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“It’s you I love,�� he says. “I spent much of my life guarding my heart. I guarded it so well that I could behave as though I didn’t have one at all. Even now, it is a shabby, worm-eaten, and scabrous thing. But it is yours.�� He walks to the door to the royal chambers, as though to end the conversation. “You probably guessed as much,�� he says. “But just in case you didn’t.”
― Holly Black, The Queen of Nothing

“You can be Han Solo," he said, kissing her throat. "And I'll be Boba Fett. I'll cross the sky for you.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

“I have tried to let you go and I cannot. I cannot stop thinking of you. I cannot stop dreaming about you.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

“The best listeners listen between the lines.”
― Nina Malkin, Swoon

“Welcome to Paris, Anna. I'm glad you've come.”
― Stephanie Perkins, Anna and the French Kiss

“I allowed myself to believe she’d seen a future for us; that she wanted to be with me and simply thought it impossible.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Destroy Me

“I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you.”
― Walt Disney Company

“The Top Ten Reasons Why Virgin Val Sucks
10. She called me a one-hit-wonder.
9. She doesn’t appreciate the endearing nickname I gave her.
8. She makes me write stupid blogs about her at four in the morning.
7. She’s encouraging people not to have sex.
6. She blew me off when I asked her out.
5. She has a crush on a douche bag.
4. She won’t answer any of my calls.
3. She’s such a tease with her look-but-don’t-touch policy.
2. I played a whole effing concert just for her and she didn’t come even though she told me she would. (You’re such a liar!)
And the #1 reason why Virgin Val sucks?
I still want her anyway.”
― Kelly Oram, V is for Virgin

“When you cried, I learned what helplessness tastes like. Because all I could do was swallow.”
― Penny Reid, Beauty and the Mustache

“Someone would have to be out of their mind not to come back to you. I walked through a blizzard to get here.”
― Abigail Roux, Warrior's Cross

“I took Sin on faith, but if faith were money, fools would be billionaires.”
― Nina Malkin, Swoon

“I'd have to be dead in my grave before I stopped fighting for you, Madeline. Even then, I'd move six feet of earth to find a way."

-Logan”
― Tessa Dare, When a Scot Ties the Knot

“Simon,�� she whispered, vaguely surprised that she had just used his first name, for she had never used it even in the privacy of her thoughts. Moistening her dry lips, she tried once more, and to her astonishment, she did it again. “Simon…��

“Yes?�� A new tension had entered his long, hard body, and at the same time, his hand moved over the shape of her skull in the softest caress possible.

“Please�� take me to my room.��

Hunt tilted her head back gently and regarded her with a sudden faint smile playing on his lips. “Sweetheart, I would take you to Timbuktu if you asked.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Secrets of a Summer Night

“You learn about fight or flight, but no one ever mentions the third alliterative option - freeze.”
― Nina Malkin, Swoon

“This doesn’t mean anything,�� Haley whispers as she reaches up and pulls at the Velcro of my glove.
“Yes, it does.�� I bring my arms to my sides and the instant the gloves fall to the floor, my hands latch on to that beautiful body. “Tell me, Haley. Please tell me it does because this means something to me.”
― Katie McGarry, Take Me On

“Yes," he said, shrugging. "Maybe you didn't understand when I said I"d love you forever, but I meant I'd love you forever. There were no qualifiers or addendums to that vow, nothing that would void it out based on your actions." His smile lit up the night. "To make sure you're clear on this, let me repeat myself. I'll love you forever, Bryn Dawson, no matter how determined you might be to screw it up."
"No conditions?" I asked. "Not even (spoiler omitted)
He shook his head. "I think that's why they call it unconditional.”
― Nicole Williams, Fallen Eden

“The Janus Guard will also be out that night,�� he said, one hand reaching out to squeeze her shoulder. “Just as we have been and will be for every night of the Nine.��
“G�Ǵǻ�.��
“Speaking of which—Kelley…�� Sonny seemed suddenly exhausted. He turned his face to the west, and she could see the fatigue etched into the lines and planes of his face. “It’s getting late. You need to leave the park. Please. Don’t argue with me this time. Just go. The sun will set soon, and I have to go to work.��
He squared his shoulders as though he expected her to put up a fight. She did—a little—but only out of actual concern for him. “Shouldn’t you be taking it easy? I mean, you try to hide it with the whole tough-guy-swagger thing and all, but I saw the bandages. You’re really hurt. Aren’t you?��
“It’s not so bad.��
“Wow. You are a terrible liar.��
He frowned fiercely at her.
“You also look like you haven’t slept in a week.�� She took a tentative step toward him and put a hand on his chest, looking up into his silver-gray eyes. He put his hand over the top of hers, and she could feel the rhythm of his heart beating under her palm, through his shirt and the bandages.
“I’m fine.��
“Are you sure?��
With his other hand, Sonny reached up and brushed a stray auburn curl out of her eyes.
“I’m sure.��
He smiled down at her, and she felt her insides melt a little. His whole face changed when he smiled. It was like the sun coming out.
“But,�� he continued, “I’ll be even better if you are safe at home and I don’t have to worry about you for tonight.��
“I can take care of myself, Sonny Flannery,�� she bristled, halfheartedly.
“Please?�� He turned up the wattage on his smile.
“I…okay.�� She felt her own lips turn up in a shy, answering smile. “I’ll be good. This once.��
“That’s my girl.��
Kelley was silent. Those three words of Sonny’s had managed to render her utterly speechless.”
― Lesley Livingston, Wondrous Strange

“Not without an army of ninjas behind me am I letting you into my house.”
― Nina Malkin, Swoon

“when he possessed her, they seemed to swoon together at the very borderland of life’s mystery.”
― Kate Chopin

“Look, Candida, I don't want to pee on your picnic...”
― Nina Malkin, Swoon

“He still knew how she moved.”
― Claudia Gray, Lost Stars

“This is an old house. Among the oldest in the area, a white clapboard former farmhouse built in 1748. Fart on the porch and it rattles a floor board in the attic. -Dice (Swoon)”
― Nina Malkin

“If we could move from ‘let’s make love�� to ‘let’s get lost in each other’s sensuality,�� imagine how rapturous the experience would be. We could find new worlds of ecstasy and step into uncharted territories where no soul has ever been.”
― Lebo Grand

“Hunt lifted a finger for her to perch on. 'Shall we?”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood

“Whatever you need,' he said. 'My blood. My books. My knowledge. Anything. It is yours.”
― Carissa Broadbent, Six Scorched Roses

“She's coming undone right in front of me and it's turning me on. It should not be turning me on.”
― Jennifer Dugan, The Ride of Her Life

“There you are. I've been looking for you," said a deep, sensual male voice I'd never heard. Standing before me was the most beautiful man I'd ever seen.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

“Who wouldn't want to gather every part of this woman as close as possible? To consume her fire? Who wouldn't die trying to earn her loyalty?”
― Tessa Bailey, It Happened One Summer

“Being in love also springs a fountain of optimism.”
― Aegelis, Definitive Nobody, Derek Barley

“I mean, everything is vaguely disappointing if you directly compare it to some hypothetical white-hot sex you're not currently having. But yeah. Companionship...it's incredible if done right. It's satisfying. And isn't that ultimately what everyone wants? To feel fulfilled?

Known.”
― Cara Bastone, Promise Me Sunshine