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1 " It’s like catching fucking sunlight in a jar. I don’t want to let her go. "
― Annika Martin , Hostage (Criminals & Captives, #2)
2 " But here’s the thing about an egg: when you break it, you get everything you want, but then it’s not smooth or perfect anymore. It’s just this dead thing "
3 " She’s the rivet, taking away the darkness. But without the darkness, there’s nothing left inside me. I’m hollow. "
4 " How much is it worth to feel alive? A little fear seems like a small price to pay. "
5 " Any dress that makes you choose between breathing and eating isn’t worth wearing "
6 " You always hang on to what you can "
7 " You never let them take everything. Some people don’t get that "
8 " I lie there, naked beneath him. I want him to touch my naked skin, but not because he’s dirty or he’ll ruin me. Because I love everything about him. I trust him "
9 " I’m growing inside this box, growing in this completely wrong shape plants aren’t supposed to be in, because I can’t see the sun. It’s like I don’t know anything of what I want. I think I would know what I wanted if I was out of the box "
10 " It’s not what I want. It’s what she needs "
11 " I’m not angry at you. I’m angry at the world. You haven’t figured that out yet "
12 " air like fire in my lungs "
13 " Grief tastes like the ocean "
14 " Clinging to your killer, that’s a powerful and horrible kind of intimacy. "
15 " Justice instead of vengeance. Preventing future crimes instead of retaliating "
16 " My heart swells with so much love, I don’t think my body can contain it "
17 " Maybe I just don’t know how to feel okay. Maybe that’s what they took away from me "
18 " She’s the rain, soothing the fire in me, washing the rage "
19 " Not that I plan on strapping on a necktie anytime soon—or ever—but maybe I don’t need to go killing everyone I hate. Baby steps "
20 " My dad always says you can’t let them smell blood "
