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1 " True enough. I say this all the time.Trez looked at his hands. “I didn’t ask for this.”“No one asks for life.” The executioner hiked iAm’s body up higher. “And sometimes they do not ask for death... "
― J.R. Ward , The Shadows (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #13)
2 " Phury Syndrome—a condition whereupon one brother was so fucked-up that the other fell into a black hole trying to save him. "
3 " Courage doesn’t mean you aren’t scared. "
4 " She is . . . the moon in my night sky. And that is the beginning, middle, and end of it. There is no more to be told than that, and never shall I speak of her again. "
5 " I know what it’s like to not have hope,” Qhuinn said roughly. “But destiny can surprise you. "
6 " This is calm, cool, and collected, you little bitch. You don’t want to see me pissed off. "
7 " I don’t believe I’m better than anyone else. With beating hearts and open minds, we are all the same. "
8 " Trez blew out his breath. “You know what my fantasy is? It ain’t porn. It’s good news. For once in my fucking life, I’d love to have some good news. "
9 " Your very best look, my queen, is the one you were born with. As far as I’m concerned, perfection can’t be improved upon by either man nor God.” Leaning in, he kissed her softly. “Just thought you’d want to know what your male’s been thinking as I’ve been staring at you.” Selena started to smile, especially as she realized that sometimes “I love you” could be said without those particular three words lined up in a row. “See?” she said softly. “I told you this was going to be the best night of my life. "
10 " Memories were especially dear, when they were all you had left of a loved one to hold on to. "
11 " Be present. Love her until the end. Never her leave her side until the last breath. That was how he was going to honor her with his heart and his soul, even though he wasn’t worthy. "
12 " Humans: Nature’s remedy for an otherwise good time. "
13 " Rhage’s stare narrowed, but he refused to look at the angel. “Isn’t there a Saved by the Bell marathon you have to go watch?” “Don’t hate on Zack. He’s like your little fucking brother, beauty queen.” Lassiter wandered over, the gold he had on creating an aura around his blond-and-black head and his long body—or maybe the glow actually was an aura. "
14 " We’re separated, but not lost or truly apart. Do not mourn me, my love. I have not died. . . . "
15 " Traditional laws and cultural norms are flimsy mantles of power and influence. Democracy, however, when it is truly exercised, is a stone fortress that cannot be surmounted, blown asunder, or burrowed under. "
16 " McDonald’s, he thought. Why couldn’t she have wanted Mickey D’s. Or Pizza Hut. Taco Hell— "
17 " These were gym towels. They were supposed to be thin and mean, the terry-cloth equivalent of coyotes. When you were sweating like a pig and couldn’t feel the bottoms of your feet from exertion, you didn’t want to pat yourself down with a Pomeranian. "
18 " They sat side by side in silence—because sometimes that was all you could do for someone you loved: There were paths that had to be walked alone. And that just sucked. "
19 " Democracy, however, when it is truly exercised, is a stone fortress that cannot be surmounted, blown asunder, or burrowed under. "
20 " I'll be here waiting for you and for whoever else you love. That's what the other side is. It's just love "