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41 " Cilantro has cleansing powers.” “That’s because it tastes like dish soap. "
― Jennifer Hartmann , Still Beating
42 " There are worse things than loving the wrong person. And that's losing them. "
― Jennifer Hartmann , June First
43 " We get our bathroom breaks around five P.M. each day "
44 " Funny story… Brant’s not gay. I know this because our lips are locked together as we stumble up my pebbled walkway with frisky hands and clumsy feet. "
― Jennifer Hartmann , Lotus
45 " Dean,” I finally say, loud and clear, then slink back into my seat with reddening cheeks. Lily does that thing with her mouth, gaping at me with her eyes bugged out. “Please tell me this is a Supernatural reference. I know those Winchesters seem so real sometimes when we’re all alone at night with our vibr— "
46 " There is no shame in weakness, in wanting more, in failure or defeat. Without those moments of weakness we would never truly appreciate the beauty of our strength. Hope is the stepping stone for grief and suffering, and then its up to us to do the rest. To fill in our dark holes, stitch our wounds, and make our way to the other side. "
― Jennifer Hartmann , The Wrong Heart
47 " Feliz, porque me siento amado. Triste, porque la persona que más amo no es la que me toma de la mano y me canta canciones de cuna "
48 " And now I'm practicing sign language and planning to go somewhere in a small town and look for my archer. "
49 " From the kiss—not from the mental image of fifty-thousand spiders scattering into hiding, waiting for us to fall asleep so they can crawl into our eardrums and build villages. "
50 " But I’m still mad. "
51 " Truly beautiful things are like that sometimes, though, aren’t they?” She takes my hand and lays it on top of the washcloth, indicating I should keep it there. “They can cut you… they can make you bleed. But that’s how you know you’re alive. "
― Jennifer Hartmann , The Thorns Remain
52 " I heave in a rattled sigh, unwrapping my finger and zoning in on the tiny cut as I pucker my lips. “It’s fatal,” I decide. “Clearly. The infection is spreading already.” “Only a kiss can save me from a slow, painful death.” Charlie tsks me with his tongue. “You’ve been watching too many Disney movies,” he chides. “You can only be saved by a highly skilled sex machine, willing to ravish you with his ultra-healing weapon. "
53 " Gabe ordered me new clothes all the way from the Amazon, and they fit remarkably well. And they arrived much quicker than one would anticipate for such a lengthy travel. "
54 " Like every star in the galaxy tumbled to Earth and crawled beneath my skin. "
55 " Maybe I’m just too picky. Mandy says I’m too picky. Oh well. Looks like my vibrator is stuck with me. "
56 " We can’t give our heart to another without loving our own first. "
57 " It’s when we have nothing left to lose that we truly know suffering. "
58 " But not all love is meant to stay. Sometimes it only serves a temporary purpose. "
59 " Love is a paradox. "
60 " I’m right here, with you, and I’m still holding onto your heart. Please don’t ask me to give it back. "