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1 " Beauty is subjective. You know how sometimes what makes a person attractive is the way they make you laugh or how it seems like they can read your mind? "
― Kiera Cass , The Crown (The Selection, #5)
2 " It’s a funny thing to be the product of a fairy-tale romance. It’s another thing to think you might find one yourself. You can read the stories and watch the movies, and you can think you know how it’s all supposed to unfold.But the truth is, love is as much fate as it is planning, as much a beauty as it is a disaster.Finding a prince might mean kissing a lot of frogs. Or kicking a lot of frogs out of your house. Falling might mean running headfirst into something you always wanted. Or dipping your toe into something you’ve been scared of your whole life. Happily ever after could be waiting in a field a mile wide. Or a window as narrow as seven minutes. "
3 " It makes the idea of in sickness and in health that much more real to see it play out in front of you. "
4 " In an instant, everything in the room came alive. Like the sunshine had a melody and the sounds of footsteps had a texture I could feel in my fingertips each time anyone moved "
5 " It was a delicious feeling, falling in love. I'd had so many luxuries in my life, and I thought I'd had a taste of this before, but I realized now it was merely a cheap imitation of something not meant to be imitated in the first place. "
6 " You can be quiet and go back to kissing me, or you can leave. "
7 " At the end of the day, I can't force any of you to treat people the way you should. But it should be on your conscience that whatever law I pass won't do much unless each of you takes it upon yourself to show kindness to your fellow citizens. "
8 " I think we need food.”“As long as I don’t have to cook it.”He threw his arm around my shoulder as we turned back to the palace. It felt like a very boyfriendish thing to do. “But we did so great last time.”“All I learned about was butter.”“Then you know everything. "
9 " Some see a weed; some see a flower. Perspective. "
10 " Opening up to people is not a skill of mine. "
11 " You are everything to everyone. And infinitely more to me. "
12 " I reminded myself that if I was going to have a shot at happiness at all, I had to let someone past my walls. "
13 " How could one person make sure each and every soul had every chance they could, everything they needed? It wasn’t possible. And yet, stepping down didn’t seem like the solution either. "
14 " Of course the one time I let myself fall in love, it’s with someone in another stratosphere. "
15 " I’ll be watching your skyrocketing career with interest, sir. "
16 " He didn’t think twice about smiling at me like I was his sun and stars. "
17 " I cannot begin to express how eager I am to see what you have in store for our country. "
18 " I clutched my chest, feeling my heart racing. “You treacherous, treacherous thing. What have you done? "
19 " If I could face reporters and dignitaries, I could face a boy. "
20 " Let's be honest-we're a pretty intense bunch, yeah? Osten laughed, and Kaden's expression brightend. "But whatever we put her through, it was welcome. She'd rather have forced me to learn penmanship than never have had a daughter. She'd rather have been your living encyclopedia than not connect with us. She'd rather have begged you to sit still than have had only three children. None of this is because of us," I promised. "
