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1 " common "
― Jennifer L. Armentrout , From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)
2 " Only the bad can be influenced "
3 " You're an absolutely stunning, murderous little creature. "
4 " When you listen to me, I think the stars will fall. "
5 " That was very naughty,” Hawke chided, snatching the sword out of my hand as if I hadn’t been holding onto it. “You are so incredibly violent.” He dipped his chin and whispered, “It still turns me on. "
6 " Would you love to hear that I really like you?" he asked.My heart skipped a beat, but I ignored the stupid organ. "Would you be sad if I said no?""I'd be devastated. "
7 " Tiny coils of tension formed in my stomach. Part of me wanted to be reminded of what I surely had not forgotten. Thank the gods, the smarter, logical part of me won out. "There was nothing worth remembering.""Now you insult me after throwing a dagger at my face? You've wounded my tender feelings. "
8 " Poppy, you wound me. In my heart,” he said, placing his hand over his chest. “Again.” “Don’t whine. You’ll heal. Again,” I snapped. “Unfortunately. "
9 " The tender hug didn't fix the world. The pain and anger were still there. But Hawke was so warm, and his embrace was...gods, it felt like hope, like a promise that I wouldn't always feel this way. "
10 " Most people aren’t as insane as you,” I said in a throaty voice that wasn’t mine. “That’s not a very nice thing to say.” He scraped harder with his sharp teeth, just below where he’d bitten me before, and I gasped as my body jerked. “And the truth is, you like my brand of insanity. "
11 " Why did he have to have such a...charming grin? It was the kind I knew numerous others had fallen prey to.I doubted any of them regretted that fall.I knew I didn't. "
12 " But he also filled the air with a certain type of unquantifiable tension, as if the room were electrified. Anyone around him had to be aware of that. "
13 " The planes and angles of his face made me yearn for some talent with a brush or a pen. "
14 " And your scars? They are a testament of your fortitude. They are proof of what you survived. They are evidence of why you are here when so many twice your age wouldn't be. They're not ugly. Far from it. They're beautiful. "
15 " But there was nothing to be done or found here other than what was most likely reality, and what did I believe about truth? That it often could be terrifying, yes. But with truth came power. And I was never one to hide from the truth. "
16 " Lust was not love, it was not loyalty, and it was not long lasting. "
17 " Why? Why did you take my pain? Yes, I do... feel sadness. I miss my brother with every breath I take. His absence haunts me, but it's manageable. "
18 " Hawke wasn’t the catalyst. He was the reward. "
19 " Are you done talking yet? Or are you too afraid that I might actually beat you, so you won’t shut up?” “I like hearing myself talk. "
20 " Ignoring something doesn’t make it less true, Penellaphe. "