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1 " Carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man. "
― Olivia Dade , All the Feels (Spoiler Alert, #2)
2 " Sometimes I want to burn down the fucking world for what it’s done to you. "
3 " Your lack of anger does not reliably indicate a lack of wrong done to you. "
4 " And since then, she’d spent decades giving away pieces of herself, because she didn’t matter. Not as much as everyone else. "
5 " She'd almost forgotten how it felt to squeeze into a space too cramped to contain her comfortably. She'd almost forgotten the specific pain of attempting to make herself as small as possible, contorting her arms and legs in a way that hurt her joints and made relaxation impossible. She'd almost forgotten the reality of her life. "
6 " The best thing the world offered an ugly little girl was indifference. Pity stung exactly as much as insults, if not more, so she tried to avoid either. She tried to avoid notice. Even as a child, she’d understood it was important to stay quiet. Unobtrusive. And above all, undemanding. "
7 " Lauren wasn’t really into frosting, he’d learned, which was preposterous. Possibly un-American. "
8 " I am the only fucking person in this car and on this planet who can decide what my career is worth, he'd raged, offended fury in every syllable, and it's not worth my fucking soul. "
9 " Then she threw back her head and laughed. The joyful sound floated through the evening sky, rich and warm, bright as the smile transforming her features into near-beauty, and— And he couldn’t seem to look away. Fuck, he couldn’t seem to look away. "
10 " This is the best day of my fucking life!” he shouted. “Only! One! Bed! My second-favorite trope! "
11 " He was almost entirely certain he’d shifted far enough, but maybe she had some sort of preternatural erection detection ability? "
12 " Wren’s comfort was worth his discomfort. "
13 " We’re getting you a dress. Time to Pretty Woman this shit.” He cracked his knuckles with relish. “I can’t wait until someone refuses to wait on you because you’re so obviously an unsophisticated oaf from Kansas or wherever–““North Hollywood. Basically just down this hill and over the next one. "
14 " Why do you listen to closely to everything I say, and then remember it?" He frowned down at her, reaching over to rumple her hair with his free hand. "It's all very unfair. "
15 " It's not right on a societal level or even a professional level, but it is fine on a personal level. It has to be, because otherwise I'd spend my life angry and sad, and I don't want that for myself. "