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61 " Nope. Fate doesn’t stick around for happy endings—it only gives you the opportunity to work for one. "
― Jessica Hawkins , Yours to Bare
62 " I don’t like cheating. It’s for people who don’t think they can win. If you don’t believe in yourself enough to play by the rules, you aren’t worthy of the prize. "
― Jessica Hawkins , Possession (Explicitly Yours, #1)
63 " Us. How is it possible to make it all the way to twenty-five without ever having felt like part of an us? "
64 " our magic is what could be, and a fresh start can be as alluring as a good memory. "
― Jessica Hawkins , Slip of the Tongue
65 " photo. "
66 " Be strong. Excuse his behavior, and he’ll do it again, believe me. Cheaters are selfish. Egoists. You give him another chance, and he’ll walk all over you "
67 " Happy endings don’t exist. That’s your problem. You thought you and I would ride off into the sunset and let fate take the reins.” She squints out at the park and shakes her head. “Nope. Fate doesn’t stick around for happy endings—it only gives you the opportunity to work for one. "
68 " You’re so fucking concerned about your heart? Keep it. I’ll use your body. I won’t be gentle. And when I’m finished, you can have it back. "
69 " Nope. Fate doesn’t stick around for happy endings—it only gives you the opportunity to work for one.” Sadie’s "
70 " Those women are a buffet. But you? You’re a delicacy. I’ll eat you slowly with attention to every bite. I’ll drink you like fine wine, savoring your taste, inhaling your scent, letting you own me for as long as you’re in my mouth. "
71 " You are impossible to read if you’re not paying attention, but I am. And I may not know the details yet but I know you. "
― Jessica Hawkins , Come Undone (The Cityscape, #1)
72 " A pebble can change the course of your life. You can run it over, get a flat, and never get back on track. Or you can swerve around it and end up on a different road.” I "
73 " She wasn’t a stalker. Just really enthusiastic.” “Redheads "
― Jessica Hawkins , Explicitly Yours: The Complete Series
74 " will climb the highest mountain. I will run the fastest mile. I will carry the world on my shoulders.” He "
75 " Nobody would tell her where she was going or how to get there anymore. "
76 " We learn far more from defeat than victory, Lola. "
77 " If you’re fighting against the wrong thing, the only person you’ll hurt is yourself. "
78 " Seeing David was a full-body experience. I felt heavy and light at the same time. He gives me butterflies, but they aren’t butterflies. They’re bigger and darker and scarier, like crows. They’re dangerous. "
― Jessica Hawkins , Come Alive (The Cityscape, #2)
79 " After what felt like an eternity, he turned slowly. Pain etched his face. For a heartbreaking moment, I thought I was too late. But then he stepped forward, and suddenly I was running. He opened his arms, and I jumped, and I was home. "
80 " So if you don’t show, I’m going to come up and drag you downstairs.” “I can almost assure you that that plan would backfire,” he said. “Next time I get you alone in my apartment, I won’t let you off so easy,” he said levelly, staring ahead. "