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21 " Because I was conceived and born and I grew up. I'm breathing and my heart is beating and as much as it hurts ― as much searing, monumental pain it causes me ― I have to exist. "
― Brenna Yovanoff , Paper Valentine
22 " Once, I ordered two thousand lady bugs from the local garden center and set them loose in the atrium. I sprinkled marigold seeds in the ficus planters and put gold fish in the lobby fountain. These are things I did with no consequences, no repercussions. My nineteen detentions were for smart answers and missed homework. There is no equivalent punishment for making the world a stranger place. "
― Brenna Yovanoff
23 " My father's answer was revenge-has always been revenge-and the outcome was just, but not better. Nothing is fixed. "
― Brenna Yovanoff , The Space Between
24 " The treachery of demons is nothing compared to the betrayal of an angel. "
25 " Once, my mother told a whole host of angels that she’d rather die than go back to a man she didn’t love. "
26 " All my life, I've understood the nature of where I come from, but I never thought it might be wicked until now. "
27 " Let me tell you a little bit about demons. They love pain and other people’s misery. They lie when it suits them and don’t see anything wrong with it. They corrupt and kill and destroy, all without conscience. You just don’t have the capacity for something as honorable as loving another person. "
28 " Whatever they said, whatever they told you about yourself, it’s not true "
29 " Running is like music. It requires rhythm and focus. It requires dedication. It requires a dogged ability to shut out everything else. The herd is strung out below me, keeping time with the thump and slap of their cross-trainers. I hold the sound in my head and subtract cars, trucks, motorcycles, voices until it’s nothing but a song. "
― Brenna Yovanoff , Places No One Knows
30 " The simple truth is that you can understand a town. You can know and love and hate it. You can blame it, resent it, and nothing changes. In the end, you're just another part of it. "
31 " Do you really want to know where we come from?" she said. "In every century, in every country, they'll call us something different. They'll say we're ghosts, angels, demons, elemental spirits, and giving us a name doesn't help anybody. When did a name change what someone is? "
― Brenna Yovanoff , The Replacement
32 " The Cutter leaned toward me, resting his forehead against mine. 'Fool me once,' he whispered, 'shame on you.' He pressed the bridge of his nose against mine, his breath burning the back of my throat. His voice was rough and furious. 'Fool me twice, and I will cut out your fucking throat. "
33 " Intention is one of the most powerful forces there is. What you mean when you do a thing will always determine the outcome. The law creates the world. "
34 " All great acts are ruled by intention. What you mean is what you get. "
35 " I'm not normal, Tate.""I know." Her hand was working its way under my shirt, then touching my skin, sliding over my chest and stomach. "Does this feel good?"I closed my eyes and nodded. "You're normal enough. "
36 " We lay on the grass beside the cemetery fence, kissing and shivering. Her teeth started to chatter and I pulled her against me, which made me feel like a superhero for no apparent reason. "
37 " When he was done adding sloe gin and grenadine, Danny shoved the glass across the counter to Drew. "Try that and tell me what it needs." Drew took a sip, then coughed and set the glass down. "That's awful." Danny scowled and tossed a dripping tablespoon at him. "You're awful. I'm looking for constructive feedback, asshole. What does it need?" Drew threw the tablespoon back. "It needs to be taken out and shot." "Make your own damn drink, Mr. Mixology. "
38 " Tender," she said again. "Tender is kind and gentle. It's also sore, like the skin around an injury. "
39 " I couldn't work out what she actually wanted. Whether being dead happened in a pretty box on Welsh Street or someplace else, it didn't make a difference. Dead was irreversible. It was permanent. You couldn't do anything about it, and still, Tate seemed determined to take it back, like with the right answer, she could fix everything. "
40 " The fact is, the contest has always been invulnerability, and even when you win, you still lose. "