you the one that said you wanted five kids?� I asked.

“I changed my mind. After this one, we’re done. I want Trinity back.�

Again, complete seriousness. Poor guy looked lost. And it was the best damn thing to witness. Within four months of having Liam, Trinity was pregnant again. And this time she was cranky as hell. Everyone noticed it, but she directed all that aggravation toward the man she said was to blame. And the rest of us loved to witness his hell.

“Go home, Chase,� I told him and he looked as if he wanted to argue. “Stop at the store and pick up every flavor of ice cream they got,� I told him. “Tell her she’s beautiful and rub her feet.�

“I do that already,� he whined. “I tell her she’s beautiful, and no other woman has ever looked as amazing as her. I tell her I love her and that she is my world, but she is like the exorcist.�

“Well it’s your job to take it. Let her growl and complain and just take it,� I told him. “Because at the end of the day you just need to remember one thing.� He looked at me like I was about to give him the best piece of advice. I almost felt bad about the fact that I had nothing reassuring to say.
“What?� he asked and I cracked a smile, almost talking myself out of taking the chance at being an asshole. Then I thought about the fact that had the roles been reversed he would have jumped at the chance.
“You are to blame for the state she is in.�
He narrowed his eyes at me. “And the rest of us guys are loving that it’s you and not us being tortured.�

“You’re an asshole,â€� he mumbled as he turned around and walked off toward his truck. I laughed the entire drive home.”
― C.A. Harms, Trinity's Trust

“Think of all the things you've ever regretted not doing or saying. All the things you've wished you could change...You, of all people, know how much those things can sting. You know how long they can stay with you, and change you...So don't let them. Do something.”
― Jessi Kirby, Things We Know by Heart

“Wait!" I called. Too loud. All around me, the trees seemed to be listening, injured at hearing such a loud voice when they had been used to whispers and silence.”
― Hollow Ryan, Ivy

“Getting drunk doesn't make anything untrue.”
― Katie McGarry, Dare You To

“If tragedy is about the fact that people are mortal, then comedy is about the fools we make of ourselves on the way to the grave.”
― Ryan Bishop, Comedy and Cultural Critique in American Film

““You’re staying with me?â€� I ask, surprised. “You can go back to the skate park, Ry. I’m fine here.â€�

“Nah. Rem and Ry for life, remember?� he says, bumping my fist with his and finishing the secret handshake we made up a few years back.

“Thank you. For everything.�
“It’s no big deal."

But it was to me. That’s the real Ryan. Fiercely loyal and scary as hell.”
― Charleigh Rose, Misbehaved