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81 " I flew directly into my cage, asking him to lock me inside. Because the beautiful lie was far more desirable than the awful truth. "
― L.J. Shen , The Kiss Thief
82 " I was sometimes terrified of how happy I was.I am pink cotton candy at a fair, happy and bubbly and sweet. All fluff. "
83 " Don’t play games with me, Nemesis.”“Then don’t act like a toy, Narcissus. "
84 " there is nothing I value more than your opinion of me. Other than, maybe, the dirt under my fingernails. "
85 " We were entwined and entangled, connected with invisible strings, each of us trying to pull away, only to create more knots that made us closer. And he was so sophisticated and quick-witted, I didn’t know how I could keep him, even if I wanted to. Dearly. "
86 " He didn’t want to let me in. And I could no longer purge him out. "
87 " I would advise you wait until I’m done because our little banter today was just the preview.”“That was a pretty bad preview. I wouldn’t be surprised if the movie tanked. "
88 " But the thing about compassion was that it wasn’t given to people who necessarily deserved it, but needed it nonetheless. "
89 " My heart has room for him. He just needs to claim it. "
90 " Always remember, Francesca—you’re worth more than the sums of your mistakes "
91 " Anyway, that was the story of how I came knocking on Francesca’s door with the chief of CPD, a warrant, and two cops.And they said romance was dead. "
92 " Relationships, as I view them, are messy and redundant. I try my best to avoid them "
93 " Francesca Rossi, you’re even prettier than you were last summer.”“You always say that.”“And I always mean it. I’m not in the habit of wasting words. "
94 " I sucked in a breath, realizing for the first time what we were.A story of a Nemesis and a Villian with no chance at a happy ending.Where the prince doesn’t save the princess.He tortures her.And the beauty doesn’t sleep.She’s stuck.In a nightmare. "
95 " No love is fully requited. No love is equal. No love is fair. There is always one side that loves more. "
96 " I’d learned people come and go out of your life frequently and without notice. Solitude was more than a life choice. It was a virtue. A vow of sorts. "
97 " I had a sense that people enjoyed what they saw when they looked at me, but I was mortified by the idea of beauty. It was powerful yet slippery. "
98 " But that’s the thing about love, isn’t it? It’s like death. You know it will happen one day. You just don’t know how or why or when. "
99 " La verdad es despiadada. Te abre en canal, te arroja a los cerdos. Te obliga a enfrentarte a la realidad de cara y sin rodeos. Te hace sentir el peso real del mundo en el que vives. "
100 " No hay ningún amor que sea completamente recíproco. Nunca es equilibrado. Nunca es justo. Siempre hay una parte que ama más. Y es mejor que no te conviertas en esa parte, porque es la que peor lo pasa. "