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21 " That's how I survived. Time and time again. That's my secret. I survived because I willed it to be ... How did I survive apocalyptic fire? I simply refused to feel the flames. "
― Krista Ritchie , Thrive (Addicted, #4)
22 " No one is going to hurt us: I read in his gaze. No one is going to pull us apart. "
23 " They've been married for a little over a year, and they've withstood a lot together, with no signs of parting. They channel power from the universe that only nerd stars can access. I'm sure of it. The galaxy is on their side. "
24 " Our combined IQs wouldn't even be humanly possible," she cuts him off. "Exactly. We defy the impossible," he says with a smartass grin. "
25 " No matter what happens," Lo says, his lips brushing my ear, "I'll always be here, Lil. "
26 " The hardest things in life are usually the right things. "
27 " Poppy shares my smile. "I think we'd all do a lot more just to see you happy, Lily. "
28 " Yeah, and that alternate universes usually have the worst endings with the unhappiest conclusions. "
29 " I’m beginning to realize that we only see fragments of people, "
30 " I did all the serious things that serious people do. The complacent face. The folded hands. The stiff spine. Check, check, double check. "
31 " so at least she could feel less singled out, less repulsed by herself, less like a spot on the world that should have been wiped clean. "
32 " I’m a sex addict. Everyone knows it. And now we have to figure out how to deal with this spotlight. "
33 " Maybe one day he’ll realize how far we’re all willing to go. For the people we love most. "
34 " There will always be bad days, but it's how we live those bad days that counts. "
35 " Life does move too quickly. And I can’t predict a second of it. "
36 " I am about to ask if he loves Rose, but the expression that washes over his face—it says it all. Connor is smiling, his gaze far off as he’s picturing that future already, glowing with something innately human. "
37 " Rose has her arms crossed. “I hate your smile.” “You love my smile. That’s why it annoys you, darling. "
38 " It’s a good kind of yes. The best kind. One filled with a thousand I love yous, the type of love that can make you fly. "
39 " It’s a dream wedding that she never dreamed of until now. "
40 " Connor kisses Rose’s forehead and I read his lips: I love you. "