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1 " They called him prince when his father was alive, now he’s about to take the king’s throne. "
― Katy Evans , Mr. President (White House, #1)
2 " Sadness is when you don’t listen to those in pain until they’re crying. You don’t listen to those suffering because sometimes they’re the ones most silent. "
3 " He smiles. Shifts forward.‘You’re fascinating,“ he whispers.I nearly choke on my saliva. "
4 " I’m so wicked you have no idea”He is looking at my mouth not as if he wants to kiss it.Matt is staring at my mouth as if he means to devour it. "
5 " You make me want to be the best version of myself I can ever be. "
6 " I’m high from him, from the looks, the stolen touches, the secret lust, watching him at rally after rally, speaking firmly and from the heart to crowds calling out his name. "
7 " Why aren’t you married yet, anyway?”“I’m waiting for her to grow up. "
8 " A primeira-dama deve ser mais do que uma anfitriã bonita no braço do presidente. Eu prefiro me cercar de pessoas capazes que merecem o papel. "
9 " — Diga-me como posso satisfazer este país quando me sinto tão carente? Diga-me. "
10 " She grounds me. She obsesses me. She fuels me. "
11 " He is the man his father groomed and that a nation has waited for. "
12 " Matt takes the folder with lazy grace, his gaze still holding mine, his voice still terribly deep and unnerving. “See? I knew there was a reason I brought you on. You make me look good. "
13 " We've met with hundreds of thousands of people. You get to see all the varieties, all the ethnicities that now make up Americans. You get to see courage, suffering, hope, politeness, rudeness, anger, despair - all of that is America. Sadness is when you don't listen to those in pain until they're crying. You don't listen to those suffering because sometimes they're the ones most silent. "
14 " «—Nunca dejes que te digan que eres demasiado joven para pedir lo que quieres. —Ah no te preocupes, a veces ni siquiera pregunto» "
15 " «—Algún dia haré lo que tenga que hacer y ella será mía. Recuerda mis palabras. —¿Lo sabe ya?—Se lo acabo de decir.» "
16 " What we’re doing is risky, but how can it be wrong when it feels so right? "
17 " Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to announce that I’m officially running for President of the United States of America. "
18 " he’s the player he’s made out to be through the years as "
19 " — Você não consegue desistir de mim —, diz ele, aquela escuridão de seus olhos se intensificando. — Você não consegue se afastar de mim. Da próxima vez que você fizer isso, tudo que você tem a fazer é olhar para trás para perceber que estarei perseguindo você. "
20 " So we ride like this, in silent tension, my mind full of Matt and my body empty "